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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Barnes (ranked 1070 p4p, 898 weight class) and Donny Jay (ranked 171 p4p, 136 weight class). Reggie Barnes 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donny Jay!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Francis DeMontford and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
A head kick by Barnes misses
enabling Jay to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.
Jay looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Jay saw it coming and moves away.
Jay flicks out a counter leg kick but Barnes steps away.
Barnes throws a right hand that Jay ducks under and follows up with a left that Jay also avoids with ease.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Jay off balance momentarily.
Barnes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jay attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes misses with a leg kick.
Jay misses with a wild body shot.
Jay throws out a leg kick but Barnes moves out of range and Jay only half commits.
Jay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jay circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barnes throws a body punch but Jay moves out of range.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnes takes one to the chin there.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barnes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Jay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jay slips under a jab.
Jay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reggie Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
 Barnes is rocked!
Jay lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Barnes up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Jay from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Barnes's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donny Jay!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Batang Kock (ranked 1477 p4p, 1589 weight class) and Brooke Marsden (ranked 82 p4p, 89 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I will axe kick you, and I am not careful.. Marsden has chosen Lunatic Fringe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Batang Kock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brooke Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Marsden.
Marsden happy to just control the position for now.
Kock is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Marsden trying to control the position but Kock is working away.
Kock is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Marsden just content to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kock keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden advances to mount.
Kock is looking to improve his position but Marsden isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden fails to advance to Kock's back.
Marsden throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kock is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kock stops Marsden from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Kock keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kock is working hard here to advance position.
Kock is squirming around, avoiding Marsden's attempts to control the action.
Kock wants to control but Marsden is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden goes for an armbar but he's not got it
Kock turns into him and now he's in Marsden's guard.
Marsden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kock is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Marsden working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock content to stall in guard here.
Marsden is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marsden looking for a guillotine here but Kock defends easily.
Kock is looking to advance position but Marsden has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Marsden looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Marsden looking to control but Kock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kock is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kock wants to control but Marsden is having none of it.
Marsden looking to control but Kock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marsden seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Kock is holding on tight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marsden controlling his opponent.
Kock is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brooke Marsden dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Marsden thuds his right hand into Kock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marsden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kock wants to land a leg kick but Marsden is out of range.
A jab lands there for Marsden.
Brooke Marsden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kock throws a poor cross that misses
and Marsden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marsden missing with a left hand there. Kock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marsden misses with a head kick.
Kock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marsden throws out the jab.
Marsden darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kock is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Marsden is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kock sees it coming and defends easily.
Kock is trying to maintain the position but Marsden is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden is looking to take a break and control but Kock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marsden trying to control from Kock's half guard. Kock has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kock can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Marsden controls the pace.
Marsden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brooke Marsden has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marsden wants to control from the top but Kock keeps moving.
Kock is pulling down on Marsden's head. It's preventing any offense from Marsden, at least for the moment.
Marsden trying to control the position from guard on top but Kock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Marsden looking to sit in guard and control but Kock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marsden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kock content to stall in guard here.
Marsden controls Kock momentarily but Kock frees himself.
Kock 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.
Kock is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marsden is looking to sweep but instead, Kock has passed into half guard.
Kock trying to control the pace.
Marsden tries to kick Kock off but Kock keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kock performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kock passes to side control.
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.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Marsden's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kock working the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marsden wants to control but Kock postures up.
Kock controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brooke Marsden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kock works Marsden's body with a nice hook.
Marsden gets a takedown into half guard.
Marsden looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Marsden seems to be working for a kimura but Kock defends the submission attempt.
Marsden tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kock knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden trying to control from Kock's half guard. Kock has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Marsden looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Marsden trying to control the position from guard on top but Kock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock wants to sweep but no luck.
Marsden controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marsden trying to control but Kock is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Batang Kock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marsden moves into the clinch successfully.
Marsden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kock.
Marsden throws out a loose jab but Kock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kock swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marsden.
Marsden throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kock counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Marsden misses.
Marsden connects with a looping right hand.
Marsden swings widly with a right hand
and Kock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marsden throws a hook but Kock blocks it.
Marsden throws a jab when Kock was well out of range.
Marsden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kock counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock takes a swing at Marsden's ribcage but misses.
Marsden tries to land a front kick but Kock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Marsden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marsden throws a lazy uppercut
and Kock counters with a straight right hand.
Kock blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Marsden.
Marsden is looking to land body kicks.
Marsden looks to land a left hand but Kock moved out of range nicely.
Marsden throws a lazy uppercut
and Kock finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marsden counters with a one-two to the body.
Marsden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kock has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsden. Kock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marsden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kock is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Marsden misses.
Marsden just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKock.
Kock lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Kock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marsden throws out the jab.
Kock is looking to wear down Marsden with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kock throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marsden.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marsden.
Kock moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Kock was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Marsden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marsden to score with a decent uppercut.
Kock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsden was well out of range. Poor timing from Kock.
Kock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kock swings for the body but Marsden moves out of range.
Kock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kock went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brooke Marsden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marsden cracks Kock with a good jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brooke Marsden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marsden 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brooke Marsden!
Brooke Marsden managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Borgia (ranked 1153 p4p, 885 weight class) and John Edmonds (ranked 182 p4p, 134 weight class). Edmonds has chosen Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Borgia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Edmonds keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Borgia lunges at Edmonds with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Edmonds's hand.
Edmonds uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Borgia has time to react.
Edmonds displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Borgia.
A big right from Borgia misses.
Borgia throws a looping overhand right but Edmonds ducks down to avoid it.
Borgia drives through with a takedown into guard.
Borgia trying to control but Edmonds is working from the bottom.
Borgia throwing strikes but missing.
Borgia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borgia lands a couple of elbows.
Edmonds working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Borgia with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing good reports from Borgia's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Borgia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Borgia is working Edmonds over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Edmonds working a defensive guard here.
Borgia lands a couple of elbows.
Borgia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Edmonds is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Edmonds keeping full guard, as Borgia tries to pass.
Our spies down at at The Goya - π₯ MMA Academy inform us that Edmonds has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds has his hands on Borgia's head, controlling the position.
Edmonds looking for a sweep. Not yet Edmonds, not yet.
Borgia trying to control the position from guard on top but Edmonds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borgia postures up and lands a big shot to Edmonds's brow.
Borgia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Borgia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Borgia is trying to control. Edmonds wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Edmonds blocking the ground and pound attempt from Borgia.
Borgia lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Borgia.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Borgia scores with a couple of nice shots.
Borgia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
 Edmonds is rocked!
Borgia is trying to control. Edmonds wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Borgia lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Edmonds is still in real trouble! Can Borgia finish him?
Borgia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Edmonds keeps working.
Borgia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Edmonds defending well though.
Edmonds seems to have recovered his senses.
Edmonds blocking the ground and pound attempt from Borgia.
Edmonds regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Borgia.
Edmonds keeping moving, preventing Borgia from controlling successfully.
Edmonds working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Borgia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds pulls Borgia in to control the position.
Borgia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Borgia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Borgia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Borgia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Borgia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Borgia is looking to work some ground and pound but Edmonds has wrist control.
Borgia won't allow Edmonds to sweep him here.
Borgia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Borgia wants to control from the top but Edmonds keeps moving.
Borgia 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.
Borgia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Edmonds looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Edmonds is still trying to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Borgia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Edmonds staying out of range there.
Edmonds connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Borgia's hands.
Edmonds takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Edmonds's jab looks to have found its range, popping Borgia under the eye.
Borgia connects with a body shot.
Borgia throws a lazy right hand but Edmonds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Edmonds throws a hook but Borgia blocks it.
Edmonds thows a left - swing and a miss!
Edmonds's jab looks to have found its range, popping Borgia under the eye.
Alexander Borgia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borgia looks to score with a jab to the body but Edmonds is just out of range.
Edmonds now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Borgia misses with a two punch combination.
Edmonds misses with a looping left.
Borgia is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borgia. Edmonds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edmonds takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edmonds getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Borgia tries to clinch there but Edmonds circles away.
Borgia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Borgia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Borgia throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Borgia lands some shots froms side control.
Edmonds struggling a bit here.
Edmonds manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Borgia is trying to control but can't.
Borgia is looking to improve his position.
Edmonds working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Borgia's thigh. Borgia counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Edmonds sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Borgia's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds is working for a submission of some sort.
Borgia is controlling Edmonds's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Alexander Borgia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edmonds is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Borgia!
Borgia is desperately trying to improve his position but Edmonds has a good base and remains in mount.
Edmonds swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Borgia is now in Edmonds's guard. A big mistake from Edmonds there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Borgia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Borgia working some strikes from top position.
Edmonds avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Edmonds preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Borgia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Borgia trying to move into half guard but instead Edmonds has managed to sweep!
Edmonds won't allow Borgia to sweep him here.
Borgia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Edmonds's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is pushing down on Edmonds's leg trying to pass to half guard. Edmonds is fighting to maintain full guard but Borgia has managed to sneak the leg through.
Borgia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Edmonds wants to improve his position but Borgia is controlling well.
Borgia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edmonds can do to turn this around?
Edmonds moves into full guard.
Borgia connects with a couple of short punches.
Borgia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Borgia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Edmonds is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borgia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Edmonds keeping moving, preventing Borgia from controlling successfully.
Edmonds is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Borgia defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Borgia dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Borgia lands a right hook to the body.
Borgia throws a series of punches but Edmonds avoids them all with ease.
Borgia swinging wildly here.
Borgia needs to keep his hands up - Edmonds had a free shot at his head there.
Edmonds lands a nice hook to Borgia's body. Borgia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Borgia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edmonds waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Borgia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edmonds misses with an uppercut.
Borgia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Borgia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Edmonds counters with a straight right hand.
Edmonds might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Edmonds smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia tries for a takedown but Edmonds sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Borgia with a poor takedown
and Edmonds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Borgia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edmonds throws a poor cross that misses
and Borgia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Edmonds.
Edmonds swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edmonds lands with a right hand.
Borgia shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Edmonds's guard.
Edmonds keeping full guard, as Borgia tries to pass.
Edmonds wants to sweep but no luck.
Borgia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Borgia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Edmonds's head.
Borgia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borgia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borgia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borgia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Borgia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Borgia chips away with some ground and pound.
Borgia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Edmonds is looking for a triangle here but Borgia uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Borgia scoring with punches and elbows.
Borgia cracks Edmonds with a big right hand but Edmonds just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Borgia with the ground and pound but Edmonds regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Borgia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Edmonds is defending against the submission attempts here by Borgia.
Borgia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Borgia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Borgia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Borgia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Borgia tries to pass the half guard into mount. Edmonds knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
John Edmonds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Edmonds manages to get to full guard.
Borgia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Borgia stopping the sweep attempt from Edmonds.
Borgia trying to control the position from guard on top but Edmonds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Borgia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Edmonds wants to improve his position but instead Borgia has moved into half guard.
Borgia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Borgia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Borgia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Borgia!
Alexander Borgia made sure to mention his sponsor, FUClothing in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baldomir Barbosa (ranked 790 p4p, 1000 weight class) and Aleks Nik (ranked 111 p4p, 134 weight class). Barbosa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Unfaithful. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baldomir Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleks Nik!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Hemmingworth and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nik blocks a jab.
Nik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Nik on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nik staying out of range there.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Nik moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Nik counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nik looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Barbosa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nik misses with a two punch combination.
Nik throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nik catches Barbosa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barbosa tries to clinch up but Nik circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nik throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Baldomir Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barbosa doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the body from Barbosa misses
and Nik counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Baldomir Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nik.
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Barbosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Nik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nik.
Nik has managed to clinch.
Nik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nik tightens his grip and picks Barbosa up, before dumping him to the ground. Barbosa manages to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nik trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Nik slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nik trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nik trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nik slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nik connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nik landing with the ground and pound.
Barbosa scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nik throws out the jab.
Nik on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nik.
Barbosa gets tackled into the cage by Nik. Nik maintains the clinch.
Nik is pushing Barbosa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Nik wants a takedown but no success here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barbosa as Nik tries to tie him up.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbosa.
Nik misses with the head strike.
Nik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa being controlled against the cage.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nik wants a takedown but no success here.
Nik looking for a takedown.
Baldomir Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleks Nik.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Nik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa effectively controlling the action here.
Barbosa lands a left hand.
Nik prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the body.
Nik takes one to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Nik.
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 Baldomir Barbosa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nik misses with a body punch
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nik bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nik tries to keep at a distance but Barbosa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nik looking for a takedown.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nik fails to land.
Nik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nik has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barbosa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nik can turn it around.
Barbosa prevents the takedown attempt.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nik's elbow.
Barbosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nik backwards.
Nik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nik taking a breather.
Nik misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nik.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nik controlling the action here for a moment.
Baldomir Barbosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Nik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Nik throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa tries to clinch up but Nik circles away and keeps his distance.
Nik cracks Barbosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Nik manages to avoid it.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Nik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aleks Nik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa connects with a crisp jab.
Nik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nik looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nik.
Barbosa lands a body shot.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nik.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Barbosa on the inside.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nik's elbow.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Nik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nik is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Nik scores with a shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nik gets through Barbosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barbosa lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Nik can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Niks head.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
A short right from Barbosa on the inside.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Barbosa.
Nik blocking some punches.
Nik lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nik missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barbosa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nik passes to full mount!
Nik looking to control but Barbosa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
You get the feeling that Barbosa really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Nik lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nik lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nik thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nik thowing shots but they're missing.
Nik landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa tries to hold on but Nik pushes him away.
The referee warns Barbosa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nik lands a heavy elbow.
Nik lands a big shot there that rocks Barbosa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Nik.
Nik putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nik throwing strikes here but Barbosa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nik postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Barbosa looks a forlorn figure.
Barbosa is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aleks Nik will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nik looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Barbosa!
Nik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbosa keeps working.
Barbosa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nik wants to control but Barbosa is keeping him busy.
Nik creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Barbosa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nik 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.
Nik in side control, throwing shots but Barbosa defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik is looking to take a break and control but Barbosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nik in side control, throwing shots but Barbosa defends.
Barbosa wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nik sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Barbosa is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The strikes coming from Nik are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Barbosa prevents Nik from improving position.
Barbosa wants to control but Nik postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Barbosa jabs Nik right on the nose. Nik blinks but takes it well.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Nik's head but Nik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Jab by Barbosa.
Nik throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa lunges at Nik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nik's hand.
Barbosa lands a nice shot that snaps Nik's head back.
Nik gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut lands for Nik. That snapped Barbosa's head back.
Nik digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Nik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nik tries to keep at a distance but Barbosa has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nik is stalling here.
Nik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barbosa as Nik tries to tie him up.
Nik tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nik blocking some punches.
Nik gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nik wants to control but Barbosa is keeping him busy.
Nik slips a nice elbow through Barbosa's hands, connecting with Barbosa's forehead.
Barbosa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barbosa is looking to escape.
Barbosa tries to kick Nik off in order to stand up. Nik Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nik is working Barbosa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Barbosa is not content to let Nik control the position.
Nik tries to move to mount but Barbosa blocks the move with his legs.
The strikes coming from Nik are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nik with the ground and pound but Barbosa regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nik is trying to control the action in half guard but Barbosa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aleks Nik.
I think Nik has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleks Nik!
A relieved looking Aleks Nik 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Higgins (ranked 307 p4p, 1336 weight class) and Basko Godwin (ranked 53 p4p, 203 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lou Higgins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Basko Godwin!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgins wants to clinch.
Higgins tries to clinch but Godwin moves out of range.
Higgins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Godwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Lou Higgins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Higgins tries to clinch but Godwin moves out of range.
Higgins is looking to clinch.
Higgins wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Higgins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Godwin is looking for the big counter here.
Higgins closes the distance and clinches.
Godwin lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Higgins.
Higgins takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Higgins working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Higgins.
Higgins lands with a light punch inside.
Higgins misses with some punches.
Higgins working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Godwin.
Higgins misses with a punch on the inside.
Godwin lands a right hand.
Godwin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Godwin pushes Higgins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Higgins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Higgins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Higgins managing to block the knees to the body from Godwin.
Higgins lands an uppercut.
Higgins misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Godwin.
Higgins has a couple of punches blocked by Godwin.
Godwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Godwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Higgins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Higgins misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Higgins avoids it.
Godwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Higgins wants to clinch but Godwin slips to the side
and Godwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Higgins wants to clinch.
Godwin 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.
Higgins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Higgins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Higgins tries to clinch up.
Higgins tries to clinch but Godwin moves away
and Godwin counters with a low kick, right behind Higgins 's knee.
Higgins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Godwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Godwin looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Higgins tries to clinch but Godwin moves out of range.
Higgins tries to close the distance and clinch but Godwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Godwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Higgins.
Godwin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The fight stays on the outside here - Higgins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godwin misses with a double jab.
Higgins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Godwin, pushing him back against the cage.
Godwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Godwin working aggressively here.
Godwin tries to throw a body punch but Higgins avoids it by throwing Godwin back against the cage.
Higgins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Godwin backwards.
Higgins misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Higgins fails to land.
Higgins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Godwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Higgins working aggressively here.
Godwin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Godwin pushes Higgins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Godwin throws a head punch that misses.
Godwin lands with a short shot to the head.
Godwin misses with the head strike.
Higgins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Higgins lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higgins moves to clinch but Godwin breaks away
and Higgins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Higgins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Godwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Higgins tries to clinch up
and Godwin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Higgins thinking.
Higgins tries to clinch up.
Godwin throws out a counter right but Higgins avoids it with no problem.
Higgins tries to clinch but Godwin moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Godwin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Higgins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Higgins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good exchange - Godwin coming out on top.
Higgins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Higgins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Basko Godwin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Godwin looks for the body kick but Higgins saw that one coming.
Higgins tries to clinch up but Godwin circles away and keeps his distance.
Godwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Higgins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Godwin counter with a right hand.
Higgins tries to clinch up but Godwin circles away and keeps his distance.
Higgins avoids the body shot from Godwin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Higgins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godwin keeps the fight on the outside.
Godwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Godwin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Higgins tries to clinch but Godwin moves away
and Godwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Higgins tries to clinch there but Godwin circles away.
Higgins tries to clinch but Godwin moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins tries to clinch there but Godwin circles away.
Godwin throws out a counter right but Higgins avoids it with no problem.
Higgins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Higgins has Godwin up against the cage in a clinch.
Godwin misses with some punches.
Godwin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Godwin lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Higgins fails to land.
Higgins lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Godwin on the inside.
Higgins takes a shot to the head.
Godwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Higgins has a couple of punches blocked by Godwin.
A shot in the inside from Higgins.
Higgins misses with some punches.
Godwin tries to land knees in the clinch but Higgins avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godwin breaks from the clinch.
Higgins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Higgins wants to clinch.
Godwin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Higgins with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higgins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Basko Godwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Higgins has closed the distance and engaged Godwin in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Godwin.
Godwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Godwin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Higgins is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Godwin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Higgins.
A short left from Higgins.
Higgins throws a head punch that misses.
Godwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Godwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Godwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Godwin tries a body shot but Higgins blocks it.
Godwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Higgins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Higgins misses with the head strike.
Godwin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgins working aggressively here.
Higgins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Higgins blocks a body shot from Godwin.
Higgins has a couple of punches blocked by Godwin.
Godwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Higgins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Godwin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Godwin tries to work over Higgins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Higgins misses with the head strike.
Godwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Godwin.
Godwin works on Higgins's body with a couple of short punches.
Godwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Godwin throws a head punch that misses.
Godwin misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Godwin.
Godwin works on Higgins's body with a couple of short punches.
Higgins throws a head punch that misses.
Higgins throws a head punch that misses.
Higgins working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higgins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Higgins lands a hook that snaps the head of Godwin backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Higgins fails to land.
Godwin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Higgins or not.
Godwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Higgins's elbow.
Higgins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Godwin.
Higgins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Higgins.
Higgins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lou Higgins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Godwin lands with a right to the head.
Higgins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Higgins swings wildly with an uppercut but Godwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Higgins fails to land.
Higgins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Godwin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Godwin.
Godwin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Godwin breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Basko Godwin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Higgins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Godwin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Higgins moves to clinch but Godwin breaks away
and Godwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Godwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Higgins.
Higgins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Godwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Higgins doesn't manage to clinch there - Godwin circles away.
Godwin counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Higgins tries to clinch up
and Godwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Higgins wants to clinch
and Higgins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin gets tackled into the cage by Higgins. Higgins maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Godwin - that landed with a thud.
Godwin takes a shot to the head.
Godwin is leaning against Higgins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Godwin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Godwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Higgins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Higgins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Godwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Higgins fails to land.
Godwin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Higgins throws a head punch that misses.
Higgins misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Higgins.
Higgins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Godwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Higgins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Godwin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Higgins tries to clinch up.
Lou Higgins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higgins tries to clinch
and Godwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Higgins tries to clinch but Godwin moves out of range.
Higgins moves in looking to clinch but Godwin pushes him off.
Godwin thinks about the counter body kick.
Higgins is looking to clinch.
Higgins closes the distance and pushes Godwin back into the cage.
Godwin tries to throw a body punch but Higgins avoids it by throwing Godwin back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Higgins.
Higgins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Godwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Higgins throws a punch but it's blocked by Godwin.
Higgins misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Higgins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Godwin.
A nice left hand lands by Higgins.
Godwin breaks from the clinch.
Higgins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Higgins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Godwin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Higgins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Higgins misses with a punch on the inside.
Godwin tries to throw a body punch but Higgins avoids it by throwing Godwin back against the cage.
Higgins scores with a shoulder strike.
Higgins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Higgins misses with some punches.
Godwin pushes Higgins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Higgins working aggressively here.
Higgins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Godwin blocks an uppercut.
Higgins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Higgins misses with the head strike.
Godwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Godwin blocking some punches.
Godwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Basko Godwin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Higgins misses with some punches.
Godwin misses with some punches.
Godwin lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Higgins on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Higgins lands with a right to the head.
Higgins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Higgins.
Godwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Higgins throws a head punch that misses.
Higgins misses with the head strike.
Godwin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Godwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Higgins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Godwin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Godwin takes one to the chin there.
Higgins wants to clinch but Godwin slips to the side
and Godwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Higgins tries to clinch up.
Godwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Higgins misses with a right hand
and Godwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Godwin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Godwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Basko Godwin.
I've got Godwin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Basko Godwin!
After winning the bout, Basko Godwin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Masvidal (ranked 1417 p4p, 530 weight class) and Vino Selvatico (ranked 216 p4p, 79 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Nate Masvidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vino Selvatico!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Selvatico.
Selvatico misses with a kick to the body
and Masvidal counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Masvidal.
A looping hook to the body misses from Selvatico. Masvidal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Selvatico throws a lazy body kick
enabling Masvidal to counter with a crisp jab.
Masvidal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Masvidal loads up on a big right hand but Selvatico slips the punch.
Selvatico lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Selvatico misses the target.
Selvatico thuds his shin into the meat of Masvidal's side.
Selvatico with a nice calf kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Selvatico throws a low kick but Masvidal moves out of range easily.
Selvatico waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masvidal.
Masvidal misses with an uppercut
and Selvatico counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nate Masvidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal throws a big shot that misses.
Masvidal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Selvatico.
Masvidal tries to move into range but Selvatico moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Selvatico throws a leg kick
and Masvidal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Masvidal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Selvatico throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Masvidal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Selvatico. That one must have hurt.
Masvidal is breathing heavily.
Selvatico connects with a leg kick.
Selvatico is looking to land body kicks.
Selvatico connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Masvidal momentarily.
Selvatico lands a big head kick that sends Masvidal tumbling to the mat! Selvatico takes a step backwards and waves Masvidal back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Masvidal is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masvidal throws a right hand that misses
and Selvatico counters with a crisp right that sends Masvidal to the canvas! Selvatico follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vino Selvatico!
After winning the bout, Vino Selvatico thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cesare Borgia (ranked 778 p4p, 896 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 108 p4p, 122 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Borgia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye Of The Tiger. Nurmagomedov has chosen Dagestan (Remix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cesare Borgia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ron Honeybunn and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Borgia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurmagomedov moves away.
Borgia needs to keep his hands up - Nurmagomedov had a free shot at his head there.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borgia misses with a jab to the body
and Nurmagomedov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Borgia as Nurmagomedov shoots in.
A jab from Nurmagomedov does it's job there.
Borgia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nurmagomedov throws a body punch but Borgia moves out of range.
Borgia throws a lazy right hand but Nurmagomedov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nurmagomedov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Borgia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Nurmagomedov misses.
Borgia attempts a counter takedown but Nurmagomedov avoids it well and moves away.
Nurmagomedov cracks Borgia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown but Borgia shows good takedown defense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmagomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice hook to Borgia's body. Borgia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Borgia misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws a counter combo.
Nurmagomedov scores with a jab to the head.
Borgia avoids the body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range as Borgia strikes.
Borgia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Nurmagomedov tries to counter it with a takedown but Borgia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nurmagomedov drops his hands momentarily and Borgia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Borgia moves out of range.
We've been informed that Nurmagomedov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Borgia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurmagomedov is looking to clinch.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borgia moves away.
Borgia lands with an overhand left.
Borgia closes the distance and clinches up with Nurmagomedov, looking for a takedown. Borgia pushes Nurmagomedov against the cage but Nurmagomedov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nurmagomedov lands in his opponent's guard.
Nurmagomedov throws a big right hand that misses.
Nurmagomedov with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmagomedov throwing strikes from guard but Borgia blocks nicely.
Nurmagomedov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nurmagomedov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nurmagomedov scoring with some ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov content to stall in guard here.
Nurmagomedov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Borgia working for a triangle but Nurmagomedov defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nurmagomedov looking to pass the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nurmagomedov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nurmagomedov stopping the sweep attempt from Borgia.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Borgia misses with a wild body shot.
Nurmagomedov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Borgia rather than just go for the knockout.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Borgia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurmagomedov moves away.
Nurmagomedov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Borgia doesn't seem bothered though.
Borgia fails with the takedown.
Nurmagomedov doesn't manage to clinch there - Borgia circles away.
A slow jab from Nurmagomedov misses its intended target.
Nurmagomedov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Borgia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nurmagomedov somewhat.
Cesare Borgia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Borgia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov shoots in and bounces Borgia off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Borgia wants to hit a sweep here but Nurmagomedov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Borgia there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nurmagomedov defending well as Borgia loads up on a big left hand.
Borgia drives through with a takedown into Nurmagomedov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Borgia wants to control from the top but Nurmagomedov keeps moving.
Nurmagomedov is trying to keep Borgia in close.
Borgia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nurmagomedov keeping moving, preventing Borgia from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nurmagomedov's head.
Borgia trying to control but Nurmagomedov is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia is really struggling to control Nurmagomedov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Borgia looking to pass the guard.
Nurmagomedov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Borgia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Borgia wants to control the position but Nurmagomedov says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Borgia trying to control from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Borgia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nurmagomedov controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Nurmagomedov there.
Borgia manages to get to full guard.
Nurmagomedov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nurmagomedov scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia keeping moving, preventing Nurmagomedov from controlling successfully.
Borgia wants to sweep but no luck.
Borgia looking to control.
Nurmagomedov tries to free his leg and advance position but Borgia is retaining full guard.
Nurmagomedov lands a couple of digs.
Borgia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nurmagomedov is one step ahead there.
Nurmagomedov stands up over Borgia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nurmagomedov tries to free his leg and advance position but Borgia is retaining full guard.
Nurmagomedov throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four 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.
Nurmagomedov connects with a body shot.
Borgia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nurmagomedov was covering up waiting for the punch and Borgia finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nurmagomedov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Borgia manages to get himself to full guard.
Nurmagomedov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nurmagomedov won't allow Borgia to sweep him here.
Nurmagomedov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Borgia wants to sweep here but Nurmagomedov controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nurmagomedov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Borgia is trying to control the position but Nurmagomedov postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Khabib Nurmagomedov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Borgia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Borgia ducks under a wild hook from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov looks to throw the jab but Borgia is out of range.
Nurmagomedov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nurmagomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurmagomedov tries to clinch up but Borgia circles away and keeps his distance.
Nurmagomedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nurmagomedov lands in his opponent's guard.
Nurmagomedov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia has his hands on Nurmagomedov's head, controlling the position.
Borgia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Borgia is trying to keep Nurmagomedov in close.
Nurmagomedov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Borgia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nurmagomedov has managed to get both his arms back between Borgia's legs - danger averted.
Borgia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nurmagomedov's guard.
Borgia throws a strike but Nurmagomedov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Borgia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nurmagomedov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Borgia looking for a sweep. Not yet Borgia, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nurmagomedov postures up.
Borgia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nurmagomedov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Borgia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is working hard here to advance position.
Nurmagomedov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Borgia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nurmagomedov scoring with some ground and pound.
Cesare Borgia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Borgia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Borgia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nurmagomedov avoids the body shot from Borgia.
A left lands for Nurmagomedov.
Borgia stuffs the takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nurmagomedov 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Borgia manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nurmagomedov's best efforts.
Nurmagomedov controlling the pace.
Borgia misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov wants to pass to mount but Borgia is defending the position.
Nurmagomedov slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khabib Nurmagomedov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nurmagomedov 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Armad Bates (ranked 634 p4p, 1524 weight class) and Ivan Jomoney (ranked 90 p4p, 212 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armad Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Jomoney!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ron Honeybunn and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jomoney misses the jab.
Jomoney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jomoney gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jomoney catches Bates with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jomoney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bates jabs at Jomoney's body.
Bates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jomoney.
Jomoney lands an overhand right.
Jomoney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bates.
Bates takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch combination from Bates misses.
Jomoney scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Bates ducks right into an uppercut from Jomoney.
We've been hearing reports that Bates has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jomoney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jomoney throws an off balance right hand
and Bates counters with a straight right hand.
Jomoney scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bates in his tracks.
Jomoney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bates.
A shot to the liver by Bates. Beautiful body shot.
Jomoney throws a right hand that Bates ducks under and follows up with a left that Bates also avoids with ease.
It looked like Bates was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jomoney misses with a few strikes there.
Jomoney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jomoney shoots for a double leg takedown but Bates sprawls well. He's pushed Jomoney's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jomoney takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jomoney throws a body shot but no joy.
Bates throws a jab but it's blocked by Jomoney.
Jomoney moves forwards but Bates connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bates blocks a jab.
Bates feinted with a counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bates connects with a jab.
Jomoney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bates is pulling down on Jomoney's head to control his posture.
Jomoney with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bates controlling Jomoney's posture.
Jomoney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jomoney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jomoney works over Bates with some ground and pound from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bates is on top in guard.
Bates is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bates pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jomoney is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bates looking to pass the guard.
Jomoney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bates. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bates controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've been informed that Jomoney has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bates preventing the sweep.
Jomoney keeps trying to improve his position.
Bates trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bates showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bates stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jomoney swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bates pushing down on Jomoney's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jomoney wants to improve his position but Bates is controlling well.
Bates trying to control the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jomoney can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jomoney is looking for a sweep. Bates is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Jomoney will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jomoney slips a jab from Bates.
Jomoney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bates counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bates looks to throw the jab but Jomoney is out of range.
Jomoney throws a poor cross that misses
and Bates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jomoney moves out of range of the strikes.
Jomoney throws a series of punches but Bates avoids them all with ease.
Jomoney throws a jab when Bates was well out of range.
Jomoney misses with a wild body shot.
Bates seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jomoney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jomoney misses with a hook.
Ivan Jomoney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jomoney throws out a powerful jab.
A big left from Jomoney misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bates misses the target.
Ivan Jomoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates slips a jab from Jomoney.
Bates is looking to counter punch.
Bates throws a body shot but no joy.
Jomoney throws a counter combo.
Jomoney connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates misses with a low kick as Jomoney jumps back.
Bates fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jomoney looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jomoney throws an off balance right hand
and Bates counters with a nice body shot.
Jomoney drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jomoney slips a jab and a cross from Bates.
The crowd cheers as Bates lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jomoney doesn't seem phased though.
Jomoney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
An attempted straight right counter from Bates misses the target.
Jomoney lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bates at a distance.
Jomoney lands a body shot.
Jomoney missing with a left hand there. Bates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jomoney.
Jomoney bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bates takes one to the chin there.
Jomoney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
Jomoney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jomoney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jomoney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
A little feinted left hand from Bates on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jomoney fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jomoney moves away.
Jomoney misses with a shot to the body
and Bates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jomoney misses with a hook.
Jomoney shoots in looking for a takedown but Bates manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jomoney's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jomoney swings widly with a right hand
and Bates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jomoney just misses with a punch to the body.
Jomoney avoids the body shot from Bates.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates cracks Jomoney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jomoney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bates was well out of range. Poor timing from Jomoney.
A swing and a miss from Jomoney.
Jomoney throws a jab but it's blocked by Bates.
Jomoney defending well as Bates loads up on a big left hand.
Jomoney avoids the body shot from Bates.
Jomoney throws a right hand that misses
and Bates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bates ducks right into an uppercut from Jomoney.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bates.
Jomoney throws a series of punches but Bates moves out of range.
Bates slips a jab from Jomoney.
Jomoney throws a looping overhand right but Bates ducks down to avoid it.
Jomoney misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jomoney throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bates on the side of the head.
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!
Jomoney scores with a shot to the body.
Bates lands with a shot to the body.
Bates misses the shot to the body.
Bates scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jomoney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bates counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Jomoney.
Jomoney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bates was well out of range. Poor timing from Jomoney.
Bates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jomoney was well out of range. Poor timing from Bates.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jomoney! But no joy.
Bates throws an overhand right that lands on Jomoney's shoulder, as Jomoney tries to avoid the shot.
Jomoney lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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 Armad Bates will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bates with a jab.
Jomoney lands a lovely overhand right.
Bates is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jomoney.
Bates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jomoney.
Bates was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bates lands a right hook to the body.
Jomoney pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bates back to the cage. Jomoney follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jomoney bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bates's head backwards.
Nice uppercut lands for Bates. That snapped Jomoney's head back.
Bates misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Bates.
Jomoney throws out a counter right but Bates avoids it with no problem.
Jomoney throws a body punch but Bates moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jomoney lands with a good body shot.
Jomoney takes a swing at Bates's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jomoney misses with a double jab
and Bates counters with a nice uppercut.
Bates fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jomoney looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Jomoney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bates ducks right into an uppercut from Jomoney.
Bates comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bates lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bates throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Jomoney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jomoney shoots in but Bates avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bates avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bates swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jomoney throws a lazy right hand but Bates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jomoney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates throws a poor cross that misses
and Jomoney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jomoney avoids the body shot from Bates.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jomoney throws a hook to the side of Bates's head but Bates sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Jomoney misses its intended target.
Jomoney jabs Bates right on the nose. Bates blinks but takes it well.
Jomoney throws a shot from downtown. Bates moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Bates on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jomoney.
Bates misses with a hook
and Jomoney counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bates just misses with a punch to the body.
Bates lands a body shot.
Bates dodges the punch combination from Jomoney.
Jomoney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates takes one to the side of the head.
Jomoney misses with a wild body shot.
Bates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jomoney.
Bates moves into the clinch.
Bates prevents the takedown attempt.
Bates looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bates lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Bates.
Bates lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jomoney.
A left hand lands to the body for Bates.
Bates lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bates lands with a left to the head.
Bates lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bates lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jomoney is trying to push Bates away but Bates has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bates turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bates is trying to get an arm triangle but Jomoney is defending well.
Jomoney being controlled for a moment.
Bates wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jomoney, who protects the arm well.
Bates scores with punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armad Bates showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bates has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Midick Aiken (ranked 175 p4p, 244 weight class) and Rex Gunn (ranked 8 p4p, 17 weight class). Aiken comes to the cage accompanied by N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton. Gunn has chosen Miami as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 15 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Midick Aiken!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rex Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn throws a big shot that misses.
Aiken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aiken rushes Gunn and presses him up against the cage.
Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy left from Aiken finds it's target.
An inside leg kick from Aiken misses.
Aiken checks a leg kick nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aiken misses with some punches.
Aiken misses with a punch on the inside.
Gunn prevents a body shot from Aiken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aiken tries a body shot but Gunn blocks it.
Gunn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aiken.
Aiken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aiken throws a head punch that misses.
Gunn tries to throw a body punch but Aiken avoids it by throwing Gunn back against the cage.
Aiken misses with a body punch.
Gunn tries to break the clinch but Aiken is controlling the position.
Aiken has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gunn.
Gunn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunn throws an overhand right that lands on Aiken's shoulder, as Aiken tries to avoid the shot.
Aiken just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aiken, as that shot connected.
Aiken checks a leg kick.
Gunn swinging wildly here.
Gunn throws a hook but Aiken avoids it easily.
Gunn walks into a stiff left hand from Aiken.
Gunn avoids the body shot from Aiken.
Aiken moves out of range as Gunn strikes.
Aiken moves into range and clinches up with Gunn.
Aiken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aiken lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken is working Gunn over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Aiken.
Aiken tries a body shot but Gunn blocks it.
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!
Aiken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice defenses there by Aiken.
Gunn avoids the body shot from Aiken.
It seemed like Gunn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aiken defending well as Gunn loads up on a big left hand.
Aiken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gunn.
Midick Aiken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aiken is looking to clinch but Gunn is avoiding it.
Aiken rushes Gunn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gunn is trying to break the clinch but Aiken has him pressed against the cage.
Gunn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aiken backwards.
Aiken misses with a punch to the body.
Gunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Aiken.
Aiken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunn throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken lands a head shot.
Gunn ducks under a wild hook from Aiken.
Gunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aiken lands with a nice body punch.
Gunn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aiken swings for the body but Gunn moves out of range.
Aiken fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Gunn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Aiken with a nice cross.
Aiken has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aiken misses with a punch on the inside.
Gunn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunn walks into a stiff left hand from Aiken.
Gunn misses with a hook.
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!
Gunn scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aiken lands a lovely overhand right.
Aiken avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aiken lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aiken misses with a lunging right hand
and Gunn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aiken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gunn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aiken lands a glancing blow to the side of Gunn's head.
Gunn missing with a left hand there. Aiken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gunn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gunn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Midick Aiken dominated that round.
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.
Aiken misses with a hook to the body
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.
Aiken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Gunn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aiken.
Gunn swats away the attempt to clinch by Aiken.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gunn connects with a jab.
Aiken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gunn counters with a big right hand! Oh Aiken is in trouble here! Gunn follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rex Gunn!
Rex Gunn is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Rex Gunn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lomax (ranked 48 p4p, 226 weight class) and David Choke (ranked 9 p4p, 38 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215
18 - 10 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lomax!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, David Choke!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Lomax as he connects with a hook.
Lomax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Choke drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lomax defends it well.
Choke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lomax as he jumps to the side.
Lomax has Choke up against the cage in a clinch.
Choke jumps into guard, dragging Lomax to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lomax is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Choke wants to sweep but no luck.
Choke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lomax can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lomax got a little sloppy there for a moment and Choke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lomax has managed to get both his arms back between Choke's legs - danger averted.
Choke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lomax can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Choke working for a triangle but Lomax defends it easily.
Choke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lomax defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lomax escapes and throws Choke's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Choke is trying to improve his position.
Choke is still trying to improve position.
Lomax controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke is trying to improve his position.
Lomax wants to lay and pray for a moment but Choke keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Choke's face as Lomax controls the position.
Choke is not content to let Lomax control the position.
Lomax is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Choke will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lomax wants to control but Choke is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lomax controls the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Choke gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Choke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Choke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lomax pulls his head out easily.
Choke wants to improve his position but Lomax is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Choke manages to get to full guard.
Lomax has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Choke looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lomax passes into side control.
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 Vincent Lomax will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Choke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Choke slips under a jab from Lomax.
Choke with the counter takedown but Lomax avoids it easily.
Choke misses with a takedown attempt - Lomax sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lomax looks to score with a jab to the body but Choke is just out of range.
Choke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lomax pinned against the cage. Lomax gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vincent Lomax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Choke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choke was well out of range. Poor timing from Lomax.
Choke looks for a takedown but Lomax sprawls well.
Lomax was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke moves away from the strike by Lomax.
Choke tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lomax lands a jab to Choke's midsection.
Choke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Choke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lomax throws an overhand right that lands on Choke's shoulder, as Choke tries to avoid the shot.
Choke is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lomax looks to score with a jab to the body but Choke is just out of range.
Choke tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lomax with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Choke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lomax.
Choke feints a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Choke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Choke postures up in Lomax's guard and throws a big left but Lomax blocks it.
Choke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Choke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lomax working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Choke.
Lomax pulls Choke in close to his closed guard and prevents Choke from doing any damage or advancing position.
Choke throws a big right hand that misses.
Lomax utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Choke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke looking to pass the guard.
Choke advances to half guard.
Choke is looking for a kimura here.
Choke tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lomax knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Choke wants to work for an arm triangle but Lomax is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Choke 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Choke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Choke is working for a submission of some sort.
Choke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Choke tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lomax knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Choke wants to advance to full mount but Lomax doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but David Choke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Choke fails with the takedown
and Lomax counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lomax misses with an uppercut.
Lomax throws a hook to the side of Choke's head but Choke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Choke shoots in but Lomax avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Choke.
Vincent Lomax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Choke.
Lomax misses with a body shot
and Choke counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lomax won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Choke is trying to get an arm triangle but Lomax is defending well.
Choke wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lomax, who protects the arm well.
Choke goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lomax has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Choke but great work by Lomax.
Choke tries to improve position but can't.
David Choke has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lomax knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Choke on the ground.
Choke is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Choke punching from the bottom.
Choke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Choke wants to get back to full guard but Lomax has passed into side control.
Choke is trying to work for a sweep but Lomax has mounted him!
Lomax takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lomax has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lomax controlling the position easily from mount.
Choke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Choke swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lomax controlling from mount.
Choke can't escape the position.
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.
Choke bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Choke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Choke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Choke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Choke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Choke tries to free his leg and advance position but Lomax is retaining full guard.
Choke throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but David Choke just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lomax displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Choke.
Choke shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lomax manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Choke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Choke with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choke passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Choke is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lomax has escaped the position, nice work there.
What's Lomax going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Choke misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Choke is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lomax has escaped the position, nice work there.
Choke thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Choke is trying to get an arm triangle but Lomax is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Choke is trying to get an arm triangle but Lomax is defending well.
Choke throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lomax sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Choke passes the guard and advances to mount!
Choke thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lomax has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lomax!
Choke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lomax manages to get himself to full guard.
Lomax working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Choke.
Choke works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Choke wants to free his trapped foot but Lomax is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lomax avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Choke.
Lomax tries to roll over but Choke keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Choke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Choke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lomax defends it well.
Choke is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lomax is just riding it out for now. Choke eventually gives up the hold.
Choke is looking for a kimura here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Choke dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice defenses there by Choke.
Choke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Choke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Choke gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lomax counters with a straight right hand.
Choke gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Lomax.
Lomax throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chokes head.
Lomax struggles to land a body shot inside as Choke controls his hands.
Lomax using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Choke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke drags the fight down to the ground.
Choke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lomax doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lomax manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Choke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lomax is aware though and is defending well.
Choke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lomax's guard.
Lomax working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Choke.
Choke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Choke wants to pass the guard but Lomax is keeping the position.
Choke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Choke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lomax utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vincent Lomax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax keeping full guard, as Choke tries to pass.
Choke connects with a couple of short punches.
Choke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Choke passes Lomax's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Choke is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lomax is just riding it out for now. Choke eventually gives up the hold.
Choke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke is working for a submission of some sort.
Choke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lomax defends it well.
Choke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lomax sees it coming and defends easily.
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.
Lomax actively working from the bottom here.
Choke is looking to advance position but Lomax won't allow it.
Choke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Choke seems to be working for a kimura but Lomax defends the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lomax wants to improve his position but Choke is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Choke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Choke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 45:50
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 48:49
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Choke!
David Choke is the new light heavyweight champion!
Vincent Lomax was interviewed post fight and said 'God dammit'.
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