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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noam Chomsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augusto Pinochet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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180 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noam Chomsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Augusto Pinochet!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chomsky throws a right hand that misses
letting Pinochet counter with a right hand.
Chomsky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A lazy left from Chomsky finds it's target.
Pinochet cracks Chomsky with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pinochet misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Pinochet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chomsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinochet manages to avoid it.
Pinochet lands a nice hook to Chomsky's body. Chomsky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pinochet drops his hands momentarily and Chomsky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Augusto Pinochet has been cut.
Chomsky jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pinochet fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinochet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Chomsky.
Pinochet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Chomsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Pinochet is rocked!
Chomsky misses with a head kick.
Pinochet is still on wobbly legs! Can Chomsky finish him?
Chomsky cracks the inside of Pinochet's front leg.
Pinochet lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chomsky backs up against the cage.
Augusto Pinochet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinochet shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chomsky pinned against the cage. Chomsky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pinochet seems to have recovered his senses.
Noam Chomsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augusto Pinochet.
Pinochet misses with a left hand
and Chomsky counters with an inside leg kick.
Noam Chomsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinochet has a takedown stuffed.
Pinochet tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chomsky swivels and escapes.
Pinochet cracks a nice hook into Chomsky's ribs.
Chomsky misses with an uppercut. Pinochet saw that one coming.
Pinochet shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chomsky as he jumps to the side.
And Chomsky counters with a quick kick to the body but Pinochet blocks it.
Pinochet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pinochet takes a swing at Chomsky's ribcage but misses.
Chomsky quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Chomsky looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pinochet misses with a body shot.
Chomsky looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chomsky.
Pinochet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pinochet doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chomsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chomsky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pinochet has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pinochet tries for a takedown but Chomsky circles away easily
and Chomsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet goes for a double leg but Chomsky avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chomsky continues to drive forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinochet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chomsky slaps away a takedown attempt from Pinochet, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pinochet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chomsky.
Pinochet avoids the head kick by Chomsky.
Chomsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinochet.
Pinochet tries for a takedown but Chomsky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chomsky connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chomsky misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chomsky misses with a series of wild punches.
Pinochet looks to score with a jab to the body but Chomsky is just out of range.
Pinochet wants to clinch up but Chomsky keeps it at a distance.
And Chomsky counters with a quick kick to the body but Pinochet blocks it.
Pinochet ducks under a wild hook from Chomsky.
Chomsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chomsky's guard.
Chomsky keeping moving, preventing Pinochet from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chomsky has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pinochet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chomsky is keeping the position for now.
Pinochet looking to sit in guard and control but Chomsky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chomsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinochet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky wants to stand but Pinochet is controlling his posture from full guard.
Chomsky has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chomsky looking to pass the guard.
Chomsky stands up from Pinochet's guard - Chomsky perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pinochet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chomsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pinochet shoots in looking for a takedown but Chomsky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pinochet's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noam Chomsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Augusto Pinochet's cut.
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.
Chomsky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pinochet is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chomsky rather than just go for the knockout.
Pinochet shoots in and drives through. Chomsky sprawls well.
A right-left combo lands from Chomsky.
Pinochet wants to clinch.
Pinochet looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pinochet passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinochet seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Chomsky is not content to let Pinochet control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsky tries to kick Pinochet off but Pinochet keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pinochet trying to control from half guard but Chomsky is working away.
Chomsky wants to improve his position but Pinochet is controlling well.
Pinochet is looking to advance position but Chomsky won't allow it.
Chomsky is trying to control but can't.
Chomsky works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pinochet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chomsky is keeping the position for now.
Chomsky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chomsky wants to get back to his feet but Pinochet is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chomsky delivers a nice body kick.
Chomsky dips to his left and cracks Pinochet with an uppercut!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pinochet is defended easily by Chomsky.
Pinochet lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chomsky.
That kick from Chomsky tenderised Pinochet's leg. Pinochet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pinochet shoots and misses
and Chomsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Augusto Pinochet's cut even more.
Noam Chomsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augusto Pinochet.
Pinochet takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chomsky slaps away a takedown attempt from Pinochet, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chomsky throws a head kick but Pinochet moves out of range.
Pinochet closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pinochet tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pinochet working away.
Pinochet prevents Chomsky from escaping the position.
Augusto Pinochet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pinochet wants to control but Chomsky is keeping him busy.
Chomsky is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pinochet asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky is not content to let Pinochet control the position.
Pinochet advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinochet tries to control but Chomsky wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Noam Chomsky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Augusto Pinochet's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pinochet has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pinochet there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pinochet slips a straight right by Chomsky.
Pinochet fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chomsky sprawls well initially but Pinochet persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chomsky is trying to get back to full guard.
Pinochet is looking to take a break and control but Chomsky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinochet slows the pace down in half guard.
Chomsky is trying to stand back up but Pinochet is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chomsky manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pinochet preventing the sweep.
Pinochet tries to free his leg and advance position but Chomsky is retaining full guard.
Pinochet trying to control but Chomsky is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pinochet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinochet on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chomsky cracks Pinochet with a good jab.
Chomsky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pinochet can do to turn this around?
Pinochet closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chomsky did well to prevent Pinochet getting side control.
Pinochet looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chomsky is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet throwing shots but Chomsky is blocking nicely.
Chomsky keeping hold of Pinochet's head, controlling as best he can.
Pinochet wants to control but Chomsky is keeping him busy.
Pinochet moves into full mount! Chomsky won't be happy about that!
Chomsky is trying to escape the mount.
Pinochet with shots to the head and body - Chomsky looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pinochet looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pinochet lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pinochet trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pinochet trying to control but Chomsky is having none of it.
Pinochet is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Chomsky has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Chomsky!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chomsky not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Pinochet really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Augusto Pinochet's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chomsky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pinochet blocks a head kick by Chomsky.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chomsky!
Pinochet scores with a decent looking hook.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pinochet.
Pinochet is looking to take a break and control but Chomsky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chomsky is looking for a sweep.
Pinochet prevents Chomsky from escaping the position.
Pinochet working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsky wants to control but Pinochet postures up.
Chomsky prevents Pinochet from moving into mount.
Chomsky is not content to let Pinochet control the position.
Pinochet tries to move into full mount but can't pass Chomsky's legs.
Pinochet tries to score with some ground and pound. Chomsky controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chomsky is not content to let Pinochet control the position.
Pinochet tries to advance to mount but Chomsky denies him.
Chomsky is trying to get back to half guard.
Chomsky manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pinochet is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pinochet is thwarting Chomsky's attempts to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chomsky throws a hook to the side of Pinochet's head but Pinochet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pinochet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chomsky.
Pinochet scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chomsky gets full guard.
Pinochet is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chomsky wriggles free and stands up.
Chomsky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken 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!
A head kick misses from Chomsky.
Pinochet tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pinochet fails with the takedown.
Chomsky was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pinochet closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Chomsky's guard.
Pinochet is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chomsky wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pinochet looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Noam Chomsky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Augusto Pinochet's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Pinochet has managed to clinch.
Chomsky working aggressively here.
Pinochet has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chomsky after a bit of a struggle.
Chomsky has a couple of punches blocked by Pinochet.
Pinochet tries to pull guard but Chomsky won't allow it.
Chomsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Chomsky has a couple of punches blocked by Pinochet.
Pinochet blocks an uppercut.
Chomsky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pinochet backwards.
Chomsky prevents the takedown attempt.
Noam Chomsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augusto Pinochet.
Pinochet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinochet backwards.
Chomsky tries to throw a body punch but Pinochet avoids it by throwing Chomsky back against the cage.
Pinochet's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chomsky misses with a body punch.
Chomsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chomsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinochet.
Chomsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinochet controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chomsky.
Chomsky misses with some punches.
Chomsky is working Pinochet over against the cage.
Pinochet taking a breather.
Pinochet goes for a takedown attempt but Chomsky pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chomsky tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Pinochet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chomsky connects with a jab.
Pinochet takes the fight into the clinch.
Pinochet has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pinochet scores with a shoulder strike.
Chomsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chomsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pinochet takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pinochet shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinochet is trying to control the action in half guard but Chomsky is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chomsky looking for a sweep. Not yet Chomsky, not yet.
Chomsky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pinochet.
Chomsky wants to stand and escape but Pinochet is having none of it.
Chomsky has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pinochet off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nice sprawl there from Chomsky as Pinochet shoots in.
Chomsky ducks under a wild hook from Pinochet.
Pinochet is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chomsky's half guard.
Chomsky pushes Pinochet off looking to stand but Pinochet dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet controlling the pace.
Pinochet is looking to advance position but Chomsky won't allow it.
Pinochet looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chomsky pushes Pinochet off and gets back to his feet.
Pinochet tries for a takedown but Chomsky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pinochet misses with a hook
and Chomsky counters with a straight right hand.
Pinochet fails with the takedown
and Chomsky counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chomsky's guard.
Chomsky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pinochet trying to control but Chomsky is working from the bottom.
Augusto Pinochet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pinochet throws an elbow that misses. Chomsky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pinochet's guard. Nice move by Chomsky!
And that's the end of the fight!
Noam Chomsky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chomsky 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Noam Chomsky!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Noam Chomsky!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Noam Chomsky!
Noam Chomsky wins by unanimous decision!
Noam Chomsky decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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