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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfie Norks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jc Denton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norks kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Like a G6. Denton has chosen A bomb! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alfie Norks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jc Denton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norks tries to clinch up.
Alfie Norks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norks throws the kick towards the body but Denton avoids it.
Norks scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Norks misses its intended target.
A left lands for Denton.
Denton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Denton tries to keep at a distance but Norks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Norks with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jc Denton has been cut.
Denton avoids the elbow strike from Norks, against the cage.
Norks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Denton is defending well for now.
Norks lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norks lands an elbow just above Denton 's eye.
Denton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Norks throws an elbow that misses.
Norks lands a shoulder strike.
Denton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Denton is trying to pull guard but Norks turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Norks lands a left hand.
Denton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Norks to keep the fight standing.
Norks swings wildly with an uppercut but Denton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Denton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Denton looks gassed!
Norks tries to land a knee to the head but Denton blocks with his arms.
Norks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Denton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Norks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Denton backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denton tries to pull guard but Norks forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alfie Norks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jc Denton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Denton.
Norks pushes off an throws an elbow but Denton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Norks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Denton's defenses.
That has opened up Jc Denton's cut even more.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Norks.
Norks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Norks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Jc Denton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Norks lands a hook that snaps the head of Denton backwards.
Norks tries to land knees in the clinch but Denton avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Norks.
Denton avoiding damage as Norks throws knees to the body.
Norks landing knees to the head.
Jc Denton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Norks lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norks drops Denton with a big knee straight up the middle! Denton is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Denton is rocked!
Denton ducks into an uppercut from Norks and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alfie Norks!
Alfie Norks retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Darnielle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Darnielle acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Darnielle!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darnielle avoids the head kick by Gray.
Darnielle defending well as Gray loads up on a big left hand.
A cross from Gray lands.
Gray throws a body punch but Darnielle moves out of range.
Darnielle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Darnielle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gray lands a right hook to the body.
David Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Gray misses the target.
A jab from Gray finds it's way through Darnielle's defenses.
Darnielle throws a sloppy head kick and Gray moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Gray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darnielle slips under a jab from Gray.
Gray scores with a leg kick.
Darnielle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray unloads a knee to the mid-section. Darnielle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Gray.
Gray misses with a punch to the body.
Darnielle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Gray.
Darnielle avoiding damage as Gray throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darnielle.
Darnielle ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Darnielle no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gray stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Darnielle blocks a head kick by Gray.
Gray avoids the head kick by Darnielle.
Gray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Darnielle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Darnielle throws a leg kick but Gray moved away.
Gray stalks Darnielle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Darnielle's face. Darnielle staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darnielle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle gets tackled into the cage by Gray. Gray maintains the clinch.
Gray trying to land knees to the body.
Gray tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darnielle avoids it.
Darnielle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gray blocks it with crossed arms.
Gray lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Gray.
Gray misses with a punch to the body.
Darnielle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darnielle jumps guard but Gray turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Darnielle tries to pull guard but Gray holds him up against the cage and eventually Darnielle drops back down to his feet.
Darnielle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gray looking to stall.
Darnielle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darnielle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gray blocks an uppercut.
Darnielle jumps guard.
Gray lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray wants to control from the top but Darnielle keeps moving.
Gray is posturing up here but Darnielle has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Gray tries to roll out but it's too tight and Gray has to tap! Slick submission there by Darnielle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Darnielle!
John Darnielle really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BLKOUT Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augusto Pinochet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Augusto Pinochet is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Augusto Pinochet!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pinochet but Pinochet pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pinochet gets the takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Slater is trying to escape the position but Pinochet is controlling the position.
Pinochet trying to control the position but Slater is working away.
Pinochet taking a breather here.
Pinochet tries for a kimura but Slater is defending well.
Slater wants to get back to his feet but Pinochet drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Pinochet.
Slater on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Slater tries to get out of the position.
Slater is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Slater is not content to let Pinochet control the position.
Pinochet tries to move into full mount but can't pass Slater's legs.
Pinochet trying to control the action but Slater is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet takes a little break here. Slater wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Pinochet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slater keeps working.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Augusto Pinochet wasn't active enough on the ground.
Slater shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pinochet decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pinochet perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pinochet seems to be looking for submissions.
Pinochet is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Slater defends it well.
Pinochet seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Slater does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pinochet maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Slater could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Pinochet has cracked it and Slater is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Pinochet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Augusto Pinochet!
Augusto Pinochet really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Bika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bika's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, My Decision. De Vries has chosen Duke Lion as his entrance music. Hans De Vries is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elvis Bika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bika scoring well with a low kick there.
Bika stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Vries.
De Vries looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bika throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Vries connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Bika tenderised De Vries's leg. De Vries is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Vries avoids the body shot from Bika.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bika. De Vries does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bika misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bika swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Vries misses with a double jab.
De Vries keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bika throws a hook to the side of De Vries's head but De Vries sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Vries throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danga de danga de dang - Bika scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bika just misses with a punch to the body.
Bika takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bika with a nice cross.
De Vries uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bika.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bika misses.
Nice defenses there by Bika.
De Vries fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Vries.
Bika swats away the attempt to clinch by De Vries.
De Vries slips under a jab from Bika.
Danga de danga de dang - Bika scores with a four punch combination!
Bika misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Vries looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bika smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from De Vries misses its intended target.
Bika swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bika takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Vries throws a solid leg kick but Bika takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Vries.
Bika ducks under a wild hook from De Vries.
De Vries ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bika moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bika on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bika loads up on a big right hand but De Vries slips the punch.
Hans De Vries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Bika catches De Vries right on the button with a cross.
Bika looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Vries is fending him off so far but Bika persists. Nope, De Vries circles away and we're back to standing.
De Vries slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Vries throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Vries stuffs the takedown.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bika checks a leg kick.
Bika ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bika misses with a straight left.
De Vries does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Vries.
De Vries throws an overhand right that lands on Bika's shoulder, as Bika tries to avoid the shot.
Bika lands a nice shot to the body.
Bika finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bika misses with an uppercut. De Vries saw that one coming.
De Vries connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries lands with a slapping head kick.
Bika scores with a head kick. De Vries tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A slow jab from Bika misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bika.
De Vries moves out of range as Bika throws a body kick.
A slow jab from De Vries misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Bika blocks the leg kick.
Bika lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Vries swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bika throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Vries with a nice cross.
Jab from De Vries.
De Vries misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bika.
De Vries tries to land a leg kick but Bika saw it coming and moves away.
Bika thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bika misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries tried to score with a low kick but Bika checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from De Vries tenderised Bika's leg. Bika is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bika takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Bika blocks the leg kick.
De Vries throws the left hand but Bika avoids the punch easily.
Bika throws a head kick but De Vries moves out of range.
Bika avoids the body shot from De Vries.
Bika misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Vries.
Bika takes a swing at De Vries's ribcage but misses.
Bika throws a shot from downtown. De Vries moves away and avoids it.
Bika shoots in but De Vries avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvis Bika. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bika tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bika shoots in looking for a takedown but De Vries manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bika's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bika keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bika tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Vries just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Bika 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.
Bika with a hook.
Elvis Bika is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as De Vries blocks the low kick.
Bika throws a looping overhand right but De Vries ducks down to avoid it.
Bika looks for the body kick but De Vries saw that one coming.
Bika blocks a head kick by De Vries.
De Vries wants to slow Bika down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from De Vries misses.
De Vries swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bika connects with a jab.
De Vries tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bika looks to throw the jab but De Vries is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Vries. That's going to slow Bika down.
Bika dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Vries with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bika to score with a decent uppercut.
De Vries throws a shot from downtown. Bika moves away and avoids it.
Bika slips a straight right by De Vries.
Bika will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries throws a jab when Bika was well out of range.
De Vries looks to land a left hand but Bika moved out of range nicely.
De Vries scores with a sloppy right hand. Bika should have avoided that one.
De Vries has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bika is looking to break free of the clinch but De Vries has double underhooks.
Bika dodges an elbow strike from De Vries.
De Vries misses with an elbow over the top.
De Vries stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Vries misses with a body punch.
Bika goes for a takedown attempt but De Vries pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bika circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bika.
Bika throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good exchange - De Vries coming out on top.
De Vries throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bika pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Vries.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Vries uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bika.
A cross from De Vries lands.
Bika throws a leg kick but De Vries moved away.
Bika misses with a body shot.
De Vries connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bika checks a leg kick.
Bika misses with a straight right.
Bika takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab by De Vries.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bika looks to land a body kick but De Vries moved away.
De Vries dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Vries with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bika tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Vries swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvis Bika. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bika cracks De Vries with an open hand slap.
De Vries fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bika manages to avoid it.
Bika throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bika scores with a jab. De Vries acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Vries swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Vries closes the distance and pushes Bika back into the cage.
Bika turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bika manages to end up in side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bika creates some space and throws a big elbow, but De Vries sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bika trying to control the position but De Vries is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Vries seems a little lost for a moment, as Bika dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bika throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bika wants to control but De Vries is keeping him busy.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
De Vries taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bika taking a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bika working away.
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 Elvis Bika will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
De Vries uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bika.
Bika avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bika throws a head kick that misses.
Donk. Bika catches De Vries right on the button with a cross.
A low kick from De Vries misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bika walks into a stiff left hand from De Vries.
De Vries slips under a jab from Bika.
De Vries takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Vries thows a body shot but no joy.
Bika thumps De Vries with a low kick.
Bika chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Vries can pounce on him.
Bika keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bika feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Vries's calf.
De Vries lands a jab.
Bika looks to throw a body kick
and De Vries counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bika throws a jab when De Vries was well out of range.
De Vries waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bika.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Bika.
De Vries lands with a cross.
Bika ducks under a wild hook from De Vries.
Bika misses with a hook.
De Vries throws a head kick but Bika moves out of range.
De Vries lands a front kick.
De Vries turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bika lands a nice shot to the body.
Bika blocks a jab.
Bika looks to land a right hand but De Vries moved out of range.
Bika misses with an uppercut. De Vries saw that one coming.
Bika will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bika throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Vries looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bika misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bika does no damage.
Bika bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Vries ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Vries will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Vries throws a low kick but Bika avoids it.
Donk. De Vries catches Bika right on the button with a cross.
De Vries scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Vries slips a straight right by Bika.
Bika misses with a looping left.
De Vries lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Vries blocks a low kick nicely.
De Vries leaves Bika with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bika throws a hook but De Vries avoids it easily.
De Vries tried to score with a low kick but Bika checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries throws a lazy right hand but Bika sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bika takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Vries throws a hook but Bika blocks it.
De Vries looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bika shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bika controlling the pace for now.
Bika unloads with some shots from mount but De Vries bucks and avoids them well.
Bika throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for De Vries because Bika loaded up on that one.
Bika thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries wants to control but Bika is having none of it.
Bika throws some wild stikes that De Vries manages to avoid easily.
Bika trying to control but De Vries is having none of it.
Bika is landing with some decent strikes but De Vries is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Vries tries to lock up and control but Bika gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Bika showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bika, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Elvis Bika!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Elvis Bika!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Elvis Bika!
Elvis Bika wins by unanimous decision!
Elvis Bika 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogelio Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gibson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Futuristic Sex Robotz - If I Ruled The World. 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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34
177 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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27
180 lbs
13 - 11 - 3 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogelio Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rodriguez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gibson shoots for a double leg takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well. He's pushed Gibson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fighters circling - Gibson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gibson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodriguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gibson. Rodriguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gibson dodges the punch combination from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez punishes Gibson's body with a nice straight punch.
Rodriguez pushes Gibson up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Gibson tries a body shot but Rodriguez blocks it.
Gibson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gibson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodriguez's elbow.
Rodriguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodriguez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson prevents a body shot from Rodriguez.
Gibson throws a head punch that misses.
Rodriguez is working Gibson over against the cage.
Gibson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gibson wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rodriguez misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gibson's elbow.
Gibson tries to throw a body punch but Rodriguez avoids it by throwing Gibson back against the cage.
Gibson scores with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez jumps into guard, dragging Gibson to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rodriguez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gibson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to control but Gibson wriggling away.
Rodriguez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Jack Gibson has been cut.
Rodriguez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gibson is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez tries to control but Gibson wriggling away.
Rodriguez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rodriguez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gibson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gibson regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rodriguez has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Gibson is trying to escape the mount.
Gibson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gibson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gibson trying to control from the bottom.
Rodriguez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rodriguez wants to take a breather but Gibson is having none of it.
Gibson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rodriguez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez cracks Gibson with a solid left hand.
Gibson 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.
Rodriguez trying to control but Gibson is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Gibson is retaining full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibson trying to keep a closed guard but Rodriguez is proving a slippery customer.
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gibson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriguez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rodriguez lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogelio Rodriguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Gibson'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.
Rodriguez thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Gibson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gibson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Gibson misses with a hook. Rodriguez ducked under it nicely.
Gibson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Gibson tries to clinch there but Rodriguez circles away.
Gibson scores with a hook to the body. Rodriguez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gibson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodriguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Gibson.
Gibson misses with a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a right hand to the body.
Gibson looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gibson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks.
Gibson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gibson.
Rodriguez clinches with his opponent.
Rodriguez tries a body shot but Gibson blocks it.
Rodriguez misses with a body punch.
Rodriguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodriguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Jack Gibson's cut is getting worse.
A right handed body shot lands from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez controlling the action here for a moment.
Rodriguez is trying to stall.
Rodriguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibson.
Gibson goes for a takedown attempt but Rodriguez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gibson misses with an uppercut.
Rodriguez lands with an uppercut that bounces Gibson off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gibson rather than just go for the knockout.
Gibson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Gibson.
Gibson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rodriguez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rodriguez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rodriguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gibson is keeping the position for now.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Gibson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gibson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but Gibson is keeping the position.
Gibson controls Rodriguez momentarily but Rodriguez frees himself.
Rodriguez stopping the sweep attempt from Gibson.
Gibson is trying to keep Rodriguez in close.
Gibson keeping full guard, as Rodriguez tries to pass.
Rodriguez 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rodriguez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rodriguez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gibson's guard.
Rogelio Rodriguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rodriguez is pushing down on Gibson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gibson is fighting to maintain full guard but Rodriguez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gibson trying to control here.
Rodriguez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rodriguez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gibson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gibson moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez pushing down on Gibson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rodriguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez is keen to just control but Gibson is a slippery customer.
Gibson is looking for a sweep. Rodriguez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rodriguez is trying to control the action in half guard but Gibson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogelio Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Gibson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gibson slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Gibson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Gibson blocks it.
Gibson lands a right hook to the body.
Gibson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gibson ducks right into an uppercut from Rodriguez.
Gibson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodriguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Gibson.
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gibson as he jumps to the side.
Some wild striking there from Rodriguez.
Gibson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson throws a right and a left that Rodriguez avoids nicely.
Rodriguez cracks Gibson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez cracks Gibson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gibson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gibson lands a body shot.
Rodriguez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gibson takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Gibson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gibson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Gibson.
Gibson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
Jack Gibson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Gibson's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that misses
and Gibson counters with a right hand to the body.
Gibson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibson avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
Gibson misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Gibson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gibson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gibson.
Rodriguez lands with a nice body punch.
Gibson looks to throw the jab but Rodriguez is out of range.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches up with Gibson, looking for a takedown. Rodriguez pushes Gibson against the cage but Gibson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gibson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gibson misses the shot to the body.
Gibson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodriguez digs a good body shot into Gibson's ribs.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Gibson moves out of range.
Rodriguez stuns Gibson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gibson throws the left hand but Rodriguez avoids the punch easily.
Gibson swings widly with a right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodriguez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gibsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rodriguez lands a jab to Gibson's midsection.
Rogelio Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodriguez works Gibson's body with a nice hook.
Rodriguez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a shot to the body.
Rodriguez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gibson throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Gibson misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gibson.
Rodriguez slips a straight right by Gibson.
Rodriguez connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, jab by Rodriguez - just one landing.
Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gibson.
Rodriguez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rogelio Rodriguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rodriguez 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Rogelio Rodriguez!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Rogelio Rodriguez!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Rogelio Rodriguez!
Rogelio Rodriguez wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xiao Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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30
155 lbs
12 - 3 - 1 |
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30
156 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xiao Hua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ian Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hua!
It looks like Ian Phillips has been cut.
Hua connects with a nice looking jab.
Hua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hua tries to close the distance and clinch but Phillips swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phillips throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phillips shoots in and bounces Hua off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Phillips postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Phillips trying to control but Hua is working from the bottom.
Hua wants to stand and escape but Phillips is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips tries to free his leg and advance position but Hua is retaining full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phillips is looking to work some ground and pound but Hua has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hua manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Phillips manages to get himself to full guard.
Phillips looking for a guillotine here but Hua defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hua defends well.
Phillips looking to control.
Phillips is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hua defends well.
Phillips 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hua defends well.
Phillips wants to hit a switch here but Hua passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Phillips there!
Phillips keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hua sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Phillips is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hua looking to control but Phillips is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Phillips wants to control but Hua is having none of it.
Phillips regains half guard.
Hua tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Phillips.
Phillips makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Phillips.
Hua stopping the sweep attempt from Phillips.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hua content to stall in guard here.
Phillips lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hua!
Phillips raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hua tries to hold on but Phillips postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Phillips dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ian Phillips's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Phillips misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Phillips gets a takedown into half guard.
Phillips not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hua trying to hold on to Phillips's head to control him but Phillips postures up.
Phillips looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Phillips looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hua slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hua has his feet on Phillips's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Phillips lands in his opponent's guard.
Hua is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Phillips wants to control from the top but Hua keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Phillips accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hua controlling the position.
Phillips postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Xiao Hua wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hua tries to score with a low kick but Phillips moves his leg out of the way.
Hua slips under a jab.
Hua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips just misses with a punch to the body.
Hua ducks under a wild hook from Phillips.
Hua connects with a solid leg kick.
Hua lets loose with a powerful body kick. Phillips will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phillips swings for the body but Hua moves out of range.
Hua doesn't manage to clinch there - Phillips circles away.
Phillips ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phillips misses with a wild body shot.
Phillips scores with a decent looking hook.
Phillips missing with a left hand there. Hua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hua tries to clinch but Phillips is having none of it.
Hua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phillips looks to land a left hand but Hua moved out of range nicely.
Phillips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hua.
Phillips thows a body shot but no joy.
Phillips tries to keep at a distance but Hua has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hua lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phillips throws a head punch that misses.
Phillips on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Phillips lands with a light punch inside.
Hua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phillips creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phillips has a couple of punches blocked by Hua.
Phillips doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Phillips takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hua using the Thai clinch to land knees 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!
Phillips tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hua lands an elbow just above Phillips 's eye.
Phillips misses with a body punch.
Hua tries to land knees in the clinch but Phillips avoids the damage to the body.
Hua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phillips's defenses.
Phillips has clasped his hands together around Hua's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
Phillips fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hua wants to get back to his feet.
Hua is looking to regain half guard here but Phillips keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hua is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Phillips has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Phillips happy to just control the position for now.
Hua taking a bit of punishment here - Phillips scoring with strikes.
Phillips is putting a hurting on Hua here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hua is pushing Phillips's head away, looking to escape. Phillips manages to hold on to the position though.
Hua takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Phillips has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Phillips misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Phillips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ian Phillips's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Phillips misses the target.
Hua displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Phillips.
Phillips throws a right hand that misses
and Hua counters with a nice leg kick.
Hua does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Hua.
Xiao Hua is winning the standup battle so far.
Hua walks into a straight right hand from Phillips.
Hua does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hua tries to clinch there but Phillips circles away.
Hua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Phillips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hua doesn't manage to clinch there - Phillips circles away.
Hua throws a shot from downtown. Phillips moves away and avoids it.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Hua saw that one coming.
Phillips circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Phillips misses its intended target.
Xiao Hua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good exchange - Phillips coming out on top.
Phillips looks to land a right hand but Hua moved out of range.
Hua throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.
Phillips throws a lazy right hand but Hua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hua misses with a straight left.
Hua tries to clinch but Phillips moves out of range.
Hua fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Hua.
Hua defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Phillips.
Phillips shoots in for a double leg but Hua sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Xiao Hua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Phillips.
Phillips with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Phillips swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hua avoids the body shot from Phillips.
Jab by Hua.
The fighters circling - Phillips throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Phillips walks into a straight right hand from Hua.
Hua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Phillips throws a jab when Hua was well out of range.
Phillips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hua manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Phillips.
Hua connects with a leg kick. Phillips looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hua lands with a nice body punch.
Hua looks to land a combination. Phillips sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Phillips is rocked!
Hua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Phillips is still on wobbly legs! Can Hua finish him?
Phillips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hua lands with a big left! Phillips is wobbled badly! Hua comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Phillips to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Xiao Hua!
Xiao Hua retains his featherweight title!
Xiao Hua tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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