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BFC 29: Butcher Vs. Bob PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Warren (ranked 3471 p4p, 4022 weight class) and Murad Khalimov (ranked 379 p4p, 423 weight class). Murad Khalimov 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Warren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Murad Khalimov!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalimov swings widly with a right hand
and Warren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Warren lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Murad Khalimov has been cut.
Warren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warren tries to land a front kick but Khalimov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Khalimov misses with an uppercut. Warren saw that one coming.
Dexter Warren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Warren tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Khalimov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khalimov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Khalimov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Warren has managed to free his arm - good work.
Khalimov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Khalimov might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Khalimov is working for a kimura but Warren is defending it quite comfortably.
Warren on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Warren tries to get out of the position.
Khalimov stops Warren from getting back to his feet.
Khalimov moves nicely into side control.
Warren is pushing Khalimov's head away, looking to escape. Khalimov manages to hold on to the position though.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Khalimov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khalimov moves into full mount!
Khalimov tries to control but Warren wriggling away.
BOOM! Khalimov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Khalimov trying to control but Warren is having none of it.
Khalimov is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Warren has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Warren!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Khalimov is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalimov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Warren wants to stand up but Khalimov is controlling him.
Warren keeping moving, preventing Khalimov from controlling successfully.
Khalimov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Warren's guard.
Warren knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khalimov on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Khalimov is pressing down on Warren's thigh, looking to free his foot. Warren is holding on for now.
Khalimov slows the pace down in half guard.
Khalimov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Khalimov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Warren doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Khalimov.
Khalimov controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Murad Khalimov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murad Khalimov's cut.
That's time! Warren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khalimov needs to keep his hands up - Warren had a free shot at his head there.
Warren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khalimov blocks a head kick by Warren.
Khalimov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've been told by Warren's head coaches at Outlier Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Khalimov moves out of range of the leg kick from Warren.
Warren blocks a jab.
It looked like Warren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Warren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khalimov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Warren throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warren scores with a head kick. Khalimov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Warren works over Khalimov's head and body with a nice combination.
Warren has Khalimov up against the cage in a clinch.
Warren tries to circle away but Khalimov has him pinned against the cage.
Khalimov struggles to land a body shot inside as Warren controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalimov tries to score a body lock takedown but Warren shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Warren.
Khalimov lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khalimov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khalimov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Khalimov manages to end up in side control.
Khalimov is working to tighten his grip on Warren's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Warren has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Khalimov is really squeezing tight and eventually Warren passes out! Khalimov breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Murad Khalimov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between First Name (ranked 1918 p4p, 2163 weight class) and Humphrey Wellington (ranked 267 p4p, 301 weight class). Name comes to the cage accompanied by Havana. First Name 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, First Name!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humphrey Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wellington throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Name tries to counter with a takedown but Wellington is quick to defend against it.
Wellington swings away with a body shot that misses
and Name counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Humphrey Wellington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wellington looks to land a body kick but Name moved away.
Name changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wellington swings away with a body shot that misses
and Name cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Name walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wellington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wellington misses with a hook to the body
and Name counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wellington misses with the body kick
and Name counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Name creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Name 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.
Name throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wellington struggling a bit here.
Name prevents Wellington from escaping the position.
The ground and pound from Name seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Name 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.
Name creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wellington sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Name creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wellington sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Name looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wellington is avoiding damage well.
Wellington tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Name fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Name misses with the ground and pound.
Name tries to advance position but instead Wellington slips a leg back in to half guard.
Name lands strikes from half guard.
Wellington blocking the ground and pound attempt from Name.
Wellington gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Name throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Name accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wellington lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wellington passes into half guard.
Wellington performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wellington working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Wellington is trying to control. Name wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Name manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Name tries to strike from the bottom.
Wellington passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Name tries to roll over but Wellington keeps him under control.
Name flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington wants to stand up but Name has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Wellington blocks the strikes from Name.
Name tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Name punching from the bottom.
Name flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Name tries to get to full guard but Wellington has control of the leg.
Name tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Name tries to get to full guard but Wellington has control of the leg.
Name punching from the bottom.
Wellington lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Name throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Name missing with punches from the bottom.
Wellington lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Name works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wellington passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Wellington decides to stand and escape the position.
Wellington misses with a jab to the body
and Name connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wellington throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wellington misses with a shot to the body
and Wellington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wellington is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Name rather than just go for the knockout.
Wellington misses with a body punch
and Name counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wellington swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Name connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
First Name dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wellington throws a body kick that misses
and Name counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wellington!
Name working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Name in side control, throwing shots but Wellington defends.
Wellington avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Name.
Wellington tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Name wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wellington managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Name.
Wellington gets back to half guard.
Name is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
 Wellington is rocked!
Name with the ground and pound but Wellington uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wellington is still in real trouble! Can Name finish him?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Name accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wellington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Name won't allow Wellington to sweep him here.
Name trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Name throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wellington works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Name accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Name throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Name trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wellington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Name arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Wellington's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). First Name!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, First Name made sure he mentioned Core Combat, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lloque Yupanqui (ranked 3137 p4p, 3912 weight class) and Tian Wang (ranked 344 p4p, 421 weight class). Yupanqui comes to the cage accompanied by Blur - Song 2. Wang has chosen Ain't no Grave as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lloque Yupanqui has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lloque Yupanqui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tian Wang!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yupanqui missing with a left hand there. Wang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tian Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang misses with a leg kick
and Wang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Yupanqui blocks the leg kick.
Yupanqui on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yupanqui moves forwards but Wang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wang's coach down at (HQ) W.C.D.A 🔥🔥🔥 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wang's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yupanqui is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wang.
Wang cracks Yupanqui with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yupanqui scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yupanqui.
Wang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yupanqui checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wang moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Wang.
Yupanqui tries to circle away but Wang has him pinned against the cage.
Wang misses with a punch on the inside.
Wang misses with a body punch.
Wang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yupanqui blocks an uppercut.
Yupanqui blocks an uppercut.
Wang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wang working aggressively here.
Wang swings wildly with an uppercut but Yupanqui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yupanqui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wang tries to work over Yupanqui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wang tries to work over Yupanqui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yupanqui breaks from the clinch.
Yupanqui checks a low kick from Wang.
A little feinted left hand from Yupanqui on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Wang does it's job there.
Yupanqui misses with a lunging right hand
and Wang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wang cracks Yupanqui with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Yupanqui.
Wang has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wang fails to land.
Yupanqui is trying to push Wang away but Wang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wang misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wang.
Wang prevents Yupanqui from breaking the clinch.
Yupanqui escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wang!
Wang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yupanqui.
Wang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yupanqui.
Yupanqui staying out of range there.
Yupanqui was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Yupanqui.
Good leg kick by Wang.
Yupanqui misses the jab.
Wang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch but Yupanqui swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wang rushes Yupanqui and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wang working aggressively here.
Wang misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Wang.
A head punch on the inside from Wang fails to land.
Yupanqui breaks from the clinch.
Wang lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tian Wang 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.
Wang takes one to the side of the head.
Wang swings for the body but Yupanqui moves out of range.
Yupanqui is looking to counter punch.
A lazy left from Yupanqui finds it's target.
Yupanqui misses with a left hand
and Wang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yupanqui swats away the attempt to clinch by Wang.
Yupanqui swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wang throws a jab but it's blocked by Yupanqui.
A swing and a miss from Wang.
Yupanqui throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wang throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tian Wang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Wang.
Yupanqui takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang instigates a clinch.
Yupanqui has had enough of the clinch but Wang keeps him there for the moment.
Yupanqui blocks an uppercut.
Wang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wang misses with the head strike.
A short left from Wang.
Yupanqui prevents a body shot from Wang.
Wang keeps control of Yupanqui as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yupanqui blocking some punches.
Wang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yupanqui's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wang misses with the head strike.
Wang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tian Wang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wang working aggressively here.
Wang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yupanqui's elbow.
Wang digs a right hand into Yupanqui's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yupanqui's gas tank.
Yupanqui looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yupanqui pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wang fails to land.
Wang misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Wang fails to land.
Wang tries to throw a body punch but Yupanqui avoids it by throwing Wang back against the cage.
Yupanqui has Wang pushed against the cage.
Wang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wang throws a head punch that misses.
Wang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wang throws a punch but it's blocked by Yupanqui.
A body shot lands from Wang.
Wang scores with a shot to the side of Yupanqui's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yupanqui can't break the clinch.
Wang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wang can't find room to land a body shot as Yupanqui controls the action.
Wang has a couple of punches blocked by Yupanqui.
Wang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wang misses with some punches.
Wang misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wang throws a punch but it's blocked by Yupanqui.
Yupanqui tries to break free but Wang pushes him back against the cage.
Wang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tian Wang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wang throws out a loose jab but Yupanqui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yupanqui was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yupanqui swats away the attempt to clinch by Wang.
Yupanqui misses with a hook. Wang ducked under it nicely.
Wang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yupanqui.
Wang cracks a nice hook into Yupanqui's ribs.
Yupanqui thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wang darts in and clinches Yupanqui up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wang misses with some punches.
Yupanqui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wang's elbow.
Yupanqui blocks a body shot from Wang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yupanqui is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wang.
Wang misses with a body punch.
Wang has a couple of punches blocked by Yupanqui.
Yupanqui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wang digs a right hand into Yupanqui's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yupanqui's gas tank.
Wang misses with a body punch.
Wang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wang throws a head punch that misses.
Wang lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yupanqui's efforts to push away.
Wang misses with the head strike.
Wang swings wildly with an uppercut but Yupanqui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yupanqui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yupanqui looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wang pushes Yupanqui back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wang misses with a punch on the inside.
Wang misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yupanqui.
Wang tries a body shot but Yupanqui blocks it.
Yupanqui blocking some punches.
Wang struggles to land a body shot inside as Yupanqui controls his hands.
Wang lands a nice uppercut.
Wang tries a body shot but Yupanqui blocks it.
Yupanqui escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch lands to the side of Yupanqui 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wang takes a swing at Yupanqui's ribcage but misses.
Wang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yupanqui throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yupanqui throws a poor cross that misses
letting Wang counter with a right hand.
Wang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yupanqui listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wang misses with a body punch
letting Yupanqui counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yupanqui misses with a hook
and Wang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wang wants to land a leg kick but Yupanqui is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wang, as that shot connected.
Wang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yupanqui.
A swing and a miss from Yupanqui.
Yupanqui walks into a straight right hand from Wang.
Lloque Yupanqui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wang has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tian Wang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wang 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tian Wang!
During a confident post fight interview, Tian Wang thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Warlovski (ranked 1625 p4p, 2911 weight class) and Dmitry Mazanov (ranked 217 p4p, 379 weight class). Dmitry Mazanov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205
5 - 2 - 0 |
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4 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Igor Warlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Mazanov!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warlovski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Warlovski lands with a good body shot.
Mazanov looks to land a left hand but Warlovski moved out of range nicely.
Mazanov blocks a jab.
Mazanov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Warlovski on the side of the head.
Mazanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dmitry Mazanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mazanov misses with a low kick.
Mazanov scores with a sloppy right hand. Warlovski should have avoided that one.
Mazanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Warlovski.
Warlovski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Warlovski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Warlovski presses Mazanov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mazanov wants to break free but Warlovski has control.
Mazanov has had enough of the clinch but Warlovski keeps him there for the moment.
Warlovski keeps control of Mazanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Warlovski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mazanov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Warlovski has him pressed against the cage.
Warlovski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Warlovski gets through Mazanov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warlovski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mazanov backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Mazanov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mazanov wants to break free but Warlovski has control.
Mazanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warlovski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Warlovski scores with a shoulder strike.
Mazanov blocking some punches.
Warlovski lands a hook that snaps the head of Mazanov backwards.
Warlovski has Mazanov pressed against the cage, preventing Mazanov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Warlovski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Warlovski.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Warlovski.
Warlovski struggles to land a body shot inside as Mazanov controls his hands.
Warlovski can't find room to land a body shot as Mazanov controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Warlovski as the two fighters clinch.
Warlovski lands with a right to the head.
Warlovski lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Warlovski.
Warlovski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Warlovski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mazanov's efforts to push away.
Mazanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Mazanov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazanov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mazanov stuns Warlovski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've been told by Warlovski's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A punch combination from Mazanov misses.
Warlovski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Warlovski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mazanov.
Mazanov throws a nice looking combination but Warlovski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Warlovski's corner calls for a 1-2. Warlovski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Warlovski sends Mazanov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Warlovski is motioning to the referee to let Mazanov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Mazanov is rocked!
Warlovski fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Mazanov square on the jaw! Damn, Mazanov is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igor Warlovski!
Igor Warlovski spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Marcellini (ranked 2292 p4p, 1915 weight class) and Ozkar Hootenanny (ranked 318 p4p, 272 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rolando Marcellini !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ozkar Hootenanny!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hootenanny slips under a jab from Marcellini .
Marcellini throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hootenanny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marcellini misses with a hook to the body
and Hootenanny counters with a stiff right hand.
Rolando Marcellini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Marcellini misses the target.
Marcellini misses with a hook to the body
and Hootenanny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marcellini misses the body punch
and Hootenanny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marcellini tries to land a body kick
and Marcellini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marcellini throws a sloppy head kick
and Hootenanny counters with a stiff right hand.
Marcellini missing with a left hand there. Hootenanny was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marcellini connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcellini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marcellini swings widly with a right hand
and Hootenanny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marcellini throws a poor cross that misses
and Hootenanny counters with a stiff right hand.
Marcellini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hootenanny was well out of range. Poor timing from Marcellini .
Hootenanny throws out a counter right but Marcellini avoids it with no problem.
Marcellini listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've been told by Marcellini 's head coaches at DK MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Marcellini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hootenanny.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcellini misses with a hook. Hootenanny ducked under it nicely.
Hootenanny looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marcellini throws a jab when Hootenanny was well out of range.
Marcellini misses with a shot to the body
and Hootenanny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marcellini walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hootenanny 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.
Marcellini throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hootenanny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marcellini throws a jab but it's blocked by Hootenanny.
Marcellini throws a head kick that misses
enabling Hootenanny to counter with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Marcellini .
Marcellini misses with an uppercut. Hootenanny saw that one coming.
Hootenanny avoids the head kick by Marcellini .
Marcellini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hootenanny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marcellini misses with a right hand
and Hootenanny counters with a stiff right hand.
Hootenanny is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marcellini had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcellini misses with a body shot
and Hootenanny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marcellini delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcellini misses with a hook
and Hootenanny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marcellini misses with a lunging right hand
and Hootenanny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Marcellini is rocked!
Marcellini throws a right hand that misses
and Hootenanny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Marcellini is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marcellini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marcellini misses with a lunging right hand
and Hootenanny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marcellini 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hootenanny under the eye.
Hootenanny uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hootenanny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marcellini .
A little jabbing left from Hootenanny on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marcellini misses the jab.
Marcellini seems to have got his legs back now.
Hootenanny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marcellini sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marcellini misses with a hook
and Hootenanny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marcellini tried to score with a low kick but Hootenanny checks it.
The crowd cheers as Marcellini lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hootenanny doesn't seem phased though.
Hootenanny walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcellini misses with a hook. Hootenanny ducked under it nicely.
Marcellini misses with a kick to the body
and Hootenanny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marcellini looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marcellini swings widly with a right hand
and Hootenanny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hootenanny takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hootenanny slips under a jab from Marcellini .
Hootenanny throws out a counter right but Marcellini avoids it with no problem.
Hootenanny takes one to the side of the head.
Marcellini misses the shot to the body.
Marcellini throws an off balance right hand
and Hootenanny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marcellini misses with an uppercut. Hootenanny saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hootenanny! But no joy.
Marcellini misses with a lunging right hand
and Hootenanny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marcellini clobbers Hootenanny with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hootenanny is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcellini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hootenanny swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hootenanny is still on wobbly legs! Can Marcellini finish him?
Hootenanny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcellini .
A little jabbing left from Hootenanny on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hootenanny seems to have recovered his senses.
A lazy body kick from Marcellini
and Hootenanny counters with a nice uppercut.
Hootenanny walks into a stiff left hand from Marcellini .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcellini misses with a hook. Hootenanny ducked under it nicely.
Hootenanny slips a straight right by Marcellini .
Marcellini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marcellini misses with a straight right.
Marcellini drops Hootenanny with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hootenanny looks back up at him and smiles so Marcellini waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Ozkar Hootenanny has been cut.
Marcellini throws a sloppy head kick
and Hootenanny counters with a nice uppercut.
Marcellini throws a head kick that misses
and Hootenanny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marcellini looks to land a right hand but Hootenanny moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hootenanny.
An attempted straight right counter from Marcellini misses the target.
Marcellini drops Hootenanny with a huge uppercut! Hootenanny drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Marcellini is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rolando Marcellini !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Valeron Huhrera (ranked 2561 p4p, 2420 weight class) and Chris Millennium (ranked 33 p4p, 31 weight class). Julio Valeron Huhrera could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Millennium's chin.
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34
154
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155
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BJJ Red Belt
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Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Valeron Huhrera !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Millennium!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millennium lands a leg kick that knocks Huhrera off balance momentarily.
Millennium tests Huhrera 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Millennium has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Millennium closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Huhrera stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Huhrera 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.
Millennium wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Huhrera , who protects the arm well.
Huhrera tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Millennium wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Huhrera gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Millennium is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Huhrera doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Millennium.
Huhrera keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huhrera is looking for a sweep. Millennium is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Huhrera gets back to full guard.
Millennium wants to control from the top but Huhrera keeps moving.
Huhrera wants to sweep here but Millennium controlling him for the moment.
Huhrera controls Millennium momentarily but Millennium frees himself.
Huhrera has control of Millennium's left arm, preventing Millennium from doing any damage.
Millennium postures up.
Millennium looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Huhrera working a defensive guard here.
Huhrera is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Huhrera looking for a sweep. Not yet Huhrera , not yet.
Millennium trying to control the position from guard on top but Huhrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Millennium throws a lazy head kick
and Huhrera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Millennium closes the distance and clinches.
Huhrera is pressed up against the cage. Millennium has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Huhrera down to the mat. Huhrera avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Huhrera clinches with his opponent.
Millennium turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Millennium working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huhrera can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millennium is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Huhrera is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Millennium thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Huhrera tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Millennium wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Huhrera is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Huhrera moves into full guard.
Millennium trying to control the position from guard on top but Huhrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huhrera is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Millennium drops back looking for a leg! Huhrera is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Huhrera manages to kick Millennium off! Millennium jumps back into Huhrera 's guard.
Millennium postures up.
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.
Millennium being controlled here momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Huhrera is on top in guard.
Huhrera lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Huhrera is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Millennium is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Huhrera is aware though and is defending well.
Millennium being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huhrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Millennium is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Millennium dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Huhrera closes the distance and clinches.
Huhrera gets control of Millennium's arms and successfully pulls guard. Huhrera will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Millennium pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huhrera is keeping the position for now.
Huhrera trying to control the position.
Millennium wants to pass the guard but Huhrera is keeping the position.
Millennium slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Huhrera is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Huhrera 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Huhrera being controlled for a moment.
Huhrera manages to work his way to half guard, despite Millennium's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millennium wants to control but Huhrera is keeping him busy.
Huhrera works his way to full guard. Good work.
Millennium stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Huhrera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Millennium wants to control from the top but Huhrera keeps moving.
Huhrera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Millennium stopping the sweep attempt from Huhrera .
Huhrera is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Millennium trying to hold on to Huhrera 's head to control him but Huhrera postures up.
Huhrera is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Millennium is just riding it out for now. Huhrera eventually gives up the hold.
Millennium wants to control but Huhrera is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera is nestled in close to Millennium, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Millennium gets back to full guard.
Huhrera is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Huhrera stands up over Millennium, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Huhrera wants to control from the top but Millennium keeps moving.
Millennium looking for a guillotine here but Huhrera defends easily.
Huhrera is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millennium is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Huhrera is aware though and is defending well.
Millennium keeping moving, preventing Huhrera from controlling successfully.
Huhrera working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Millennium's head.
Huhrera scoring with punches to the head and body.
Huhrera wants to control from the top but Millennium keeps moving.
Huhrera lands a couple of digs.
Huhrera is in close to Millennium's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Huhrera controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Millennium is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huhrera defends well.
Huhrera slips nicely into half guard.
Julio Valeron Huhrera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Huhrera is taking a breather. Millennium says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Millennium is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Huhrera connects with a nice short shot to Millennium's temple.
Nice strikes from Huhrera there.
Huhrera frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Huhrera is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Millennium is rocked!
Huhrera 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.
Huhrera landing shots from mount.
Millennium is still in real trouble! Can Huhrera finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huhrera sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Huhrera postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Millennium badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Huhrera around the waist but Huhrera pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Huhrera is the winner by TKO! Huhrera jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Valeron Huhrera !
Julio Valeron Huhrera decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Chris Millennium had this to say: 'Thanks for the fight'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Gehard (ranked 2995 p4p, 2483 weight class) and Rebel Smith (ranked 330 p4p, 290 weight class). Gehard comes to the cage accompanied by Scooter - Nessaja. Rebel Smith acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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165
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162
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Gehard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rebel Smith!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Gehard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gehard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Gehard does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith drives through and clinches with Gehard against the cage.
Gehard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gehard.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Gehard's head.
Gehard wants a takedown.
Gehard stalling in the clinch.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Gehard lands a nice uppercut.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith tries a body shot but Gehard blocks it.
Gehard prevents a body shot from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gehard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Smith tries a body shot but Gehard blocks it.
We've been hearing reports that Gehard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Gehard controls his hands.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Gehard misses with a punch to the body.
Gehard tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Gehard avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith tries to work over Gehard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Gehard avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Gehard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Gehard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gehard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gehard.
Gehard lands with a light punch inside.
Gehard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gehard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Gehard.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Gehard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gehard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Gehard controls his hands.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Gehard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Gehard avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gehard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Gehard avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Gehard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Gehard.
Gehard misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gehard backwards.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Gehard.
Gehard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith is working Gehard over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Gehard.
Gehard prevents a body shot from Smith.
A head punch on the inside from Gehard fails to land.
Smith lands a right hand.
Gehard prevents a body shot from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gehard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gehard.
Gehard lands with a light punch inside.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Gehard lands a nice shot to the body.
Gehard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gehard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gehard blocking some punches.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Gehard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gehard blocks a body shot from Smith.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rebel Smith 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.
Gehard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith closes the distance but Gehard moves to the side
and Gehard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith digs a good hook to Gehard's body.
Gehard blocks a jab.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Gehard tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gehard pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith prevents a body shot from Gehard.
Gehard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Smith prevents a body shot from Gehard.
Smith tries a body shot but Gehard blocks it.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Gehard avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gehard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Gehard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Gehard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gehard.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Gehard controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gehard.
Gehard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rebel Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gehard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gehard works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Gehard digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gehard lands with a left to the head.
Gehard works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Gehard avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Gehard throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Gehard lands an uppercut.
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!
Gehard blocking some punches.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Gehard avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands a body shot.
A short right from Gehard.
Gehard is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gehard stalls.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Gehard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Gehard blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gehard's elbow.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gehard prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Gehard avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Gehard avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Gehard blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gehard lands an uppercut.
Gehard looking for a takedown.
Gehard misses with a body punch.
Gehard throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Gehard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith tries a body shot but Gehard blocks it.
A short right from Gehard.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Gehard fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
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!
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rebel Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Gehard there.
Rebel Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gehard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Gehard throws a one two combo.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Gehard struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Gehard avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Gehard lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gehard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gehard presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith tries a body shot but Gehard blocks it.
A body shot lands from Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gehard is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Gehard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A hook to the body from Gehard.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Gehard controls his hands.
Smith tries a body shot but Gehard blocks it.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gehard backwards.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Gehard controls his hands.
Smith gets underhooks to prevent Gehard's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Gehard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gehard tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Gehard goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gehard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gehard throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Gehard misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Gehard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sloppy strikes from Gehard. Those never looked like landing.
Bruno Gehard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a jab.
Rebel Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith moves to clinch but Gehard breaks away
and Gehard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gehard darts in looking for a takedown but Smith gets double underhooks and turns Gehard into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gehard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Gehard.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Gehard avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith pushes Gehard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gehard working aggressively here.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gehard prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Gehard blocking some punches.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Gehard controls the action.
Gehard misses with a punch to the body.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Gehard.
Gehard avoiding damage.
Gehard has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Gehard as the two fighters clinch.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gehard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gehard wants to take the fight to the mat but Smith manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gehard prevents a body shot from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gehard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gehard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Gehard's head.
Gehard blocks an uppercut.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Gehard controls his hands.
Gehard prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gehard is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gehard's elbow.
Gehard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rebel Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rebel Smith!
Rebel Smith gave a mention to EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Luc Jalbert (ranked 1248 p4p, 886 weight class) and Ciro Bottini (ranked 172 p4p, 126 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bottini's choice of entrance music: Proteus - Stravaganza. The key to victory for Jean Luc Jalbert has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Excellent MT
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Luc Jalbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ciro Bottini!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottini throws a shot from downtown. Jalbert moves away and avoids it.
Bottini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bottini shoots in for a takedown but Jalbert shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jalbert looks to throw the jab but Bottini is out of range.
Bottini is looking to clinch.
Jalbert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bottini swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Jalbert.
Bottini swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jalbert.
Bottini tries for a takedown but Jalbert circles away easily
and Jalbert counters with a stiff right hand.
Bottini connects with a single shot there.
Bottini misses with a straight right.
Bottini drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bottini is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bottini throwing strikes but missing.
Bottini is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalbert trying to keep a closed guard but Bottini is proving a slippery customer.
Bottini engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jalbert has momentary wrist control but Bottini slips an elbow through the middle.
Bottini trying to control the position from guard on top but Jalbert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jalbert can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bottini controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bottini's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bottini with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jalbert on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jalbert tries to get out of the position.
Jalbert not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bottini controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bottini stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jalbert swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jean Luc Jalbert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bottini fails with a takedown attempt.
Jean Luc Jalbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ciro Bottini.
Jalbert takes a swing at Bottini's ribcage but misses.
Bottini looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalbert takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jalbert misses with a looping left.
Jalbert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bottini.
Jalbert lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bottini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bottini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jalbert clobbers Bottini with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bottini.
Nice uppercut lands for Jalbert. That snapped Bottini's head back.
Jalbert closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jalbert misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Bottini throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bottini feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jalberts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jalbert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bottini connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jalbert lands a nice looking body shot.
Bottini shoots in but Jalbert avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bottini looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottini thows a huge punch but Jalbert dodges it nicely.
Jalbert taking some punishment here, with Bottini in his half guard.
Bottini wants to pass the guard but Jalbert is defending well.
Bottini passes to full mount!
Bottini working the ground and pound effectively.
Bottini scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bottini is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Bottini dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bottini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been told by Jalbert's head coaches at Brooklyn MMA & Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bottini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bottini closes the distance and pushes Jalbert back into the cage.
Jalbert wants to get back to striking at distance but Bottini won't allow it.
Jalbert blocking some punches.
Jalbert working hard to break the clinch.
Bottini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bottini tries to work over Jalbert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jalbert pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Bottini. Beautiful body shot.
Jalbert walks into a stiff left hand from Bottini.
Bottini misses with a wild body shot.
Bottini cracks a nice hook into Jalbert's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Bottini.
Jalbert misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Bottini on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bottini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Jalbert on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bottini. Jalbert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jalbert's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bottini under the eye.
Jalbert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottini slips a straight right by Jalbert.
Bottini lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bottini moves to clinch but Jalbert breaks away
and Jalbert counters with a stiff right hand.
Bottini defending well as Jalbert loads up on a big left hand.
Jalbert looks to throw the jab but Bottini is out of range.
Bottini fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jalbert looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jalbert thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Jalbert misses.
Bottini closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jalbert circles away.
Jalbert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bottini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jalbert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Jalbert misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jalbert ducks under a wild hook from Bottini.
Jalbert swats away the attempt to clinch by Bottini.
Jalbert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jalbert throws out a loose jab but Bottini uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Jalbert.
Bottini wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalbert misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jalbert misses with a hook. Bottini ducked under it nicely.
Bottini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jalbert jabs Bottini right on the nose. Bottini blinks but takes it well.
Bottini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jalbert moves away.
Jalbert's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bottini under the eye.
Jalbert takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bottini shoots in and drives through. Jalbert sprawls well.
Bottini is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jalbert sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jean Luc Jalbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ciro Bottini.
Bottini lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jalbert at a distance.
Bottini slips a straight right by Jalbert.
Jalbert misses with a straight left.
Bottini closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bottini connects with a single shot there.
Jalbert throws an off balance right hand
and Bottini counters with a straight right hand.
Jalbert lands a jab to the head.
Jalbert missing with a left hand there. Bottini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bottini swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Jalbert misses.
Jalbert ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalbert takes one on the button.
Bottini missing with a left hand there. Jalbert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Bottini misses.
Bottini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jalbert moves away.
Jalbert lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jalbert. Bottini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bottini looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bottini wants to clinch up but Jalbert keeps it at a distance.
Jalbert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bottini manages to avoid it.
Bottini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Jalbert misses.
It seemed like Bottini was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jalbert misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Bottini on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jalbert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jalbert throws a shot from downtown. Bottini moves away and avoids it.
Jalbert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bottini moves away.
Jalbert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jalbert takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ciro Bottini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bottini is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jalbert's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bottini thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jalbert's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottini is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bottini throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bottini landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bottini is pressing down on Jalbert's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jalbert is holding on for now.
Bottini not doing much here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ciro Bottini will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A big left from Jalbert misses.
Jean Luc Jalbert is winning the standup battle so far.
Bottini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jalbert.
Jalbert swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bottini just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jalbert. Bottini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bottini misses with a hook. Jalbert ducked under it nicely.
Bottini connects with the punch.
Jalbert throws the left hand but Bottini avoids the punch easily.
Jalbert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bottini.
Jalbert throws a body punch but Bottini moves out of range.
Jalbert lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bottini loads up on a big right hand but Jalbert slips the punch.
Bottini dodges the punch combination from Jalbert.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottini shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bottini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bottini ducks under a wild hook from Jalbert.
It seemed like Bottini was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bottini moves out of range of the strikes.
Jalbert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bottini smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottini moves in looking to clinch but Jalbert pushes him off.
Jalbert is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jalbert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bottini takes a swing at Jalbert's ribcage but misses.
Bottini blocks a jab.
Jalbert ducks under a wild hook from Bottini.
Bottini lands a slapping body shot.
Bottini moves away from the strike by Jalbert.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bottini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut there from Bottini.
Bottini has Jalbert up against the cage in a clinch.
Jalbert tries to break free but Bottini pushes him back against the cage.
Bottini wants a takedown but no success here.
Jalbert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bottini looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bottini shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jalbert as he avoids it easily.
Jean Luc Jalbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ciro Bottini.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalbert connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bottini shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jalbert throws out a loose jab but Bottini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bottini slips under a jab.
Jalbert ducks under a wild hook from Bottini.
Sloppy strikes from Jalbert. Those never looked like landing.
Bottini keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jalbert.
A little jabbing left from Bottini on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bottini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jalbert.
Jalbert swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bottini.
A swing and a miss from Jalbert.
Bottini swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jalbert.
Bottini tries to close the distance and clinch but Jalbert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bottini ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jalbert misses with a hook. Bottini ducked under it nicely.
Bottini scores with a body shot.
Jalbert misses with a wild body shot.
Bottini throws a shot from downtown. Jalbert moves away and avoids it.
Bottini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jean Luc Jalbert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jalbert was well out of range. Poor timing from Bottini.
A slow jab from Bottini misses its intended target.
Bottini avoids the body shot from Jalbert.
Jalbert misses with a looping right.
Jalbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bottini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bottini misses with a hook. Jalbert ducked under it nicely.
Bottini scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jalbert stuffs the takedown.
Jalbert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Bottini - just one landing.
Bottini throws out a loose jab but Jalbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jalbert misses with an uppercut.
Bottini thuds his right hand into Jalbert's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bottini tries to close the distance and clinch but Jalbert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jalbert lands a jab.
It looks like Ciro Bottini has been cut.
Jalbert throws the left hand but Bottini avoids the punch easily.
Bottini drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jalbert misses with a double jab.
Bottini looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice sprawl there from Jalbert as Bottini shoots in.
Jalbert scores with a jab to the head.
Bottini moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Jalbert misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bottini! But no joy.
Bottini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jalbert just misses with a punch to the body.
Jalbert looks to land a left hand but Bottini moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bottini! But no joy.
Jalbert leaves Bottini with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jalbert scores with a sloppy right hand. Bottini should have avoided that one.
Bottini is rocked!
Jalbert leaves Bottini with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bottini is still on wobbly legs! Can Jalbert finish him?
Jalbert drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Bottini's head, knocking him out cold! Jalbert is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jean Luc Jalbert!
Jean Luc Jalbert managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Ciro Bottini had this to say: 'I always wanted to be a rock singer but even my mother told me "Ciro, maledeto, you sing bad and you should feel bad!".'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Drake (ranked 1362 p4p, 1301 weight class) and Darken Rahl (ranked 167 p4p, 160 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darken Rahl!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahl shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drake as he jumps to the side.
Drake scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Drake throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rahl taking a bit of punishment here - Drake scoring with strikes.
Drake misses with the ground and pound.
Drake working the ground and pound but Rahl is defending the strikes.
Rahl managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Drake.
Drake throws a strike aimed at the side of Rahl's head but Rahl avoids it well.
Drake works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Drake is trying to get an arm triangle but Rahl is defending well.
Rahl is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Drake crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Drake misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Drake misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Drake working the strikes but Rahl uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rahl tries to roll over but Drake keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rahl pushes Drake off looking to stand but Drake dives back in and keeps control.
Drake thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Drake thows a huge punch but Rahl dodges it nicely.
Drake not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drake is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rahl doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Drake.
Rahl felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Drake thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rahl's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a head shot. Rahl uses the momentum to regain guard.
Drake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rahl works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rahl 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.
Drake won't allow Rahl to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rahl avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drake throws an elbow that misses. Rahl uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Drake's guard. Nice move by Rahl!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drake looking for a sweep. Not yet Drake, not yet.
Drake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rahl makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rahl trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Drake lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Drake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drake is looking to work some ground and pound but Rahl has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rahl preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rahl is looking to stand up but Drake isn't so interested in that idea.
Drake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drake tries to free his leg and advance position but Rahl is retaining full guard.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Rahl blocks nicely.
Drake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drake looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drake looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Drake dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rahl slaps away a takedown attempt from Drake, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rahl shoots in for a takedown but Drake shows good takedown defense.
Rahl with a jab.
Drake seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Drake darts in looking for a takedown but Rahl gets double underhooks and turns Drake into the cage.
Rahl drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake has picked Rahl up - he's going for a ride! Drake dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Drake looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahl keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jake Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rahl wants to get back to his feet.
Drake is trying to control the action in half guard but Rahl is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahl is trying to stand back up but Drake is controlling him
Rahl keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drake wants to take a breather but Rahl is having none of it.
Rahl blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drake.
Drake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rahl blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drake.
Drake stops Rahl from getting back to his feet.
Rahl keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rahl wants to get back to his feet.
Drake passes to side control.
The strikes coming from Drake are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rahl can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Drake throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rahl struggling a bit here.
Rahl wants to get back to his feet.
Drake connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rahl some visible discomfort.
Drake misses with the ground and pound.
Drake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rahl keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake swings around for an armbar but Rahl sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Drake's guard.
Drake wants to sweep but no luck.
Rahl stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rahl must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rahl accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rahl trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Rahl scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Drake manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rahl manages to get himself to full guard.
Drake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drake is pushing down on Rahl's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rahl is fighting to maintain full guard but Drake has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Drake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Drake seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rahl keeping control of the position.
Rahl is trying to stand.
Drake missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rahl defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rahl tries to kick Drake off but Drake keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rahl is not content to let Drake control the position.
Rahl pushes Drake off looking to stand but Drake dives back in and keeps control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Drake dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rahl shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Drake moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Drake looking for a guillotine here but Rahl defends easily.
Drake is trying to control the position but Rahl postures up.
Drake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahl works over Drake with some ground and pound from guard.
Rahl is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Drake is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rahl avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahl is looking for a sweep. Drake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drake thows a huge punch but Rahl dodges it nicely.
Rahl is concentrating on defense, preventing Drake from advancing position.
Drake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drake is trying to control. Rahl wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rahl has hold of Drake's hands but Drake slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Drake is looking to take a break and control but Rahl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Drake thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rahl's head.
Rahl has hold of Drake's hands but Drake slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Darken Rahl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahl avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drake.
Rahl slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rahl is looking to stand up but Drake isn't so interested in that idea.
Drake slips nicely into half guard.
Drake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rahl is not content to let Drake control the position.
Rahl is trying to stand up here but Drake is controlling him well.
Drake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake with the ground and pound but Rahl uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Drake slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Drake connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rahl some visible discomfort.
Drake lands a decent elbow from side control.
Drake working the ground and pound but Rahl is defending the strikes.
Jake Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drake is staying tight to Rahl's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Rahl is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Drake asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Drake controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake wants to control but Rahl is keeping him busy.
Drake is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rahl's shoulder. That is not cool.
Drake seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rahl for as long as he can get away with.
Rahl sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drake wants to pass to mount but Rahl is defending the position.
Rahl is refusing to be controlled, as Drake sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drake, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Drake!
An out of breath Jake Drake thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conor Butcher (ranked 303 p4p, 731 weight class) and Scooter Bob (ranked 43 p4p, 108 weight class). Butcher comes to the cage accompanied by Eaten by Bloodbath. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Conor Butcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scooter Bob!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob throws a right hand that misses
and Butcher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Bob swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bob swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Butcher swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bob counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Butcher shoots in for a takedown but Bob shows good takedown defense.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bob! But no joy.
Bob swings for the body but Butcher moves out of range.
Butcher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Butcher tries to clinch up but Bob circles away and keeps his distance.
Butcher looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely.
Butcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bob.
Butcher misses with a wild body shot.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher connects with a body shot.
Bob's corner calls for a 1-2. Bob obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
 It looks like Conor Butcher has been cut.
Butcher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bob swivels and escapes.
Bob looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bob's coach down at Power Shark Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bob's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bob connects with a good right hand that stumbles Butcher. Butcher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butcher lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Butcher is just out of range.
Butcher throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Butcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Bob is just out of range.
Bob swinging wildly here.
Butcher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bob stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bob wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Butcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butcher is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Butcher scores with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Butcher.
Butcher misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
Butcher cracks Bob with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Butcher jabs at Bob's body.
Butcher lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Butcher.
Butcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bob drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bob uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Butcher.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Conor Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Bob ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bob scores with a body shot.
Butcher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Butcher tries for a takedown but Bob sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Butcher misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Bob on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Butcher misses with a right hand
and Bob cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Bob looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Butcher takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Butcher misses with a takedown attempt - Bob sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Bob scores with a four punch combination!
Butcher throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Butcher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Butcher wants the takedown. Bob is fighting it off but Butcher persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bob's guard against the cage.
Bob has Butcher pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butcher throwing strikes but missing.
Bob avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Butcher slips nicely into half guard.
Bob has hold of Butcher's hands but Butcher slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butcher throws a strike but Bob avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Butcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butcher throwing strikes from guard but Bob blocks nicely.
Butcher postures up in Bob's guard and throws a big left but Bob blocks it.
Bob working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Butcher.
Butcher trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Butcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conor Butcher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Butcher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Butcher throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Bob takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Butcher fails with the takedown.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bob manages to avoid it.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Butcher blocks a jab.
Butcher throws a hook but Bob avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Butcher.
Butcher shoots in looking for a takedown but Bob manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Butcher's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A little jabbing left from Bob on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bob throws a hook to the side of Butcher's head but Butcher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Butcher throws a body shot but no joy.
Butcher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bob as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Butcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher forces Bob back against the cage and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Bob as the two fighters clinch.
Bob breaks the clinch.
Butcher scores with a nice head shot.
Bob throws a shot from downtown. Butcher moves away and avoids it.
Butcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bob.
Bob throws out a counter right but Butcher avoids it with no problem.
Bob lands with a hook. Butcher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bob, as that shot connected.
Butcher misses the shot to the body.
Bob swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bob throws a jab when Butcher was well out of range.
Butcher shoots in for a double leg but Bob sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bob circles away from the clinch attempt.
Butcher closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bob quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butcher wants to take a breather but Bob is having none of it.
Bob really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Butcher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Butcher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bob is positioning himself well to prevent Butcher advancing to mount.
Bob blocking the ground and pound attempt from Butcher.
Butcher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Butcher wants to free his trapped foot but Bob is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bob holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Butcher wants to free his trapped foot but Bob is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bob is refusing to be controlled, as Butcher sits in half guard.
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.
Butcher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bob's head.
Butcher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bob is looking to control Butcher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bob avoid being mounted?
Butcher throwing shots but Bob is blocking nicely.
Butcher is thwarting Bob's attempts to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Butcher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bob misses the jab.
Bob slips a straight right by Butcher.
Bob throws out a counter right but Butcher avoids it with no problem.
Bob throws a right hand that Butcher ducks under and follows up with a left that Butcher also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bob as he avoids it easily.
Bob misses with a hook.
Butcher looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely.
Bob misses with a wild body shot.
Butcher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bob is fending him off so far but Butcher persists. Nope, Bob circles away and we're back to standing.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bob takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Bob swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Bob on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Bob scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Butcher doesn't seem bothered though.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butcher jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Butcher has his takedown stuffed
and Bob counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Conor Butcher will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Conor Butcher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bob scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Butcher fails with the takedown
letting Bob counter with a right hand.
Butcher moves out of range of the strikes.
Butcher tries to clinch
and Butcher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bob fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good exchange - Butcher coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher fails with the takedown
letting Bob counter with a right hand.
Butcher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bob counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butcher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bob's waist but Bob gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Butcher off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Butcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bob blocking the ground and pound attempt from Butcher.
Butcher is thwarting Bob's attempts to control the position.
Butcher is nestled in close to Bob, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Butcher is thwarting Bob's attempts to control the position.
Butcher throwing shots but Bob is blocking nicely.
Bob is trying to control but can't.
Butcher drops an elbow to the side of Bob's head.
Butcher looks to land a strike but Bob avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob trying to control the position.
Bob is pulling down on Butcher's head to control his posture.
Butcher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bob is keeping the position for now.
Butcher postures up in Bob's guard and throws a big left but Bob blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Butcher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bob working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Butcher.
Butcher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Butcher working some strikes from top position.
Bob working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Butcher stands up over Bob, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Butcher wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving.
Butcher throwing strikes from guard but Bob blocks nicely.
Butcher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Butcher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bob feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Butchers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Conor Butcher's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher shoots for a double leg takedown but Bob sprawls well. He's pushed Butcher's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Butcher misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Bob counter with a right hand.
Butcher shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bob sprawls well. Bob wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Butcher gets slowly back to his feet.
Bob takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Butcher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bob's head.
Nice cross by Bob.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Butcher.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Scooter Bob just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Conor Butcher's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Butcher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bob at a distance.
Butcher wants to clinch up but Bob keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Bob on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bob lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bob stuffs the takedown.
Bob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bob throws a hook but Butcher blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bob manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bob! But no joy.
Butcher dives in for a single leg takedown but Bob sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Butcher controls the action.
Bob lands with a left to the head.
Bob lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Butcher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Butcher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Butcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butcher gets the takedown into side control.
Butcher has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bob!
Bob avoids a series of strikes thrown by Butcher.
Butcher throws some wild stikes that Bob manages to avoid easily.
Bob can't escape the position.
Butcher misses with a head shot.
Butcher lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bob hang on?
Butcher working the ground and pound effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Butcher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher thowing shots but they're missing.
Bob avoids a series of strikes thrown by Butcher.
Butcher throws some wild stikes that Bob manages to avoid easily.
Butcher throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Butcher raining down hammerfists from mount.
Butcher working the ground and pound effectively.
Poor strikes thrown by Butcher there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher is landing with some decent strikes but Bob is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bob keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Butcher thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Butcher has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bob's face.
Butcher postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bob looks a forlorn figure.
Bob blocking the ground and pound.
Bob is bucking up trying to escape but Butcher cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bob is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher landing strikes, looking to finish!
Butcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bob can do to turn this around?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Butcher cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bob is in a horrible position here. Butcher smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butcher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Butcher thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Butcher there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bob is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Butcher thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Butcher with good strikes from the mount here!
Butcher unloading with bombs!
Bob is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Butcher had his way with Scooter Bob in that round.
The cut man is working on Conor Butcher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Butcher lands a huge takedown. Bob is out but the ref is slow to react and Butcher lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Bob lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Butcher!
Conor Butcher retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Conor Butcher thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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