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SPPS 33 - New Year Bash PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chaz Campbell (ranked 3071 p4p, 6618 weight class) and Sebastian Ramirez (ranked 388 p4p, 638 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chaz Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Campbell to the mat! Campbell manages to get full guard.
Campbell has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ramirez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Campbell trying to control from the bottom.
Campbell is looking to improve his position.
Ramirez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell is trying is best to control the position here.
Ramirez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ramirez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell tries to roll over but Ramirez keeps him under control.
Ramirez seems to be looking for submissions.
Campbell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Campbell.
Ramirez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Campbell has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Campbell is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ramirez keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
Campbell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramirez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ramirez keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
Campbell wants to get up but he can't break Ramirez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Campbell with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez gets tackled into the cage by Campbell. Campbell maintains the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ramirez is trying to trip Campbell. He has hold of a leg but Campbell is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ramirez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Campbell trying to keep a closed guard but Ramirez is proving a slippery customer.
Ramirez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ramirez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ramirez tries to free his leg and advance position but Campbell is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell being controlled here, momentarily.
Ramirez pushing down on Campbell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Campbell won't allow Ramirez to pass to mount.
Ramirez wants to work for an arm triangle but Campbell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campbell is refusing to be controlled, as Ramirez sits in half guard.
Campbell is trying to stand back up but Ramirez is controlling him
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chaz Campbell will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Campbell stalks Ramirez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ramirez's face. Ramirez staggers backwards, shaken.
Campbell throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez shoots in for a double leg but Campbell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Campbell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Campbell works over Ramirez's head and body with a nice combination.
Ramirez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Campbell went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Campbell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No joy there for Campbell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Campbell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A combination from Campbell does no damage.
Campbell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Campbell wants it to stay on the feet.
Chaz Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Ramirez.
Campbell gets caught flat footed, as Ramirez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Campbell controlling Ramirez's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell looking for a guillotine here but Ramirez defends easily.
Ramirez pushes down on Campbell's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ramirez trying to mount his opponent but Campbell defends it.
Campbell wants to control but Ramirez is keeping busy.
Ramirez trying to pass the guard but Campbell defending well.
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.
Ramirez trying to control the action but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Campbell is defending against the submission attempts here by Ramirez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ramirez trying to pass the guard but Campbell defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell trying to control but Ramirez postures up.
Campbell has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ramirez is on him like a limpet, forcing Campbell back against the cage.
Campbell tries to pull guard but Ramirez won't allow it.
Campbell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramirez can do to turn this around?
Ramirez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Campbell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ramirez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Campbell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ramirez trying to control the position but Campbell is working away.
Campbell being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to move to mount but Campbell blocks the move with his legs.
Sebastian Ramirez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Campbell tries to escape but Ramirez is in control.
Ramirez taking a break here but Campbell is having none of it and regains half guard.
Campbell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ramirez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ramirez wants to work for an arm triangle but Campbell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chaz Campbell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ramirez has a takedown stuffed.
Ramirez misses with a takedown attempt - Campbell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ramirez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chaz Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Ramirez.
Campbell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Campbell sprawls well. Campbell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Campbell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Campbell wants it to stay on the feet.
Campbell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ramirez.
Ramirez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Campbell keeps working.
Campbell pushes Ramirez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ramirez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Campbell can't do much from the bottom here.
Ramirez advances to mount.
Ramirez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Campbell defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ramirez.
Campbell sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Campbell trying to control here.
Ramirez trying to mount his opponent but Campbell defends it.
Ramirez is taking a breather. Campbell 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.
Campbell is trying to stand up here but Ramirez is controlling him well.
Ramirez is looking to stall here but Campbell recovers full guard.
Ramirez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez trying to control the action but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Campbell manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ramirez's best efforts.
Ramirez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ramirez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Campbell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ramirez wants to free his trapped foot but Campbell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ramirez uses his free foot to push down on Campbell's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Campbell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Campbell working to try and regain half guard.
Ramirez content just to control the position here.
Campbell is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ramirez controlling the position easily from mount.
Campbell is trying desperately to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Campbell is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chaz Campbell.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Campbell, 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chaz Campbell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francois Oosthuizen (ranked 1787 p4p, 2596 weight class) and Montesh Dominguez (ranked 206 p4p, 299 weight class). Montesh Dominguez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francois Oosthuizen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Montesh Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Francis DeMontford and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dominguez wants to clinch.
Dominguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oosthuizen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dominguez's head backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dominguez.
Oosthuizen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Oosthuizen gets a clinch.
Oosthuizen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez lands a damaging elbow.
 It looks like Francois Oosthuizen has been cut.
The referee calls for Dominguez to work.
Oosthuizen missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Dominguez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dominguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oosthuizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Oosthuizen tries to land a knee to the head but Dominguez blocks with his arms.
Dominguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oosthuizen 's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen .
Dominguez told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oosthuizen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oosthuizen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dominguez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Oosthuizen tries to keep at a distance but Dominguez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oosthuizen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dominguezs head.
 It looks like Montesh Dominguez has been cut.
Oosthuizen prevents a body shot from Dominguez.
Oosthuizen throws a head punch that misses.
Oosthuizen lands an uppercut.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
Oosthuizen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oosthuizen throws a head punch that misses.
Oosthuizen misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Oosthuizen .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Dominguez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dominguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Oosthuizen avoids the damage to the body.
Oosthuizen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dominguez.
Dominguez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dominguez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oosthuizen struggles to land a body shot inside as Dominguez controls his hands.
Oosthuizen misses with some punches.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch to the body.
Oosthuizen misses with a knee to the head.
Dominguez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oosthuizen is keeping busy.
Dominguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oosthuizen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dominguez prevents a body shot from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oosthuizen tries a body shot but Dominguez blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dominguez after a bit of a struggle.
Oosthuizen blocks an uppercut.
Oosthuizen tries to work over Dominguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dominguez throws a head punch that misses.
Dominguez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oosthuizen .
Dominguez lands a knee to the body.
Oosthuizen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dominguez lands an elbow that stopped Oosthuizen in his tracks for a moment.
Dominguez lands a good knee to the midsection. Oosthuizen won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch on the inside from Oosthuizen fails to land.
Dominguez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oosthuizen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dominguez throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oosthuizen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dominguez's elbow.
Dominguez blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Dominguez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominguez throws a head punch that misses.
Oosthuizen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dominguez's elbow.
Oosthuizen pushes Dominguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dominguez lands a shot to the body.
Dominguez working Oosthuizen over with knees to the body.
Dominguez is trying to stall.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
A short right from Dominguez.
Oosthuizen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oosthuizen can't find room to land a body shot as Dominguez controls the action.
Oosthuizen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dominguez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oosthuizen .
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oosthuizen looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francois Oosthuizen . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dominguez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Francois Oosthuizen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Dominguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Oosthuizen circles away.
Dominguez moves in looking to clinch but Oosthuizen pushes him off.
Dominguez is looking to score with low kicks.
Dominguez lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oosthuizen . Dominguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oosthuizen with a nice cross.
Dominguez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oosthuizen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oosthuizen closes the distance and clinches.
Oosthuizen avoiding damage as Dominguez throws knees to the body.
Oosthuizen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dominguez regains guard.
Dominguez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dominguez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oosthuizen checks a leg kick nicely.
Dominguez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oosthuizen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab from Oosthuizen .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez looks to land a left hand but Oosthuizen moved out of range nicely.
Dominguez misses with a body shot.
Oosthuizen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice shot by Oosthuizen .
Dominguez blocks a jab.
Dominguez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dominguez misses with a straight left.
Oosthuizen looking to score a takedown here. Dominguez is defending well but Oosthuizen drives through and ends up in Dominguez's guard.
Oosthuizen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dominguez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oosthuizen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dominguez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oosthuizen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oosthuizen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oosthuizen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dominguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dominguez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oosthuizen lands with a shot to the body.
Dominguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oosthuizen slips a straight right by Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a body punch but Oosthuizen moves out of range.
Montesh Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dominguez. Oosthuizen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oosthuizen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dominguez is trying to maintain a safe position but Oosthuizen gets an underhook and turns Dominguez into the cage.
Oosthuizen lands a body shot.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oosthuizen avoids it.
Dominguez cracks Oosthuizen with a nice body shot.
Dominguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dominguez trying to stall but Oosthuizen improves his position.
Oosthuizen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oosthuizen tries to work over Dominguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dominguez is breathing heavily.
Dominguez blocks a body shot from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dominguez is pressed up against the cage. Oosthuizen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dominguez down to the mat. Dominguez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dominguez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Oosthuizen rather than just go for the knockout.
Oosthuizen swings for the body but Dominguez moves out of range.
Dominguez avoids the body shot from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen connects with the punch.
Dominguez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Montesh Dominguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oosthuizen moves into the clinch.
Oosthuizen can't get the takedown.
Oosthuizen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oosthuizen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Francois Oosthuizen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dominguez managing to block the knees to the body from Oosthuizen .
Dominguez tries to throw a body punch but Oosthuizen avoids it by throwing Dominguez back against the cage.
Oosthuizen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dominguez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francois Oosthuizen . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oosthuizen throws a body shot but no joy.
Dominguez throws out a counter right but Oosthuizen avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen lands a really nice looking cross but Dominguez seems unphased.
Oosthuizen misses with an uppercut.
Dominguez tries to clinch but Oosthuizen is having none of it.
Oosthuizen keeps the fight on the outside.
Dominguez checks the leg kick nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oosthuizen throwing a counter right hand but Dominguez manages to avoid it.
Oosthuizen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oosthuizen avoids the body shot from Dominguez.
A little feinted left hand from Oosthuizen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dominguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dominguez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oosthuizen on the side of the head.
Oosthuizen closes the distance and clinches.
Oosthuizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Oosthuizen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dominguez's elbow.
Oosthuizen misses with a body punch.
Oosthuizen lands with a light punch inside.
Dominguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oosthuizen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dominguez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Oosthuizen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dominguez throws a hook but Oosthuizen avoids it easily.
Oosthuizen missing with a left hand there. Dominguez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Oosthuizen misses.
Dominguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dominguez misses with a body shot
and Dominguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dominguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Oosthuizen throws a body punch but Dominguez moves out of range.
Donk. Dominguez catches Oosthuizen right on the button with a cross.
Dominguez misses with a hook. Oosthuizen ducked under it nicely.
Dominguez tries to clinch up but Oosthuizen circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Oosthuizen misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dominguez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oosthuizen finds it's way round the side to connect with Dominguez's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dominguez. Oosthuizen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dominguez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oosthuizen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen struggles to land a body shot inside as Dominguez controls his hands.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch to the body.
Oosthuizen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dominguez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dominguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Oosthuizen is just out of range.
Oosthuizen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oosthuizen takes the fight into the clinch.
Dominguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez.
A right hand to the body from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen misses with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Oosthuizen .
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oosthuizen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oosthuizen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dominguez prevents it.
Oosthuizen working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen lands a shot to the body.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oosthuizen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dominguez tries a body shot but Oosthuizen blocks it.
Dominguez looking to stall.
Dominguez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oosthuizen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dominguez.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Oosthuizen working aggressively here.
Oosthuizen struggles to land a body shot inside as Dominguez controls his hands.
A short right from Oosthuizen .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oosthuizen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oosthuizen misses with a body punch.
Oosthuizen avoiding damage as Dominguez throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen .
Dominguez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dominguez is leaning against Oosthuizen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dominguez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francois Oosthuizen . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oosthuizen tries to work over Dominguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oosthuizen lands a right hand.
Dominguez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oosthuizen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dominguez is defending well for now.
Oosthuizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Dominguez trying to land knees to the body.
Oosthuizen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominguez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dominguez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oosthuizen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dominguez misses with a body punch.
Oosthuizen tries a body shot but Dominguez blocks it.
Oosthuizen has a couple of punches blocked by Dominguez.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oosthuizen prevents a body shot from Dominguez.
Oosthuizen prevents a body shot from Dominguez.
Oosthuizen struggles to land a body shot inside as Dominguez controls his hands.
Oosthuizen scores with a shoulder strike.
Dominguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oosthuizen is defending well for now.
Dominguez looking to throw knees to the head but Oosthuizen is blocking nicely.
Montesh Dominguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Francois Oosthuizen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oosthuizen working aggressively here.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francois Oosthuizen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oosthuizen , 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois Oosthuizen !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eemeli Lampi (ranked 2188 p4p, 4708 weight class) and Abasi Amaike (ranked 288 p4p, 537 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eemeli Lampi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abasi Amaike!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lampi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lampi throws the left hand but Amaike avoids the punch easily.
Lampi staying out of range there.
Lampi throws a big counter combination but Amaike scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lampi scores with a shot to the body.
Lampi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Abasi Amaike has been cut.
Amaike looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Amaike ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lampi moves away.
Amaike walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Amaike missing with a left hand there. Lampi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lampi scores with a hook to the body. Amaike takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lampi throws a lazy uppercut
and Amaike counters with a straight right hand.
Amaike throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amaike scores with a nice right hand.
Lampi misses with a right hand
and Amaike counters with a nice uppercut.
Eemeli Lampi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amaike on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Amaike throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampi misses with an uppercut.
Lampi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lampi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amaike was well out of range. Poor timing from Lampi.
Lampi loads up on a big right hand but Amaike slips the punch.
Amaike stuns Lampi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Amaike misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lampi.
Amaike looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lampi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Amaike counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Amaike blocks a jab.
It seemed like Amaike was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lampi throws a shot from downtown. Amaike moves away and avoids it.
Lampi loads up on a big right hand but Amaike slips the punch.
Amaike swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lampi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amaike was well out of range. Poor timing from Lampi.
Amaike misses with a right hand
and Lampi counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lampi throws the left hand but Amaike avoids the punch easily.
Lampi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lampi misses with a left hand
and Amaike counters with a left to the body.
Amaike blocks a jab.
Amaike doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lampi tests Amaike's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lampi scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lampi. Amaike does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lampi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Amaike throws out the jab.
It looked like Lampi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Amaike misses with a straight right.
Lampi connects with a solid leg kick.
Lampi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Abasi Amaike's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lampi swings widly with a right hand
and Amaike counters with a nice uppercut.
Lampi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Amaike ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Lampi.
A little jabbing left from Amaike on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lampi misses with an uppercut. Amaike saw that one coming.
Lampi throws a sloppy body shot
and Amaike counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Amaike throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lampi counters with a left to the body.
Amaike fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Amaike misses with an uppercut.
Amaike misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the body from Amaike misses
and Lampi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amaike takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lampi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amaike drops his hands momentarily and Lampi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaike misses with a body shot.
Lampi throws out a loose jab but Amaike uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lampi tries to clinch there but Amaike circles away.
A big right from Lampi misses.
It seemed like Amaike was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lampi misses with a hook
and Amaike counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lampi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Amaike at a distance.
Amaike ducks under a wild hook from Lampi.
Lampi looks to land a right hand but Amaike moved out of range.
Lampi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amaike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lampi throws a hook but Amaike avoids it easily.
Lampi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Amaike doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eemeli Lampi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abasi Amaike's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lampi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Amaike's head.
Amaike lands an overhand right.
Lampi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amaike.
Lampi blocks the body kick.
Amaike misses with a left hand
and Lampi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lampi connects with a single shot there.
Lampi looks to land a right hand but Amaike moved out of range.
Eemeli Lampi is winning the standup battle so far.
Amaike missing with a left hand there. Lampi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Amaike throws a right hand that misses
and Lampi counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amaike steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lampi.
Lampi tries to close the distance and clinch but Amaike swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amaike throws out a counter right but Lampi avoids it with no problem.
Some bone on bone action there as Lampi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Amaike takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampi throws a looping overhand right but Amaike ducks down to avoid it.
Lampi drops Amaike with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Amaike looks back up at him and smiles so Lampi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Amaike is rocked!
Amaike is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Lampi doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Amaike crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Amaike's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eemeli Lampi!
An out of breath Eemeli Lampi 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Cobain (ranked 2372 p4p, 3710 weight class) and Akara Kongsangchai (ranked 246 p4p, 328 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cobain might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Smells Like Teen Spirit. Akara Kongsangchai acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Cobain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akara Kongsangchai!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongsangchai slips under a jab from Cobain.
Cobain swats away the attempt to clinch by Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cobain jabs Kongsangchai right on the nose. Kongsangchai blinks but takes it well.
Kongsangchai moves in looking to clinch but Cobain pushes him off.
Nice jab there from Cobain.
Kongsangchai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cobain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kongsangchai looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobain is just out of range.
Kongsangchai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobain lands an overhand right.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch but Cobain moves out of range.
Kongsangchai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cobain half committed to a counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobain. Kongsangchai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobain moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKongsangchai.
Kongsangchai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cobain.
Kongsangchai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cobain.
Kongsangchai lands an uppercut.
Cobain manages to break the clinch.
Cobain misses with a body shot.
Kongsangchai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cobain pushes Kongsangchai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Cobain.
Cobain lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Cobain.
Cobain lands a right hand.
Kongsangchai misses with the head strike.
Cobain stalling against the cage.
Cobain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kongsangchai misses with a punch to the body.
Kongsangchai connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kongsangchai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kongsangchai stalling in the clinch but Cobain improves position.
Cobain tries a body shot but Kongsangchai blocks it.
Kongsangchai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cobain breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cobain lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Kongsangchai falls backwards - clearly groggy! Cobain dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Cobain!
An out of breath Kurt Cobain 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Rey Bargos (ranked 3774 p4p, 1794 weight class) and Kira Yoshikage (ranked 407 p4p, 208 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rey Bargos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kira Yoshikage!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, John Mangel and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bargos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bargos manages to pull guard.
Bargos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bargos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yoshikage throws a big right hand that misses.
Yoshikage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bargos pulls Yoshikage in to control the position.
Bargos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yoshikage controls the pace.
Bargos has his hands on Yoshikage's head, controlling the position.
Yoshikage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yoshikage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bargos managing to control the position.
Yoshikage throws a big elbow that misses.
Bargos seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Yoshikage throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshikage working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bargos's head.
Bargos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bargos continues to stall.
Yoshikage postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yoshikage working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bargos has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bargos 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.
Yoshikage trying to control but Bargos is working from the bottom.
Yoshikage with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yoshikage with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yoshikage wants to control from the top but Bargos keeps moving.
Yoshikage is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bargos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bargos keeping moving, preventing Yoshikage from controlling successfully.
Bargos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yoshikage throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bargos is pulling down on Yoshikage's head. It's preventing any offense from Yoshikage, at least for the moment.
Bargos controls Yoshikage momentarily but Yoshikage frees himself.
Yoshikage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bargos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yoshikage is looking to work some ground and pound but Bargos has wrist control.
Bargos 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.
Bargos is pulling down on Yoshikage's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bargos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yoshikage.
Bargos keeping moving, preventing Yoshikage from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshikage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bargos working a defensive guard here.
Bargos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bargos has Yoshikage pulled in close to control his posture.
Yoshikage scoring with some ground and pound.
Bargos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yoshikage.
Bargos seems keen to control Yoshikage's posture.
Bargos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yoshikage.
Bargos is pulling down on Yoshikage's head. It's preventing any offense from Yoshikage, at least for the moment.
Yoshikage passes Bargos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bargos wants to control but Yoshikage is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bargos wants to get back to full guard.
Bargos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yoshikage.
Bargos trying to control from the bottom.
Bargos tries to roll over but Yoshikage keeps him under control.
Yoshikage drops an elbow to the side of Bargos's head.
Bargos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Yoshikage throwing strikes from guard but Bargos blocks nicely.
Bargos is controlling Yoshikage's posture.
Yoshikage postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yoshikage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bargos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bargos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yoshikage is one step ahead there.
Yoshikage is looking to work some ground and pound but Bargos has wrist control.
Yoshikage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kira Yoshikage dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bargos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yoshikage, pushing him back against the cage.
Yoshikage controlling the action here for a moment.
Yoshikage is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bargos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bargos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kira Yoshikage has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bargos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yoshikage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yoshikage looking to pass the guard.
Bargos trying to control the position here.
Yoshikage preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshikage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bargos has control of Yoshikage's left arm, preventing Yoshikage from doing any damage.
Bargos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bargos keeping moving, preventing Yoshikage from controlling successfully.
Bargos is trying to control the position but Yoshikage postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshikage controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bargos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yoshikage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yoshikage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bargos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bargos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bargos trying to control the position.
Yoshikage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yoshikage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bargos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yoshikage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yoshikage throwing strikes from guard but Bargos blocks nicely.
Yoshikage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yoshikage pushes down on Bargos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bargos is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshikage thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bargos's head.
Bargos is trying is best to control the position here.
Bargos is trying to control but can't.
Bargos keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bargos wants to control but Yoshikage is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bargos is positioning himself well to prevent Yoshikage advancing to mount.
Yoshikage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yoshikage wants to take a breather but Bargos is having none of it.
Yoshikage landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bargos wants to control but Yoshikage is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bargos is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Yoshikage sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bargos defending well though.
Yoshikage not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yoshikage throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yoshikage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bargos desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bargos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yoshikage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshikage thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bargos's head.
Yoshikage missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bargos wants to get back to full guard.
Bargos wants to control but Yoshikage is keeping busy.
Yoshikage thows a huge punch but Bargos dodges it nicely.
Yoshikage scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yoshikage works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bargos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yoshikage trying to control but Bargos is having none of it.
Bargos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yoshikage is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bargos regains half guard.
Yoshikage thows a huge punch but Bargos dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshikage seems to be working for a kimura but Bargos defends the submission attempt.
Yoshikage is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bargos has his hands clasped together around Yoshikage's back. He's all about the action.
Yoshikage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bargos is trying to maintain the position but Yoshikage is very close to passing his half guard.
Yoshikage working Bargos over with strikes.
Bargos is controlling Yoshikage's trapped leg to prevent Yoshikage from advancing to side control.
Yoshikage is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bargos preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kira Yoshikage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bargos moves into range and clinches up with Yoshikage.
Bargos has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Yoshikage uses from the top position.
Bargos managing to control the position.
Yoshikage lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bargos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Yoshikage trying to control but Bargos is working from the bottom.
Yoshikage stopping the sweep attempt from Bargos.
Bargos keeping moving, preventing Yoshikage from controlling successfully.
Bargos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshikage trying to control but Bargos is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshikage throws a big right hand that misses.
Yoshikage throwing strikes from guard but Bargos blocks nicely.
Yoshikage wants to pass the guard but Bargos is keeping the position.
Bargos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yoshikage's guard.
Yoshikage throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bargos trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshikage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoshikage throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bargos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bargos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bargos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yoshikage has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bargos has managed to get both his arms back between Yoshikage's legs - danger averted.
Bargos pushing down on Yoshikage's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshikage looking for submissions off his back.
Bargos is trying to work for a kimura but Yoshikage is defending well.
Yoshikage looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bargos stands up out of the half guard.
Bargos clinches.
Yoshikage trying to control the position but instead, Bargos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yoshikage into the cage.
Bargos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Kira Yoshikage has been cut.
Bargos manages to pull guard.
Bargos pulls Yoshikage in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshikage trying to control the position from guard on top but Bargos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoshikage throws a big elbow that misses.
Yoshikage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bargos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bargos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bargos has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Yoshikage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bargos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yoshikage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bargos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bargos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bargos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bargos controls Yoshikage momentarily but Yoshikage frees himself.
Bargos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yoshikage scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yoshikage trying to control but Bargos is working from the bottom.
Bargos trying to control the position here.
Bargos has momentary wrist control but Yoshikage slips an elbow through the middle.
Yoshikage wants to control from the top but Bargos keeps moving.
Bargos controlling the position.
Bargos looking to control.
Yoshikage throwing strikes from guard but Bargos blocks nicely.
Bargos wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yoshikage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bargos controls Yoshikage momentarily but Yoshikage frees himself.
Yoshikage is working Bargos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rey Bargos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bargos keeping moving, preventing Yoshikage from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rey Bargos.
I think Yoshikage has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kira Yoshikage!
Rey Bargos spoke after the fight, saying 'I tried so hard, can't seem to get away from misery
Man, I tried so hard, will always be a victim of these streets
It ain't my fault 'cause I try to get away, but trouble follows me
And still I try so hard, hopin' one day they'll come and rescue me
But until then I'll be posted up right here rai'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Broklyn Red (ranked 2066 p4p, 888 weight class) and Brady Jean Baptiste (ranked 217 p4p, 107 weight class). Brady Jean Baptiste will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Broklyn Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Brady Jean Baptiste!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Red throws a poor cross that misses
and Jean Baptiste counters with a three punch combo that has Red backing up. Red nods at Jean Baptiste to acknowledge the strikes.
Red throws an off balance right hand
and Jean Baptiste counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Red scores with the left hand. Jean Baptiste knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheers as Jean Baptiste lands an impressive looking overhand right. Red doesn't seem phased though.
Red throws the left hand but Jean Baptiste avoids the punch easily.
Jean Baptiste tries a head kick but it misses.
Red blocks a jab.
Red closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jean Baptiste circles away.
Jean Baptiste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Red throws a lazy uppercut
and Jean Baptiste makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Red on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Red throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red misses with a shot to the body
and Jean Baptiste counters with a straight right hand.
Jean Baptiste throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Red throws out a loose jab but Jean Baptiste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Red tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jean Baptiste was well out of range. Poor timing from Red.
Jean Baptiste looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Red throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jean Baptiste now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Red swings for the body but Jean Baptiste moves out of range.
Jean Baptiste looks to land a left hand but Red moved out of range nicely.
Jean Baptiste throws a hook to the side of Red's head but Red sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Red keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jean Baptiste moves away from the strike by Red.
Red uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jean Baptiste.
Red misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Jean Baptiste misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jean Baptiste looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Red. Jean Baptiste does a little dance to reset his feet.
Red loads up on a big right hand but Jean Baptiste slips the punch.
Jean Baptiste punishes Red's body with a nice straight punch.
Jean Baptiste throws an overhand right that lands on Red's shoulder, as Red tries to avoid the shot.
Red swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jean Baptiste lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Red lands a body shot.
Jean Baptiste looks to score with a jab to the body but Red is just out of range.
Jean Baptiste misses with a body shot.
Jean Baptiste connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Jean Baptiste counter with a right hand.
Jean Baptiste lands a head shot.
 Red is rocked!
Jean Baptiste fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oh Red is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jean Baptiste keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jean Baptiste looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jean Baptiste lands an uppercut, right on the button! Red tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brady Jean Baptiste!
A victorious Brady Jean Baptiste thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Demi Achilles (ranked 1251 p4p, 3287 weight class) and Repus Revorg (ranked 156 p4p, 364 weight class). Demi Achilles 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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demi Achilles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Repus Revorg!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Achilles closes the distance and clinches.
Achilles pulls guard.
Achilles is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Revorg defends well.
Revorg seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Revorg pushing down on Achilles's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Achilles tries to get to full guard but Revorg has control of the leg.
Revorg stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Achilles works his way to full guard. Good work.
Revorg is looking to stand up but Achilles won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Achilles throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Revorg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Revorg scoring with some ground and pound.
Achilles working for a triangle but Revorg defends it easily.
Achilles being controlled here, momentarily.
Achilles is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Revorg defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Revorg stays in close to Achilles's body and controls the position.
Achilles has his foot on Revorg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Revorg works his way back into a safe position though.
Revorg stands up and waves to Achilles to follow him.
Revorg just misses with a punch to the body.
Achilles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab from Revorg.
Achilles tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Revorg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Achilles tries to clinch there but Revorg circles away.
Revorg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Achilles.
Demi Achilles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Revorg lands with an uppercut that bounces Achilles off the cage and back into range.
Achilles is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revorg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Achilles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Achilles gets tackled into the cage by Revorg. Revorg maintains the clinch.
Achilles seems to have got his legs back now.
Revorg pushes Achilles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Revorg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Achilles backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Revorg.
A right hook to the body lands for Revorg.
Revorg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Revorg lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Achilles to his knees! Revorg keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Repus Revorg!
In defeat, Demi Achilles stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn he was lucky'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carter Ortiz (ranked 855 p4p, 3229 weight class) and Chief Zapata (ranked 117 p4p, 397 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carter Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Zapata!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Zapata. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortiz attempts a counter takedown but Zapata avoids it well and moves away.
Zapata shoots in and gets a takedown into Ortiz's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ortiz controlling the position.
Ortiz has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Zapata doesn't defend quickly enough and Ortiz has managed to lock this one up! Can Zapata escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ortiz on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Carter Ortiz!
A victorious Carter Ortiz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ZaDarius Haden (ranked 1167 p4p, 1129 weight class) and Sith Rebel (ranked 133 p4p, 126 weight class). Haden comes to the cage accompanied by Motörhead - Orgasmatron. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, ZaDarius Haden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sith Rebel!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haden gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rebel counters with a takedown into side control.
Rebel grinds an elbow into Haden's temple.
Haden is looking for a sweep.
Rebel scores with a couple of short elbows.
Haden is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rebel is trying to ground and pound but Haden uses the momentary lack of control by Rebel to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rebel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Haden's coaches at Gunner's School of Combat have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Haden manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rebel wants to control from the top but Haden keeps moving.
Rebel wants to pass the guard but Haden is keeping the position.
Haden is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Haden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rebel is one step ahead there.
Rebel throwing strikes from guard but Haden blocks nicely.
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.
Rebel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haden looking for a sweep. Not yet Haden, not yet.
Rebel trying to control the position from guard on top but Haden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rebel's guard.
Rebel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rebel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Haden cracks Rebel with a solid left hand.
Haden looking to sit in guard and control but Rebel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebel preventing the sweep.
Haden working a defensive guard here.
Rebel pushes down on Haden's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Haden is trying to maintain the position but Rebel is very close to passing his half guard.
Haden is staying active underneath Rebel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rebel is taking a breather. Haden 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.
Rebel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haden is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rebel looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rebel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haden is staying active underneath Rebel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rebel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haden wants to improve his position but Rebel is controlling well.
Haden regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rebel is one step ahead there.
Rebel trying to control the position from guard on top but Haden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sith Rebel dominated that round.
That's time! Haden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rebel walks into a jab.
Rebel misses with a body shot.
Haden changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Haden misses with a takedown attempt - Rebel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Haden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rebel avoids it really well and circles away.
Haden cracks Rebel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rebel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rebel moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rebel wants to control for a moment but Haden uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rebel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haden's head.
Haden controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Rebel wants to take a breather but Haden is having none of it.
Haden tries to get to full guard but Rebel has control of the leg.
Haden wants to control but Rebel is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Haden is looking to improve his position.
Sith Rebel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haden has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rebel is working away from the top position though.
Rebel is looking to take a break and control but Haden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rebel throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Haden to regain full guard.
Haden keeping moving, preventing Rebel from controlling successfully.
Rebel throws a strike but Haden rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebel looking to control.
Haden trying to control but Rebel is working from the bottom.
Haden postures up in Rebel's guard and throws a big left but Rebel blocks it.
Rebel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rebel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Haden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rebel swivels and escapes.
Rebel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Haden defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ZaDarius Haden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Haden misses with a right hand
and Rebel counters with a takedown into side control.
Haden explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
ZaDarius Haden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rebel misses with a straight right.
Haden attempts a counter takedown but Rebel avoids it well and moves away.
Haden goes for a double leg but Rebel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rebel continues to drive forward.
Rebel takes a shot to the head.
Haden tries a body shot but Rebel blocks it.
Haden wants the takedown. Rebel is fighting it off but Haden persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rebel's guard against the cage.
Haden's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rebel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haden throws a strike but Rebel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Haden controls Rebel momentarily but Rebel frees himself.
Rebel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rebel is fighting to break Haden's control of his arms but Haden is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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 ZaDarius Haden will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Horrible takedown attempt by Haden or perhaps it was just good defense by Rebel, which made it look bad.
And Rebel tries to counter it with a takedown but Haden pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rebel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rebel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haden shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rebel as he jumps to the side.
Rebel moves out of range of the strikes.
Rebel's coach down at Legacy MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rebel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Haden misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ZaDarius Haden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haden misses with an uppercut
and Rebel counters with a single leg into guard. Haden didn't expect that.
Rebel is standing up over Haden. Haden looks to escape but Rebel dives into side control.
Haden is not content to let Rebel control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rebel wants to control but Haden is keeping him busy.
Haden managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rebel.
Haden is looking to reverse the position.
Rebel tries to move to mount but Haden blocks the move with his legs.
Haden can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Haden manages to get back to half guard.
Haden keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rebel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rebel is taking a breather. Haden 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.
Rebel wants to take a breather but Haden is having none of it.
Rebel drops an elbow to the side of Haden's head.
Haden wants to control but Rebel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebel stalling away here and it's allowed Haden to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Rebel throws a big right hand that misses.
Rebel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rebel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rebel tries for a takedown but Haden sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Haden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rebel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Haden is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rebel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rebel's back!
Haden avoiding Rebel 's attempts to control his hands.
Haden thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haden misses with punches from the back.
Rebel tries to escape but Haden has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Haden missing with strikes from the back.
Rebel trying to control the action but Haden just sinks the hooks in.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rebel is trying to break free.
Haden is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haden connects with a big shot to the side of Rebel's head.
Haden has the hooks in. Rebel is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sith Rebel.
I think Rebel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sith Rebel!
During a confident post fight interview, Sith Rebel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 1320 p4p, 1608 weight class) and Jack Sparrow (ranked 150 p4p, 182 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Destin Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Sparrow!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven cracks a nice hook into Sparrow's ribs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sparrow.
Sparrow takes one on the button.
Craven dips to his left and cracks Sparrow with an uppercut!
Craven lands a really nice looking cross but Sparrow seems unphased.
Craven rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sparrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sparrow changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Craven looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparrow wants to control but Craven is keeping him busy.
Craven is looking to reverse the position.
Sparrow is putting a hurting on Craven here, landing some big shots from side control.
Craven is looking for a sweep.
Sparrow throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Craven is looking for a sweep.
Sparrow cracks Craven with a big right hand but Craven just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
What's Craven going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Craven is trying to improve his position.
Sparrow working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow landing a few strikes.
Craven tries to improve position but can't.
Craven striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Craven avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sparrow.
Sparrow looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Craven is avoiding damage well.
Craven tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sparrow landing strikes.
Sparrow is looking to take a break and control but Craven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sparrow tries to move into full mount but can't pass Craven's legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Craven tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Craven gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sparrow is looking to stall here but Craven recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Craven throws up his legs and catches Sparrow in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Sparrow tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Craven! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Destin Craven!
After the fight, Destin Craven was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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