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Byzantium 27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Rambeau (ranked 2126 p4p, 2373 weight class) and Chad Bartz (ranked 271 p4p, 311 weight class). Rambeau comes into the arena with BAD COMPANY blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Rambeau!
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, Chad Bartz!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rambeau tries to keep at a distance but Bartz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rambeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartz.
Rambeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rambeau has a couple of punches blocked by Bartz.
Rambeau misses with a body punch.
A short left from Rambeau.
Bartz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bartz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rambeau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Bartz.
Bartz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rambeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Rambeau.
Rambeau can't find room to land a body shot as Bartz controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rambeau tries to work over Bartz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rambeau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bartz lands with a left to the head.
Rambeau lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rambeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rambeau.
Rambeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rambeau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bartz tries a body shot but Rambeau blocks it.
Rambeau prevents a body shot from Bartz.
Bartz scores with a shot to the side of Rambeau's head.
Rambeau misses with the head strike.
Bartz scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rambeau.
Rambeau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bartz struggles to land a body shot inside as Rambeau controls his hands.
Rambeau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartz's elbow.
Bartz tries a body shot but Rambeau blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rambeau.
Rambeau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rambeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rambeau.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rambeau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bartz backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Rambeau.
Bartz tries a body shot but Rambeau blocks it.
Rambeau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bartz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rambeau seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bartz can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Bartz fails to land.
Rambeau misses with a punch to the body.
Rambeau blocks the elbow strike.
Rambeau lands with a short shot to the head.
Bartz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Bartz.
Rambeau blocking some punches.
Bartz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Rambeau on the inside.
Bartz has a couple of punches blocked by Rambeau.
Bartz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bartz blocking some punches.
Rambeau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartz's elbow.
Rambeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bartz tries a body shot but Rambeau blocks it.
Bartz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartz tries a body shot but Rambeau blocks it.
Rambeau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rambeau scores with a shoulder strike.
Rambeau digs a right hand underneath Bartz's ribcage. Bartz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rambeau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Rambeau.
Bartz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rambeau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rambeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rambeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Bartz has a couple of punches blocked by Rambeau.
A short left from Bartz.
Rambeau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rambeau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bartz backwards.
Bartz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rambeau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartz blocking some punches.
Rambeau blocking some punches.
Rambeau can't find room to land a body shot as Bartz controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartz throws a punch but it's blocked by Rambeau.
Rambeau cracks Bartz with a nice body shot.
Rambeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rambeau pushes Bartz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bartz misses with a punch on the inside.
Bartz has a couple of punches blocked by Rambeau.
Bartz lands a shoulder strike.
Bartz has a couple of punches blocked by Rambeau.
Rambeau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bartz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rambeau is leaning against Bartz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rambeau misses with some punches.
Rambeau lands a nice uppercut.
Bartz misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rambeau lands with a short shot to the head.
Rambeau blocking some punches.
Rambeau working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Rambeau dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rambeau lands a nice looking body kick.
Bartz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rambeau.
Bartz lands a jab.
Rambeau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bartz can do to turn this around?
Bartz misses with a jab to the body
and Rambeau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bartz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rambeau thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rambeau throws a leg kick but Bartz moved away.
Rambeau goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rambeau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartz was well out of range. Poor timing from Rambeau.
Bartz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rambeau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rambeau misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rambeau has a couple of punches blocked by Bartz.
Rambeau tries to throw a body punch but Bartz avoids it by throwing Rambeau back against the cage.
Rambeau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bartz backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bartz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartz throws a punch but it's blocked by Rambeau.
Bartz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rambeau backwards.
Rambeau scores with a shoulder strike.
Rambeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bartz prevents a body shot from Rambeau.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rambeau.
Bartz misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rambeau fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Bartz as the two fighters clinch.
Rambeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rambeau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rambeau cracks Bartz with a nice body shot.
Bartz blocks an uppercut.
Rambeau has a couple of punches blocked by Bartz.
Rambeau prevents a body shot from Bartz.
Rambeau blocking some punches.
Rambeau scores with a shoulder strike.
Bartz blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bartz throws an elbow but misses.
Rambeau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartz's elbow.
Bartz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rambeau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rambeau pushes Bartz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bartz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bartz throws a head punch that misses.
Rambeau takes a shot to the head.
Bartz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bartz tries to work over Rambeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rambeau prevents a body shot from Bartz.
Bartz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rambeau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rambeau is working Bartz over against the cage.
Rambeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bartz.
Bartz takes a shot to the head.
Bartz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartz throws a punch but it's blocked by Rambeau.
Bartz tries to work over Rambeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bartz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rambeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Rambeau.
Rambeau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bartzs head.
Bartz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Rambeau.
Bartz is breathing heavily.
Bartz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rambeau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bartz backwards.
Bartz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Rambeau.
Rambeau is working Bartz over against the cage.
Rambeau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bartz backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rambeau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bartz misses with a punch on the inside.
Rambeau is working Bartz over against the cage.
Rambeau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bartz backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rambeau.
 Bartz is rocked!
Rambeau throws a head punch that misses.
Bartz is still on wobbly legs! Can Rambeau finish him?
Bartz struggles to land a body shot inside as Rambeau controls his hands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bartz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rambeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bartz seems to have recovered his senses.
A right hand to the body from Rambeau.
Rambeau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rambeau unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bartz! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Rambeau is unloading with more strikes now! Bartz drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Rambeau!
A relieved looking Eli Rambeau thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Landry Stephenson (ranked 6280 p4p, 2288 weight class) and Jasper Harrington (ranked 573 p4p, 255 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 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Landry Stephenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jasper Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stephenson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harrington is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stephenson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Harrington is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harrington is trying to get an arm triangle but Stephenson is defending well.
Harrington is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stephenson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Harrington tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harrington has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Stephenson is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jasper Harrington!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bad Jr (ranked 24777 p4p, 4585 weight class) and Aiden Khan (ranked 694 p4p, 545 weight class). Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Hitman. Aiden Khan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bad Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aiden Khan!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 It looks like Aiden Khan has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khan.
Jr closes the distance and pushes Khan back into the cage.
Come on Jr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jr gets the takedown into side control.
Khan struggling a bit here.
Khan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jr haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
You can see the frustration on Khan's face as Jr controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan can't do much from the bottom here.
Khan tries to buck Jr off but Jr is having none of it.
Jr moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Khan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jr is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Khan's half guard.
Khan tries to roll over but Jr keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Khan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Khan wants to control but Jr is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jr is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khan darts in looking for a takedown but Jr gets double underhooks and turns Khan into the cage.
Bad Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aiden Khan.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jr presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jr breaks the clinch.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown. Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Khan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan shoots and misses
and Jr counters with a head kick that drops Khan to the mat! Khan scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Khan is rocked!
Jr is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Khan is in big trouble! Jr is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Khan. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Bad Jr!
Bad Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zigalow Lazarov (ranked 2981 p4p, 2150 weight class) and Nils Norling (ranked 381 p4p, 299 weight class). Lazarov comes to the cage accompanied by Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple. Norling is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Scarlet - Age of seduction. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zigalow Lazarov!
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, Nils Norling!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norling throws an overhand right that lands on Lazarov's shoulder, as Lazarov tries to avoid the shot.
Norling uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lazarov has time to react.
Lazarov goes for a double leg but Norling avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Norling continues to drive forward.
Lazarov looking for a takedown.
Lazarov has Norling pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Norling manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zigalow Lazarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norling scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lazarov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norling lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lazarov backwards.
Lazarov can't get the takedown.
Norling lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lazarov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lazarov is working for takedown but Norling is calmly controlling the position for now.
Norling's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norling connects with a body shot.
Lazarov misses with a takedown attempt
and Norling counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norling ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OH! Lazarov has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Norling smells blood and charges in for the finish! Norling unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Lazarov sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nils Norling!
A less than humble Nils Norling misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Zigalow Lazarov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the aquarium '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Blumm (ranked 2890 p4p, 2949 weight class) and Keenwah Granes (ranked 315 p4p, 324 weight class). Blumm comes to the cage accompanied by The More You Know. Granes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 敢不敢. 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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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 Los Angeles, Sergei Blumm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenwah Granes!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blumm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Granes moves out of range as Blumm throws a body kick.
Blumm closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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.
Granes gets back to half guard.
Blumm looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Granes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Granes.
Granes pushes a forearm under Blumm's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Blumm is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keenwah Granes!
Keenwah Granes was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Sergei Blumm had this to say: 'When do I get paid? '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Grimm (ranked 3604 p4p, 3793 weight class) and Khosrov Hashempour (ranked 371 p4p, 389 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Grimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Khosrov Hashempour!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm fails to land with a series of punches.
Hashempour throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hashempour loads up on a big right hand but Grimm slips the punch.
Grimm keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Hashempour as he connects with a hook.
Hashempour throws a jab when Grimm was well out of range.
Grimm slips under a jab.
Grimm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hashempour.
Hashempour swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Hashempour misses.
Grimm seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hashempour throws a jab when Grimm was well out of range.
Grimm lands a jab to Hashempour's midsection.
Grimm throws a right and a left that Hashempour avoids nicely.
Grimm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hashempour.
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!
Grimm moves out of range as Hashempour strikes.
Grimm misses with a two punch combination.
Hashempour lands a nice looking body shot.
Grimm ducks under a wild hook from Hashempour.
Nice defenses there by Grimm.
Grimm throws a series of punches but Hashempour avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hashempour! But no joy.
Hashempour lands a nice looking body shot.
Grimm throws a series of punches but Hashempour moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm misses with a few strikes there.
Grimm tries to bum rush Hashempour with a series of wild strikes but Hashempour uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grimm is breathing heavily.
Hashempour throws out a loose jab but Grimm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimm misses with a two punch combination.
Hashempour is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grimm.
Grimm's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hashempour under the eye.
Grimm throws a shot from downtown. Hashempour moves away and avoids it.
Grimm misses with the combination.
Grimm misses with a wild combination.
Hashempour jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grimm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hashempour circles away quickly and effectively.
Hashempour cracks Grimm with a good jab.
Hashempour misses with a straight left.
Grimm slips under a jab from Hashempour.
Grimm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hashempour takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Grimm with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hashempour to score with a decent uppercut.
 It looks like Ben Grimm has been cut.
Grimm slips a jab and a cross from Hashempour.
Hashempour 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashempour scores with a jab.
Hashempour misses the jab.
Grimm throws a poor cross that misses
and Hashempour counters with a nice right hand that sends Grimm toppling to the canvas! Grimm scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hashempour finish him?!
 Grimm is rocked!
Grimm ducks into an uppercut from Hashempour and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khosrov Hashempour!
A victorious Khosrov Hashempour 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Goransson (ranked 5569 p4p, 5107 weight class) and Brat Pitt (ranked 576 p4p, 555 weight class). Goransson comes to the cage accompanied by Fintelligens. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnar Goransson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brat Pitt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goransson wants to clinch.
Pitt unleashes a big counter combination but Goransson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Goransson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pitt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goransson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pitt avoids it really well and circles away.
Goransson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pitt is fending him off so far but Goransson persists. Nope, Pitt circles away and we're back to standing.
Goransson throws a lazy right hand but Pitt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pitt is looking for the big counter here.
Goransson scores with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Goransson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Goransson. 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.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pitt.
Goransson lands a jab.
Goransson swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt defending well as Goransson loads up on a big left hand.
Goransson tries to clinch up but Pitt circles away and keeps his distance.
Goransson wants to clinch up but Pitt keeps it at a distance.
Goransson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pitt throws out the jab.
Goransson throws a shot to the body.
Goransson tests Pitt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Goransson throws a one two combo.
Goransson blocks a head kick by Pitt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goransson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gunnar Goransson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Goransson missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt avoiding damage as Goransson throws knees to the body.
Goransson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pitt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pitt slows down the pace here.
Goransson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Goransson has been working on his balance at Average Joe�s Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Pitt.
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!
Pitt lands a good knee to the midsection. Goransson won't want to take too many of those.
Goransson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Goransson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Goransson with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goransson.
Goransson lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goransson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goransson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pitt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Goransson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pitt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pitt avoids a wild elbow strike from Goransson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Goransson.
Goransson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pitt looks winded!
Goransson has a couple of punches blocked by Pitt.
Goransson misses with a knee to the head.
Goransson tries a body shot but Pitt blocks it.
Pitt avoids the elbow strike from Goransson, against the cage.
Goransson tries to land a knee to the head but Pitt blocks with his arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pitt.
Pitt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Goransson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goransson lands with a short shot to the head.
Goransson throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pitt.
Goransson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goransson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goransson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pitt avoids it.
Goransson throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Goransson.
Goransson working aggressively here.
Goransson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pitt takes an elbow to the temple.
Goransson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pitt blocks it with crossed arms.
Pitt has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Goransson lands an elbow just above Pitt 's eye.
Goransson misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Goransson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Goransson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pitt is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Goransson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goransson darts in and clinches Pitt up against the cage.
Goransson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pitt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Goransson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goransson working aggressively here.
Goransson pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Pitt! Goransson unloads with more strikes and Pitt sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Goransson!
Gunnar Goransson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Gow (ranked 5991 p4p, 3803 weight class) and Narayan Nassau (ranked 597 p4p, 452 weight class). Gow comes to the cage accompanied by Undertaker theme song. Shaun Gow is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shaun Gow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Narayan Nassau!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gow walks into a jab.
Nassau moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nassau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gow's sensitive parts.
Gow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nassau drops Gow with a left and a right! Oh, Gow is hurt - Nassau dives into side control looking to finish!
Gow is rocked!
It looks like Shaun Gow has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nassau is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gow is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Oh Gow is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nassau 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.
Nassau is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gow knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gow seems to have got his legs back now.
Gow manages to get back to half guard.
Gow is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nassau's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nassau's back!
Gow tightening his grip on Nassau, looking for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gow has the hooks in. Nassau is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Gow has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Nassau! Can he survive? No! He's out! Gow gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shaun Gow!
A less than humble Shaun Gow misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Alvarez (ranked 601 p4p, 2085 weight class) and Elay Arson (ranked 73 p4p, 236 weight class). Arson has chosen ALIEN WEAPONRY - Kai Tangata as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler Alvarez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elay Arson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arson tries to clinch but Alvarez moves away
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arson.
Arson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Arson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Arson looks to move away, Alvarez throws a big counter combo but Arson just gets out of the way.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Arson.
Alvarez is looking to counter punch.
Alvarez throws out a loose jab but Arson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arson tries a quick counter leg kick but Alvarez is wise to it.
Arson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Arson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That kick from Arson tenderised Alvarez's leg. Alvarez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Alvarez instigates a clinch.
Arson misses with an elbow strike.
Arson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
I was talking to Alvarez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alvarez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alvarez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Arson is pressing down on Alvarez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Arson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arson is trying to keep Alvarez in close.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Arson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Arson looking for a sweep. Not yet Arson, not yet.
Arson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alvarez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arson swivels though and keeps the full 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.
Arson can't keep his opponent in guard - Alvarez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Alvarez prevents Arson from improving his position.
Arson trying to hold on to Alvarez's head to control him but Alvarez postures up.
Still in half guard, Alvarez seems content to control.
Arson is trying to maintain the position but Alvarez is very close to passing his half guard.
Alvarez tries to pass to full mount but Arson defends it.
Arson trying to control here.
Arson taking some punishment here, with Alvarez in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arson is trying to control but can't.
Alvarez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Arson tries to roll over but Alvarez keeps him under control.
Alvarez is thwarting Arson's attempts to control the position.
Alvarez trying to control from half guard but Arson is working away.
Alvarez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Arson sees it coming and defends easily.
Arson gets back to full guard.
Alvarez stands and throws Arson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arson is trying to get back to half guard.
Alvarez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Arson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alvarez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alvarez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arson is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Alvarez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arson moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Alvarez has Arson up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alvarez.
Arson throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alvarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alvarez trying to control the position but instead, Arson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alvarez into the cage.
Arson lands an elbow inside.
Alvarez tightens his grip and picks Arson up, before dumping him to the ground. Arson manages to land in guard.
Alvarez passes Arson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alvarez moves nicely into side control.
Arson 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.
Arson tries to improve position but can't.
Arson being controlled for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arson wants to control but Alvarez postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alvarez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Arson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Arson tries to buck Alvarez off but Alvarez is having none of it.
Arson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Alvarez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Alvarez wants to pass to mount but Arson is defending the position.
Tyler Alvarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alvarez trying to control the action but Arson is working from the bottom.
Arson looking for submissions off his back.
Arson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alvarez is trying to work for a kimura but Arson is defending well.
Arson is looking to improve his position.
Arson won't allow Alvarez to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to take a breather but Arson is having none of it.
Arson is pressing down on Alvarez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Arson wants to sweep here but Alvarez controlling him for the moment.
Arson is trying to control the position but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alvarez pushing down on Arson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Arson is trying to control but can't.
Arson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Arson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez advances position into side control!
Alvarez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Arson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Arson tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Arson is squirming around, avoiding Alvarez's attempts to control the action.
Arson is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Alvarez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Alvarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arson. Arson obviously looking to wear him down.
Alvarez lands a nice shot that snaps Arson's head back.
Arson tries to land a body kick
and Alvarez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alvarez moves into the clinch.
Arson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arson throws an elbow but it misses.
Arson pushes Alvarez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arson throws an elbow but it misses.
Alvarez has picked Arson up - he's going for a ride! Alvarez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Arson wants to sweep but Alvarez has passed to side control!
Arson can't do much from the bottom here.
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Arson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arson is looking to regain half guard here but Alvarez keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez advances to full mount.
Arson is in a horrible position here. Alvarez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arson can do to turn this around?
Alvarez wants to finish this one by submission but Arson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Alvarez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Alvarez moves to the back position.
Alvarez tightening his grip on Arson, looking for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arson trying to control the position but Alvarez manages to sink in the hooks.
Arson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Arson trying to control the position but Alvarez manages to sink in the hooks.
Will Alvarez go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Alvarez keeps control of the position easily here as Arson tries to buck him off.
Arson tries to escape but Alvarez has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez missing with punches from the back.
Arson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Alvarez off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Alvarez is working for a rear naked choke. Arson is not defending it well and Alvarez has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Arson refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Arson's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tyler Alvarez!
Tyler Alvarez retains his lightweight title!
Tyler Alvarez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hawk (ranked 506 p4p, 1679 weight class) and Owen Alvarez (ranked 74 p4p, 241 weight class). Ethan Hawk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Owen Alvarez's chin.
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175
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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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Hawk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvarez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hawk.
Alvarez moves out of range of the leg kick from Hawk.
Hawk throws a big shot that misses.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Alvarez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hawk is looking to reverse the position.
Hawk is working to avoid the ground and pound but Alvarez connects with a decent elbow.
Alvarez tries for a kimura but Hawk is defending well.
Alvarez lands some shots froms side control.
An elbow from Alvarez crashes against the mat.
Hawk tries to bench press Alvarez off him but Alvarez keeps the position.
Alvarez lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Alvarez working the ground and pound.
Alvarez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hawk is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
Alvarez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Alvarez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hawk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hawk is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
Alvarez scoring with punches and elbows.
Alvarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alvarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hawk keeps working.
Hawk has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Hawk sneaks back into half guard.
Alvarez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alvarez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hawk to regain full guard.
Alvarez pushes down on Hawk's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk wants to control but Alvarez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Alvarez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hawk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez wants to work for an arm triangle but Hawk is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hawk moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alvarez won't allow Hawk to sweep him here.
Alvarez passes Hawk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Alvarez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez works his way into full mount!
Hawk is squirming around, avoiding Alvarez's attempts to control the action.
Alvarez lands a heavy elbow.
Alvarez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez cracks Hawk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alvarez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hawk hang on?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Alvarez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alvarez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alvarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch combination from Hawk misses.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Hawk misses with a hook.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Hawk circles away.
Alvarez has Hawk up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hawk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alvarez moves in looking to clinch but Hawk pushes him off.
Nice uppercut there from Hawk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvarez closes the distance and pushes Hawk back into the cage.
Alvarez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Alvarez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez controlling Hawk's posture.
Alvarez looking for a guillotine here but Hawk defends easily.
Alvarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alvarez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hawk puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two 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.
Hawk wants to free his trapped foot but Alvarez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hawk stalling.
Hawk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alvarez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alvarez is trying to maintain the position but Hawk is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hawk misses with a body kick.
A left lands for Hawk.
A big right from Hawk misses.
Alvarez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hawk swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvarez.
Hawk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvarez misses the target.
Alvarez swinging wildly here.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hawk misses with a left hand
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Hawk throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Ethan Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez scores with a nice strike.
Alvarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
Hawk throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Hawk misses.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawk circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawk throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawk lands with a nice body punch.
Alvarez looks to land a right hand but Hawk moved out of range.
Hawk keeps the fight on the outside.
Hawk throws a good cross that connects.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Hawk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawk throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hawk finds it's way round the side to connect with Alvarez's head.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hawk dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alvarez tries to clinch up.
Alvarez takes the fight into the clinch.
Hawk misses with the head strike.
Hawk blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hawk.
Hawk gets underhooks to prevent Alvarez's takedown attempt.
Alvarez tries to pull guard but Hawk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Hawk tries to tie him up.
A right hook to the body lands for Hawk.
Alvarez looking to slow down the pace here.
Hawk throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez has Hawk pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Alvarez pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hawk tumbling to the mat - Alvarez dives into Hawk's guard.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Hawk keeps moving.
Owen Alvarez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hawk looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Alvarez is defending well. Hawk quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Alvarez has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Hawk celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ethan Hawk!
Ethan Hawk retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Ethan Hawk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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