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CoMMA 7 Naruyo vs Davidson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Home Grown (ranked 5255 p4p, 6610 weight class) and Slick Sanchez (ranked 274 p4p, 321 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Home Grown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slick Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sanchez cracks Grown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Grown forces Sanchez back against the cage and clinches.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Grown has him pressed against the cage.
Grown prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grown has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grown lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grown.
Grown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez moves out of range as Grown strikes.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Grown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grown clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.
Grown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grown forces Sanchez back against the cage and clinches.
Grown breaks the clinch.
Grown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez 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.
Grown looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Grown was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Slick Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Grown seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Grown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grown throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Grown instigates a clinch.
Grown working Sanchez over with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grown.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to break free but Grown pushes him back against the cage.
Grown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Grown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Grown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grown counters with a nice body shot.
Grown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to push Grown away but Grown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Grown.
Grown breaks the clinch.
Grown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grown throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grown gets through Sanchez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grown scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Grown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grown appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Grown breaks from the clinch.
Grown wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Grown swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Grown rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grown.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
Grown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Grown is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Sanchez both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez throws a jab when Grown was well out of range.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grown.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Grown instigates a clinch.
Grown breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Grown closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
Grown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grown tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Grown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez throws a good cross that connects.
Sanchez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grown backs up against the cage.
 Grown is rocked!
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 Home Grown will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oh Grown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grown seems to have got his legs back now.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grown.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Grown moves out of range.
Slick Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Grown ducks under and follows up with a left that Grown also avoids with ease.
Grown rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grown lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab from Sanchez finds it's way through Grown's defenses.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez lands a hook that stumbles Grown back into the cage. Sanchez follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Grown to the canvas! Sanchez pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Grown has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Slick Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hanz Hammer (ranked 5649 p4p, 5926 weight class) and Luis Sinisterra (ranked 568 p4p, 585 weight class). Hanz Hammer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hanz Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Sinisterra!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinisterra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hammer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
 It looks like Hanz Hammer has been cut.
Sinisterra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sinisterra lands with a cross.
Hammer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sinisterra lands with a right that hurts Hammer. Hammer looks to clinch but Sinisterra throws a short knee that drops Hammer. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Luis Sinisterra!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Luis Sinisterra made sure he mentioned Conquer, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dean Hawthrone (ranked 5345 p4p, 5340 weight class) and Jans Schmidt (ranked 436 p4p, 437 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dean Hawthrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jans Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt throws a series of punches but Hawthrone avoids them all with ease.
Hawthrone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schmidt moves into the clinch.
Schmidt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hawthrone.
Schmidt misses with some punches.
Hawthrone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schmidt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hawthrone tries to throw a body punch but Schmidt avoids it by throwing Hawthrone back against the cage.
Hawthrone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schmidt lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Schmidt - that landed with a thud.
Hawthrone jumps guard but Schmidt turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Schmidt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schmidt lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Schmidt as the two fighters clinch.
Hawthrone blocking some punches.
Schmidt is struggling to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawthrone has Schmidt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Schmidt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Hawthrone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt presses Hawthrone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Schmidt.
Hawthrone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hawthrone is trying to pull guard but Schmidt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hawthrone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawthrone closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hawthrone is keen to just control but Schmidt is a slippery customer.
Hawthrone seems to be working for a kimura but Schmidt defends the submission attempt.
Schmidt trying to control here.
Schmidt tries to get to full guard but Hawthrone has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthrone seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Schmidt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawthrone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schmidt preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schmidt closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hawthrone did well to prevent Schmidt getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmidt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hawthrone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthrone is looking to escape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Schmidt lands a nice short elbow.
Schmidt prevents Hawthrone from improving his position.
Hawthrone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Schmidt takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Schmidt lands with a punch from half guard.
Schmidt prevents Hawthrone from improving his position.
Hawthrone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hawthrone is refusing to be controlled, as Schmidt sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthrone trying to control but Schmidt postures up.
Schmidt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hawthrone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hawthrone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schmidt slips a nice elbow through Hawthrone's hands, connecting with Hawthrone's forehead.
Schmidt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Schmidt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hawthrone is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jans Schmidt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hawthrone rushes Schmidt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schmidt lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Hawthrone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schmidt lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Schmidt.
Schmidt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schmidt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hawthrone backwards.
Schmidt creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hawthrone's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hawthrone drops to his knees and Schmidt pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jans Schmidt!
A less than humble Jans Schmidt 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 Robert Brown (ranked 5777 p4p, 5372 weight class) and Kelio Stontos (ranked 563 p4p, 541 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelio Stontos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stontos doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Stontos throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Stontos is quick to defend against it.
Stontos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stontos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stontos somewhat.
Brown tries to counter by clinching up but Stontos breaks away and moves out of range.
Brown avoids the body shot from Stontos.
Stontos has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stontos stuffs the takedown.
Stontos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Brown as he checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Stontos misses the target.
Stontos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stontos fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stontos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stontos tries to clinch up.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stontos sprawls and moves away.
Brown slips a straight right by Stontos.
Stontos looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Stontos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Brown moves out of range as Stontos strikes.
Stontos misses with an uppercut.
Brown attempts a counter takedown but Stontos avoids it well and moves away.
Brown has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stontos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stontos somewhat.
Robert Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelio Stontos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown feinted with a counter takedown.
Stontos misses with a body shot.
A jab from Stontos misses.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stontos has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stontos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stontos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brown tries to break free but Stontos pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stontos misses with a punch on the inside.
Stontos jumps guard but Brown turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stontos is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brown is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brown blocking some punches.
Stontos working aggressively here.
Stontos working aggressively here.
Stontos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown is trying to push Stontos away but Stontos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stontos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stontos throws a leg kick that misses.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown walks into a stiff left hand from Stontos.
Stontos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stontos takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Stontos just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stontos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stontos swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Brown misses its target.
Stontos tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown is looking to counter the offense by Stontos and move into the clinch.
Stontos misses with a looping right.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stontos's sensitive parts.
Stontos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stontos misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown feinted with a counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kelio Stontos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stontos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown feinted with a counter takedown.
Stontos misses with a looping right.
Stontos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stontos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stontos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown attempts a counter takedown but Stontos avoids it well and moves away.
Stontos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Stontos.
Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stontos sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stontos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stontos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
Brown is looking for a counter combo.
Good shot there by Stontos.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stontos.
Brown attempts a counter takedown but Stontos avoids it well and moves away.
Stontos takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stontos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Robert Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelio Stontos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stontos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stontos misses with a body shot.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Stontos is quick to defend against it.
Kelio Stontos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stontos sprawls and moves away.
Stontos tries a head kick but it misses.
Stontos loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Stontos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stontos somewhat.
Brown feinted with a counter takedown.
Stontos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stontos shoots in but no luck this time.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Stontos is quick to defend against it.
Brown throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stontos looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Stontos.
It looked like Brown was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stontos.
Stontos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stontos loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Stontos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stontos sprawls and moves away.
Stontos is breathing heavily.
Stontos tries to clinch up.
Brown is looking to counter with a body kick.
Stontos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stontos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stontos or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown, which made it look bad.
Brown attempts a counter takedown but Stontos avoids it well and moves away.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Stontos.
Robert Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stontos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stontos.
Stontos throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
As Stontos tries to get set, Brown tries to push him back and clinch up but Stontos manages to avoid the attempt.
Stontos tries to clinch up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Stontos misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kelio Stontos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Stontos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stontos sprawls and moves away.
Stontos looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Stontos throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stontos.
Stontos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stontos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown fails with the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Stontos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stontos throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Stontos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Stontos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stontos.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Stontos has eaten all the pies!
Stontos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stontos shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Robert Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelio Stontos.
Stontos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stontos misses with an uppercut.
Stontos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Stontos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stontos. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown is looking for a counter combo.
Stontos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown is looking to counter with head kicks.
Stontos is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stontos or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown, which made it look bad.
Brown is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Stontos.
Stontos throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Stontos is quick to defend against it.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Stontos.
Stontos throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The fighters circling - Stontos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stontos.
Stontos loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kelio Stontos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stontos misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stontos jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Stontos throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stontos sprawls and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stontos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Stontos throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown attempts a counter takedown but Stontos avoids it well and moves away.
Stontos throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Kelio Stontos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stontos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Stontos. Stontos gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown thinks about countering with a body kick.
Robert Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stontos throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Stontos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brown changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelio Stontos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stontos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelio Stontos!
After winning the bout, Kelio Stontos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hou Shang Lou (ranked 5337 p4p, 5142 weight class) and Branislav Britton (ranked 278 p4p, 267 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hou Shang Lou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Branislav Britton !
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Britton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Britton blocks a low kick nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lou is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Britton is defending well.
Lou has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Britton regains guard immediately.
Lou stays in close to Britton 's body and controls the position.
Britton wants to control but Lou passes easily into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Britton is staying active underneath Lou, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lou missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lou missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lou is keen to just control but Britton is a slippery customer.
Lou thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Britton 's head.
Lou stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lou thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Britton 's head.
Lou thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Britton 's head.
Lou not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Britton trying to control but Lou postures up.
Lou wants to pass the guard but Britton is defending well.
Britton has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
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.
Lou is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Britton is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Lou keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Britton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lou was well out of range. Poor timing from Britton .
Britton misses with a straight left.
Lou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Britton .
Lou clinches up with Britton and pushes him back against the cage.
Lou manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lou moves away from the strike by Britton .
Britton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lou avoids it really well and circles away.
Britton tries to keep at a distance but Lou has taken the fight into the clinch.
Britton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lou misses with a punch on the inside.
Lou will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Britton up against the cage.
Lou slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lou stalling against the cage.
Lou gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lou - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lou struggles to land a body shot inside as Britton controls his hands.
Lou lands with a right to the head.
Britton wants to take the fight to the mat but Lou manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lou misses with a knee to the head.
Lou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lou stalling against the cage.
Lou breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hou Shang Lou dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Britton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lou.
Britton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lou.
Britton feints the counter takedown.
Lou scores with a nice head shot.
Lou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Britton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lou counters by clinching up.
Lou turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lou manages to end up in side control.
Britton manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lou is working for a submission of some sort.
Britton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lou.
Lou passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lou lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britton is squirming around, avoiding Lou's attempts to control the action.
Lou thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
We've been hearing that Lou has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Britton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lou raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lou looking to finish with strikes here!
Britton working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lou throwing strikes here but Britton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lou tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Britton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lou.
Lou breaks from Britton 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lou scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Britton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Britton slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lou throws a strike but Britton avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lou stopping the sweep attempt from Britton .
Britton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Britton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lou wants to pass the guard but Britton is keeping the position.
Lou throwing strikes but missing.
Lou content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Britton has locked up a guillotine! Britton 's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Lou is holding on here and Britton must be using up a lot of energy. Lou has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Britton gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Branislav Britton !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Cleary (ranked 4321 p4p, 4387 weight class) and Jean Mbappe (ranked 489 p4p, 493 weight class). Jean Mbappe has the eye of the tiger 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elijah Cleary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Mbappe!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleary changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Elijah Cleary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mbappe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cleary gets caught napping as Mbappe dives in and scores a takedown. Cleary manages to retain guard.
Mbappe throwing strikes but missing.
Mbappe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mbappe trying to control but Cleary is working from the bottom.
Mbappe landing some decent shots from guard.
Mbappe cracks Cleary with a solid left hand.
Cleary is rocked!
Cleary on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cleary tries to get out of the position.
Mbappe sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleary preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mbappe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cleary working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mbappe.
Cleary knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mbappe on the ground.
Cleary is looking to stand up but Mbappe isn't so interested in that idea.
Mbappe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mbappe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mbappe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mbappe advances position into side control!
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.
Mbappe scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cleary to see if he's OK.
Mbappe is working to tighten his grip on Cleary's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Cleary has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Mbappe is really squeezing tight and eventually Cleary passes out! Mbappe breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jean Mbappe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calogero Verdi (ranked 3729 p4p, 5091 weight class) and London Penn (ranked 482 p4p, 596 weight class). Verdi comes to the cage accompanied by CHAMPION. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calogero Verdi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, London Penn!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verdi connects with a single shot there.
 It looks like London Penn has been cut.
Penn shoots in but no luck this time.
Verdi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Penn ducks straight into an uppercut from Verdi and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Penn manages to regain guard straight away.
 Penn is rocked!
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!
Verdi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Penn's head.
Penn is still in real trouble! Can Verdi finish him?
Verdi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Verdi gets to his feet and stands over Penn, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Penn felt that one! Verdi unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Penn from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calogero Verdi!
Calogero Verdi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Pearson (ranked 2553 p4p, 4731 weight class) and Solmon Hintau (ranked 382 p4p, 612 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Pearson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Solmon Hintau!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hintau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pearson misses with a straight right.
Hintau pushes Pearson up against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut lands for Pearson. That snapped Hintau's head back.
Hintau lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pearson backs up against the cage.
Pearson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hintau changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jab by Pearson.
A low kick from Hintau misses
and Pearson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hintau takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hintau walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hintau shoots in but no luck this time.
Hintau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pearson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pearson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hintau has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The fighters circling - Pearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hintau swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hintau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Pearson connects with a jab.
Pearson sizes up Hintau with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
Hintau ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Hintau with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pearson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robert Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hintau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hintau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Hintau saw that one coming.
Hintau walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
BOOM! Pearson lands a beautiful left hook that drops Hintau. Hintau tries to recover but Pearson is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Hintau lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Pearson!
Robert Pearson is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akoni Zidane (ranked 2666 p4p, 2041 weight class) and Robin Knarren (ranked 155 p4p, 126 weight class). Robin Knarren has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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139
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134
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Akoni Zidane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robin Knarren!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knarren lands a nice looking body shot.
Zidane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zidane goes for a double leg but Knarren avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Knarren continues to drive forward.
A little jabbing left from Knarren on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knarren's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zidane pulls guard effortlessly.
Knarren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zidane manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Knarren manages to get himself to full guard.
Zidane wants to control from the top but Knarren keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zidane got a little sloppy there for a moment and Knarren has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zidane has managed to get both his arms back between Knarren's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knarren has momentary wrist control but Zidane slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knarren isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Zidane stacks Knarren on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Zidane!
Zidane has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zidane working away.
Zidane wants to control but Knarren is keeping him busy.
Knarren is trying to control Zidane's posture but Zidane avoids it.
Zidane stands up and beckons Knarren to his feet.
Zidane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knarren keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knarren looks for the body kick but Zidane saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knarren misses with a lunging right hand
and Zidane counters with a series of strikes. Knarren will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zidane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knarren lands a nice shot to the body.
Knarren misses with a body kick.
Knarren misses with a right hand
and Zidane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zidane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knarren.
Knarren scores with a body shot.
Zidane looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Knarren is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zidane pulls his head out easily.
Zidane with the ground and pound but Knarren uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zidane postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zidane wants to control from the top but Knarren keeps moving.
Knarren told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Zidane sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zidane stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Zidane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knarren misses with a straight left.
Zidane drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knarren sprawls and moves away.
Zidane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zidane rushes Knarren and presses him up against the cage.
Zidane wants a takedown.
Zidane jumps guard but Knarren stands there with Zidane around his waist. Zidane gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akoni Zidane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knarren avoiding damage.
Zidane breaks the clinch.
Zidane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knarren tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Knarren misses with a series of wild punches.
Zidane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knarren.
Zidane takes a swing at Knarren's ribcage but misses.
Knarren leaves Zidane with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Knarren throws a leg kick but Zidane moved away.
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 Akoni Zidane will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zidane shoots in but Knarren avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Knarren stuffs the takedown attempt from Zidane. Zidane gets slowly back to his feet.
Knarren misses with a leg kick.
Knarren displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zidane.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akoni Zidane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zidane moves out of range of the body kick.
Knarren throws a right and a left that Zidane avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knarren scores with a kick to the body.
Zidane shoots in looking for a takedown. Knarren tries to sprawl out of it but Zidane keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Knarren manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knarren swinging wildly here.
Zidane drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knarren sprawls and moves away.
Zidane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knarren misses with a hook.
A cross from Knarren lands.
Zidane fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Knarren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zidane appears to be looking for a big counter.
Zidane with a jab.
Knarren misses with a straight right.
Knarren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zidane.
Zidane throws a lazy head kick
and Knarren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knarren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zidane circles away quickly and effectively.
Knarren misses with an uppercut.
Zidane drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knarren sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Knarren.
Zidane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knarren.
Knarren lands a high kick!
Robin Knarren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knarren swinging wildly here.
Knarren throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zidane's head.
Knarren thuds a left hand into Zidane's body.
Zidane closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Zidane tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Knarren's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akoni Zidane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zidane looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Knarren struggling a bit here.
A control attempt from Knarren but he's now mounted!
Knarren wants to control but Zidane is having none of it.
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.
Zidane raining down hammerfists from mount.
Knarren wants to hold on but Zidane pushes him away.
Zidane raining down hammerfists from mount.
Zidane is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Zidane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Akoni Zidane!
Akoni Zidane is the new bantamweight champion!
Akoni Zidane managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Paradise Supplements, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ichiro Naruyo (ranked 3068 p4p, 2035 weight class) and Leroy Davidson (ranked 297 p4p, 201 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichiro Naruyo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leroy Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naruyo throws the left hand but Davidson avoids the punch easily.
Davidson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Naruyo's guard.
Naruyo manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Davidson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Naruyo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Davidson gets control of Naruyo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Davidson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Naruyo tries to stand but Davidson is controlling from the bottom.
Naruyo preventing the sweep.
Naruyo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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!
Naruyo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davidson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Naruyo throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naruyo wants to control from the top but Davidson keeps moving.
Davidson trying to control the position.
Davidson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Davidson fails to land the takedown.
A head kick from Naruyo lands but Davidson takes it in his stride.
Naruyo fails with the takedown.
Naruyo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Davidson shoots in for a takedown but Naruyo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ichiro Naruyo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Davidson.
Naruyo wants to clinch but Davidson slips to the side
and Davidson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Naruyo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Davidson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Davidson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
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!
Davidson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Davidson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Davidson wants to control from the top but Naruyo keeps moving.
Davidson tries to free his leg and advance position but Naruyo is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davidson is stalling in the full guard.
Davidson postures up in Naruyo's guard and throws a big left but Naruyo blocks it.
Davidson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davidson pushing down on Naruyo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Davidson is looking for a kimura here.
Davidson stalling.
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.
Naruyo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davidson.
Davidson trying to mount his opponent but Naruyo defends it.
Davidson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Naruyo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Davidson.
Davidson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Davidson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Davidson avoids the head kick by Naruyo.
Davidson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davidson throws a body kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Davidson - that will leave a mark!
Naruyo throws a head kick that misses.
Davidson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Naruyo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body kick there by Naruyo.
Davidson shoots in and drives through. Naruyo sprawls well.
Naruyo misses with a kick to the body.
Naruyo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Davidson keeps the fight on the outside.
Davidson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Naruyo defends it well.
Davidson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Naruyo slaps away a takedown attempt from Davidson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Naruyo looks for a takedown but Davidson sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Naruyo is fending him off so far but Davidson persists. Nope, Naruyo circles away and we're back to standing.
Ichiro Naruyo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Davidson.
Naruyo shoots for a double leg takedown but Davidson sprawls well. He's pushed Naruyo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Naruyo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davidson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Naruyo throws a nice head kick!
Davidson looking to score a takedown here. Naruyo is defending well but Davidson drives through and ends up in Naruyo's guard.
Naruyo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davidson on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davidson postures up and lands a big shot to Naruyo's brow.
Leroy Davidson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Naruyo looking for a sweep. Not yet Naruyo, not yet.
Naruyo can't keep his opponent in guard - Davidson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Davidson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davidson seems to be working for a kimura but Naruyo defends the submission attempt.
Davidson is looking to take a break and control but Naruyo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Davidson seems content to control.
Davidson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Naruyo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Davidson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davidson wants to pass the guard but Naruyo is defending well.
Naruyo trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davidson wants to take a breather but Naruyo is having none of it.
Davidson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davidson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Davidson is looking for a kimura but Naruyo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Davidson to get the leverage.
Davidson trying to control the pace.
Davidson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Naruyo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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.
Davidson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davidson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Naruyo is just riding it out for now. Davidson eventually gives up the hold.
Davidson blocks the strikes from Naruyo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davidson is looking for a kimura here.
Davidson trying to control from half guard but Naruyo is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Davidson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Naruyo shoots in but Davidson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davidson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davidson feints and as Naruyo raises his hands in defense, Davidson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davidson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Davidson is working Naruyo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson throwing strikes from guard but Naruyo blocks nicely.
Davidson advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naruyo wants to control but Davidson postures up.
Naruyo tries to buck Davidson off but Davidson is having none of it.
Check out the look on Davidson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Davidson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Naruyo to see if he's OK.
Davidson decides to stand back up. Davidson steps back and let's Naruyo get back to his feet.
Davidson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davidson.
Davidson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davidson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Davidson controlling the position from side mount.
Davidson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davidson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Naruyo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Naruyo is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davidson stands up from mount. Strange move.
Naruyo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davidson as he avoids it easily.
Davidson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Naruyo circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Davidson is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Naruyo is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leroy Davidson!
Leroy Davidson is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Leroy Davidson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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