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CoMMA 8 Dudley vs Verdi PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rice Flair (ranked 4519 p4p, 5446 weight class) and Elijah Cleary (ranked 485 p4p, 528 weight class). Elijah Cleary is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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155
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170
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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, Rice Flair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elijah Cleary!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flair has managed to clinch.
Flair tries to work over Cleary's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Flair fails to land.
Flair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flair tries to throw a body punch but Cleary avoids it by throwing Flair back against the cage.
Flair stalling the fight.
Cleary working hard to break the clinch.
Flair tries to throw a body punch but Cleary avoids it by throwing Flair back against the cage.
Flair tries a body shot but Cleary blocks it.
Flair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flair will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cleary up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cleary is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Flair misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flair tries to throw a body punch but Cleary avoids it by throwing Flair back against the cage.
Flair breaks from the clinch.
Cleary lands with a straight right. Flair didn't see that one coming.
Cleary connects with a looping right hand.
Flair moves into the clinch successfully.
Flair can't find room to land a body shot as Cleary controls the action.
Flair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flair takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flair. Cleary does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flair takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Flair throws a body shot but no joy.
Flair darts in and clinches Cleary up against the cage.
Flair has a couple of punches blocked by Cleary.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cleary wants to break free but Flair has control.
Cleary wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
I was talking to Flair's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Flair tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flair pushes Cleary back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cleary wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flair misses with a punch to the body.
Flair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flair throws a punch but it's blocked by Cleary.
Flair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cleary lands with a nice combination. Flair backs away looking to recover.
Cleary waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Flair.
Cleary throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Flair stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Flair moves to clinch but Cleary breaks away
and Cleary counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair swings for the body but Cleary moves out of range.
Cleary waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Flair.
Flair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cleary.
Cleary has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Flair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cleary! But no joy.
Cleary fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Flair gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Flair tries to work over Cleary's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flair misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flair tries a body shot but Cleary blocks it.
Cleary has had enough of the clinch but Flair keeps him there for the moment.
Flair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cleary's elbow.
Flair throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clearys head.
Flair can't find room to land a body shot as Cleary controls the action.
Cleary looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Flair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Flair to work.
Flair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flair content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Flair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flair lands a hook that snaps the head of Cleary backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Flair.
Flair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flair lands a big uppercut and Cleary crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cleary looks OK. Flair waves Cleary back to his feet!
 Cleary is rocked!
Flair takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cleary is still on wobbly legs! Can Flair finish him?
Cleary scores with a jab to the head.
Flair just misses with a punch to the body.
Cleary seems to have recovered his senses.
Elijah Cleary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cleary scores with a crisp jab that stopped Flair in his tracks.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Flair and Cleary goes tumbling to the canvas! Flair follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rice Flair dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Flair throws a body punch but Cleary moves out of range.
Flair is looking to wear down Cleary with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cleary throws a lazy right hand but Flair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Flair misses its target.
Flair clinches up against the cage.
Flair digs a right hand into Cleary's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cleary's gas tank.
Flair tries to throw a body punch but Cleary avoids it by throwing Flair back against the cage.
Flair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cleary's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Flair missing with knees to the body.
Flair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cleary.
Flair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cleary's elbow.
Flair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cleary can do to turn this around?
Flair breaks from the clinch.
Cleary misses with an uppercut.
Flair wants to clinch.
Rice Flair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleary scores with a nice strike.
Flair clinches.
Flair tries a body shot but Cleary blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair presses Cleary against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Cleary's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cleary tries to break the clinch but Flair is controlling the position.
Flair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flair working aggressively here.
Cleary is trying to force a seperation but Flair has the dominant position.
Flair tries to throw a body punch but Cleary avoids it by throwing Flair back against the cage.
Flair controlling the action here for a moment.
Flair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cleary wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Flair has him pressed against the cage.
Flair stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Flair digs a right hand underneath Cleary's ribcage. Cleary let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Flair tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cleary blocks a body shot from Flair.
Flair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Flair fails to land.
Flair misses with a punch to the body.
Cleary blocking some punches.
Flair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flair struggles to land a body shot inside as Cleary controls his hands.
Cleary wants to break free but Flair has control.
Flair throws a punch but it's blocked by Cleary.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Flair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flair tries to work over Cleary's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flair tries to throw a body punch but Cleary avoids it by throwing Flair back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair'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.
Flair lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Flair can't find room to land a body shot as Cleary controls the action.
Good body shot from Flair.
Flair misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Flair - that landed with a thud.
Flair struggles to land a body shot inside as Cleary controls his hands.
Flair tries to work over Cleary's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cleary's elbow.
The referee calls for Flair to work.
Flair working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cleary's efforts to push away.
Cleary is trying to force a seperation but Flair has the dominant position.
Flair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flair gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cleary wants to break free but Flair has control.
Flair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Cleary throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cleary throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cleary doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Flair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cleary is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cleary misses with a straight left.
As Cleary tries to get set, Flair tries to push him back and clinch up but Cleary manages to avoid the attempt.
Cleary slips a jab and a cross from Flair.
Cleary throws out a counter right but Flair avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rice Flair dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Flair misses the shot to the body.
Cleary gets tackled into the cage by Flair. Flair maintains the clinch.
Flair tries to throw a body punch but Cleary avoids it by throwing Flair back against the cage.
Flair misses with a punch to the body.
Flair is stalling here.
Flair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cleary's elbow.
Flair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Flair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleary connects with a single shot there.
Flair looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cleary 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.
Flair scores with a hook to the body. Cleary takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cleary looks to score with a jab to the body but Flair is just out of range.
Good exchange - Cleary coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cleary.
Flair misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flair misses with a series of wild punches.
Cleary avoids the body shot from Flair.
Cleary misses with a leg kick.
Flair wants to clinch
and Cleary counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cleary swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flair is looking to clinch.
Cleary swats away the attempt to clinch by Flair.
Flair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rice Flair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleary throws a big shot that misses.
Cleary lands a lovely overhand right.
Flair tries to clinch up
and Cleary counters with a stiff right hand.
Flair slips a straight right by Cleary.
Flair tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cleary swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flair moves in looking to clinch but Cleary pushes him off.
Cleary circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Flair tries to work over Cleary's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary wants to break free but Flair has control.
Flair keeps control of Cleary as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cleary wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flair tries to work over Cleary's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cleary wants to break free but Flair has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Flair slowing the pace effectively.
Flair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cleary wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flair lands a right hand.
Elijah Cleary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flair is leaning against Cleary and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rice Flair.
Well Flair has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rice Flair!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Craig Davis (ranked 5681 p4p, 3749 weight class) and Slick Sanchez (ranked 291 p4p, 216 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slick Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Davis misses the target.
Sanchez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Davis counters with a right hand to the body.
Davis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Davis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Davis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sanchez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis scores with a three punch combo!
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis tries to counter by clinching up but Sanchez breaks away and moves out of range.
Davis 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Sanchez.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Davis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis cracks Sanchez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Davis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davis throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Davis throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Davis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanchez lands a jab-cross combination.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sanchez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Davis rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davis counters with a two punch combo.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis is looking for a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slick Sanchez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Sanchez looks to move away, Davis throws a big counter combo but Sanchez just gets out of the way.
Davis darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez lands a head shot.
Sanchez slips a jab from Davis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davis at a distance.
Sanchez throws a one two combo.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
It looked like Davis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sanchez.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slick Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez throws a series of strikes that have Davis backpedaling.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Craig Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Davis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sanchez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Davis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez thuds a left hand into Davis's body.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Davis misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davis on the side of the head.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the body
and Davis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Davis.
Davis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
Davis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a series of strikes. Sanchez will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Davis moves into the clinch.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slick Sanchez 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! This is the final round!
Davis dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
It looked like Davis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Davis tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Davis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanchez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Davis scores with a hook to the body. Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Davis throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Good shot there by Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez throws a one two combo.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanchez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis tries to counter by clinching up but Sanchez breaks away and moves out of range.
Sanchez looks to land a combination. Davis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez lands with a nice combination. Davis backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Davis misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Davis throws a big counter combination but Sanchez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
As Sanchez tries to get set, Davis tries to push him back and clinch up but Sanchez manages to avoid the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Davis defends it well.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Sanchez tries to counter it with a takedown but Davis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Davis is looking for a counter combo.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sanchez manages to circle out of the way.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Davis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Davis avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Davis's head.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Davis lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Davis misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
As Sanchez looks to move away, Davis throws a big counter combo but Sanchez just gets out of the way.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Craig Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Davis throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Davis throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slick Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanchez 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slick Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Selem Fellbiest (ranked 3348 p4p, 3808 weight class) and Freddy Barnes (ranked 438 p4p, 501 weight class). Selem Fellbiest has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Selem Fellbiest!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddy Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fellbiest throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fellbiest defends it well.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Fellbiest is just out of range.
Barnes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Fellbiest.
Fellbiest ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Fellbiest throws a leg kick but Barnes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barnes throws a hook but Fellbiest blocks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Fellbiest checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A shot to the body from Barnes misses
and Fellbiest counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fellbiest lands with a shot to the body.
Fellbiest dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fellbiest misses with an uppercut
and Barnes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Fellbiest!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fellbiest managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barnes.
Fellbiest is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Barnes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fellbiest?
Fellbiest is trying desperately to improve position.
Barnes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Barnes is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Fellbiest is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Fellbiest flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Barnes anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Fellbiest and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Barnes slips an arm under Fellbiest chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Barnes has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Barnes is squeezing on Fellbiest like an anaconda would it's prey. Fellbiest fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Freddy Barnes!
Freddy Barnes is the new light heavyweight champion!
The defeated Selem Fellbiest had this to say: 'hey, it's all a learning process. Rest assured I will learn from this and come back stronger! Kudos to my opponent. He showed up tonight a stronger man.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akoni Zidane (ranked 1548 p4p, 4517 weight class) and Branislav Britton (ranked 100 p4p, 251 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 4 - 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Branislav Britton !
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zidane stalks Britton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Britton 's face. Britton staggers backwards, shaken.
Zidane ducks under a wild hook from Britton .
And Zidane counters with a quick kick to the body but Britton blocks it.
Britton shoots for a double leg takedown but Zidane sprawls well. He's pushed Britton 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zidane closes the distance and clinches.
Zidane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Britton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zidane moves away.
Britton misses with an uppercut.
Britton throws a jab but it's blocked by Zidane.
Zidane pushes Britton up against the cage in a clinch.
Zidane works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zidane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Britton is keeping the position for now.
Zidane throwing strikes from guard but Britton blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zidane tries to free his leg and advance position but Britton is retaining full guard.
Zidane controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Zidane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Britton on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zidane is stalling in the full guard.
Zidane advances position into side control!
Zidane tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Britton sneaks back into half guard.
That's two 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.
Britton tries to get to full guard but Zidane has control of the leg.
Britton 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.
Zidane is looking to take a break and control but Britton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Britton is pressing down on Zidane's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zidane postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Britton is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Zidane, into his guard.
Zidane wants to stand and escape but Britton is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britton landing with the ground and pound.
Zidane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zidane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Britton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Britton is stalling in the full guard.
Britton prevents Zidane from getting back to his feet.
Britton connects with a couple of short punches.
Britton wants to control from the top but Zidane keeps moving.
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.
Britton controlling from the top position.
Zidane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Zidane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Britton .
Zidane has Britton up against the cage in a clinch.
Britton wants to stall.
Britton is trying to maintain a safe position but Zidane gets an underhook and turns Britton into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zidane is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zidane breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akoni Zidane dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Britton ducks right into an uppercut from Zidane.
Britton misses with a takedown
and Zidane counters with an outside leg kick.
Britton throws a looping overhand right but Zidane ducks down to avoid it.
Zidane darts in and clinches Britton up against the cage.
Zidane lands a right hand.
Zidane is working for takedown but Britton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zidane utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zidane is working for takedown but Britton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zidane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Britton can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zidane is pressed up against the cage. Britton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zidane down to the mat. Zidane avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zidane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Britton .
Zidane slips a jab from Britton .
Zidane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Britton .
Zidane misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zidane manages to avoid it.
Zidane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zidane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zidane moves into the clinch.
Zidane lands a shoulder strike.
Zidane tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akoni Zidane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zidane ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Zidane no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Britton trying to control the position from guard on top but Zidane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zidane will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Britton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britton trying to control the position from guard on top but Zidane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Britton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Britton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zidane.
 It looks like Branislav Britton has been cut.
Britton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zidane tries to land a front kick but Britton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zidane closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zidane is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zidane wants a takedown but no success here.
Zidane tries to pull guard but Britton holds him up against the cage and eventually Zidane drops back down to his feet.
Zidane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Britton throws a jab but it's blocked by Zidane.
Britton misses the shot to the body.
Zidane appears to be looking for a big counter.
Zidane defending well as Britton loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Britton misses its intended target.
Britton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Zidane is trying to stand up here but Britton is controlling him well.
Britton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zidane manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Britton misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zidane slaps away a takedown attempt from Britton , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zidane half committed to a counter leg kick.
Akoni Zidane is winning the standup battle so far.
Britton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zidane.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Britton throws a big shot that misses.
Zidane lands with a hook. Britton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Britton throws a shot from downtown. Zidane moves away and avoids it.
Britton takes a swing at Zidane's ribcage but misses.
Zidane pushes Britton up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Britton prevents the takedown attempt.
Zidane jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Britton walks away with a smile on his face. Zidane gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Akoni Zidane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Britton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Britton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zidane.
Zidane pushes Britton up against the cage in a clinch.
Zidane changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Britton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akoni Zidane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Branislav Britton 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zidane feints a jab promting Britton to slip. Zidane then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Britton slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zidane connects with a high kick.
Zidane lands with a hook. Britton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Britton misses with a straight right.
Britton is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Britton throws a shot from downtown. Zidane moves away and avoids it.
Zidane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zidane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Britton misses its intended target.
Britton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zidane is looking to counter punch.
Branislav Britton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zidane clinches up against the cage.
Britton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zidane pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Britton tries a body shot but Zidane blocks it.
Zidane changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Britton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zidane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zidane slips a jab from Britton .
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Britton crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zidane - the referee stops the clock and Britton gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zidane. Britton manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zidane pushes Britton up against the cage in a clinch.
Zidane tries to score a body lock takedown but Britton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zidane manages to break the clinch.
Zidane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zidane.
Zidane drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akoni Zidane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zidane 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.
Zidane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Britton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zidane defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Britton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Britton keeping full guard, as Zidane tries to pass.
Zidane stays in close to Britton 's body and controls the position.
Zidane wants to stand and escape but instead Britton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Zidane being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Britton trying to control but Zidane is working from the bottom.
Britton prevents Zidane from getting back to his feet.
Britton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Zidane has momentary wrist control but Britton slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Britton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Akoni Zidane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Britton passes into half guard.
Zidane wants to get back to his feet.
Britton not doing much here.
Let's hope that Britton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Britton closes the distance and clinches up with Zidane, looking for a takedown. Britton pushes Zidane against the cage but Zidane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zidane tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Britton manages to circle out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akoni Zidane clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Branislav Britton 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Britton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Britton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zidane.
Britton misses with an uppercut. Zidane saw that one coming.
Britton throws a jab but it's blocked by Zidane.
Jab, jab by Zidane - just one landing.
A combination from Zidane does no damage.
Zidane blocks a jab.
Zidane slips under a jab.
Britton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zidane.
Zidane misses with a double jab.
Zidane is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slow jab from Britton misses its intended target.
Zidane tests Britton 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Britton looks to score with a jab to the body but Zidane is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Britton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zidane.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zidane. Britton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zidane scoring well with a low kick there.
Britton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zidane pinned against the cage. Zidane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Britton misses the target.
Britton throws a hook to the side of Zidane's head but Zidane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Britton misses with a body shot.
Zidane stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zidane with a hook.
Zidane misses with a series of wild punches.
Zidane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akoni Zidane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zidane moves out of range of the strikes.
Zidane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Britton drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Zidane defends it well.
Britton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zidane.
Britton fails to land the takedown.
Britton misses with a right hand
and Zidane counters with a left and a right that stings Britton .
Britton missing with a left hand there. Zidane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Britton misses.
Zidane tried to counter with a leg kick but Britton avoided it.
Britton throws a lazy uppercut
and Zidane counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Britton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zidane is trying to defend but Britton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Britton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zidane keeps working.
Britton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Zidane is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zidane taking some punishment here, with Britton in his half guard.
Britton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zidane keeps working.
Still in half guard, Britton seems content to control.
Britton working over Zidane with some ground and pound. Zidane looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Britton controlling the action here.
Zidane makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Britton just misses with a punch to the body.
Zidane doesn't manage to clinch there - Britton circles away.
Zidane lands a really nice looking cross but Britton seems unphased.
Britton shoots in looking for a takedown. Zidane tries to sprawl out of it but Britton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zidane manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Akoni Zidane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Branislav Britton .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britton throws a jab but it's blocked by Zidane.
A left lands for Zidane.
A slow jab from Britton misses its intended target.
Britton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zidane was well out of range. Poor timing from Britton .
A slow jab from Britton misses its intended target.
Britton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zidane counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Britton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zidane ducks under a wild hook from Britton .
Zidane seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Britton throws a body shot but no joy.
Zidane tries to counter by clinching up but Britton breaks away and moves out of range.
Zidane moves away from the strike by Britton .
Zidane wants to clinch up but Britton keeps it at a distance.
Britton drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Zidane defends it well.
Zidane connects with a high kick.
Zidane slips a jab from Britton .
Britton looks to land a left hand but Zidane moved out of range nicely.
Zidane closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akoni Zidane had his way with Branislav Britton in that round.
The cut man is working on Branislav Britton 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Zidane takes the fight into the clinch.
Zidane jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Britton walks away with a smile on his face. Zidane gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zidane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zidane has closed the distance and engaged Britton in a clinch.
Zidane breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Britton misses.
Zidane tries to counter by clinching up but Britton breaks away and moves out of range.
Zidane lands a leg kick that knocks Britton off balance momentarily.
Zidane lands a glancing blow to the side of Britton 's head.
Britton throws a hook but Zidane avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zidane lands a lovely overhand right.
Zidane takes the fight into the clinch.
Zidane lands a nice uppercut.
Zidane displaying some good clinch control by pressing Britton up against the cage.
Akoni Zidane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zidane drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Britton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zidane pulls guard successfully.
Britton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Britton cracks Zidane with a solid left hand.
Zidane keeping moving, preventing Britton from controlling successfully.
Zidane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Britton .
Zidane wants to stand and escape but Britton is having none of it.
Britton is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Britton throws a hook but Zidane blocks it.
Zidane scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zidane doesn't manage to clinch there - Britton circles away.
Zidane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Britton .
Britton throws a big shot that misses.
Zidane moves into the clinch successfully.
Zidane is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Britton is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akoni Zidane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zidane breaks the clinch.
Zidane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Britton .
Britton goes for a double leg but Zidane avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Zidane continues to drive forward.
Zidane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zidane is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zidane moves into range and clinches up with Britton .
Zidane jumps guard.
Zidane keeping moving, preventing Britton from controlling successfully.
Britton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zidane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Britton is controlling him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Britton trying to control the position from guard on top but Zidane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Britton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Britton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Britton prevents Zidane from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Branislav Britton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zidane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Britton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akoni Zidane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zidane, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akoni Zidane!
Akoni Zidane retains his bantamweight title!
Akoni Zidane spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ace Dudley (ranked 2291 p4p, 2619 weight class) and Calogero Verdi (ranked 309 p4p, 359 weight class). Verdi has chosen CHAMPION as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Calogero Verdi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ace Dudley's chin.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ace Dudley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calogero Verdi!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley misses with a takedown attempt
and Verdi counters with a nice uppercut.
Dudley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Verdi.
Verdi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dudley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Verdi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Verdi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Verdi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Verdi misses with a hook. Dudley ducked under it nicely.
Verdi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
 It looks like Ace Dudley has been cut.
Dudley walks into a straight right hand from Verdi.
 Dudley is rocked!
Dudley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oh Dudley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Calogero Verdi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudley glances at the clock... BAM! Verdi nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Dudley crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Dudley is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Calogero Verdi!
Calogero Verdi is the new welterweight champion!
Calogero Verdi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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