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CMMA 151 Six Nine v Peieira PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hobo Garrincha (ranked 5988 p4p, 4977 weight class) and Reza Khojastehpour (ranked 267 p4p, 246 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Excellent MT
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hobo Garrincha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Reza Khojastehpour!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khojastehpour shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Garrincha is trying to defend but Khojastehpour finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Garrincha gets full guard.
Khojastehpour is stalling in the full guard.
Garrincha bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khojastehpour's guard.
Khojastehpour working a defensive guard here.
Garrincha's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khojastehpour wants to get back to his feet but Garrincha is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Khojastehpour not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Garrincha engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Garrincha is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khojastehpour trying to control the position.
Garrincha stands and throws Khojastehpour's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Khojastehpour can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garrincha tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Garrincha has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Garrincha controlling the position from side mount.
Khojastehpour really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garrincha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garrincha has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khojastehpour tries to buck Garrincha off but Garrincha is having none of it.
Khojastehpour 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.
Garrincha in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Khojastehpour wants to control but Garrincha postures up.
Khojastehpour is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khojastehpour is pushing Garrincha's head away, looking to escape. Garrincha manages to hold on to the position though.
You can see the frustration on Khojastehpour's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Khojastehpour is trying to improve his position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Garrincha taking a breather here.
Khojastehpour is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Garrincha is trying to get an arm triangle but Khojastehpour is defending well.
Garrincha slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khojastehpour has escaped the position, nice work there.
Khojastehpour tries to bench press Garrincha off him but Garrincha keeps the position.
Garrincha is trying to get an arm triangle but Khojastehpour is defending well.
Khojastehpour is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khojastehpour is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Khojastehpour's face as Garrincha controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hobo Garrincha dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garrincha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Khojastehpour tries to bum rush Garrincha with a series of wild strikes but Garrincha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garrincha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garrincha has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Khojastehpour tries to close the distance and clinch but Garrincha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garrincha lands a nice shot that snaps Khojastehpour's head back.
Garrincha lands a nice shot that snaps Khojastehpour's head back.
Garrincha keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garrincha blocks a head kick by Khojastehpour.
Khojastehpour throws a sloppy head kick and Garrincha moves out of range easily.
Khojastehpour misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Khojastehpour misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khojastehpour pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garrincha throws a big counter combination but Khojastehpour scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Garrincha dodges the punch combination from Khojastehpour.
Garrincha was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick lands from Garrincha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Garrincha.
Khojastehpour throws a right and a left that Garrincha avoids nicely.
Garrincha lands a nice hook to Khojastehpour's body. Khojastehpour takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body punch from Garrincha.
Garrincha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khojastehpour doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khojastehpour throws a chopping leg kick but Garrincha manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garrincha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garrincha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garrincha avoids the head kick by Khojastehpour.
Khojastehpour throws a lazy head kick
and Garrincha counters with a three punch combo that has Khojastehpour backing up. Khojastehpour nods at Garrincha to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khojastehpour fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garrincha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khojastehpour.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garrincha darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khojastehpour closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha'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.
Khojastehpour tries to throw a body punch but Garrincha avoids it by throwing Khojastehpour back against the cage.
Khojastehpour breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hobo Garrincha is winning the standup battle so far.
Garrincha connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khojastehpour momentarily.
 Khojastehpour is rocked!
Khojastehpour misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khojastehpour is still on wobbly legs! Can Garrincha finish him?
Garrincha avoids the head kick by Khojastehpour.
Khojastehpour seems to have recovered his senses.
Garrincha scores with a hook.
Garrincha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khojastehpour can do to turn this around?
Garrincha uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garrincha connects with a leg kick.
Garrincha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garrincha wants it to stay on the feet.
Khojastehpour lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garrincha circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Khojastehpour.
Garrincha looks to score with a jab to the body but Khojastehpour is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khojastehpour looks to land a combination but Garrincha avoids it well.
Khojastehpour fails with a takedown attempt.
Garrincha is looking for a counter combo.
Hobo Garrincha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reza Khojastehpour.
Garrincha misses with the combination.
Khojastehpour tries to clinch up.
Khojastehpour misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garrincha scores with a body shot.
Garrincha scores with a shot to the body.
Garrincha lands the left hand.
Reza Khojastehpour is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garrincha moves out of range of the body kick from Khojastehpour.
Garrincha takes a swing at Khojastehpour's ribcage but misses.
Garrincha lands with an overhand left.
Garrincha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khojastehpour.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khojastehpour is looking to clinch but Garrincha is avoiding it.
Garrincha throwing a counter right hand but Khojastehpour manages to avoid it.
Khojastehpour doesn't manage to clinch there - Garrincha circles away.
Khojastehpour gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garrincha.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khojastehpour throws a head kick but Garrincha moves out of range.
Khojastehpour looks for the body kick but Garrincha saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Garrincha. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Garrincha misses.
Khojastehpour goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khojastehpour throws a head kick that misses.
Garrincha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garrincha keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Garrincha misses the target.
Garrincha swings for the body but Khojastehpour moves out of range.
Garrincha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garrincha avoids the head kick by Khojastehpour.
Garrincha swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hobo Garrincha dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Khojastehpour looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khojastehpour tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khojastehpour ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrincha moves away.
Garrincha thuds his shin into the meat of Khojastehpour's side.
Sloppy strikes from Khojastehpour. Those never looked like landing.
Khojastehpour doesn't manage to clinch there - Garrincha circles away.
Garrincha blocks a head kick by Khojastehpour.
Garrincha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Khojastehpour.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrincha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garrincha swats away the attempt to clinch by Khojastehpour.
Khojastehpour doesn't manage to clinch there - Garrincha circles away.
Khojastehpour avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Khojastehpour lands but Garrincha takes it in his stride.
Khojastehpour tries to clinch up but Garrincha circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Garrincha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab, jab by Garrincha - just one landing.
Khojastehpour tries to clinch up but Garrincha circles away and keeps his distance.
Khojastehpour tries to clinch there but Garrincha circles away.
A head kick misses from Khojastehpour.
Khojastehpour scores with a one two! Garrincha had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A jab from Garrincha does it's job there.
Garrincha tries to score with a low kick but Khojastehpour moves his leg out of the way.
Khojastehpour darts in and clinches Garrincha up against the cage.
Khojastehpour breaks the clinch.
Reza Khojastehpour seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khojastehpour works over Garrincha's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrincha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khojastehpour misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Khojastehpour or perhaps it was just good defense by Garrincha, which made it look bad.
Khojastehpour takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garrincha misses the body punch
and Khojastehpour counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khojastehpour throws a head kick that misses.
Garrincha tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Khojastehpour is able to avoid easily.
Khojastehpour looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Garrincha is fending him off so far but Khojastehpour persists. Nope, Garrincha circles away and we're back to standing.
Garrincha throws a front kick that sends Khojastehpour stumbling back into the cage.
Garrincha throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Garrincha just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrincha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khojastehpour has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garrincha finds it's way round the side to connect with Khojastehpour's head.
Khojastehpour throws a leg kick but Garrincha sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khojastehpour lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Garrincha has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garrincha and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Garrincha lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khojastehpour closes the distance but Garrincha moves to the side
and Garrincha counters with a stiff right hand.
Garrincha feints and then cracks Khojastehpour's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khojastehpour down.
Khojastehpour misses with a few strikes there.
Khojastehpour cracks Garrincha with an open hand slap.
Garrincha throws a big shot that misses.
Hobo Garrincha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khojastehpour tries to clinch up.
Khojastehpour tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garrincha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garrincha scores with a leg kick.
Khojastehpour lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garrincha circles away quickly and effectively.
Garrincha works Khojastehpour's body with a nice hook.
Garrincha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khojastehpour tries a head kick but it misses.
Garrincha swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Garrincha. No joy for Khojastehpour on that attempt.
Reza Khojastehpour has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hobo Garrincha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reza Khojastehpour.
Garrincha lands a nice shot that snaps Khojastehpour's head back.
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!
Khojastehpour takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garrincha pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khojastehpour is out of range and Garrincha settles back down.
Khojastehpour ducks under a wild hook from Garrincha.
Khojastehpour wants to counter with a clinch but Garrincha pushes him away.
Garrincha blocks a head kick by Khojastehpour.
Garrincha cracks Khojastehpour with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garrincha clobbers Khojastehpour with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garrincha cracks Khojastehpour with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khojastehpour swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Garrincha - just one landing.
Khojastehpour ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khojastehpour tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hobo Garrincha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garrincha, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hobo Garrincha!
A very excited looking Hobo Garrincha made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf (ranked 2920 p4p, 2804 weight class) and James Williams (ranked 402 p4p, 383 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Williams!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Tamdfjsmf manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tamdfjsmf gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tamdfjsmf avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Williams is trying to drag Tamdfjsmf to the mat but Tamdfjsmf just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Williams.
Tamdfjsmf is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Williams wants a takedown but no success here.
Tamdfjsmf is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tamdfjsmf has Williams pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Williams manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Williams drags the fight down to the ground.
Tamdfjsmf throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamdfjsmf sitting in guard here, content to control.
Williams working for a triangle but Tamdfjsmf defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamdfjsmf avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tamdfjsmf looking to pass the guard.
Tamdfjsmf is working hard here to advance position.
Tamdfjsmf trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Tamdfjsmf stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Tamdfjsmf throws a big elbow that misses.
Tamdfjsmf engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Williams has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tamdfjsmf is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Williams.
Tamdfjsmf misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tamdfjsmf controls the position.
Williams is trying to control Tamdfjsmf's posture but Tamdfjsmf avoids it.
Williams managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tamdfjsmf.
The strikes coming from Tamdfjsmf are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tamdfjsmf working away.
Williams sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Williams wants to improve his position but Tamdfjsmf is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Williams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tamdfjsmf trying to control the pace.
Williams regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tamdfjsmf missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Our spies down at at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym inform us that Williams has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Tamdfjsmf working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Williams is looking for a triangle here but Tamdfjsmf uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Williams looks to move to half guard but instead Tamdfjsmf has passed into mount! Damn!
Tamdfjsmf throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tamdfjsmf sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tamdfjsmf is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Williams has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Williams wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tamdfjsmf.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Williams bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tamdfjsmf forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tamdfjsmf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Tamdfjsmf has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tamdfjsmf drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Williams prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tamdfjsmf fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No luck for Tamdfjsmf with that takedown attempt.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Tamdfjsmf shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamdfjsmf closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tamdfjsmf lands in his opponent's guard.
Tamdfjsmf throwing strikes but missing.
Tamdfjsmf has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamdfjsmf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tamdfjsmf trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tamdfjsmf showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Williams had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tamdfjsmf defends it easily.
Tamdfjsmf has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tamdfjsmf is posturing up here but Williams has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Tamdfjsmf tries to roll out but it's too tight and Tamdfjsmf has to tap! Slick submission there by Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Williams!
James Williams really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that HELLBENT logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bate Pepo (ranked 1087 p4p, 2463 weight class) and Nathan Parker (ranked 159 p4p, 333 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bate Pepo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Parker!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parker swinging wildly here.
Pepo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pepo rushes Parker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parker blocks a body shot from Pepo.
Pepo struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Pepo struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Pepo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker looking to stall.
Parker is looking to control Pepo's arms but Pepo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Parker has his back to the cage.
Parker seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Parker is looking to control Pepo's arms but Pepo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Parker has his back to the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Pepo.
Pepo digs a right hand underneath Parker's ribcage. Parker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Pepo.
A right hook to the body lands for Pepo.
Parker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pepo is keeping busy.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Pepo tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Pepo back against the cage.
Parker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Parker prevents a body shot from Pepo.
Pepo keeps control of Parker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pepo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parker blocks a body shot from Pepo.
Parker tries to pull guard but Pepo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pepo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pepo can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker prevents a body shot from Pepo.
Pepo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pepo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pepo misses with a body punch.
Pepo tries a body shot but Parker blocks it.
Parker is trying to pull guard but Pepo has him pressed against the cage.
Bate Pepo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Parker.
Parker stalling in the clinch but Pepo improves position.
Pepo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker is struggling to control the position.
Pepo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pepo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pepo blocking some punches.
Pepo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parker's elbow.
I was talking to Pepo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A hook to the body from Pepo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepo misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Pepo as the two fighters clinch.
Pepo lands a hook that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Parker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Parker tries to pull guard but Pepo won't allow it.
Parker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pepo just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pepo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parker is trying to pull guard but Pepo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pepo.
Parker slows down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Pepo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pepo digs a right hand underneath Parker's ribcage. Parker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pepo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker prevents a body shot from Pepo.
Pepo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pepo lands with a left to the head.
Pepo scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pepo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parker stalling in the clinch but Pepo improves position.
Still in the clinch, Pepo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pepo lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Pepo as the two fighters clinch.
Pepo lands a nice uppercut.
Pepo lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pepo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bate Pepo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pepo moves in looking to clinch but Parker pushes him off.
Pepo closes the distance and pushes Parker back into the cage.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Pepo lands a nice shot to the body.
Bate Pepo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Parker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Pepo has him pressed against the cage.
Parker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pepos head.
Pepo lands an uppercut.
Pepo misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pepo lands with a left to the head.
Parker can't break the clinch.
Pepo misses with a body punch.
Pepo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pepo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parker trying to control the position but instead, Pepo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Parker into the cage.
Parker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short left from Parker.
Parker prevents a body shot from Pepo.
Pepo tries to work over Parker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parker stalling.
Pepo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parker prevents a body shot from Pepo.
Parker can't get the takedown.
Pepo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Parker looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepo presses Parker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Pepo.
Parker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Parker is trying to pull guard but Pepo has him pressed against the cage.
Parker blocks a body shot from Pepo.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Parker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pepo tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Pepo back against the cage.
Pepo tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Pepo back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Parker.
Pepo is leaning against Parker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pepo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pepo.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Pepo won't allow it.
Pepo tries to work over Parker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pepo scores with a shot to the side of Parker's head.
Parker trying to control the position but instead, Pepo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Parker into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Pepo.
Pepo tries to work over Parker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pepo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pepo lands an uppercut.
Parker working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Pepo.
Pepo misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepo cracks Parker with a nice body shot.
Parker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bate Pepo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Parker.
Nice body punch from Pepo.
Parker is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pepo.
Pepo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Parker pulls Pepo into guard.
Pepo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pepo is aware though and is defending well.
Parker trying to control the position.
Pepo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Parker is proving hard to escape from.
Parker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pepo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pepo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Parker's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bate Pepo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Parker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pepo rushes Parker and presses him up against the cage.
Parker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pepo.
Parker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parker is trying to stall.
Pepo tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Pepo back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Parker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pepo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pepo tries a body shot but Parker blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pepo struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Pepo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parker's elbow.
Pepo struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Parker wants to stall.
Pepo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Parker has Pepo pressed against the cage.
Parker tries to pull guard but Pepo won't allow it.
Pepo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pepo to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Parker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pepo tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Pepo back against the cage.
Parker wants to stall.
Pepo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parker can do to turn this around?
Pepo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parker's elbow.
Parker trying to control the position but instead, Pepo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Parker into the cage.
Pepo tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Pepo back against the cage.
Pepo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pepo tries a body shot but Parker blocks it.
Pepo misses with a body punch.
Pepo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pepo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pepo can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
A short right from Pepo.
Parker stalling in the clinch but Pepo improves position.
Pepo misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Pepo as the two fighters clinch.
Pepo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pepo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pepo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pepo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parker tries to land a knee to the head but Pepo blocks with his arms.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Pepo has him pressed against the cage.
Parker taking a breather.
Pepo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepo cracks Parker with a nice body shot.
Parker wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pepo.
Pepo digs a right hand into Parker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Parker's gas tank.
Pepo tries a body shot but Parker blocks it.
Pepo tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Pepo back against the cage.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pepo misses with a body punch.
Parker has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pepo uses from the top position.
Parker has a closed guard, preventing Pepo from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Parker looking for a sweep. Not yet Parker, not yet.
Nathan Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bate Pepo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pepo wants to get up but he can't break Parker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bate Pepo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pepo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bate Pepo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trane Knox (ranked 1339 p4p, 2662 weight class) and Vasili Lobchov (ranked 185 p4p, 336 weight class). Knox's entrance music is Blue World | John Coltrane. A fine choice. 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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trane Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasili Lobchov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox cracks Lobchov with a good jab.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Lobchov misses.
Knox misses with an uppercut
and Lobchov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Knox won't be happy with that.
Knox manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lobchov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lobchov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Knox is trying to maintain the position but Lobchov is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobchov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox actively working from the bottom here.
Knox is pressing down on Lobchov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lobchov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Knox is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lobchov, into his guard.
Lobchov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Knox can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobchov controls Knox momentarily but Knox frees himself.
Knox has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lobchov throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Knox escapes and throws Lobchov's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lobchov is not content to let Knox control the position.
Lobchov is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox wants to control for a moment but Lobchov uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Knox working the head and body with strikes.
Lobchov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lobchov is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Knox jumps into side control!
Lobchov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lobchov sneaks back into half guard.
Knox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobchov is staying active underneath Knox, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knox is looking to stall here but Lobchov recovers full guard.
Knox throws a strike but Lobchov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lobchov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lobchov wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Knox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lobchov wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vasili Lobchov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knox pushes Lobchov up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox is trying to push Lobchov away but Lobchov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stalling in the clinch from Lobchov.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Lobchov swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox stalling in the clinch but Lobchov improves position.
Knox pushes Lobchov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox prevents a body shot from Lobchov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lobchov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Knox is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lobchov backwards.
Knox trying to stall but Lobchov improves his position.
Lobchov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knox tries to circle away but Lobchov has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Lobchov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox stalling the fight.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox is trying to push Lobchov away but Lobchov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knox blocks a body shot from Lobchov.
Lobchov misses with a body punch.
Lobchov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Trane Knox has been cut.
Knox blocks a body shot from Lobchov.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lobchov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox dodges an elbow strike from Lobchov.
Lobchov cracks Knox with a nice body shot.
Knox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lobchov.
Lobchov lands a nice elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lobchov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Lobchov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lobchov.
Lobchov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lobchov is on top in guard.
Knox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lobchov trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lobchov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lobchov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Knox is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lobchov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lobchov's back!
Lobchov manages to reverse the position and now he's in Knox's guard. Nice work there by Lobchov.
Lobchov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lobchov trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Lobchov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lobchov trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lobchov looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobchov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Knox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lobchov looking to sit in guard and control but Knox gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Knox stands and throws Lobchov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lobchov is looking for a sweep.
Lobchov can't do much from the bottom here.
Lobchov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Knox's best efforts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vasili Lobchov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Trane Knox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lobchov throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.
Knox listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Lobchov is just out of range.
Lobchov with the counter takedown but Knox avoids it easily.
Lobchov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knox pinned against the cage. Knox gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lobchov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobchov clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobchov is leaning against Knox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lobchov can't get the takedown.
Knox is pressed up against the cage. Lobchov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Knox down to the mat. Knox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Trane Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasili Lobchov.
Knox throws a shot to the body.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Lobchov slips the punch.
Trane Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lobchov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lobchov has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lobchov is working Knox over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox scores with a decent looking hook.
Lobchov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lobchov circles away quickly and effectively.
Knox throws a jab when Lobchov was well out of range.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lobchov misses with a wild body shot.
Knox lands with a hook. Lobchov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lobchov ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Good shot there by Lobchov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobchov ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lobchov doesn't seem bothered though.
Lobchov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lobchov doesn't seem bothered though.
Knox jabs Lobchov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lobchov manages to avoid it.
Lobchov feints the counter takedown.
Lobchov scores with a hook to the body. Knox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lobchov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Knox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobchov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knox.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lobchov was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Lobchov closes the distance and clinches.
Trane Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lobchov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lobchov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lobchov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Knox gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lobchov jumps guard.
Lobchov has his hands on Knox's head, controlling the position.
Lobchov looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trane Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lobchov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasili Lobchov!
During a confident post fight interview, Vasili Lobchov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Trane Knox stepped up to the mic, saying '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Turcotte (ranked 1617 p4p, 1729 weight class) and Mandla Ibubesi (ranked 216 p4p, 232 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Turcotte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mandla Ibubesi!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibubesi ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Ibubesi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turcotte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turcotte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ibubesi has time to react.
Ibubesi clinches with his opponent.
Turcotte blocks a body shot from Ibubesi.
Turcotte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ibubesi tries a body shot but Turcotte blocks it.
Turcotte has a couple of punches blocked by Ibubesi.
A head punch on the inside from Ibubesi fails to land.
Turcotte pushes Ibubesi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turcotte is trying to push Ibubesi away but Ibubesi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Turcotte is trying to break the clinch but Ibubesi is controlling him.
Turcotte prevents a body shot from Ibubesi.
Turcotte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ibubesi prevents Turcotte from breaking the clinch.
Ibubesi scores with a shot to the side of Turcotte's head.
Ibubesi misses with the head strike.
Ibubesi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibubesi working aggressively here.
Turcotte tries to break free but Ibubesi pushes him back against the cage.
Ibubesi throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Ibubesi's shoulder, as Ibubesi tries to avoid the shot.
Ibubesi wants to clinch.
Turcotte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turcotte connects with a single shot there.
Turcotte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ibubesi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Jacques Turcotte has been cut.
Ibubesi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turcotte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Ibubesi tries to get set, Turcotte tries to push him back and clinch up but Ibubesi manages to avoid the attempt.
Ibubesi gets a clinch.
Ibubesi misses with some punches.
Ibubesi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turcotte backwards.
Turcotte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turcotte breaks from the clinch.
Ibubesi tries to move into range but Turcotte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turcotte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ibubesi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ibubesi ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Ibubesi has closed the distance and engaged Turcotte in a clinch.
Turcotte has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ibubesi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ibubesi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turcotte's elbow.
Ibubesi lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibubesi misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turcotte.
A right hand to the body from Turcotte.
Ibubesi misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibubesi trying to control the position but instead, Turcotte has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ibubesi into the cage.
Turcotte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ibubesi.
Turcotte is trying to force a seperation but Ibubesi has the dominant position.
Turcotte blocking some punches.
Ibubesi lands a hook that snaps the head of Turcotte backwards.
Ibubesi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ibubesi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turcotte backwards.
Turcotte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Ibubesi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ibubesi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turcotte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turcotte throws out a loose jab but Ibubesi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turcotte is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Turcotte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ibubesi slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turcotte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ibubesi throws a body punch but Turcotte moves out of range.
Turcotte tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ibubesi manages to circle out of the way.
Ibubesi has Turcotte up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turcotte.
Ibubesi lands a left hand.
Ibubesi has a couple of punches blocked by Turcotte.
Ibubesi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ibubesi throws a punch but it's blocked by Turcotte.
Turcotte tries to throw a body punch but Ibubesi avoids it by throwing Turcotte back against the cage.
Turcotte lands with a short shot to the head.
Turcotte wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Turcotte breaks from the clinch.
Ibubesi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ibubesi wants to clinch.
Ibubesi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turcotte missing with a left hand there. Ibubesi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ibubesi clinches up with Turcotte and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ibubesi.
Turcotte tries to break the clinch but Ibubesi is controlling the position.
Ibubesi lands with a left to the head.
Ibubesi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ibubesi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turcotte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turcotte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ibubesi has closed the distance and engaged Turcotte in a clinch.
Ibubesi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turcotte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mandla Ibubesi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turcotte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turcotte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turcotte throws a hook but Ibubesi blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turcotte. Ibubesi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turcotte misses with a looping right.
Ibubesi moves out of range of the strikes.
Ibubesi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turcotte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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 Jacques Turcotte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacques Turcotte's cut.
That's time! Turcotte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turcotte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turcotte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ibubesi staying out of range there.
Ibubesi is looking to clinch.
Turcotte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ibubesi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ibubesi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Turcotte blocking some punches.
Turcotte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ibubesi throws a punch but it's blocked by Turcotte.
Ibubesi misses with a punch on the inside.
Turcotte is trying to push Ibubesi away but Ibubesi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ibubesi can't find room to land a body shot as Turcotte controls the action.
Ibubesi has a couple of punches blocked by Turcotte.
Turcotte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibubesi wants to clinch up but Turcotte keeps it at a distance.
Turcotte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ibubesi wants to clinch.
Ibubesi misses with an uppercut.
Ibubesi wants to clinch up but Turcotte keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ibubesi tries to clinch there but Turcotte circles away.
Ibubesi clinches.
Turcotte lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Turcotte.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turcotte.
Turcotte breaks from the clinch.
Ibubesi has managed to clinch.
Turcotte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ibubesi throws a head punch that misses.
Turcotte scores with a shoulder strike.
Turcotte lands a body punch.
Turcotte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ibubesi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ibubesi struggles to land a body shot inside as Turcotte controls his hands.
Turcotte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turcotte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turcotte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turcotte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ibubesi on the side of the head.
Jacques Turcotte is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibubesi tries to clinch but Turcotte is having none of it.
Ibubesi has Turcotte up against the cage in a clinch.
Turcotte blocks an uppercut.
Turcotte lands a shoulder strike.
Turcotte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ibubesi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ibubesi throws a punch but it's blocked by Turcotte.
Ibubesi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turcotte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turcotte scores with a nice strike.
Turcotte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ibubesi tries to close the distance and clinch but Turcotte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ibubesi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ibubesi is rocked!
Turcotte drops Ibubesi with a big left hand! Ibubesi is injured, injured bad! Turcotte jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques Turcotte!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peoples Champion (ranked 1248 p4p, 1425 weight class) and Clarence Hoost (ranked 156 p4p, 181 weight class). Champion comes to the cage accompanied by Aegukka. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Clarence Hoost enters the cage!
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peoples Champion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clarence Hoost!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champion checks a leg kick nicely.
Champion swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Hoost blocks the leg kick.
Hoost throws a sloppy body shot
and Champion counters with an inside leg kick.
Champion falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hoost counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Peoples Champion has been cut.
Hoost is looking to clinch.
Champion swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Champion misses.
Hoost tries to clinch but Champion is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoost lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Champion at a distance.
Champion smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hoost scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hoost wants to clinch but Champion slips to the side
and Champion counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Clarence Hoost has been cut.
Hoost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Champion throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoost stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hoost thows a left - swing and a miss!
Champion listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Clarence Hoost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Champion avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hoost tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Champion counters with a crisp one two that drops Hoost! Champion thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hoost to his feet! Hoost is in big trouble!
Hoost is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hoost is still on wobbly legs! Can Champion finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Champion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoost.
Champion appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hoost seems to have recovered his senses.
Champion tries to work over Hoost's front leg with a kick but Hoost checks it.
Champion definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Champion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoost has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoost throws an off balance right hand
enabling Champion to counter with a crisp jab.
Champion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoost.
Champion takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hoost bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Champion walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hoost.
Champion tries to keep at a distance but Hoost has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hoost lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hoost.
A short uppercut from Hoost.
Champion throws a head punch that misses.
Hoost tries a body shot but Champion blocks it.
Champion struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoost controls his hands.
Hoost lands a right hand.
Champion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Champion blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Hoost.
Champion is breathing heavily.
Hoost throws a punch but it's blocked by Champion.
Hoost misses with the head strike.
Hoost tries a body shot but Champion blocks it.
Hoost works on Champion's body with a couple of short punches.
Hoost scores with a shoulder strike.
Hoost digs a right hand into Champion's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Champion's gas tank.
Hoost lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hoost lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Champion or not.
Hoost pushes Champion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoost lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hoost lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoost throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hoost lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoost stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hoost lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Hoost on the inside.
Hoost lands a hook that snaps the head of Champion backwards.
Peoples Champion's cut is getting worse.
Champion blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Hoost.
Hoost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoost scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Hoost.
Hoost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Champion's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Hoost.
Hoost working aggressively here.
Hoost lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoost struggles to land a body shot inside as Champion controls his hands.
Hoost has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Champion seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hoost can turn it around.
Hoost makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
 Champion is rocked!
Hoost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Champion is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoost swings wildly with an uppercut but Champion uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Hoost dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hoost fakes the leg kick and cracks Champion in the body.
Champion seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoost fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Champion has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoost misses with an attempted mid kick.
Champion fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hoost just manages to avoid it.
Hoost gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hoost.
Hoost struggles to land a body shot inside as Champion controls his hands.
Hoost lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hoost blocks a body shot from Champion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoost lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoost lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A hook to the body from Hoost.
Hoost softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hoost unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Champion! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hoost is unloading with more strikes now! Champion drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clarence Hoost!
In his post fight interview, Clarence Hoost started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Fist (ranked 1140 p4p, 1446 weight class) and Anthony Lavicci (ranked 148 p4p, 183 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Lavicci!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavicci shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lavicci fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lavicci fails with the takedown
and Fist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Big Fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Lavicci.
Nice sprawl there from Fist as Lavicci shoots in.
Lavicci misses with a takedown
and Fist counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fist lands with a shot to the body.
Fist displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Anthony Lavicci has been cut.
Fist's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lavicci under the eye.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Lavicci got wobbled bad by a big combination! Fist presses forward with punches and knees until Lavicci stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Lavicci closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Fist!
Big Fist decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kim Kitsuragi (ranked 1196 p4p, 1296 weight class) and Dick Army Jr (ranked 177 p4p, 189 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dick Army Jr was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kim Kitsuragi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Army Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitsuragi swinging wildly here.
Kitsuragi lands with an overhand left.
Army Jr moves into range and clinches up with Kitsuragi .
A short right from Army Jr.
Army Jr prevents a body shot from Kitsuragi .
Army Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kitsuragi is defending well for now.
Kitsuragi tries to throw a body punch but Army Jr avoids it by throwing Kitsuragi back against the cage.
Army Jr breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Army Jr does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army Jr misses with a hook. Kitsuragi ducked under it nicely.
Kitsuragi tried to counter with a leg kick but Army Jr avoided it.
Army Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dick Army Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Army Jr forces Kitsuragi back against the cage and clinches.
Army Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitsuragi tries to circle away but Army Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Kitsuragi breaks from the clinch.
Army Jr rushes Kitsuragi and presses him up against the cage.
Army Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kitsuragi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Army Jr's elbow.
Kitsuragi lands a hook that snaps the head of Army Jr backwards.
Army Jr breaks the clinch.
Kitsuragi ducks under a wild hook from Army Jr.
Army Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kitsuragi counters with a nice body kick.
Army Jr moves into range and clinches up with Kitsuragi .
Army Jr blocks a body shot from Kitsuragi .
Army Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kitsuragi tries to pull guard but Army Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Kitsuragi drops back down to his feet.
Kitsuragi misses with some punches.
Kitsuragi lands a body shot.
Army Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kitsuragi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Army Jr gets a clinch.
Kitsuragi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Army Jr smiles and moves away.
Army Jr throws out a loose jab but Kitsuragi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitsuragi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Army Jr avoids it.
Army Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kitsuragi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi takes the fight into the clinch.
Army Jr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kitsuragi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Army Jr can turn it around.
Kitsuragi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kitsuragi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Army Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Kitsuragi backwards.
Kitsuragi tries to throw a body punch but Army Jr avoids it by throwing Kitsuragi back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Army Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Kitsuragi is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Army Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Army Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kitsuragi blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr tries to throw a body punch but Kitsuragi avoids it by throwing Army Jr back against the cage.
Army Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kitsuragi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kitsuragi 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 Kim Kitsuragi . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kitsuragi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Army Jr to keep the fight standing.
Kitsuragi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Army Jr smiles and moves away.
Army Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kitsuragi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Army Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Kitsuragi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Army Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Army Jr drives through and clinches with Kitsuragi against the cage.
Kitsuragi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kitsuragi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Army Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Kitsuragi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Army Jr tries to clinch up but Kitsuragi circles away and keeps his distance.
Kitsuragi lands a jab to Army Jr's midsection.
Army Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr is looking to clinch but Kitsuragi is avoiding it.
Army Jr has closed the distance and engaged Kitsuragi in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kitsuragi pulls Army Jr into guard.
Kitsuragi working for a triangle but Army Jr defends it easily.
Army Jr 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.
Army Jr wants to pass the guard but Kitsuragi is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dick Army Jr will probably get the nod.
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.
Army Jr checks a low kick from Kitsuragi .
Army Jr checks a low kick from Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi lands a right hook to the body.
Kitsuragi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dick Army Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kitsuragi takes one to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Army Jr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Army Jr misses with a body shot.
Kitsuragi fakes the leg kick and cracks Army Jr in the body.
Army Jr looks to clinch
and Kitsuragi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitsuragi lands with a nice body punch.
Kitsuragi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kitsuragi scores with a jab to the body.
Kitsuragi circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitsuragi moves out of range as Army Jr throws a body kick.
Army Jr is looking to clinch.
Kitsuragi is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kitsuragi instigates a clinch.
Kitsuragi jumps guard but Army Jr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kitsuragi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Army Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Army Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kitsuragi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kitsuragi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Army Jr misses with a hook. Kitsuragi ducked under it nicely.
Army Jr misses with a body shot.
Army Jr tries to clinch but Kitsuragi moves out of range.
Army Jr darts in and clinches Kitsuragi up against the cage.
Kitsuragi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Army Jr backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kitsuragi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Army Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Kitsuragi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Army Jr clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi tries a body shot but Army Jr blocks it.
Kitsuragi jumps guard but Army Jr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Kitsuragi . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Army Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kitsuragi is trying to pull guard but Army Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Kitsuragi pulls guard successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Army Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Army Jr is pushing down on Kitsuragi 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kitsuragi is fighting to maintain full guard but Army Jr has managed to sneak the leg through.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Army Jr in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi wants to control but Army Jr is keeping busy.
Kitsuragi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kitsuragi trying to control the position.
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.
Army Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kitsuragi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Army Jr gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Army Jr misses with a straight left.
And Kitsuragi counters with a quick kick to the body but Army Jr blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Army Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kitsuragi looks to score with a jab to the body but Army Jr is just out of range.
Army Jr throws out a counter right but Kitsuragi avoids it with no problem.
Kitsuragi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kim Kitsuragi will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Army Jr has Kitsuragi up against the cage in a clinch.
Army Jr breaks the clinch.
Kitsuragi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Army Jr eats them both and turns towards Kitsuragi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Dick Army Jr has been cut.
Kitsuragi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Army Jr. Army Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kitsuragi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kitsuragi throws a hook but Army Jr avoids it easily.
Army Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Army Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
A hook to the body from Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kitsuragi is trying to pull guard but Army Jr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kitsuragi avoiding damage as Army Jr throws knees to the body.
Army Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Kitsuragi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Army Jr.
Army Jr is looking to control Kitsuragi 's arms but Kitsuragi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Army Jr has his back to the cage.
Kitsuragi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Army Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Army Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Kitsuragi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Army Jr tries to clinch but Kitsuragi is having none of it.
Kitsuragi is looking for a counter combo.
Army Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Army Jr tries to clinch but Kitsuragi moves out of range.
Army Jr tries to clinch but Kitsuragi moves away
and Kitsuragi counters with a nice uppercut.
Army Jr clinches with his opponent.
Kitsuragi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kitsuragi pushes Army Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kitsuragi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Army Jr blocks a body shot from Kitsuragi .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Army Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kitsuragi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Army Jr.
Kitsuragi gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Army Jr.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi tries to pull guard but Army Jr won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Kitsuragi . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kitsuragi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Army Jr's elbow.
Kitsuragi misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Army Jr fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Army Jr.
Kitsuragi scores with a shot to the side of Army Jr's head.
Army Jr takes a shot to the head.
Army Jr manages to break the clinch.
Kitsuragi missing with a left hand there. Army Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Army Jr looks to clinch
enabling Kitsuragi to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr forces Kitsuragi back against the cage and clinches.
Kitsuragi misses with a body punch.
Army Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Army Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Kitsuragi misses with a body shot.
Army Jr wants to clinch but Kitsuragi slips to the side
and Kitsuragi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Army Jr 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.
Kitsuragi misses with a low kick.
Army Jr has closed the distance and engaged Kitsuragi in a clinch.
Kitsuragi manages to pull guard.
Kitsuragi trying to control the position.
Kitsuragi is looking for a triangle but Army Jr pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Army Jr defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kitsuragi working a defensive guard but Army Jr manages to pass into side control anyway.
Army Jr controls the position from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Kitsuragi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kitsuragi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Kitsuragi !
Our winner, Kim Kitsuragi , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Dick Army Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry dad, please dont beat me!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 815 p4p, 833 weight class) and Quintus Dias (ranked 117 p4p, 119 weight class). Philippe's entrance music is Chant vaudou haitien. A fine choice. Dias is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Parade. Peguero Jean Philippe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Quintus Dias's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quintus Dias!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias throws a poor cross that misses
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philippe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dias sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dias throws a fast counter high kick but Philippe manages to duck under it in time.
Philippe scores with a body shot.
Dias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philippe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dias.
It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Dias ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philippe looks to land a right hand but Dias moved out of range.
Philippe throws a shot from downtown. Dias moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias cracks a nice hook into Philippe's ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dias.
Philippe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dias manages to avoid it.
Dias blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dias misses with a straight right.
Dias uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Philippe has time to react.
Dias lands a head shot.
Philippe misses with a hook. Dias ducked under it nicely.
Dias swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dias has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Philippe misses with a series of wild punches.
Philippe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dias lands a front kick.
Philippe is breathing heavily.
Dias drops Philippe with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Philippe looks back up at him and smiles so Dias waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philippe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dias.
Dias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias misses with a straight left.
Dias misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Philippe misses.
Dias throws a body shot but no joy.
Dias lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is getting worse.
Dias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philippe.
Dias uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Philippe.
Dias misses with a straight left.
Philippe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Philippe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Philippe misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias lands a big right hand that sends Philippe crashing to the mat! Dias stays standing though and waves Philippe back to his feet!
Philippe is rocked!
Dias lands a slapping body shot.
Dias throws a hook to the side of Philippe's head but Philippe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Philippe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Philippe throws a looping overhand right but Dias ducks down to avoid it.
Dias looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dias avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dias takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Philippe moves out of range as Dias throws a body kick.
Dias connects with a nice looking jab.
Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A swing and a miss from Dias.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philippe walks into a stiff left hand from Dias.
Dias throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dias pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dias misses with a body kick.
Philippe connects with a nice looking jab.
Dias feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Philippe sprawling to the canvas! Philippe rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dias finish him?!
Oh Philippe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dias misses with a body shot.
Dias fakes the body blow, causing Philippe to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Philippe goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quintus Dias!
Quintus Dias seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tekashi Six Nine (ranked 381 p4p, 1213 weight class) and Caio Peieira (ranked 23 p4p, 67 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tekashi Six Nine !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Six Nine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Six Nine wants it to stay on the feet.
A big left from Six Nine misses.
Six Nine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Six Nine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peieira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Six Nine as he jumps to the side.
Peieira misses with a head kick.
Peieira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Six Nine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Peieira swings for the body but Six Nine moves out of range.
Peieira lands a nice hook to Six Nine 's body. Six Nine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Six Nine moves into range and connects with a jab.
Six Nine 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peieira under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Six Nine .
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Six Nine managing to block the knees to the body from Peieira.
Peieira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Six Nine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peieira stalling.
Peieira has a couple of punches blocked by Six Nine .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peieira jumps guard but Six Nine stands there with Peieira around his waist. Peieira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tekashi Six Nine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Peieira.
Peieira will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Six Nine up against the cage.
Peieira decides to pull guard.
Peieira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peieira throws his legs up looking for a submission but Six Nine uses it to pass to side control.
Six Nine stands up.
Peieira swings for the body but Six Nine moves out of range.
Six Nine thinks about countering with a body kick.
Six Nine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peieira.
Peieira takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Peieira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Six Nine jabs Peieira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Peieira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peieira tries to land a front kick but Six Nine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Peieira drops his hands momentarily and Six Nine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Six Nine scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Six Nine stuffs the takedown attempt from Peieira. Peieira gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Peieira.
Peieira avoids the body shot from Six Nine .
Peieira gets a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Six Nine taking a breather.
Six Nine can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Peieira tries to throw a body punch but Six Nine avoids it by throwing Peieira back against the cage.
Peieira displaying some good clinch control by pressing Six Nine up against the cage.
Six Nine pressing his opponent against the cage.
Six Nine lands a right hand.
Peieira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Six Nine walks away with a smile on his face. Peieira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peieira needs to keep his hands up - Six Nine had a free shot at his head there.
Six Nine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Peieira at a distance.
Peieira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Peieira rushes Six Nine and presses him up against the cage.
Six Nine is leaning against Peieira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Peieira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Peieira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Six Nine just stands there and leans against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peieira.
Peieira tries to pull guard but Six Nine holds him up against the cage and eventually Peieira drops back down to his feet.
Peieira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Six Nine struggles to land a body shot inside as Peieira controls his hands.
Peieira jumps guard but Six Nine stands there with Peieira around his waist. Peieira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Six Nine lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peieira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Six Nine to keep the fight standing.
Six Nine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peieira fails to pull guard.
Good body shot from Six Nine .
Six Nine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peieira backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peieira leaning his opponent against the cage.
Six Nine presses Peieira against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Peieira has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Six Nine uses from the top position.
Six Nine stands up and waves to Peieira to follow him.
Six Nine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peieira takes one to the chin there.
Six Nine lands a leg kick that knocks Peieira off balance momentarily.
Tekashi Six Nine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peieira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peieira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tekashi Six Nine dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Peieira misses with a low kick.
Six Nine seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Six Nine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Six Nine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peieira can do to turn this around?
Peieira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Six Nine blocks a head kick by Peieira.
A slapping body kick lands there for Six Nine .
Six Nine checks a leg kick nicely.
Six Nine moves out of range of the body kick from Peieira.
Peieira defending well as Six Nine loads up on a big left hand.
Peieira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peieira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Six Nine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira loads up on a big right hand but Six Nine slips the punch.
Peieira takes a swing at Six Nine 's ribcage but misses.
Peieira dodges the punch combination from Six Nine .
Peieira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Six Nine .
Peieira tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Peieira.
It looks like Caio Peieira has been cut.
Six Nine moves out of range of the body kick from Peieira.
Peieira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Six Nine checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Peieira has his takedown stuffed
and Peieira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peieira throws a head kick but Six Nine moves out of range.
A jab from Peieira misses.
Peieira thows a leg kick but Six Nine checks it
and Six Nine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peieira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peieira moves into the clinch successfully.
Six Nine is struggling to control the position.
Six Nine lands a body shot.
Peieira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tekashi Six Nine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Peieira.
A short right from Peieira on the inside.
Peieira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Six Nine walks away with a smile on his face. Peieira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Six Nine misses the shot to the body.
Caio Peieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Six Nine lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Six Nine lands a nice looking kick to the body. Peieira takes a step back to recover.
Peieira just misses with a punch to the body.
Peieira takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Peieira is rocked!
Six Nine thuds his shin into the meat of Peieira's side.
Peieira is still on wobbly legs! Can Six Nine finish him?
Peieira is breathing heavily.
Peieira walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Six Nine swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tekashi Six Nine !
Tekashi Six Nine retains his bantamweight title!
Tekashi Six Nine seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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