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WCF WNF 66:Escalante v Bosanac PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eka Pradana (ranked 5464 p4p, 22750 weight class) and Jon Rambo (ranked 428 p4p, 482 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eka Pradana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pradana enables Rambo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pradana manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pradana will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Pradana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pradana has his foot on Rambo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rambo works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pradana striking from the bottom here.
Pradana controls Rambo momentarily but Rambo frees himself.
Rambo trying to control but Pradana is working from the bottom.
Pradana looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rambo wants to pass the guard but Pradana is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pradana looking for a guillotine here but Rambo defends easily.
Pradana escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rambo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradana keeping moving, preventing Rambo from controlling successfully.
Pradana is trying to keep Rambo in close.
Rambo trying to control but Pradana is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rambo stands up from Pradana's guard - Rambo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pradana scores with a jab. Rambo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pradana throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pradana lands a lovely overhand right.
Pradana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rambo.
Rambo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rambo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rambo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rambo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pradana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rambo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pradana wants to control from the top but Rambo keeps moving.
Pradana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pradana tries to free his leg and advance position but Rambo is retaining full guard.
Rambo has his hands on Pradana's head, controlling the position.
Rambo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pradana gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pradana makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pradana landing some decent shots from guard.
Pradana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rambo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pradana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rambo is keeping the position for now.
Pradana working some strikes from top position.
Pradana cracks Rambo with a solid left hand.
Rambo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pradana doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pradana manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pradana won't allow Rambo to sweep him here.
Rambo looks winded!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pradana chips away with some ground and pound.
Rambo trying to control the position.
Pradana chips away with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eka Pradana dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rambo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pradana lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rambo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pradana connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rambo momentarily.
A lazy left from Pradana finds it's target.
Pradana scores with a one two! Rambo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rambo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pradana working a defensive guard here.
Pradana has an active guard here but Rambo has managed to pass into half guard.
Pradana missing with punches from the bottom.
Pradana is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradana missing with punches from the bottom.
Pradana strikes from the bottom but Rambo uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Pradana manages to get back to half guard.
Pradana flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rambo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rambo is thwarting Pradana's attempts to control the position.
Rambo decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Pradana looks to land a combination. Rambo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pradana cracks Rambo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pradana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rambo can do to turn this around?
Pradana throws out a loose jab but Rambo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pradana digs a good hook to Rambo's body.
Pradana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rambo gets a double leg takedown into Pradana's guard.
Rambo is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rambo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A jab from Pradana does it's job there.
Rambo darts in and clinches Pradana up against the cage.
Pradana misses with some punches.
Pradana manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rambo pulls guard effortlessly.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pradana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pradana postures up.
Pradana lands a couple of elbows.
Pradana sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pradana is working Rambo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rambo is working an open guard so Pradana takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pradana cracks Rambo with a good jab.
Pradana scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rambo doesn't seem bothered though.
Rambo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pradana to the mat! Pradana manages to get full guard.
Pradana is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rambo dives into side control.
Rambo working away.
Pradana tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rambo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pradana gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pradana wants to get back to his feet.
Rambo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rambo blocks the strikes from Pradana.
Pradana trying to hold on to Rambo's head to control him but Rambo postures up.
Pradana tries to roll over but Rambo keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eka Pradana dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pradana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pradana throws out a powerful jab.
Rambo defending well as Pradana loads up on a big left hand.
Pradana swinging wildly here.
Rambo throws a counter combo.
Pradana lands a jab.
Pradana misses with a straight right.
Pradana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rambo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rambo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pradana darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pradana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rambo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pradana connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pradana moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pradana thuds his right hand into Rambo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rambo tries to sprawl but Pradana drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradana lands with a punch from half guard.
Rambo 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.
Pradana thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rambo's head.
Rambo is staying active underneath Pradana, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rambo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rambo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pradana seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pradana is working for a submission of some sort.
Pradana takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pradana is nestled in close to Rambo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rambo manages to get to full guard.
Pradana is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pradana throws a big elbow that misses.
Pradana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rambo is trying to keep Pradana in close.
Pradana lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pradana is in close to Rambo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pradana thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rambo trying to control the position.
Pradana looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jon Rambo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rambo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pradana can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pradana is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pradana chips away with some ground and pound.
Pradana working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pradana won't allow Rambo to sweep him here.
Pradana with a nice head shot there.
Pradana wants to control from the top but Rambo keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rambo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pradana gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Eka Pradana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pradana wants to control from the top but Rambo keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eka Pradana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pradana, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eka Pradana!
In his post fight interview, Eka Pradana 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tylonal Jones (ranked 2289 p4p, 5917 weight class) and Juares Dea (ranked 293 p4p, 595 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jones might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rubber band man. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tylonal Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juares Dea!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dea dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dea moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dea forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Dea.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dea smiles and moves away.
Dea closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dea moves into the clinch successfully.
I was talking to Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dea jumps guard but Jones stands there with Dea around his waist. Dea gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dea is stalling here.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones rushes Dea and presses him up against the cage.
Dea fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tylonal Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juares Dea.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tylonal Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dea tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dea gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dea scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones looking to control.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dea pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dea is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones controlling Dea's posture.
Jones wants to sweep here but Dea controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Dea manages to pass to side control.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Dea is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dea is trying for a kimura here. Jones looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Dea wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Juares Dea!
Juares Dea took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Redemption ink for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Tylonal Jones had this to say: 'it was a hard weight cut but I’ll be back better'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Moker (ranked 3906 p4p, 3564 weight class) and Yadeep Singh (ranked 512 p4p, 479 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brendan Moker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yadeep Singh!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh avoids a kick to the body.
Singh is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Singh tries to bum rush Moker with a series of wild strikes but Moker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moker misses with a two punch combination.
Singh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Singh.
Moker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Singh swinging wildly here.
Moker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Singh throws a series of punches but Moker moves out of range.
Singh lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
 It looks like Brendan Moker has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Singh does no damage.
Singh throws out a loose jab but Moker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Singh misses with a double jab
and Moker counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moker misses the shot to the body.
Singh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moker.
A punch combination from Singh misses.
Moker seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A combination from Singh does no damage.
Singh wants to clinch.
A combination from Singh does no damage.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moker manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Moker - just one landing.
Singh misses with a body shot.
Moker cracks a nice hook into Singh's ribs.
Singh ducks right into an uppercut from Moker.
Singh throws a sloppy head kick and Moker moves out of range easily.
Singh throws a right and a left that Moker avoids nicely.
Moker tried to counter with a leg kick but Singh avoided it.
Moker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Singh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh was well out of range. Poor timing from Moker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh slips a jab and a cross from Moker.
Moker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moker counters with a nice uppercut.
Singh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moker.
Moker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Singh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moker circles away quickly and effectively.
Singh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moker throws a shot to the body.
Singh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moker.
Moker connects with a crisp jab.
A nice combination there by Moker.
A head kick misses from Singh.
Moker is looking for a counter combo.
Moker jabs Singh right on the nose. Singh blinks but takes it well.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Moker.
Moker lands a nice shot to the body.
Singh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moker scores with a nice strike.
Moker misses with an uppercut.
Singh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moker counters with a two punch combo.
Singh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Singh's sensitive parts.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Singh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moker moves out of range as Singh strikes.
Singh throws a nice looking combination but Moker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moker throws a looping overhand right but Singh ducks down to avoid it.
Singh's coach down at Hotrod Express MMA Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Singh's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Singh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moker scores with a jab to the body.
Singh misses with a body shot.
Moker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Moker blocks a low kick nicely.
Singh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Singh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Moker rather than just go for the knockout.
Singh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Singh misses the jab.
Singh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Singh misses with a two punch combination.
Moker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Singh momentarily.
Singh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Singh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Singh avoids the body shot from Moker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh tries to clinch but Moker is having none of it.
Moker misses with a low kick.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moker moves away.
Singh is looking to land body kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Moker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brendan Moker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moker throws a jab when Singh was well out of range.
Moker dodges the punch combination from Singh.
Moker is looking to counter punch.
Singh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Moker lands a jab to the nose.
Singh lands a jab-cross combination.
Moker looks to throw the jab but Singh is out of range.
Singh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moker missing with a left hand there. Singh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Singh swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Moker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Moker scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moker misses with a series of wild punches.
Singh misses with the combination.
Singh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Singh tries to bum rush Moker with a series of wild strikes but Moker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Singh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Moker works the jab nicely.
Singh throws a combination that misses
and Moker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Singh is breathing heavily.
Moker dodges the punch combination from Singh.
Moker throws a good cross that connects.
Singh misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Singh. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Singh does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moker was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Singh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moker lands with a nice body punch.
Singh misses with a straight right.
Singh misses with a wild combination.
Moker throws a body kick that misses.
Moker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Moker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Singh's sensitive parts.
Moker throws a jab when Singh was well out of range.
Moker pushes Singh away with a front kick.
Brendan Moker is winning the standup battle so far.
Singh misses the jab.
Singh throws a leg kick but Moker moved away.
Singh misses with a combination
and Moker counters with a nice uppercut.
Moker looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
As Moker backs off Singh throws a huge counter combo but Moker manages to avoid it all.
A jab from Moker finds it's way through Singh's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moker swings for the body but Singh moves out of range.
Moker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Singh can do to turn this around?
Moker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Singh.
A slow jab from Moker misses its intended target.
Moker scores with the left hand. Singh knows he should have avoided that one.
Moker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moker lands with a right hand.
Moker scores with a jab to the body.
Singh misses with a wild combination.
Moker with the inside leg kick.
A left lands for Moker.
Moker lands a nice looking body kick.
Singh throws a jab when Moker was well out of range.
Singh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moker.
Despite the aggression on Singh's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Singh might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Moker has got the better of the exchanges.
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!
Moker misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moker counters with a straight right hand.
Moker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Moker as he connects with a hook.
Singh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Singh throws a right and a left that Moker avoids nicely.
Moker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moker misses with a looping left.
Moker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moker.
Singh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh throws a series of punches but Moker moves out of range.
Moker scores with a jab. Singh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Singh throws a nice looking combination but Moker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moker misses with an uppercut. Singh saw that one coming.
Singh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Moker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brendan Moker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Singh misses with a wild combination.
Singh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Moker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Singh.
Moker dodges the punch combination from Singh.
Singh fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Singh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Singh throws a body kick that misses
and Moker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Singh.
Moker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Singh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Singh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh defending well as Moker loads up on a big left hand.
Moker misses with a kick to the body.
Moker lands a glancing blow to the side of Singh's head.
Moker lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moker.
Moker lands a nice looking body shot.
Singh swings for the body but Moker moves out of range.
Moker throws out a powerful jab.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Moker!
Singh misses with an uppercut.
Moker lands a nice hook to Singh's body. Singh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Singh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moker is looking to counter punch.
Moker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Moker.
Moker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Singh on the side of the head.
Singh misses with a two punch combination.
Moker throws a nice looking combination but Singh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moker connects with a jab.
Singh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Singh misses with a series of wild punches.
Moker feints and then cracks Singh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Singh down.
A head kick misses from Moker.
Moker cracks Singh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Moker lands a body shot.
Moker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Moker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Singh swings for the body but Moker moves out of range.
Moker lands a jab to the nose.
Singh blocks a jab.
Moker jabs Singh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Singh is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Singh does no damage.
Yadeep Singh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moker takes one to the side of the head.
Singh looks to land a combination but Moker avoids it well.
Singh throws a body punch but Moker moves out of range.
Singh blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Singh.
Yadeep Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Singh.
Moker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Singh at a distance.
A nice leg kick from Moker, right into the meat of the thigh.
Singh cracks Moker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moker lands with a cross.
Moker throws a leg kick
and Singh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Singh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Singh misses the target.
Moker throwing a counter right hand but Singh manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Singh misses.
Singh looks to land a combination but Moker avoids it well.
Moker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Singh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Singh misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moker dodges the punch combination from Singh.
Moker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brendan Moker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendan Moker!
A relieved looking Brendan Moker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jay Cartwright (ranked 1889 p4p, 2401 weight class) and Peter Petrov (ranked 103 p4p, 133 weight class). Peter Petrov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jay Cartwright's chin.
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Petrov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cartwright pushes a forearm under Petrov's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Petrov is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jay Cartwright!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Demarcus Jackson (ranked 1232 p4p, 2695 weight class) and Hukkelberry Flint (ranked 133 p4p, 269 weight class). Flint has chosen Farmer Song as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demarcus Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hukkelberry Flint!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a nice head kick!
 It looks like Hukkelberry Flint has been cut.
Flint fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Flint walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Flint drives through with a takedown into Jackson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jackson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Flint is defending well. Jackson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Flint has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Jackson celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demarcus Jackson!
An out of breath Demarcus Jackson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Itchy Sinclair (ranked 1475 p4p, 1199 weight class) and Stanislav Saprykin (ranked 212 p4p, 174 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Itchy Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanislav Saprykin!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saprykin misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sinclair. Saprykin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saprykin throws a hook but Sinclair avoids it easily.
Sinclair changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Saprykin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sinclair working the body and head with strikes.
Sinclair is chipping away with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Sinclair.
Saprykin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sinclair trying to control the action but Saprykin is working from the bottom.
Saprykin tries to buck Sinclair off but Sinclair is having none of it.
Sinclair wants to control but Saprykin is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair looks up at the clock and then as Saprykin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sinclair smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sinclair taking a breather here.
Saprykin is trying to get back to his feet.
Sinclair controls the position.
Sinclair landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Saprykin trying to remain calm as Sinclair controls from the top position.
Saprykin is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Saprykin down.
Sinclair working the ground and pound.
Saprykin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Saprykin can't do much from the bottom here.
Saprykin being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinclair's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sinclair landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Saprykin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sinclair is looking to take a break and control but Saprykin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sinclair is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Saprykin's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sinclair wants to control but Saprykin is keeping him busy.
Sinclair has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
An elbow from Sinclair crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Saprykin tries to buck Sinclair off but Sinclair is having none of it.
Saprykin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sinclair asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Saprykin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Saprykin is trying to get back to half guard.
Saprykin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sinclair has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Saprykin is looking to regain half guard here but Sinclair keeps moving and retains side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sinclair works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sinclair is trying to get an arm triangle but Saprykin is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Itchy Sinclair dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Saprykin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A clash of legs there as Sinclair blocks the low kick.
A head kick from Saprykin lands but Sinclair takes it in his stride.
Saprykin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saprykin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice leg kick from Saprykin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saprykin misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick lands from Saprykin.
A left and a right from Saprykin both land. Nice combination.
Saprykin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sinclair fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saprykin avoids it really well and circles away.
Sinclair fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinclair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saprykin tries a head kick but it misses.
Sinclair looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saprykin is fending him off so far but Sinclair persists. Nope, Saprykin circles away and we're back to standing.
Saprykin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sinclair avoids the body shot from Saprykin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saprykin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Saprykin throws a lazy body kick
and Sinclair counters with a nice double leg into side control. Saprykin won't be happy with that.
Sinclair working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sinclair goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Saprykin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sinclair's guard! Nice work there by Saprykin!
Sinclair preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sinclair has his hands on Saprykin's head, controlling the position.
Sinclair throwing short punches from the bottom.
Sinclair has his hands on Saprykin's head, controlling the position.
Saprykin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saprykin throwing strikes but missing.
Saprykin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saprykin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sinclair is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinclair wants to control from the top but Saprykin keeps moving.
Saprykin wants to stand and escape but Sinclair is having none of it.
Saprykin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saprykin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sinclair controls the pace.
Saprykin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sinclair prevents Saprykin from getting back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sinclair closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Saprykin did well to prevent Sinclair getting side control.
Saprykin kicks off Sinclair and gets to his feet.
Saprykin with a nice calf kick.
Saprykin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saprykin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sinclair.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saprykin.
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!
Saprykin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sinclair closes the distance and clinches up with Saprykin, looking for a takedown. Sinclair pushes Saprykin against the cage but Saprykin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Itchy Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sinclair throws a hook but Saprykin blocks it.
Saprykin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sinclair is defended easily by Saprykin.
Saprykin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sinclair darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Saprykin pushes Sinclair off looking to stand but Sinclair dives back in and keeps control.
Sinclair drops an elbow to the side of Saprykin's head.
Saprykin has his hands clasped together around Sinclair's back. He's all about the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislav Saprykin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Saprykin throws out a loose jab but Sinclair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saprykin throws an overhand right that lands on Sinclair's shoulder, as Sinclair tries to avoid the shot.
Saprykin takes a swing at Sinclair's ribcage but misses.
Sinclair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sinclair blocks a head kick by Saprykin.
Saprykin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saprykin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sinclair's head.
Sinclair staying out of range there.
Saprykin lands a right hook to the body.
Saprykin lunges at Sinclair with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sinclair's hand.
Sinclair throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saprykin is looking to land body kicks.
Sinclair throws a body punch but Saprykin moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saprykin misses with an uppercut. Sinclair saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sinclair avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saprykin throws a right hand that misses
and Sinclair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sinclair lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stanislav Saprykin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinclair tries for a takedown but Saprykin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for Sinclair with that takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saprykin! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saprykin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sinclair lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Sinclair lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saprykin doesn't seem phased though.
Sinclair takes a jab right on the kisser.
Saprykin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and Sinclair tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sinclair tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saprykin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sinclair somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Itchy Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sinclair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saprykin manages to avoid it.
Good work by Sinclair as he checks the leg kick.
Saprykin throws a lazy uppercut
and Sinclair counters with a single leg into guard. Saprykin didn't expect that.
Saprykin wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sinclair manages to pass to side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saprykin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair working the head and body with strikes.
Sinclair trying to control from half guard but Saprykin is working away.
Sinclair looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Saprykin is trying to get back to full guard.
Sinclair looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sinclair is trying to control. Saprykin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sinclair is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair is nestled in close to Saprykin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sinclair not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sinclair drops an elbow to the side of Saprykin's head.
Saprykin is refusing to be controlled, as Sinclair sits in half guard.
Sinclair is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sinclair lands a big elbow - Saprykin is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Sinclair!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Itchy Sinclair!
A relieved looking Itchy Sinclair thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caio Victor (ranked 536 p4p, 766 weight class) and Pete Kiloe (ranked 70 p4p, 99 weight class). Kiloe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Boys Noize - Lava Lava kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Victor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pete Kiloe!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiloe misses with a series of wild punches.
Victor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Victor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Victor trying to control but Kiloe is working from the bottom.
Victor tries to free his leg and advance position but Kiloe is retaining full guard.
Kiloe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Victor trying to control but Kiloe is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victor passes Kiloe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Victor is thwarting Kiloe's attempts to control the position.
Kiloe moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiloe wants to control the position but Victor says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kiloe wants to control but Victor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Victor is working for a kimura but Kiloe is defending it quite comfortably.
Victor looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Victor's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Victor wants to free his trapped foot but Kiloe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kiloe trying to get back to full guard but Victor takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiloe tries to hold on but Victor postures up.
Kiloe defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Victor.
Kiloe wants to control but Victor is having none of it.
Victor is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kiloe to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kiloe shrugs it off.
Victor is looking to work his way around to Kiloe's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Victor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kiloe tries to lock up and control but Victor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kiloe has given up his back. Will we see Victor going for some submissions?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor controls the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Victor's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Victor is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kiloe defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Victor is looking for the choke from the back position but Kiloe is controlling his hands well.
Victor is trying to stick to Kiloe's back but Kiloe is turning into Victor. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Victor's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kiloe.
Kiloe is fighting to break Victor's control of his arms but Victor is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kiloe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Victor keeping moving, preventing Kiloe from controlling successfully.
Kiloe pushing down on Victor's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor trying to hold on to Kiloe's head to control him but Kiloe postures up.
Kiloe trying to control the action but Victor is working from the bottom.
Victor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Victor.
Kiloe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Victor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kiloe manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Victor looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kiloe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Victor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiloe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Victor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Victor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kiloe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kiloe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Victor.
Victor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kiloe sprawls and moves away.
Kiloe misses with a body shot.
Victor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kiloe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Victor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kiloe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big right from Victor misses.
Kiloe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kiloe misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiloe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Victor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Some wild striking there from Kiloe.
Victor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Victor misses with a hook. Kiloe ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kiloe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kiloe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Victor on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Victor.
Kiloe misses with a hook
and Victor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Victor.
Kiloe working a defensive guard here.
Victor wants to control from the top but Kiloe keeps moving.
Caio Victor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Victor pushes down on Kiloe's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Victor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Victor trying to control from half guard but Kiloe is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiloe is trying to maintain the position but Victor is very close to passing his half guard.
Kiloe manages to get to full guard.
Victor looking to pass the guard.
Victor trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiloe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Victor works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Victor slows the pace down in half guard.
Victor wants to take a breather but Kiloe is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiloe is trying to get back to full guard.
Kiloe trying to control here.
Victor wants to free his trapped foot but Kiloe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kiloe tries to kick Victor off but Victor keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kiloe wants to control but Victor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Victor trying to pass the guard but Kiloe defending well.
Victor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Victor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kiloe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Victor controlling the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Victor seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kiloe for as long as he can get away with.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters circling - Kiloe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Victor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kiloe is fending him off so far but Victor persists. Nope, Kiloe circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Victor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Victor just misses with a punch to the body.
Victor misses with a head kick.
Victor looks to land a right hand but Kiloe moved out of range.
Victor misses with a hook.
Pete Kiloe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Victor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kiloe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kiloe tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Victor easily slips into full mount!
Victor wants to take Kiloe's back here but Kiloe is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
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 Caio Victor will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Victor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Victor lands in his opponent's guard.
Kiloe wants to sweep but no luck.
Victor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kiloe is keeping the position for now.
Victor is working hard here to advance position.
Kiloe controlling the position.
Victor works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victor is pressing down on Kiloe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kiloe is holding on for now.
Kiloe is trying to get back to full guard.
Victor passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiloe wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kiloe stops Victor from passing to mount.
Kiloe tries to control but Victor manages to take his back.
Kiloe trying to get back to his feet but Victor is in full control for now.
Kiloe tries to roll but Victor sticks to his back.
Kiloe showing good submission defense here.
Kiloe is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Victor off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Kiloe showing good submission defense here.
Kiloe rolls, trying to escape but Victor keeps control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kiloe has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Victor avoiding Kiloe 's attempts to control his hands.
I really don't envy Kiloe right now.
Kiloe is keeping busy.
Kiloe wants to escape the position.
Victor is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Victor has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiloe wants to escape the position.
Victor is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kiloe knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kiloe for a finish.
Kiloe fending off the submission attempt from Victor.
Kiloe is keeping busy.
Victor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kiloe can do to turn this around?
Kiloe is really stuck here.
Victor working for a choke but Kiloe is defending well.
Pete Kiloe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Kiloe is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Victor has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Kiloe taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Caio Victor!
An out of breath and clearly excited Caio Victor thanked Savage Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Pete Kiloe spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timo Bader (ranked 1129 p4p, 392 weight class) and Jacques Chaize (ranked 150 p4p, 56 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Chaize!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader lands a jab.
Chaize has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chaize misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bader swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bader sets himself, and Chaize steps forward looking for the clinch! Bader avoids it this time.
Bader is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Bader finds it's way through Chaize's defenses.
Bader throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chaize bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Chaize as he connects with a hook.
Chaize misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Chaize.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaize takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good shot there by Bader.
Chaize misses with a looping left.
Chaize moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaize tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bader looks to throw the jab but Chaize is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Bader. Beautiful body shot.
Bader throws a hook to the side of Chaize's head but Chaize sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaize moves away.
A swing and a miss from Bader.
Bader throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chaize sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bader scores with a jab.
Bader looks to land a combination but Chaize avoids it well.
As Bader backs off Chaize throws a huge counter combo but Bader manages to avoid it all.
Chaize dips to his left and cracks Bader with an uppercut!
We've been informed that Chaize has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bader misses with an uppercut
and Chaize cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bader thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bader dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaize throws a looping overhand right but Bader ducks down to avoid it.
We've been told by Bader's head coaches at LET Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice defenses there by Chaize.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader feints a jab promting Chaize to slip. Bader then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chaize slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A big left from Bader misses.
Chaize is looking for the big counter here.
Bader fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Bader.
Bader scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bader swings widly with a right hand
enabling Chaize to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Bader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chaize! But no joy.
Bader chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bader throws a body punch but Chaize moves out of range.
Chaize staying out of range there.
Bader keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chaize keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bader.
A little jabbing left from Chaize on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bader misses with an uppercut.
Bader throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chaize sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bader misses with a two punch combination.
Bader misses with a leg kick
and Chaize connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chaize slips under a jab.
Bader fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Bader misses.
As Bader backs off Chaize throws a huge counter combo but Bader manages to avoid it all.
Chaize uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bader.
Chaize looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bader throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chaize stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bader throws a shot from downtown. Chaize moves away and avoids it.
A right-left combo lands from Chaize.
Chaize misses with a wild combination.
Timo Bader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bader jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bader throws a right hand that misses
and Chaize counters with a nice body shot.
Bader with a nice cross.
Chaize takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaize.
Bader tests Chaize's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chaize takes one on the button.
Bader scores with a sloppy right hand. Chaize should have avoided that one.
 Chaize is rocked!
Bader is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bader throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chaize cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chaize drops his hands momentarily and Bader takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chaize is still on wobbly legs! Can Bader finish him?
Bader throws out a loose jab but Chaize uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bader closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bader fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chaize slips a straight right by Bader.
Chaize seems to have recovered his senses.
Bader throws a jab when Chaize was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Bader dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chaize scores with a hook to the body. Bader takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bader scores with a hook to the body. Chaize takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bader stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jacques Chaize is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chaize misses with a two punch combination.
Bader lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bader misses with a lunging right hand
and Chaize counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bader.
Bader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bader cracks Chaize with a hook to the temple - Chaize is on wobbly legs here! Bader swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Chaize falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Bader wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Timo Bader!
A relieved looking Timo Bader thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anni Skystalker (ranked 773 p4p, 688 weight class) and Adam Johnson (ranked 82 p4p, 72 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anni Skystalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson forces Skystalker back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
Skystalker lands with a right to the head.
Skystalker lands with a right to the head.
Johnson is rocked!
Skystalker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Skystalker finish him?
Skystalker breaks the clinch.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Skystalker circles away easily
and Skystalker counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Johnson out cold! What a finish! Skystalker is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anni Skystalker!
After the big win, Anni Skystalker made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Escalante (ranked 191 p4p, 2128 weight class) and Leo Bosanac (ranked 26 p4p, 300 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vicente Escalante!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Bosanac!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escalante buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Escalante throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bosanac punishes Escalante's body with a nice straight punch.
Escalante scores with a nice head shot.
Escalante is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bosanac.
Escalante swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bosanac was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bosanac.
A nice leg kick from Bosanac, right into the meat of the thigh.
Escalante wants to slow Bosanac down by chopping away at his legs.
Bosanac looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bosanac lets loose with a powerful body kick. Escalante will feel that in the morning.
Escalante tries to land a leg kick but Bosanac saw it coming and moves away.
A cross from Escalante lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escalante blocks a head kick by Bosanac.
Bosanac checks a low kick from Escalante.
Bosanac walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bosanac scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bosanac on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Escalante misses with a low kick.
Escalante misses with a low kick as Bosanac jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosanac ducks under a wild hook from Escalante.
Bosanac throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Escalante swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bosanac counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escalante avoids the body shot from Bosanac.
Bosanac clinches up with Escalante and pushes him back against the cage.
Bosanac throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bosanac throws an elbow but misses.
Escalante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escalante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bosanac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escalante swings wildly with an uppercut but Bosanac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bosanac is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A body shot lands from Escalante.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Escalante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escalante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Escalante.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escalante tries a body shot but Bosanac blocks it.
Escalante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escalante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escalante.
Bosanac scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escalante being controlled against the cage.
Bosanac throws a punch but it's blocked by Escalante.
Escalante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bosanac is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bosanac prevents a body shot from Escalante.
Escalante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Escalante's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bosanac throws an elbow but misses.
Bosanac looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Escalante tries a body shot but Bosanac blocks it.
Escalante avoids the elbow strike from Bosanac, against the cage.
Bosanac looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Escalante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bosanac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escalante's elbow.
Escalante digs a right hand underneath Bosanac's ribcage. Bosanac let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Escalante.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosanac gets through Escalante's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escalante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bosanac's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escalante.
A hook to the body from Escalante.
Bosanac looks winded!
Escalante misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Escalante.
Escalante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escalante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Escalante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Escalante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escalante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bosanac backwards.
Escalante gets through Bosanac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escalante scores with a shot to the side of Bosanac's head.
Escalante lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escalante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bosanac prevents a body shot from Escalante.
Escalante cracks Bosanac with a nice body shot.
Escalante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escalante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bosanac backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Escalante.
Escalante lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalante avoids the elbow strike from Bosanac, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Escalante.
A left hand lands to the body for Escalante.
Escalante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Escalante lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bosanac backwards.
Escalante is working Bosanac over against the cage.
Escalante is leaning against Bosanac and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Escalante lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Escalante.
Escalante lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Escalante.
Escalante lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bosanac backwards.
Escalante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Escalante scores with a shoulder strike.
Escalante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escalante can't find room to land a body shot as Bosanac controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escalante.
Bosanac lands a damaging elbow.
Escalante lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bosanac throws an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Escalante dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Escalante tries to land a leg kick but Bosanac saw it coming and moves away.
Bosanac slips a straight right by Escalante.
Bosanac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escalante.
Bosanac misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Escalante was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bosanac.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Escalante, as that shot connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Escalante.
Bosanac misses with a body kick.
Escalante buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bosanac throws a solid leg kick but Escalante takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bosanac.
Bosanac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escalante.
Bosanac avoids the head kick by Escalante.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosanac attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Escalante thuds a left hand into Bosanac's body.
Bosanac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escalante throws out a leg kick but Bosanac moves out of range and Escalante only half commits.
Escalante works Bosanac's body with a nice hook.
Bosanac motions for Escalante to come forward. Bosanac throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bosanac is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante is looking to slow Bosanac down with leg kicks.
A low kick lands for Bosanac.
Escalante lands a jab.
Vicente Escalante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escalante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escalante throws a leg kick that misses.
Escalante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bosanac lands with a slapping head kick.
Bosanac takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Escalante scores with a jab. Bosanac acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bosanac misses with a looping left.
Bosanac tries to land a front kick but Escalante steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Escalante looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bosanac works over Escalante's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escalante misses with an uppercut
letting Bosanac counter with a right hand.
Escalante throws a jab when Bosanac was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escalante lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Escalante lands a lovely overhand right.
Escalante moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Escalante rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bosanac moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Escalante looks to land a right hand but Bosanac moved out of range.
Bosanac throws a head kick but Escalante moves out of range.
Escalante throws a body punch but Bosanac moves out of range.
Escalante showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bosanac.
Escalante swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Escalante avoids the body shot from Bosanac.
Good work by Escalante as he checks the leg kick.
Escalante misses with the combination.
Bosanac lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante lands a nice shot to the body.
Bosanac lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escalante's sensitive parts.
Escalante throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bosanac scores with a hook to the body. Escalante takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bosanac tries to move into range but Escalante moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bosanac takes the fight into the clinch.
Bosanac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escalante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Escalante misses with a body punch.
A short left from Escalante.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escalante.
Escalante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escalante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escalante blocks an elbow strike.
Escalante blocks an elbow strike from Bosanac.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escalante lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Escalante scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosanac tries to stall but Escalante uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Escalante is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bosanac can do to turn this around?
Escalante lands a left hand.
Escalante digs a right hand into Bosanac's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bosanac's gas tank.
Escalante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Escalante lands a body shot in the clinch.
Escalante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Escalante - that landed with a thud.
Escalante is leaning against Bosanac and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Escalante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escalante lands a body shot in the clinch.
Escalante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bosanac pushes off an throws an elbow but Escalante leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Escalante scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Escalante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bosanacs head.
Nice body punch from Escalante.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosanac takes a shot to the head.
Escalante lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Escalante lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bosanac backwards.
Bosanac blocks a body shot from Escalante.
Escalante struggles to land a body shot inside as Bosanac controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Escalante dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Escalante lands with a thumping leg kick.
Escalante uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bosanac.
Escalante waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Bosanac. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Bosanac to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Bosanac is rocked!
Escalante stands up and waves to Bosanac to follow him.
Bosanac is still on wobbly legs! Can Escalante finish him?
Bosanac throws a sloppy head kick
and Escalante counters with a straight that turns Bosanac's legs to rubber! Escalante pushes forward with more strikes and Bosanac goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vicente Escalante!
Vicente Escalante retains his middleweight title!
Vicente Escalante very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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