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HFC 14: Nimjal vs Charles PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Boko Haram (ranked 5740 p4p, 24347 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 266 p4p, 279 weight class). The key to victory for Boko Haram has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Boko Haram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haram counters with a one-two to the body.
Haram slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haram is looking to counter punch.
Smith manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Haram on his heels. He'll look to pass Haram's guard now, I'm sure.
Haram looking for a sweep. Not yet Haram, not yet.
Haram wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haram trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Haram has wrist control.
Haram working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Haram definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Haram.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Smith stands up over Haram, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haram is keeping the position for now.
Smith trying to control but Haram is working from the bottom.
Smith throws a strike but Haram rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Haram trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Haram won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to strike from the bottom.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haram is controlling him.
Smith controlling the position.
Smith has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Haram has passed into side control.
Haram trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Haram trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Haram is really struggling to control Smith but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Smith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Haram did well to prevent Smith getting side control.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haram is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Haram avoid being mounted?
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Haram is looking to escape.
Haram avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Smith working Haram over with strikes.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith prevents Haram from standing back up.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Haram tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Haram gets full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Smith will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Haram is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Smith.
Smith working Haram over with strikes.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Haram defending well though.
Smith works his way into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith working the ground and pound but Haram is defending the strikes.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Haram is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Smith happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice forearm strike.
Haram taking punishment in the form of punches.
Haram tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.
Smith with the ground and pound but Haram regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Smith sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Haram's head.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haram is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Haram's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Smith trying to get back to his feet but Haram is in full control for now.
Will Haram go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the hands but Haram breaks the grip.
Smith is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Smith prevents Haram from getting a body triangle.
Smith trying to control the action but Haram just sinks the hooks in.
I really don't envy Smith right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith trying to get back to his feet but Haram is in full control for now.
Smith trying to control the action but Haram just sinks the hooks in.
Haram controlling well, preventing Smith from escaping the position.
Haram not allowing Smith to control his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Haram throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haram sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haram pinned against the cage. Haram gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boko Haram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half 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.
Haram is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Haram with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smith content to control rather than advance.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Haram gets back to full guard.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Haram has wrist control.
John Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith wants to control from the top but Haram keeps moving.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haram's head.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Haram blocks nicely.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Haram can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smith controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haram swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith postures up in Haram's guard and throws a big left but Haram blocks it.
Haram not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith is working Haram over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith stands up over Haram, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith sitting in guard here, content to control.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith stands up over Haram, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haram trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haram's head.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Haram's head.
Boko Haram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haram's head.
Smith cracks Haram with a solid left hand.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Smith!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Dupree (ranked 6070 p4p, 5619 weight class) and Richard Rodolphe (ranked 601 p4p, 586 weight class). Dupree comes to the cage accompanied by Big Game Hunter. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rodolphe's choice of entrance music: I hear voices/ Randy Orton. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Dupree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard Rodolphe!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodolphe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dupree as he jumps to the side.
Dupree drops Rodolphe with a beautiful combination! Rodolphe stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dupree is looking for the KO!
 It looks like Richard Rodolphe has been cut.
Dupree definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dupree has closed the distance and engaged Rodolphe in a clinch.
Rodolphe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dupree smiles and moves away.
Dupree throws a series of punches but Rodolphe moves out of range.
Dupree avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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!
Rodolphe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dupree counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dupree drops Rodolphe with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rodolphe looks back up at him and smiles so Dupree waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Rodolphe is rocked!
Rodolphe tries a head kick but it misses.
Dupree slaps away a takedown attempt from Rodolphe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Felix Dupree has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Rodolphe.
Rodolphe drops his hands momentarily. Dupree doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Rodolphe staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Rodolphe doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Felix Dupree!
Felix Dupree seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Richard Rodolphe had this to say: 'The Chump needed a win do you actually think I tried'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aace Zajac (ranked 4847 p4p, 6161 weight class) and Alair Conealy (ranked 567 p4p, 619 weight class). Alair Conealy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aace Zajac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alair Conealy!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conealy shoots in for a double leg but Zajac sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Conealy dives in and grabs Zajac's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zajac pushes down on Conealy's head and hops out.
Zajac swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Conealy shoots and misses
and Zajac counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aace Zajac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alair Conealy.
Conealy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Conealy clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conealy is trying to push Zajac away but Zajac has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zajac gets control of Conealy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Zajac will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Conealy is looking to stand up but Zajac won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zajac wants to sweep but no luck.
Zajac doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Conealy trying to control but Zajac is working from the bottom.
Zajac is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zajac is on top in guard.
Conealy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zajac. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Conealy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Conealy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zajac is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zajac postures up in Conealy's guard and throws a big left but Conealy blocks it.
Zajac postures up.
Zajac lands a couple of digs.
Zajac controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Conealy keeping moving, preventing Zajac from controlling successfully.
Zajac working some strikes from top position.
It looks like Alair Conealy has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zajac connects with a couple of short punches.
That has opened up Alair Conealy's cut even more.
Zajac trying to control but Conealy is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zajac throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zajac keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Conealy's head.
Conealy is rocked!
Alair Conealy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alair Conealy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aace Zajac!
A less than humble Aace Zajac misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Usman (ranked 4812 p4p, 5869 weight class) and Julian Avila (ranked 524 p4p, 566 weight class). Julian Avila has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stephen Usman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julian Avila!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avila ducks under a wild hook from Usman.
Usman missing with a left hand there. Avila was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Usman backing away here, and Avila unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Avila thows a body kick. Usman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Usman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Avila can pounce on him.
Usman throws an overhand right that lands on Avila's shoulder, as Avila tries to avoid the shot.
Usman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Avila moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Avila avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Usman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Avila with a nice calf kick.
Avila delivers a nice body kick.
Usman misses with a straight left.
Crunch! Avila slams his shin into Usman's torso.
Avila moves away from the strike by Usman.
A slapping leg kick lands for Avila.
Usman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Usman misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Avila.
Usman throws an overhand right that lands on Avila's shoulder, as Avila tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila lands a head kick. Usman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Avila fails with an attempt to clinch.
Avila scores with a spinning back kick!
Usman throws a big shot that misses.
Avila looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Avila connects with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Avila.
Avila lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Julian Avila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avila doesn't manage to clinch there - Usman circles away.
Usman throws out a loose jab but Avila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avila scoring well with a low kick there.
Avila throws a front kick that sends Usman stumbling back into the cage.
A good leg kick by Avila.
Usman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Avila.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Avila.
A low kick lands for Avila.
Usman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Avila lands a nice leg kick that just misses Usman's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila is looking to slow Usman down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by Avila.
Avila scores with a leg kick.
Avila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Avila lands with a thumping leg kick.
Avila fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Avila throws a nice inside leg kick.
Avila fails with an attempt to clinch.
Avila blocks a jab.
Avila lands a leg kick that knocks Usman off balance momentarily.
A low kick lands for Avila.
Usman misses with a straight right.
A big right from Avila misses.
Usman is looking to counter punch.
Usman scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice leg kick from Avila, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Usman misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Avila moves out of range of the strikes.
Usman scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by Avila.
Usman throws a shot from downtown. Avila moves away and avoids it.
Avila scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Usman misses with an uppercut.
Avila throws a leg kick which misses Usman's front leg but catches the back leg as Usman tries to avoid it.
Usman misses with a straight right.
Avila throws a quick inside leg kick.
Usman throws the left hand but Avila avoids the punch easily.
Avila slips under a jab.
Usman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Avila sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Usman throws a hook to the side of Avila's head but Avila sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Usman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Avila slips a jab from Usman.
Usman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Usman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avila ducks under a wild hook from Usman.
Avila moves away from the strike by Usman.
Avila connects with a leg kick.
Usman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Usman misses with a straight left.
Avila moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Avila throws a nice outside leg kick.
Avila lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Avila.
Avila wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Avila fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Usman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Avila dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Avila scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Avila slips under a jab.
Usman misses with a straight left.
Usman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Avila closes the distance and clinches.
Usman can't break the clinch.
Avila throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Usman blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Avila.
Avila stalling against the cage.
Avila prevents Usman from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avila unloads a knee to the mid-section. Usman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Avila.
 It looks like Stephen Usman has been cut.
Avila scores with a knee to the head.
Usman takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Avila scores a nice knee to the body.
Avila tries to land a knee to the head but Usman blocks with his arms.
Usman is trying to break the clinch but Avila has him pressed against the cage.
Usman tries to break the clinch but Avila is controlling the position.
Usman's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A knee to the head by Avila.
Avila lands a knee to the body.
Avila using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Usman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Avila connects with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Avila obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avila scores with a knee to the head.
 Usman is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Avila obliges.
Avila leaning against his opponent.
Come on Avila - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A bit of stalling here from Avila.
Avila leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Usman tries to break the clinch but Avila is controlling the position.
Avila crunches a lovely knee into Usman's ribcage.
Avila lands a nice knee to the body.
Usman tries to break the clinch but Avila is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Usman's efforts to push away.
Avila works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Usman tries to break the clinch but Avila is controlling the position.
Avila lands a knee to the body.
Avila just leaning against Usman, taking a breather.
Avila is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Avila taking a breather.
Usman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Avila.
Avila lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila drops Usman with a big knee straight up the middle! Usman is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh Usman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Avila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Avila.
Avila tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Avila lands with a nice body kick.
Avila lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Julian Avila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Avila lands a big head kick that sends Usman tumbling to the mat! Avila takes a step backwards and waves Usman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Stephen Usman's cut is getting worse.
That kick from Avila tenderised Usman's leg. Usman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Usman walks straight into a right hand from Avila - that's dropped him! Avila jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Usman from any more punishment! Usman complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Julian Avila!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Pereira (ranked 4932 p4p, 4814 weight class) and Gawain Balian (ranked 529 p4p, 525 weight class). Pereira comes into the arena with 50 Cent - Many Man blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Alex Pereira has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180
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165
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gawain Balian!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira lands a head kick!
Pereira connects with a looping right hand.
Balian misses with a body shot
and Pereira counters with a stiff right hand.
Balian looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Balian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Balian - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pereira avoiding damage as Balian throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balian jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pereira walks away with a smile on his face. Balian gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pereira tries to clinch there but Balian circles away.
Balian staying out of range there.
Balian gets the takedown into side control.
Pereira explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alex Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pereira scores with a sloppy right hand. Balian should have avoided that one.
Balian's coach down at LAVA Core Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Balian's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pereira with a nice calf kick.
Pereira lands with a slapping head kick.
Pereira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pereira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pereira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pereira gets caught napping as Balian dives in and scores a takedown. Pereira manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balian controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balian stands up and waves to Pereira to follow him.
Balian swats away the attempt to clinch by Pereira.
Balian takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Balian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pereira thuds a left hand into Balian's body.
Pereira tries to clinch up but Balian circles away and keeps his distance.
Balian drives through and clinches with Pereira against the cage.
Pereira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Balian lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lands an elbow that stopped Balian in his tracks for a moment.
Balian dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pereira breaks from the clinch.
Pereira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balian.
As Pereira backs off Balian throws a huge counter combo but Pereira manages to avoid it all.
Pereira bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Balian's head.
Pereira doesn't manage to clinch there - Balian circles away.
Balian with the counter takedown but Pereira avoids it easily.
Pereira bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Balian's head.
Balian has closed the distance and engaged Pereira in a clinch.
Pereira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Balian has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Balian - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Balian manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Pereira.
Balian clinches up with Pereira and pushes him back against the cage.
Balian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pereira is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pereira.
Balian tries to pull guard but Pereira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alex Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gawain Balian.
Balian scores with a shoulder strike.
Balian stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pereira lands a nice elbow.
Balian avoids the elbow strike from Pereira, against the cage.
Balian is working for takedown but Pereira is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Pereira dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick by Pereira misses
and Balian counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Balian.
Pereira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Balian postures up.
Balian gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pereira darts in trying to clinch
and Balian counters with a single leg into guard. Pereira didn't expect that.
Balian content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Balian stops Pereira from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balian's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pereira looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Balian puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pereira tries to roll over but Balian keeps him under control.
Balian working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Pereira's thigh. Pereira counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Pereira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pereira wants to hit a sweep here but Balian passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pereira there!
Pereira tries to hold on but Balian pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Balian.
Balian looking to control and managing it successfully.
Balian is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Balian changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pereira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Balian stands up.
Balian shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balian has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gawain Balian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balian has his takedown stuffed
and Pereira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Balian shoots for a takedown but Pereira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Balian tries for a takedown but Pereira circles away easily
and Pereira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alex Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gawain Balian.
Balian is breathing heavily.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses.
Pereira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Pereira.
Alex Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.
Pereira keeps the fight on the outside.
Balian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pereira is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Balian has had enough of the clinch but Pereira keeps him there for the moment.
Balian jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pereira walks away with a smile on his face. Balian gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Balian shoots in for a takedown but Pereira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balian.
Pereira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balian can do to turn this around?
Pereira lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pereira throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Balian's head.
Balian fails with the takedown
enabling Pereira to counter with a crisp jab.
Pereira lands a nice shot that snaps Balian's head back.
Balian shoots and misses
and Pereira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pereira scores with a jab.
A head kick from Pereira lands but Balian takes it in his stride.
Pereira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pereira throws a nice head kick!
Pereira thows a body kick. Balian tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Pereira dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Balian with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pereira counters with a head kick. That will keep Balian thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pereira lands with a slapping head kick.
Balian looking to score a takedown here. Pereira is defending well but Balian drives through and ends up in Pereira's guard.
Balian throws a strike but Pereira rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pereira preventing the sweep.
Pereira postures up.
Balian has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pereira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Balian keeping full guard, as Pereira tries to pass.
Balian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pereira is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balian controls Pereira momentarily but Pereira frees himself.
Balian wants to improve his position but instead Pereira has moved into half guard.
Balian is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pereira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Balian does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Balian tries to get to full guard but Pereira has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pereira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balian moves into full guard.
Balian pulls Pereira in close to his closed guard and prevents Pereira from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pereira gets to his feet - Balian follows without any prompting.
Balian closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pereira counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira scores with a nice strike.
Balian closes the distance and pushes Pereira back into the cage.
Pereira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pereira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Balian's defenses.
Pereira lands a nice elbow.
Pereira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pereira manages to break the clinch.
Balian with a poor takedown
and Pereira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balian forces Pereira back against the cage and clinches.
Pereira missing with knees to the body.
Balian is trying to pull guard but Pereira turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Alex Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gawain Balian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries to circle away but Balian has him pinned against the cage.
Pereira lands a damaging elbow.
Balian wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Pereira.
Gawain Balian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pereira stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pereira wants it to stay on the feet.
Balian looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira cracks Balian with an open hand slap.
Pereira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pereira bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Balian's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Pereira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pereira, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Pereira!
In his post fight interview, Alex Pereira 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Plow Man (ranked 3815 p4p, 5082 weight class) and Clayton Schroeder (ranked 402 p4p, 461 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Plow Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clayton Schroeder!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schroeder displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Man.
Man looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schroeder is fending him off so far but Man persists. Nope, Schroeder circles away and we're back to standing.
Schroeder stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Schroeder wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Plow Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schroeder wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
Schroeder slaps away a takedown attempt from Man, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Schroeder is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Man avoids the head kick by Schroeder.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Plow Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Schroeder defends it nicely.
Man is breathing heavily.
Schroeder rushes Man and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schroeder tries to circle away but Man has him pinned against the cage.
Man prevents Schroeder from breaking the clinch.
Schroeder can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schroeder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schroeder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schroeder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schroeder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schroeder's waist but Schroeder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Man off to one side.
Schroeder is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Man shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Schroeder pinned against the cage. Schroeder gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Man fails with a takedown attempt.
Schroeder throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Man looking to score a takedown here. Schroeder is defending well but Man drives through and ends up in Schroeder's guard.
Schroeder throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schroeder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schroeder working for a triangle but Man defends it easily.
Man is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Schroeder is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schroeder looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man tries to free his leg and advance position but Schroeder is retaining full guard.
Man is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Man tries to free his leg and advance position but Schroeder is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schroeder is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Schroeder looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Man's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schroeder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Man is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Schroeder keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Man darts in looking for a takedown but Schroeder gets double underhooks and turns Man into the cage.
Schroeder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Schroeder tries to circle away but Man has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Schroeder is trying to push Man away but Man has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Schroeder is trying to break the clinch but Man is controlling him.
Man tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Man tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Schroeder just stands there and leans against the cage.
Man is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Schroeder to keep the fight standing.
Schroeder breaks from the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Man shoots in but Schroeder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Schroeder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schroeder tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Schroeder 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.
Schroeder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schroeder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schroeder as he avoids it easily.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schroeder tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Plow Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schroeder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schroeder is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Man misses with a takedown attempt - Schroeder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Man or perhaps it was just good defense by Schroeder, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Plow Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schroeder as he avoids it easily.
Schroeder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schroeder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Man shoots and misses
and Schroeder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schroeder clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schroeder working hard to break the clinch.
Schroeder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schroeder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Man prevents Schroeder from breaking the clinch.
Schroeder can't break the clinch.
Man has Schroeder pressed against the cage, preventing Schroeder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Schroeder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Schroeder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man shoots for a double leg takedown but Schroeder sprawls well. He's pushed Man's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Schroeder fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Schroeder throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Man throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schroeder's waist but Schroeder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Man off to one side.
Man looks for a takedown but Schroeder sprawls well.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schroeder throws out the jab.
Schroeder is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Schroeder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schroeder tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Man closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Schroeder quickly recovers to half guard.
Schroeder trying to control from the bottom.
Man prevents Schroeder from standing back up.
Man trying to mount his opponent but Schroeder defends it.
Schroeder is trying to stand back up but Man is controlling him
Schroeder wants to control but Man is keeping busy.
Schroeder 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.
Man is pressing down on Schroeder's thigh, looking to free his foot. Schroeder is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schroeder tries to kick Man off but Man keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Man stalling.
Schroeder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Man is trying to control. Schroeder wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Schroeder tries to kick Man off but Man keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Man closes the distance and clinches up with Schroeder, looking for a takedown. Man pushes Schroeder against the cage but Schroeder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Man avoids the head kick by Schroeder.
Schroeder tries to clinch up.
Man slips a straight right by Schroeder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Schroeder but Schroeder pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Schroeder throws a head kick that misses.
Schroeder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man fails to land the takedown.
Schroeder is looking to clinch.
Schroeder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man attempts a counter takedown but Schroeder avoids it well and moves away.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man drops down looking for a counter takedown but Schroeder sprawls and moves away.
Man shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Man showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schroeder is looking to escape.
Schroeder trying to hold on to Man's head to control him but Man postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Clayton Schroeder will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Schroeder tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Man changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Schroeder looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Man is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Man trying to control the position but Schroeder is working away.
Schroeder is looking for a sweep.
Schroeder is not content to let Man control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schroeder is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Man asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Man happy to just control the position for now.
Man wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schroeder keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schroeder wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Man wants to control but Schroeder is keeping him busy.
Schroeder is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Man just content to control the position.
Schroeder struggling a bit here.
Schroeder is trying to escape the position but Man is controlling the position.
Schroeder is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Man asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Plow Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Man looks for a takedown but Schroeder sprawls well.
Schroeder connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Schroeder tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Schroeder tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Man.
Schroeder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schroeder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schroeder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schroeder tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to keep at a distance but Schroeder has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schroeder manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Man or perhaps it was just good defense by Schroeder, which made it look bad.
Schroeder is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Plow Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schroeder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Schroeder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Schroeder has had enough of the clinch but Man keeps him there for the moment.
Schroeder is trying to force a seperation but Man has the dominant position.
Man prevents Schroeder from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man prevents Schroeder from breaking the clinch.
Schroeder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Schroeder tries to break free but Man pushes him back against the cage.
Schroeder wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
Schroeder wants to break free but Man has control.
Schroeder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Man gets a double leg takedown into Schroeder's guard.
Schroeder wants to stand and escape but Man is having none of it.
Plow Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clayton Schroeder is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Clayton Schroeder.
I've got Schroeder winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Schroeder!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Branson Burt (ranked 2812 p4p, 24884 weight class) and Oliverium Hebbnesium (ranked 319 p4p, 515 weight class). Burt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Got the Life. Hebbnesium has chosen Sk8er Boi as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155
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165
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Branson Burt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oliverium Hebbnesium!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hebbnesium tries a head kick but it misses.
Burt moves into the clinch.
Hebbnesium tries to score a body lock takedown but Burt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Burt scores with a knee to the head.
Burt has Hebbnesium pressed against the cage, preventing Hebbnesium from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Come on Burt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Burt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hebbnesium being controlled against the cage.
Burt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hebbnesium has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Burt taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Hebbnesium's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hebbnesium has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Burt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Burt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hebbnesium takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hebbnesium has had enough of the clinch but Burt keeps him there for the moment.
Hebbnesium blocks an elbow strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hebbnesium has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hebbnesium can't break the clinch.
Burt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hebbnesium tries for a takedown but Burt manages to get underhooks.
Branson Burt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliverium Hebbnesium.
A knee to the head by Burt.
Burt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hebbnesium's face.
Burt connects with a knee to the head.
Burt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burt lands a good knee to the midsection. Hebbnesium won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hebbnesium looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hebbnesium up against the cage.
Burt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hebbnesiums head.
Our sources have told us that Burt has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hebbnesium tries to break the clinch but Burt is controlling the position.
Hebbnesium is trying to drag Burt to the mat but Burt just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knees to the body from Burt.
Burt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hebbnesium's face.
Burt stalling.
Burt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hebbnesium's face.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Burt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hebbnesium wants to get back to striking at distance but Burt won't allow it.
Burt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Burt drops Hebbnesium with a big knee straight up the middle! Hebbnesium is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Hebbnesium is rocked!
It looks like Oliverium Hebbnesium has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burt closes the distance and clinches.
Hebbnesium is still on wobbly legs! Can Burt finish him?
Burt is struggling to control the position.
Hebbnesium letting Burt take a breather here.
Burt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hebbnesium seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Branson Burt.
Burt closes the distance and clinches.
Burt stalling against the cage.
Burt has Hebbnesium pressed against the cage, preventing Hebbnesium from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burt lands a knee to the head.
Burt digs a right hand into Hebbnesium's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hebbnesium's gas tank.
Hebbnesium takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burt lands a good knee to the midsection. Hebbnesium won't want to take too many of those.
Burt connects with a knee to the head.
Hebbnesium fails to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burt connects with a knee to the head.
Burt lands a knee to the head.
Burt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Burt stalling against the cage.
Burt'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.
Hebbnesium is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burt is defending well for now.
Hebbnesium has had enough of the clinch but Burt keeps him there for the moment.
Hebbnesium tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burt smiles and moves away.
Burt gets a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Branson Burt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oliverium Hebbnesium's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Burt clinches up with Hebbnesium and pushes him back against the cage.
Burt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Burt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hebbnesium is working for takedown but Burt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Burt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Burt.
Hebbnesium takes a knee right on the jaw!
Burt is stalling here.
Come on Burt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Branson Burt.
Burt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burt tries to land a knee to the head but Hebbnesium blocks with his arms.
Burt scores with a knee to the head.
Burt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burt digs a right hand underneath Hebbnesium's ribcage. Hebbnesium let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A knee to the head by Burt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hebbnesium tries to pull guard but Burt won't allow it.
Burt connects with a knee to the head.
Burt landing knees to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Hebbnesium's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burt with a knee to the head.
Burt'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.
Hebbnesium takes a knee right on the jaw!
Burt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hebbnesium can do to turn this around?
Burt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Burt effectively controlling the action here.
Burt slows down the pace here.
Burt gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hebbnesium is trying to break the clinch but Burt has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hebbnesium is breathing heavily.
Hebbnesium jumps guard but Burt turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Branson Burt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliverium Hebbnesium.
Burt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Burt crunches a lovely knee into Hebbnesium's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hebbnesium takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hebbnesium takes a knee right on the jaw!
Burt stalling.
Burt drops Hebbnesium with a big knee straight up the middle! Hebbnesium is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Hebbnesium tries to keep at a distance but Burt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burt breaks the clinch.
Burt drives through and clinches with Hebbnesium against the cage.
Burt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burt has Hebbnesium pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Hebbnesium is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Burt - that's hurt Hebbnesium badly! Oh, another knee lands and Hebbnesium is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Hebbnesium doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Branson Burt!
The defeated Oliverium Hebbnesium had this to say: 'At least I did a 360 Kickflip Double Penetration Ollie the other day........'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Pullman (ranked 3798 p4p, 3809 weight class) and Robbie Lyle (ranked 461 p4p, 462 weight class). Lyle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Don’t Sniff The Coke. 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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227
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270
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Pullman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Lyle!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pullman is looking to land body kicks.
Pullman throws a body punch but Lyle moves out of range.
Pullman misses with a straight right.
Pullman misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Lyle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lyle! But no joy.
Pullman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pullman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lyle misses with an uppercut.
Ryan Pullman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pullman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lyle is able to avoid easily.
Lyle is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pullman with a body shot.
Pullman wants to land a leg kick but Lyle is out of range.
Lyle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pullman lands a nice hook to Lyle's body. Lyle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pullman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Lyle releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pullman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It seemed like Lyle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pullman just misses with a punch to the body.
Lyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullman throws a push kick but Lyle slaps the foot to one side.
Pullman lands a glancing blow to the side of Lyle's head.
Pullman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lyle.
Pullman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pullman throws a head kick that misses
and Lyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lyle looks to land a left hand but Pullman moved out of range nicely.
Lyle ducks under a wild hook from Pullman.
Lyle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lyle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pullman looks to throw the jab but Lyle is out of range.
Pullman misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lyle walks into a stiff left hand from Pullman.
Pullman throws a leg kick that misses.
Pullman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pullman misses with a leg kick
and Lyle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pullman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pullman looks to land a body kick but Lyle moved away.
Lyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lyle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pullman, pushing him back against the cage.
Lyle can't find room to land a body shot as Pullman controls the action.
Lyle misses with a punch to the body.
Pullman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pullman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lyle backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lyle misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Pullman.
Pullman prevents a body shot from Lyle.
Pullman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pullman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Pullman as the two fighters clinch.
Pullman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lyle backwards.
Lyle misses with some punches.
Pullman lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pullman.
Lyle working aggressively here.
Lyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Pullman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pullman.
Lyle tries to throw a body punch but Pullman avoids it by throwing Lyle back against the cage.
Lyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pullman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Lyle.
Pullman blocks a body shot from Lyle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyle throws a head punch that misses.
Pullman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lyle has a couple of punches blocked by Pullman.
Lyle misses with the head strike.
Lyle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pullman lands a nice uppercut.
Pullman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pullman scores with a hook to the body.
Lyle looks winded!
Pullman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pullman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pullman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lyle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lyle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lyle walks straight into a right hand from Pullman - that's dropped him! Pullman jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Lyle from any more punishment! Lyle complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ryan Pullman!
In defeat, Robbie Lyle stepped up to the mic, saying 'Don’t sniff the coke'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Gonzalez (ranked 3168 p4p, 3973 weight class) and Haschuk Sucnek (ranked 399 p4p, 491 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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205
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205
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaun Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Haschuk Sucnek!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez cracks Sucnek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gonzalez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sucnek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sucnek tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Sucnek throws knees to the body.
A short right from Gonzalez on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sucnek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sucnek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sucneks head.
Gonzalez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sucnek tries a knee to the head but Gonzalez blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sucnek takes a shot to the head.
Sucnek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Gonzalez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez pushes Sucnek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez gets through Sucnek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sucnek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Sucnek on the inside.
Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sucnek backwards.
Gonzalez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sucnek misses with some punches.
Gonzalez lands with a light punch inside.
Sucnek trying to land knees to the body.
Sucnek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Gonzalez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gonzalez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sucnek backwards.
Sucnek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sucnek misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sucnek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sucneks head.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sucnek drops his hands momentarily. Gonzalez doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Sucnek staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Sucnek doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shaun Gonzalez!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nimjal Configuracion (ranked 2438 p4p, 4649 weight class) and Jac Charles (ranked 141 p4p, 248 weight class). The key to victory for Nimjal Configuracion has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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26
139
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130
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nimjal Configuracion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jac Charles!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles has taken the fight to the clinch.
Charles takes an elbow to the temple.
Configuracion misses with an elbow strike.
Configuracion pushes off an throws an elbow but Charles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Charles is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Configuracion to keep the fight standing.
Charles is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Configuracion to keep the fight standing.
Charles jumps guard but Configuracion turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nimjal Configuracion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jac Charles.
Configuracion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Charles is trying to pull guard but Configuracion turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Configuracion creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Charles's defenses.
Charles jumps guard but Configuracion stands there with Charles around his waist. Charles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Charles tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Configuracion throws an elbow but it misses.
Configuracion throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles blocks an elbow strike.
Configuracion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Charles tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Charles tries to pull guard but Configuracion forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Configuracion lands a damaging elbow.
Configuracion lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jac Charles has been cut.
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!
Configuracion lands an elbow inside that Charles shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles tries to pull guard but Configuracion won't allow it.
Configuracion lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Charles trying to control the position but instead, Configuracion has worked for underhooks and has pushed Charles into the cage.
Configuracion gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Configuracion throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Charles tries to pull guard but Configuracion holds him up against the cage and eventually Charles drops back down to his feet.
Configuracion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Charles blocks the elbow strike.
Charles is trying to pull guard but Configuracion has him pressed against the cage.
Configuracion throws an elbow but it misses.
Configuracion lands a damaging elbow.
Charles jumps guard but Configuracion turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Charles tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Configuracion smiles and moves away.
Charles has closed the distance and engaged Configuracion in a clinch.
Charles tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Configuracion smiles and moves away.
Configuracion gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Configuracion lands an elbow that stopped Charles in his tracks for a moment.
Charles tries to pull guard but Configuracion forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Charles fails to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Configuracion.
Configuracion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Configuracion definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Charles is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Configuracion to keep the fight standing.
Charles tries to pull guard but Configuracion holds him up against the cage and eventually Charles drops back down to his feet.
Configuracion lands a nice elbow.
Charles is rocked!
Charles blocks an elbow strike.
Charles is still on wobbly legs! Can Configuracion finish him?
Configuracion throws an elbow but it misses.
Charles jumps guard and drags Configuracion to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Configuracion trying to stand up but can't free himself from Charles's guard.
Charles is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Configuracion really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Charles has a closed guard, preventing Configuracion from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charles seems to have recovered his senses.
Charles throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Configuracion wanted to stand there but Charles had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Configuracion wanted to stand there but Charles had control of the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Charles can do anything to dispel that myth.
Charles is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Configuracion has his hands clasped together but Charles extends and breaks Configuracion's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Charles.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jac Charles!
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