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HFC 41: Makani vs Chai PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Happy Hands (ranked 18983 p4p, 24440 weight class) and Gad Levy (ranked 449 p4p, 451 weight class). Hands comes to the cage accompanied by Pharoahe Monch- Simon Says. 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Happy Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gad Levy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Levy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hands - the referee stops the clock and Levy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hands. Levy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Levy instigates a clinch.
Hands tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Levy's elbow.
Hands gets underhooks to prevent Levy's takedown attempt.
Levy tightens his grip and picks Hands up, before dumping him to the ground. Hands manages to land in guard.
Hands tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hands preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hands tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Levy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Levy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hands controls Levy momentarily but Levy frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levy is working Hands over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hands trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levy stays in close to Hands's body and controls the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hands wants to sweep here but Levy controlling him for the moment.
Levy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hands misses with a leg kick
and Levy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hands's guard.
Hands 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.
Levy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levy looking to pass the guard.
My spies in Tappelukerho inform me that Levy has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hands not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hands can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Levy controls the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Levy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hands counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hands.
Hands cracks Levy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hands connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Levy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Happy Hands has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gad Levy.
A solid body kick from Hands.
Hands misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Levy.
Levy shoots in for a double leg but Hands sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An inside leg kick from Hands misses.
Hands digs a good body shot into Levy's ribs.
Hands feints and then cracks Levy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Levy down.
Hands throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hands scores with a decent looking hook.
Hands looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Levy closes the distance and clinches up with Hands, looking for a takedown. Levy pushes Hands against the cage but Hands circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hands fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Levy checks it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Levy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hands can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands stuffs the takedown attempt from Levy. Levy gets slowly back to his feet.
Hands appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hands misses with a body kick.
Levy fails to land the takedown.
Hands throws a sloppy head kick
and Levy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hands tries to get to full guard but Levy has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Levy seems content to control.
Levy lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Hands dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hands takes a swing at Levy's ribcage but misses.
Hands cracks a nice hook into Levy's ribs.
Hands throws a lazy head kick
and Levy counters with a takedown into side control.
Levy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Levy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands struggling a bit here.
Hands tries to improve position but can't.
Levy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute 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.
Sloppy strikes there by Levy.
Levy is putting a hurting on Hands here, landing some big shots from side control.
Levy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Levy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hands down.
Gad Levy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Levy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hands is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hands might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Levy lands a nice forearm strike.
Levy in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hands is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands is letting Levy control him for a moment.
Hands is looking to regain half guard here but Levy keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee asks Levy politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Levy prefers to stall for the moment though.
Levy is continuing to stall.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hands down.
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.
More stalling from Levy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hands shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hands scores with a crisp jab that stopped Levy in his tracks.
Hands throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Levy tries to counter with a clinch but Hands shakes him off and moves away.
Gad Levy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Levy has his takedown stuffed
and Hands counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Levy misses with a takedown attempt - Hands sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Happy Hands is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hands but Hands pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Happy Hands has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gad Levy.
Hands scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick from Hands, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice sprawl there from Hands as Levy shoots in.
Hands ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Levy is breathing heavily.
Hands throws a low kick, looking for Levy's leg but Levy calmly moves out of range.
Happy Hands is winning the standup battle so far.
Levy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hands as he avoids it easily.
Hands misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Levy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hands walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Levy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hands lands a two punch combo.
Hands is looking to wear down Levy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hands scores with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Hands 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. This is the final round!
Hands fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Levy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hands stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A low kick from Hands is predictable there
and Levy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hands throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hands scores with a hook.
 Levy is rocked!
Levy shoots for a double leg takedown but Hands sprawls well. He's pushed Levy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Levy is still on wobbly legs! Can Hands finish him?
Levy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hands drops Levy with a straight right hand, right on the button! Hands follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Happy Hands!
A less than humble Happy Hands 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Firkins (ranked 5274 p4p, 5094 weight class) and Lucretinaus Olcinius (ranked 492 p4p, 486 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Firkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to https://youtu.be/u8ccGjar4Es. Olcinius has chosen Hired Gun as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Firkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucretinaus Olcinius!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olcinius blocks a jab.
A solid body kick from Olcinius.
Firkins takes a swing at Olcinius's ribcage but misses.
Olcinius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Olcinius connects with a nasty looking knee right to Firkins's face.
 It looks like Jeff Firkins has been cut.
A knee to the head by Olcinius.
Olcinius lands a knee to the head.
Firkins has had enough of the clinch but Olcinius keeps him there for the moment.
Firkins misses with a body punch.
Firkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Olcinius utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Olcinius obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olcinius lands a knee to the body.
Firkins is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olcinius lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Olcinius unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Olcinius putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Firkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Olcinius scores with a knee to the head.
Olcinius unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Olcinius utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Olcinius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Olcinius.
Olcinius with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jeff Firkins's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olcinius lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Olcinius scores a nice knee to the body.
Olcinius unloads a knee to the mid-section. Firkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Olcinius unloads a knee to the mid-section. Firkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olcinius scores with a knee to the head.
Olcinius connects with a nasty looking knee right to Firkins's face.
Knees to the body from Olcinius.
Olcinius with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jeff Firkins's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Olcinius obliges.
Firkins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Olcinius lands a good knee to the midsection. Firkins won't want to take too many of those.
Olcinius with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jeez, Jeff Firkins's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Olcinius putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Firkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Firkins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Olcinius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Olcinius connects with a knee to the head.
Olcinius putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Firkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Firkins takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olcinius connects with a nasty looking knee right to Firkins's face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jeff Firkins's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lucretinaus Olcinius!
Lucretinaus Olcinius decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Jeff Firkins stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well this sucks... '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Lewis (ranked 5138 p4p, 5689 weight class) and Bo Duran (ranked 569 p4p, 601 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bo Duran!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duran circles away.
Lewis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lewis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duran tries to avoid it but Lewis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duran to the ground. Duran escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Duran connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Duran stuffs the takedown attempt from Lewis. Lewis gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like Duran was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duran is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Duran lands with a nice body punch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lewis.
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duran controls the position for a moment.
Lewis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis working the ground and pound from side control.
Duran parries the strikes from Lewis easily there. Lewis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Duran to escape.
Duran regains half guard, as Lewis was trying to land strikes.
Lewis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lewis misses with a head shot. Duran uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lewis wants to pass the guard but Duran is keeping the position.
Lewis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lewis throwing strikes but missing.
Lewis scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Duran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lewis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lewis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Duran has Lewis pulled in close to control his posture.
Lewis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lewis.
Duran utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a big elbow that misses.
Lewis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duran is keeping the position for now.
Lewis throws a big right hand that misses.
Lewis is pushing down on Duran's leg trying to pass to half guard. Duran is fighting to maintain full guard but Lewis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Duran keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Let's hope that Duran has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Duran wants to control but Lewis is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Lewis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lewis is working away from the top position though.
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Duran tries to get to full guard but Lewis has control of the leg.
Lewis thows a huge punch but Duran dodges it nicely.
Lewis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Duran 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.
Lewis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Duran can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lewis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lewis trying to advance position but Duran counters by regaining guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duran is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis throws a strike but Duran rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Lewis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Duran. No joy for Lewis on that attempt.
A nice side step and Duran releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lewis fails to land the takedown.
Lewis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Duran lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lewis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duran misses the body punch
and Lewis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lewis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lewis throws a big elbow that misses.
Lewis throws a strike but Duran rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Duran sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lewis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Duran stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lewis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lewis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Duran defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Duran not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lewis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Duran stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lewis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lewis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Duran doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Duran manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lewis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Duran puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Duran pulls his head out easily.
Duran takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lewis tries to roll over but Duran keeps him under control.
Duran content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Michael Lewis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lewis gets back to full guard.
Lewis has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Duran is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lewis.
Lewis is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Duran off and has taken his back!
Lewis is hanging on to Duran's back as he tries to escape.
Lewis is working the ground and pound. Can Duran escape?
The referee is taking a good look at Duran as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Lewis!
Lewis throwing sloppy strikes.
Lewis is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Duran up.
Lewis missing with punches from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis misses with punches from the back.
Lewis is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Lewis connects with a big shot to the side of Duran's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Lewis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lewis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lewis darts in looking for a takedown but Duran gets double underhooks and turns Lewis into the cage.
Duran stops a takedown attempt from Lewis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duran manages to break the clinch.
Lewis looking to score a takedown here. Duran is defending well but Lewis drives through and ends up in Duran's guard.
Lewis lands a couple of elbows.
Lewis preventing the sweep.
Lewis is looking to pass into half guard but Duran pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Duran is in guard.
Lewis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Duran is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duran sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lewis is looking for a triangle here but Duran uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lewis is working hard here to advance position.
Duran gets to mount! Lewis was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Lewis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bo Duran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Lewis looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Lewis wants to escape the position.
Lewis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duran can do to turn this around?
Lewis breaks Duran's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lewis throwing strikes from guard but Duran blocks nicely.
Lewis throws a big right hand that misses.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Duran has wrist control.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Duran seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Michael Lewis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Duran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lewis looking to sit in guard and control but Duran gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lewis has his foot on Duran's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Duran works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lewis is on top in guard.
Lewis trying to control but Duran is working from the bottom.
Duran has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Duran keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Lewis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lewis, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight for Michael Lewis!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Michael Lewis!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Michael Lewis!
Michael Lewis wins by unanimous decision!
Michael Lewis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zigor Azarola (ranked 3748 p4p, 5466 weight class) and Dragon Li Chai (ranked 196 p4p, 241 weight class). Azarola's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Million Shattered Swords by Witchrot. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zigor Azarola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragon Li Chai!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai throws a good cross that connects.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Azarola cracks a nice hook into Chai's ribs.
Azarola throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai checks a leg kick nicely.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai lands with a straight right. Azarola didn't see that one coming.
Chai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Azarola needs to keep his hands up - Chai had a free shot at his head there.
Chai blocks a head kick by Azarola.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chai! But no joy.
Chai is looking to score with low kicks.
Azarola is looking to clinch.
Chai scores with a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azarola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Azarola.
Azarola uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chai has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azarola scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Azarola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azarola darts in and clinches Chai up against the cage.
Chai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been told by Azarola's head coaches at House of 1000 Corpses that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Azarola darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab by Azarola.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Azarola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azarola throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Azarola if he has to take too many more of those.
Chai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice leg kick from Azarola, right into the meat of the thigh.
Azarola lands a nice shot that snaps Chai's head back.
Azarola wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azarola throws a body shot but no joy.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azarola moves away.
Azarola throws a solid leg kick but Chai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Azarola.
Chai takes a swing at Azarola's ribcage but misses.
Azarola avoids the body shot from Chai.
Azarola throws a quick counter kick to the body but Chai avoids it.
Chai fails to land with a series of punches.
Azarola connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai cracks Azarola with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Azarola wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Azarola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Azarola tried to counter with a leg kick but Chai avoided it.
Chai takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A jab from Azarola does it's job there.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azarola.
Azarola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai gets tackled into the cage by Azarola. Azarola maintains the clinch.
Azarola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Azarola works on Chai's body with a couple of short punches.
Chai has had enough of the clinch but Azarola keeps him there for the moment.
Azarola throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Azarola misses with a body punch.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Chai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azarola misses with a looping right.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azarola manages to avoid it.
Azarola wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Chai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Azarola looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a wild combination.
Chai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Azarola needs to keep his hands up - Chai had a free shot at his head there.
Azarola closes the distance and clinches.
Chai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Azarola backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Azarola.
Chai lands a left hand.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Chai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Azarola throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chais head.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Azarola lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azarola misses with some punches.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai blocks a body shot from Azarola.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a body punch.
Azarola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Azarola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai tries a body shot but Azarola blocks it.
Azarola has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chai.
Azarola stalls.
Azarola blocks an uppercut.
Azarola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Azarola.
Chai misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai scores with a shot to the side of Azarola's head.
Chai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Azarola misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azarola.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dragon Li Chai will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A cross from Azarola lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chai tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Azarola's head but Azarola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azarola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azarola takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Azarola looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Chai lands a lovely overhand right.
Chai is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A cross from Azarola lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azarola shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chai avoids the head kick by Azarola.
Chai looks to land a left hand but Azarola moved out of range nicely.
Azarola thinks about countering with a body kick.
Azarola on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Azarola misses with a leg kick.
Azarola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Azarola lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chai doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azarola moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Azarola slips under a jab from Chai.
Chai with the inside leg kick.
Chai scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice body punch from Chai.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Azarola.
Chai walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azarola. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azarola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chai throws out a counter right but Azarola avoids it with no problem.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azarola ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Azarola fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chai on the side of the head.
A big left from Azarola misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azarola takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Decent striking displayed by Azarola there.
Chai on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Azarola swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azarola looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Chai looks to land a combination. Azarola sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Azarola throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Chai.
Azarola misses with a straight right.
Chai avoids the body shot from Azarola.
Azarola scores with a decent looking hook.
Chai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chai slips under a jab.
Azarola on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chai scores with a jab to the body.
Azarola jabs at Chai's body.
Azarola pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chai is out of range and Azarola settles back down.
Chai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Azarola on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from Chai misses.
Azarola is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Azarola scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chai doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch lands to the side of Chai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Azarola under the eye.
Azarola takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Chai looks to land a left hand but Azarola moved out of range nicely.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azarola moves away.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Azarola fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chai on the side of the head.
Chai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Azarola throwing a counter right hand but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azarola fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Azarola.
Jab from Chai.
Dragon Li Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Azarola throws a head kick but Chai moves out of range.
Azarola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Chai slips under a jab from Azarola.
Azarola loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Azarola takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Azarola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Azarola.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai throws a looping overhand right but Azarola ducks down to avoid it.
Chai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Azarola.
Nice body punch from Chai.
Chai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chai defending well as Azarola loads up on a big left hand.
Azarola throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chai slips a jab from Azarola.
Chai cracks Azarola with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Azarola looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Azarola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Azarola takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azarola.
Chai walks into a stiff left hand from Azarola.
Azarola paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That kick from Chai tenderised Azarola's leg. Azarola is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dragon Li Chai 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!
Chai avoids the head kick by Azarola.
Azarola is looking to clinch.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Azarola's shoulder, as Azarola tries to avoid the shot.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Azarola thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chai if he has to take too many more of those.
Chai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azarola attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Azarola misses with a body shot.
Chai feints a counter leg kick.
Chai lands with a good body shot.
Chai misses with a few strikes there.
Azarola moves away from the strike by Chai.
Chai's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chai duly obliges.
Chai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Azarola scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azarola stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Azarola misses with a looping left.
Azarola misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Azarola finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azarola moves away from the strike by Chai.
Azarola misses with a hook.
Chai throws the left hand but Azarola avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Azarola was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chai.
A big left from Chai misses.
Azarola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Chai misses with a body kick.
Azarola wants to land a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Azarola.
Azarola was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chai lands with a straight right. Azarola didn't see that one coming.
Zigor Azarola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Azarola on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Azarola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azarola connects with the punch.
Azarola throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Azarola avoids the body shot from Chai.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azarola.
An inside leg kick lands from Chai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Azarola.
Chai punishes Azarola's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Azarola. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azarola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azarola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.
Azarola scores with a kick to the body.
Chai tries to score with a low kick but Azarola moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Azarola misses the target.
Azarola scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Azarola cracks a nice hook into Chai's ribs.
Chai blocks a head kick by Azarola.
The crowd cheers as Chai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Azarola doesn't seem phased though.
Azarola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Azarola.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azarola walks into a jab.
Chai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azarola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azarola throws a body kick that misses.
Chai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azarola manages to avoid it.
Azarola missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azarola scores with a jab to the jaw.
Azarola throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Azarola lands a nice hook to Chai's body. Chai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Azarola lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chai's sensitive parts.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azarola moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Azarola misses its target.
Chai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chai scores with a jab.
Azarola tries to close the distance and clinch but Chai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chai scores with the left hand. Azarola knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azarola tries to land a front kick but Chai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Azarola on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azarola throws a wild body kick that Chai sees coming a mile off.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
Azarola was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Azarola scores with a push kick.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azarola throws out the jab.
Azarola looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
A big right from Azarola misses.
Azarola misses with an attempted mid kick.
Azarola lands an overhand right.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azarola tries to close the distance and clinch but Chai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chai unleashes a big counter combination but Azarola bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Azarola misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Chai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chai lands a high kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azarola just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jab, jab by Azarola - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dragon Li Chai.
Well Chai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Dragon Li Chai!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Dragon Li Chai!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Dragon Li Chai!
Dragon Li Chai wins by unanimous decision!
Dragon Li Chai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Jones (ranked 5730 p4p, 4064 weight class) and Luca Meuneix (ranked 579 p4p, 498 weight class). Meuneix has chosen Paul Hertzog - Kumite as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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5 - 5 - 0 |
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luca Meuneix!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with an uppercut. Meuneix saw that one coming.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Meuneix lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Meuneix throws a combination that misses
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Meuneix counters with a solid body kick.
Meuneix connects with a jab.
Meuneix lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice combination there by Meuneix.
It looks like Bobby Jones 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!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Meuneix!
Jones has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Meuneix moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Meuneix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meuneix connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Meuneix lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Meuneix scores with a jab to the jaw.
Luca Meuneix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meuneix lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
 Jones is rocked!
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Meuneix throws a monster overhand right that drops Jones! Meuneix follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luca Meuneix!
Luca Meuneix seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gen Block (ranked 3171 p4p, 3153 weight class) and Putte Ro (ranked 172 p4p, 169 weight class). Putte Ro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gen Block!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Putte Ro!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Block shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Block throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ro wants to get back to full guard.
Ro trying to control here.
Block missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Block is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Block takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ro is staying active underneath Block, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Block not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ro is controlling Block's trapped leg to prevent Block from advancing to side control.
Block is stalling here. Ro is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Block seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ro has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Block is trying to escape and Ro transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Block is forced to tap! Nice work there by Ro! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Putte Ro!
In defeat, Gen Block stepped up to the mic, saying 'Everyday is a chance to redeem yourself'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Johnson (ranked 2784 p4p, 3716 weight class) and Alexander Morrison (ranked 339 p4p, 408 weight class). Alexander Morrison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison connects with a body shot.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Johnson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Johnson is thwarting Morrison's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johnson trying to control the action but Morrison is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but Morrison is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morrison's head.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morrison defending well though.
Johnson is working for a submission of some sort.
Morrison looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnson is keen to just control but Morrison is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, if Johnson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza Yum. Can't wait.
Morrison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morrison wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Morrison is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morrison stuffs the takedown.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morrison tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morrison to the ground. Morrison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A punch combination from Morrison misses.
Morrison misses with the combination.
Johnson has been working on his balance at The Jungle Room, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Morrison.
Morrison scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Morrison circles away easily
and Morrison counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Morrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morrison counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Morrison to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson is rocked!
Morrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morrison looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Morrison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Morrison, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Morrison against the cage but Morrison circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morrison is looking for the big counter here.
Johnson shoots and misses
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Morrison lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Johnson slips a jab from Morrison.
A right-left combo lands from Morrison.
Johnson defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Morrison.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morrison sprawls well. Morrison wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice side step and Morrison releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ray Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Morrison dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morrison avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Morrison counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Johnson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morrison, who protects the arm well.
Morrison is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Morrison tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Morrison is on top in guard.
Morrison wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Johnson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Morrison content to stall in guard here.
Johnson managing to control the position.
Johnson has his foot on Morrison's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morrison works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson looking to control.
Morrison stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
Morrison has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
Ray Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Johnson has his foot on Morrison's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morrison works his way back into a safe position though.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morrison wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Morrison sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morrison takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morrison is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Morrison circles away and we're back to standing.
Morrison is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Morrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Morrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Morrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morrison lands with a right hand.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morrison is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Morrison circles away and we're back to standing.
Morrison unleashes a big counter combination but Johnson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Morrison scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ray Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morrison counters with a crisp right that sends Johnson to the canvas! Morrison follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Morrison!
In his post fight interview, Alexander Morrison started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Cruz (ranked 2207 p4p, 2537 weight class) and Omar Brown (ranked 119 p4p, 141 weight class). Danny Cruz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Omar Brown's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Omar Brown!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brown! But no joy.
Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown jabs Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Omar Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown with the inside leg kick.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cruz. That did some damage!
Cruz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Cruz takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cruz.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short uppercut from Cruz.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Cruz.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cruz.
Brown working aggressively here.
Cruz presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cruz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cruz lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Cruz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Cruz pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cruz lands a nice uppercut.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruz lands a left hand.
Cruz tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cruz scores with a shoulder strike.
Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown is rocked!
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Brown jumps guard but Cruz stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Danny Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Brown.
Cruz is working Brown over against the cage.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Brown.
A short right from Cruz.
Cruz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Cruz.
Brown looks winded!
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruz works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Brown jumps guard but Cruz stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cruz digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Cruz.
Cruz lands with a right to the head.
Cruz pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruz gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown jumps guard but Cruz stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cruz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brown has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cruz uses from the top position.
Brown keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Cruz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brown's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz works his way into full mount!
Cruz manages to capitalize on a mistake by Brown to take his back!
Cruz just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Cruz continues to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Cruz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jab by Brown.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
As Brown looks to move away, Cruz throws a big counter combo but Brown just gets out of the way.
Cruz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Cruz - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Cruz as the two fighters clinch.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz lands with a left to the head.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Brown misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Brown blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A short right from Cruz.
Danny Cruz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cruz gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cruz tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 It looks like Omar Brown has been cut.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cruz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Cruz works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown jumps guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Cruz tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Cruz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Cruz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Brown is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Cruz.
Cruz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cruz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Cruz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cruz lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Cruz as the two fighters clinch.
Cruz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Cruz presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cruz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cruz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cruz pushes Brown against the cage. Cruz is working some dirty boxing. Cruz pushes off with a quick right hook! Brown goes down! Brown tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Cruz moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Cruz!
After winning the bout, Danny Cruz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phol Hunt (ranked 2253 p4p, 2335 weight class) and Ezekiel Marley (ranked 269 p4p, 278 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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275
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Phol Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekiel Marley!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Marley moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Marley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hunt with a body shot.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Marley counters with a left to the body.
Hunt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Marley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Marley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hunt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hunt duly obliges.
Marley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunt misses with a body shot
and Marley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marley circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marley tries to move into range but Hunt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt misses with a body shot
and Marley counters with a low kick, right behind Hunt 's knee.
Marley throws a shot to the body.
Marley avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and Marley counters with a good, hard body kick but Hunt shrugs it off.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marley.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marley manages to avoid it.
Marley throws out a counter right but Hunt avoids it with no problem.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marley thows a body kick. Hunt tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Marley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hunt will feel that in the morning.
Marley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hunt in his tracks.
Marley feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hunt sprawling to the canvas! Hunt rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Marley finish him?!
It looks like Phol Hunt has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt throws a combination that misses
and Marley counters with an outside leg kick.
Hunt circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Marley. Hunt falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Marley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ezekiel Marley!
An out of breath Ezekiel Marley 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaimana Makani (ranked 1814 p4p, 2804 weight class) and Shahriyar Chai (ranked 242 p4p, 341 weight class). Makani kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is How far I'll go. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaimana Makani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shahriyar Chai!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makani dips to his left and cracks Chai with an uppercut!
Nice sprawl there from Chai as Makani shoots in.
Makani walks into a stiff left hand from Chai.
Chai scores with a jab.
Makani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makani.
Makani closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Makani wants to pass the guard but Chai is defending well.
Makani wants to take a breather but Chai is having none of it.
Makani throws a strike but Chai avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Makani might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makani is in close to Chai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Makani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Makani stands up over Chai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makani throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Makani postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Makani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makani postures up in Chai's guard and throws a big left but Chai blocks it.
Chai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Makani sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Makani wants to pass the guard but Chai is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Makani with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Makani accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chai can do anything to dispel that myth.
Makani throws a big elbow that misses.
Makani trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Makani 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.
Makani is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Makani looking to pass the guard.
Makani postures up in Chai's guard and throws a big left but Chai blocks it.
Chai is trying to keep Makani in close.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makani shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chai but Chai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chai gets caught flat footed, as Makani shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Makani throws a big elbow that misses.
Makani missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Makani from controlling successfully.
Makani is in close to Chai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Makani won't allow Chai to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makani.
Makani throwing strikes from guard but Chai blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Makani stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Makani from controlling successfully.
Makani working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Makani postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makani throws a big right hand that misses.
Makani trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaimana Makani dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Makani shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Makani closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chai did well to prevent Makani getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Makani.
Makani trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makani.
Makani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Makani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makani throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Makani trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makani stands and throws Chai's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chai 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makani trying to control the position but Chai is working away.
Makani tries to score with some ground and pound. Chai controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Makani.
Makani looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chai is avoiding damage well.
Makani looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chai is avoiding damage well.
Makani misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Makani scores with a couple of short elbows.
Makani is looking to take a break and control but Chai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makani landing a few strikes.
Chai tries to improve position but can't.
Chai takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Makani cracks Chai with a big elbow.
Makani trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
Makani throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makani misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Makani.
Makani in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Makani is trying to get an arm triangle but Chai is defending well.
Makani throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Makani grinds an elbow into Chai's temple.
Chai is looking for a sweep.
Makani throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makani postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Makani wants to control but Chai is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Makani seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Makani connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chai some visible discomfort.
Makani misses with the ground and pound.
Makani lands a nice forearm strike.
Makani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chai can do to turn this around?
Makani working the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makani working the ground and pound.
Chai is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chai avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Makani.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaimana Makani dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Good shot there by Chai.
It looks like Kaimana Makani has been cut.
Chai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Makani looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chai is fending him off so far but Makani persists. Nope, Chai circles away and we're back to standing.
Makani gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Makani slips a jab from Chai.
Makani gets a double leg takedown into Chai's guard.
Makani throws a big elbow that misses.
Makani throws a strike but Chai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chai is working Makani over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Makani strikes from his own guard.
Makani seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Makani wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Makani. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Makani is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Makani from controlling successfully.
Chai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makani.
Makani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chai controls Makani momentarily but Makani frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Makani accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Makani throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two 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.
Makani lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Makani with a nice head shot there.
Makani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makani.
Makani connects with a couple of short punches.
Makani is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Makani in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Makani throws a big elbow that misses.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Makani controls the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makani feints and as Chai raises his hands in defense, Makani changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Makani is working Chai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Makani accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makani.
Makani working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Makani distracts Chai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Makani pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
Makani distracts Chai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Makani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Makani from controlling successfully.
Shahriyar Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Makani is really struggling to control Chai but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Makani is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Makani working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Makani trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Makani connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makani postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaimana Makani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Makani, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight for Kaimana Makani!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Kaimana Makani!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Kaimana Makani!
Kaimana Makani wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Kaimana Makani thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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