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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rex Tremors (ranked 3946 p4p, 4217 weight class) and Hamez Rodriguez (ranked 261 p4p, 277 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

172 cm
19
140
1 - 0 - 0
225 cm
28
130
4 - 4 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rex Tremors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hamez Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tremors throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rodriguez avoids a kick to the body.
Tremors lands a leg kick that knocks Rodriguez off balance momentarily.
Tremors throws a head kick that misses.
Tremors fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Tremors ducks under and follows up with a left that Tremors also avoids with ease.
Tremors throws a head kick that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a two punch combo.
Tremors misses with a kick to the body.
Rodriguez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tremors ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Tremors takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tremors punishes Rodriguez's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tremors with a nice calf kick.
Tremors ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tremors moves out of range as Rodriguez throws a body kick.
Tremors is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tremors thows a body kick. Rodriguez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rodriguez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tremors tries a head kick but it misses.
Tremors scoring well with a low kick there.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Tremors moves out of range.
Tremors misses with a hook
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodriguez misses with the body kick
and Tremors cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodriguez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rodriguez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tremors staying out of range there.
Tremors takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rodriguez avoids the head kick by Tremors.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Tremors misses the target.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tremors dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez throws a body kick that misses
and Tremors finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tremors moves out of range as Rodriguez strikes.
Rodriguez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rodriguez stuns Tremors with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tremors buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tremors throws a lazy right hand but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tremors takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tremors throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Tremors avoids the punch easily.
Tremors defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
Rodriguez lands with an uppercut that bounces Tremors off the cage and back into range.
Tremors blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tremors is able to avoid easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tremors.
Tremors buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rodriguez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tremors.
Tremors throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rodriguez.
It looks like Hamez Rodriguez has been cut.
Tremors stuns Rodriguez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tremors misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Tremors moves out of range.
Tremors looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rodriguez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tremors.
Rodriguez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rodriguez throws out a leg kick but Tremors moves out of range and Rodriguez only half commits.
Rodriguez avoids the head kick by Tremors.
Rodriguez throws a low kick but Tremors avoids it.
It looked like Tremors wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremors swinging wildly here.
Tremors slips a jab from Rodriguez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tremors lands a leg kick that knocks Rodriguez off balance momentarily.
Tremors checks a leg kick nicely.
Tremors scores with a leg kick.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Tremors avoids them all with ease.
Tremors misses with a head kick.
Rodriguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tremors circles away quickly and effectively.
Tremors throws a body kick that misses.
Tremors with a nice calf kick.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick as Tremors jumps back.
Tremors throws a body kick that misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rodriguez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Tremors.
Rodriguez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tremors waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodriguez.
Rodriguez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rodriguez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tremors misses with a kick to the body
and Rodriguez counters with a left and a right that stings Tremors.
Tremors throws a sloppy head kick
and Rodriguez counters with a one-two to the body.
Tremors tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodriguez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tremors throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tremors is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rodriguez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. Tremors saw that one coming.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tremors - that will leave a mark!
Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tremors.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tremors goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rodriguez thinks about the counter body kick.
Rodriguez tests Tremors's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez throws a chopping leg kick but Tremors manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tremors lands with a nice body kick.
Tremors throws a head kick that misses
and Rodriguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tremors manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tremors had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tremors misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Rodriguez misses
and Tremors counters with a low kick, right behind Rodriguez 's knee.
Rodriguez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A clash of legs there as Tremors blocks the low kick.
Tremors tried to counter with a leg kick but Rodriguez avoided it.
A jab lands there for Rodriguez.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tremors scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tremors ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tremors.
Rodriguez throws a body kick that misses
and Tremors counters with a straight right hand.
Tremors looks for the body kick but Rodriguez saw that one coming.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Tremors.
Rodriguez feints a counter leg kick.
Tremors looks to land a body kick but Rodriguez moved away.
A big left from Tremors misses.
Tremors takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tremors thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Tremors ducks under and follows up with a left that Tremors also avoids with ease.
Tremors throws a sloppy head kick and Rodriguez moves out of range easily.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Tremors.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to work over Tremors's front leg with a kick but Tremors checks it.
Tremors scores with a jab.
Tremors tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Tremors misses
and Rodriguez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tremors misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rodriguez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tremors looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
Rodriguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Rodriguez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rodriguez throws a jab when Tremors was well out of range.
Tremors throws a quick counter head kick but Rodriguez was just out of range.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Tremors moved out of range nicely.
Tremors thinks about countering with a head kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tremors looks to land a body kick but Rodriguez moved away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tremors.
Tremors moves out of range of the body kick.
Tremors avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tremors lands with a nice body kick.
Tremors avoids the head kick by Rodriguez.
Nice defenses there by Tremors.
Tremors throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rodriguez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tremors misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rex Tremors dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hamez Rodriguez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Tremors scores with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Tremors checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rodriguez connects with the punch.
Tremors tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tremors.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick which misses Tremors's front leg but catches the back leg as Tremors tries to avoid it.
Tremors bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rodriguez's head backwards.
Tremors connects with a solid leg kick.
Tremors will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Tremors tried to counter with a leg kick but Rodriguez avoided it.
Nice uppercut there from Tremors.
A low kick from Rodriguez is predictable there
and Tremors counters with a low kick, right behind Rodriguez 's knee.
Tremors is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Tremors's head but Tremors sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez throws a shot to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick.
Rodriguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tremors connects with a solid leg kick.
Tremors is looking to slow Rodriguez down with leg kicks.
Tremors throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Tremors was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tremors lands a jab.
A jab from Rodriguez does it's job there.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Tremors uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tremors. Tremors obviously looking to wear him down.
Tremors throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rex Tremors is winning the standup battle so far.
Tremors checks a low kick from Rodriguez.
Tremors lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rodriguez takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tremors ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Tremors misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodriguez connects with a right hand. Tremors shakes it off.
Tremors fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tremors's sensitive parts.
Tremors checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tremors rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rodriguez counters with a one-two to the body.
Rodriguez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremors connects with a solid leg kick.
Rodriguez misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Tremors.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
Rodriguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Rodriguez.
Tremors looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head kick misses from Rodriguez.
Tremors misses with a hook.
Tremors misses with a head kick.
Rodriguez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tremors checks a leg kick.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tremors counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a head kick.
Tremors is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Tremors.
Tremors tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodriguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Tremors.
Tremors takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tremors throws a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tremors lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rodriguez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tremors - the referee stops the clock and Rodriguez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tremors. Rodriguez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rodriguez avoids the head kick by Tremors.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodriguez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tremors.
Tremors pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tremors tries a head kick but it misses.
Tremors connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodriguez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tremors - that will leave a mark!
Rodriguez misses with a double jab.
Tremors throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tremors takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Tremors.
Tremors ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Tremors lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tremors fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Rodriguez misses
and Tremors counters with a solid body kick.
Rodriguez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tremors.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tremors lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rodriguez will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
Rodriguez dips to his left and cracks Tremors with an uppercut!
Rodriguez avoids a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tremors.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez throws a big shot that misses.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Tremors.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tremors ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Tremors throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rodriguez's head.
Tremors throws a sloppy head kick and Rodriguez moves out of range easily.
Rodriguez shapes to counter with a head kick.
Tremors scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tremors misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Tremors. Beautiful body shot.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Tremors.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rodriguez.
Tremors misses with a right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Tremors uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodriguez.
Tremors was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rodriguez throws a low kick, looking for Tremors's leg but Tremors calmly moves out of range.
Tremors with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tremors throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tremors uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tremors stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rodriguez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez connects with the punch.
An inside leg kick from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tremors throws a lazy head kick
and Rodriguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tremors throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tremors has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rodriguez.
Tremors throws a push kick but Rodriguez slaps the foot to one side.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tremors - that will leave a mark!
Rodriguez misses with a low kick.
Tremors with the inside leg kick.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Tremors ducks under and follows up with a left that Tremors also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Tremors.
Both fighters circling a little - Tremors finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tremors moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Tremors bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodriguez throws out a leg kick but Tremors moves out of range and Rodriguez only half commits.
Tremors bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rodriguez moves out of range as Tremors strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rex Tremors dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hamez Rodriguez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tremors checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rodriguez.
Tremors turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rodriguez is looking to chop away at Tremors's legs.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tremors was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
Tremors scores with a head kick.
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rodriguez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tremors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tremors.
A head kick misses from Tremors.
Tremors misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodriguez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tremors.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Tremors avoids the punch easily.
Tremors is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rodriguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tremors.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Tremors misses with a head kick.
Rodriguez staying out of range there.
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tremors.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tremors - that will leave a mark!
Rodriguez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tremors throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tremors scores with a jab.
Tremors swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rodriguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tremors swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Tremors.
Tremors throws a good cross that connects.
Rodriguez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tremors checks it well.
Tremors lands with a kick to the temple. Rodriguez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rodriguez is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tremors pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Tremors finish him?
Tremors digs a good body shot into Rodriguez's ribs.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Tremors walks into a straight right hand from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Tremors.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tremors.
Tremors lands with an uppercut that bounces Rodriguez off the cage and back into range.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tremors can pounce on him.
Tremors throws a push kick but Rodriguez slaps the foot to one side.
Tremors avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tremors misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodriguez.
Tremors looks for the body kick but Rodriguez saw that one coming.
Rodriguez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Tremors was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tremors tried to counter with a leg kick but Rodriguez avoided it.
Tremors connects with an inside leg kick.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
Tremors thumps Rodriguez with a low kick.
Rodriguez works the jab nicely.
Tremors misses with a hook.
Tremors checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremors throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rodriguez avoids the head kick by Tremors.
Tremors misses with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Rodriguez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tremors blocks a low kick nicely.
Tremors lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez misses with a hook.
Rodriguez wants to slow Tremors down by chopping away at his legs.
Rodriguez lands a jab-cross combination.
Tremors throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Tremors takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tremors takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tremors throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rodriguez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tremors throws a lazy uppercut
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rodriguez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tremors buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rodriguez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tremors counters with an outside leg kick.
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.
Tremors checks a leg kick.
Tremors throws a quick counter head kick but Rodriguez was just out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tremors throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tremors misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tremors. That's going to slow Rodriguez down.
Rodriguez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tremors tries to land a front kick but Rodriguez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tremors.
Rodriguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodriguez feints a counter leg kick.
Rodriguez misses with a wild combination.
Rodriguez tries a low kick but Tremors avoids it.
Rodriguez throws out a leg kick but Tremors moves out of range and Rodriguez only half commits.
Tremors keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tremors looks to land a body kick but Rodriguez moved away.
Tremors jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tremors misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the body kick.
Tremors moves out of range of the strikes.
Tremors scores with a leg kick.
Rodriguez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tremors.
Rodriguez misses with a wild combination.
Tremors checks the leg kick.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Tremors uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tremors delivers a nice body kick.
Rodriguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tremors throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick.
Rodriguez avoids a kick to the body.
Tremors throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodriguez misses with a head kick.
Tremors looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tremors misses with a head kick.
That kick from Tremors tenderised Rodriguez's leg. Rodriguez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tremors.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Tremors moves out of range.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tremors tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez flicks out a counter leg kick but Tremors steps away.
Tremors misses with an uppercut. Rodriguez saw that one coming.
Tremors misses with a hook.
It seemed like Rodriguez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tremors throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodriguez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tremors throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tremors!
Tremors lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hamez Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rex Tremors is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tremors checks a leg kick nicely.
Tremors looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Tremors showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tremors has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Tremors!
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jarron Faith (ranked 3487 p4p, 4510 weight class) and Dustin Gold (ranked 244 p4p, 282 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

166 cm
22
137
4 - 7 - 0
171 cm
19
144
1 - 2 - 0
BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarron Faith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dustin Gold!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Faith throws a big shot that misses.
Faith misses with a wild body shot.
Gold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gold blocks a jab.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Faith moved out of range.
Faith seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Faith was well out of range. Poor timing from Gold.
Gold lands a lovely overhand right.
Faith tries to clinch but Gold is having none of it.
Gold takes one to the side of the head.
Faith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Faith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gold is out of range and Faith settles back down.

Faith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gold, pushing him back against the cage.
Faith prevents a body shot from Gold.
Faith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Faith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gold's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faith trying to stall but Gold improves his position.
Faith lands a body punch.
Faith is trying to pull guard but Gold has him pressed against the cage.
Gold lands with a left to the head.
Faith lands with a light punch inside.
Faith tries to throw a body punch but Gold avoids it by throwing Faith back against the cage.
Gold misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gold throws an elbow but misses.
Faith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gold.
Gold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gold manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gold tries a body shot but Faith blocks it.
Gold takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Faiths head.
Gold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faith lands with a light punch inside.
Faith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faith blocks a body shot from Gold.
A right hook to the body lands for Faith.
Faith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gold working aggressively here.
Faith struggles to land a body shot inside as Gold controls his hands.
Gold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gold can't find room to land a body shot as Faith controls the action.
Faith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faith looking to throw knees to the head but Gold is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faith missing with knees to the body.
Faith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
Gold tries to throw a body punch but Faith avoids it by throwing Gold back against the cage.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Faith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faith throws a head punch that misses.
Faith wants to stall.
Faith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gold digs a right hand into Faith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Faith's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Gold.
Faith misses with a knee to the head.
Gold struggles to land a body shot inside as Faith controls his hands.
Gold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Faith misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gold.
Faith lands with a right to the head.
Faith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Faith blocking some punches.
Faith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Faith.
Faith has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gold after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarron Faith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for Gold.
Gold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gold missing with knees to the body.
Faith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Faith.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gold blocks a body shot from Faith.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faith.
Faith lands an elbow that stopped Gold in his tracks for a moment.
Faith digs a right hand into Gold's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gold's gas tank.
Gold's coach down at Ragnarok\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gold's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Faith jumps guard but Gold turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Faith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Gold.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Faith is working Gold over against the cage.
Gold digs a right hand into Faith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Faith's gas tank.
Faith lands an elbow that stopped Gold in his tracks for a moment.
Faith tries a body shot but Gold blocks it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gold takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Faith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faith misses with the head strike.

Faith jumps guard and drags Gold to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Faith looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Gold is defending well. Faith quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Gold has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Faith celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jarron Faith!
Jarron Faith 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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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodriguez Rodriguez (ranked 2905 p4p, 2780 weight class) and Jameel Johnson (ranked 307 p4p, 296 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

175 cm
29
193
4 - 4 - 0
187 cm
21
196
3 - 3 - 0
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodriguez Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jameel Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Rodriguez with that takedown attempt.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson misses with a hook

so Rodriguez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rodriguez content to stall in guard here.
Rodriguez prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.

Johnson pushes Rodriguez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rodriguez is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Nice body kick there by Johnson.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Rodriguez has been working on his balance at Ragnarok\'s Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Johnson.
Johnson takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Rodriguez's body. Rodriguez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson cracks Rodriguez with a good jab.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rodriguez blocks the body kick.
Jameel Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez misses with a hook.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Rodriguez.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A lazy body kick from Johnson

and Rodriguez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rodriguez passes into half guard.

Rodriguez is working for a submission of some sort.
Johnson is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Rodriguez is controlling him
Rodriguez wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johnson tries to kick Rodriguez off but Rodriguez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Rodriguez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rodriguez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Johnson pushes Rodriguez off and gets back to his feet.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Rodriguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson gets off balance looking for a body kick

so Rodriguez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rodriguez won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Rodriguez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to kick Rodriguez off but Rodriguez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Rodriguez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Rodriguez eventually gives up the hold.
Rodriguez prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Rodriguez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson 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.
Rodriguez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Rodriguez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rodriguez trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Johnson is trying to stand.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Rodriguez sees coming a mile off.
Rodriguez tries to counter with a takedown but Johnson is quick to defend against it.
Rodriguez lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Rodriguez's head back.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson cracks Rodriguez with an open hand slap.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johnson defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson throws a hook but Rodriguez blocks it.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodriguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Rodriguez tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodriguez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rodriguez back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodriguez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Johnson sprawls and moves away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Rodriguez with an uppercut!
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rodriguez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Rodriguez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodriguez Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Johnson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Rodriguez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Johnson wants to stand up but Rodriguez is controlling him.

Johnson wriggles free and stands up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jameel Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Rodriguez moves out of range easily.
Rodriguez throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rodriguez doesn't seem phased though.

Rodriguez dives in and scores a takedown into Johnson's guard.

Johnson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rodriguez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Rodriguez's shoulder, as Rodriguez tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodriguez throws out the jab.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Johnson misses with a hook. Rodriguez ducked under it nicely.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Rodriguez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rodriguez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rodriguez blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodriguez Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Rodriguez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson scores with a spinning back kick!
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rodriguez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rodriguez is defended easily by Johnson.
Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Jameel Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rodriguez gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rodriguez lands with a shot to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rodriguez on the side of the head.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez fails with the takedown.
Rodriguez avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodriguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Rodriguez.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Rodriguez avoids nicely.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rodriguez is defended easily by Johnson.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Nice cross by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a hook
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.

Rodriguez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Johnson on his heels. He'll look to pass Johnson's guard now, I'm sure.

Johnson wriggles free and stands up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Rodriguez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson throws a fast counter high kick but Rodriguez manages to duck under it in time.
Rodriguez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jameel Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson lunges at Rodriguez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rodriguez's hand.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson leaves Rodriguez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rodriguez avoids the head kick by Johnson.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Jab by Johnson.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rodriguez on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Rodriguez avoids it with no problem.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Rodriguez.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jameel Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Rodriguez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Rodriguez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rodriguez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rodriguez is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Rodriguez prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Rodriguez Rodriguez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jab, jab by Rodriguez - just one landing.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rodriguez is able to avoid easily.
Rodriguez feinted with a counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rodriguez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rodriguez somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodriguez Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez fails with the takedown
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
Rodriguez checks a low kick from Johnson.
Rodriguez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Johnson. That one must have hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Johnson.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Rodriguez is out of range.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Rodriguez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rodriguez momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodriguez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rodriguez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rodriguez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson misses with a low kick.

Rodriguez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson prevents Rodriguez from moving into mount.

Johnson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodriguez.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Rodriguez counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Rodriguez connects with a couple of short punches.
Rodriguez won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Rodriguez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rodriguez connects with a couple of short punches.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.

Johnson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Rodriguez presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Rodriguez is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Johnson cracks Rodriguez with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez's ribcage.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Rodriguez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Rodriguez persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Johnson.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Rodriguez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rodriguez shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rodriguez's hands.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rodriguez misses its intended target.
Johnson takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Johnson tests Rodriguez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Johnson throws a hook but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jameel Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jameel Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jameel Johnson!

Jameel Johnson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Yates (ranked 2170 p4p, 3283 weight class) and Daniel Daniel Philips (ranked 162 p4p, 232 weight class). Terrell Yates has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

179 cm
24
148
8 - 8 - 0
174 cm
23
142
3 - 3 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrell Yates!
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, Daniel Daniel Philips!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniel Philips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yates throws a body kick that misses.
Daniel Philips appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yates connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Daniel Philips momentarily.
Daniel Philips looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Daniel Philips gets a clinch.
Yates slowing the pace effectively.

Daniel Philips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniel Philips lands a nice looking body shot.
Daniel Philips lands a body shot.
Daniel Daniel Philips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Yates tries to keep at a distance but Daniel Philips has taken the fight into the clinch.

Daniel Philips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daniel Philips misses the shot to the body.
Daniel Philips takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniel Philips.
Yates seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Daniel Philips moves into the clinch.

Daniel Philips breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates throws a shot from downtown. Daniel Philips moves away and avoids it.

Daniel Philips moves into the clinch.
Yates lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yates pushes Daniel Philips back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yates lands with a left to the head.

Daniel Philips's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yates with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daniel Philips uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Daniel Philips is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Daniel Philips closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Daniel Philips tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yates just stands there and leans against the cage.

Daniel Philips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yates looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daniel Philips moves in looking to clinch but Yates pushes him off.
Yates thumps Daniel Philips with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates looks for the body kick but Daniel Philips saw that one coming.

Daniel Philips clinches up against the cage.
Yates looking to slow down the pace here.
Yates wants to get back to striking at distance but Daniel Philips won't allow it.
Daniel Philips tries to pull guard but Yates holds him up against the cage and eventually Daniel Philips drops back down to his feet.

Daniel Philips manages to break the clinch.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Daniel Philips is looking to clinch.
Yates keeps the fight on the outside.

Daniel Philips fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yates, pushing him back against the cage.
Daniel Philips jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yates walks away with a smile on his face. Daniel Philips gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Terrell Yates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Daniel Philips.
Daniel Philips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yates is looking to counter punch.
Yates fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Daniel Philips on the side of the head.
Daniel Philips takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates looks for the body kick but Daniel Philips saw that one coming.
Daniel Philips tries to clinch
and Daniel Philips takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Daniel Philips instigates a clinch.

Daniel Philips breaks from the clinch.
Daniel Philips checks a leg kick.
Daniel Philips wants to clinch up but Yates keeps it at a distance.
Daniel Philips tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yates misses with a low kick.
Daniel Philips blocks a head kick by Yates.
Yates cracks Daniel Philips with a good jab.
Nice body punch from Daniel Philips.

Daniel Philips darts in and clinches Yates up against the cage.
Daniel Philips jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yates walks away with a smile on his face. Daniel Philips gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Yates.
Yates connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Daniel Philips tries to clinch up.
Daniel Philips bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Daniel Philips takes the fight into the clinch.

Daniel Philips drags the fight down to the ground.
Yates wants to stand but Daniel Philips has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Daniel Philips is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yates defends well.
Daniel Philips seems keen to control Yates's posture.
Yates wanted to stand there but Daniel Philips had control of the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Daniel Philips working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yates doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yates manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Daniel Philips has a closed guard, preventing Yates from standing up.

Yates avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yates has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Daniel Philips is proving hard to escape from.

Yates stands up and waves to Daniel Philips to follow him.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniel Philips moves away.

Daniel Philips moves into the clinch successfully.

Daniel Philips breaks the clinch.
Daniel Philips is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yates rather than just go for the knockout.
Daniel Philips bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daniel Philips moves to clinch but Yates breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Daniel Philips darts in and clinches Yates up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Yates.

Daniel Philips breaks the clinch.
Daniel Philips swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yates counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Daniel Philips.
Yates connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Yates misses.
Yates throws a hook but Daniel Philips blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniel Philips tries to clinch up but Yates circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniel Philips jabs Yates to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Daniel Philips lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yates at a distance.
Yates thumps Daniel Philips with a low kick.

Daniel Philips darts in and clinches Yates up against the cage.

Daniel Philips successfully pulls guard.

Yates decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Daniel Philips, up you get!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
And Yates counters with a quick kick to the body but Daniel Philips blocks it.
Jab from Yates.
Daniel Philips is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yates swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniel Philips.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates avoids the body shot from Daniel Philips.

Daniel Philips gets a clinch.

Daniel Philips breaks from the clinch.
Yates dips to his left and cracks Daniel Philips with an uppercut!
Daniel Philips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yates looks to throw the jab but Daniel Philips is out of range.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.

Daniel Philips gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yates tries to circle away but Daniel Philips has him pinned against the cage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yates misses with a punch to the body.

Yates pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Daniel Philips rushes Yates and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Daniel Philips manages to break the clinch.
Daniel Philips takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Daniel Philips forces Yates back against the cage and clinches.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
Daniel Philips tries to pull guard but Yates won't allow it.
Daniel Philips tries to break the clinch but Yates is controlling the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Daniel Philips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yates throws a head kick but Daniel Philips moves out of range.

Daniel Philips closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Daniel Philips manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Daniel Philips wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yates has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Daniel Philips is proving hard to escape from.

Daniel Philips working for a triangle but Yates defends it easily.
Yates wanted to stand there but Daniel Philips had control of the position.
Daniel Philips is pulling down on Yates's head to control his posture.
Yates has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yates would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Terrell Yates will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Yates looks to throw the jab but Daniel Philips is out of range.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniel Philips moves away.
Daniel Philips drops his hands momentarily and Yates takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniel Philips sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Daniel Philips darts in and clinches Yates up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daniel Philips as Yates tries to tie him up.

Yates's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniel Philips.
Yates is looking to counter punch.
Yates throws a looping overhand right but Daniel Philips ducks down to avoid it.
Yates throws a hook to the side of Daniel Philips's head but Daniel Philips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates misses with a straight right.
Yates cracks Daniel Philips with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Daniel Philips misses with a body shot
and Yates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daniel Philips moves out of range as Yates throws a body kick.
Daniel Philips fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates keeps the fight on the outside.
Yates lands with a good body shot.
Yates doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Daniel Philips fails with an attempt to clinch.

Daniel Philips moves into the clinch.

Daniel Philips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yates lands with a shot to the body.
Daniel Philips scores with a jab to the body.
Yates lands a jab to Daniel Philips's midsection.

Daniel Philips moves into the clinch successfully.

Daniel Philips manages to pull guard.

Daniel Philips has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yates can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Yates gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates digs a good body shot into Daniel Philips's ribs.
Daniel Philips fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yates lands a glancing blow to the side of Daniel Philips's head.
Daniel Philips ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Daniel Philips dodges the punch combination from Yates.
Yates throws a leg kick but Daniel Philips moved away.
Yates circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yates looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniel Philips is just out of range.

Daniel Philips has Yates up against the cage in a clinch.
Daniel Philips tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Daniel Philips tries to pull guard but Yates holds him up against the cage and eventually Daniel Philips drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yates.
Daniel Daniel Philips seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yates manages to break the clinch.
Daniel Philips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Terrell Yates is winning the standup battle so far.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Decent striking displayed by Yates there.

Daniel Philips has Yates up against the cage in a clinch.
Daniel Philips is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yates to keep the fight standing.
Terrell Yates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Daniel Philips.
Daniel Philips is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yates to keep the fight standing.
Daniel Philips fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Yates breaks the clinch.
Daniel Philips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Yates circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daniel Philips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yates misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Daniel Philips scores with a jab to the body.
Daniel Philips fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Yates misses the target.
Yates tests Daniel Philips's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates throws a half hearted mid kick.
Daniel Philips is looking to clinch.
Daniel Philips blocks a jab.
Daniel Philips is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yates with a body shot.

Daniel Philips gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yates is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by Daniel Philips.
Yates working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Daniel Philips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Daniel Philips moves into the clinch.
Daniel Philips tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Daniel Philips ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Daniel Philips no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Yates wants to get up but he can't break Daniel Philips's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Daniel Philips is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Yates wants to stand but Daniel Philips is controlling his posture from full guard.

Daniel Philips is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Daniel Philips has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Yates doesn't defend quickly enough and Daniel Philips has managed to lock this one up! Can Yates escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Daniel Philips on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Daniel Daniel Philips!
A very excited looking Daniel Daniel Philips made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
54%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jackman (ranked 1680 p4p, 2465 weight class) and Paul Stahl (ranked 123 p4p, 185 weight class). Paul Stahl has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jimmy Jackman's chin.

155 cm
22
141
6 - 6 - 0
167 cm
22
135
1 - 0 - 0
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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NARCOS


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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Jackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Stahl!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stahl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jackman misses with a straight left.
Jackman throws out a loose jab but Stahl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackman.
Jackman thuds a left hand into Stahl's body.
Jackman throws out a loose jab but Stahl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stahl throws a lazy right hand but Jackman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stahl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stahl takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackman lands a jab to the head.
Stahl throws out a loose jab but Jackman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackman defending well as Stahl loads up on a big left hand.
Jackman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stahl was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stahl connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackman momentarily.
Jackman avoids the body shot from Stahl.
Jackman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stahl.
A lazy left from Jackman finds it's target.
Jackman has been working on his balance at Temple of Fitness, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Stahl.
Jackman slips a jab from Stahl.
Stahl misses with a straight left.
Jackman's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stahl throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackman misses with a hook
and Stahl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stahl misses with a lunging right hand

and Jackman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stahl's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackman throwing strikes from guard but Stahl blocks nicely.
Jackman is looking to work some ground and pound but Stahl has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackman chips away with some ground and pound.
Stahl preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jackman trying to control the position from guard on top but Stahl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stahl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stahl working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackman.
Stahl is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stahl has control of Jackman's left arm, preventing Jackman from doing any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jackman wants to pass the guard but Stahl is keeping the position.
Jackman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stahl's guard.
Stahl is looking for a sweep. Jackman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackman lands strikes from half guard.
Jackman thows a huge punch but Stahl dodges it nicely.
Jackman lands strikes from half guard.
Jackman is keen to just control but Stahl is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackman is working for a kimura but Stahl is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jackman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stahl tries to roll over but Jackman keeps him under control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stahl is in trouble now - Jackman has advanced to mount!
Jackman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jackman misses with a head shot.
Stahl tries to hold on but Jackman postures up.
Stahl is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jackman dominating with strikes here.
Jackman controlling the pace for now.

Jackman looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jackman landing strikes from the mount and Stahl is in trouble!
BOOM! Jackman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Poor strikes thrown by Jackman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Jackman swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimmy Jackman!
A relieved looking Jimmy Jackman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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FIGHT
RATING
32%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Raharu (ranked 970 p4p, 1555 weight class) and Scooter Ham (ranked 116 p4p, 180 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

186 cm
21
185
6 - 0 - 0
186 cm
23
191
6 - 3 - 0
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Conviction


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Raharu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scooter Ham!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raharu lands with an overhand left.
Raharu throws a looping overhand right but Ham ducks down to avoid it.
Raharu moves to clinch but Ham breaks away
and Ham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ham is looking to land body kicks.
Ham lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Raharu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ham.
Raharu checks a leg kick nicely.
Raharu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ham takes a swing at Raharu's ribcage but misses.
Ham walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Raharu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Raharu misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Omar Raharu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raharu clobbers Ham with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Raharu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raharu moves away from the strike by Ham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharu throws the left hand but Ham avoids the punch easily.
Raharu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ham misses with an uppercut. Raharu saw that one coming.
Raharu connects with a nice looking jab.

Raharu closes the distance and clinches.
Ham is leaning against Raharu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Ham - that landed with a thud.
Ham has a couple of punches blocked by Raharu.
Ham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ham tries to work over Raharu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raharu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ham lands with a light punch inside.
Raharu misses with a punch on the inside.
Raharu misses with a punch to the body.
Raharu blocking some punches.
Ham is trying to break the clinch but Raharu has him pressed against the cage.
Ham can't break the clinch.
Ham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ham prevents a body shot from Raharu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ham can't find room to land a body shot as Raharu controls the action.
Raharu has Ham pressed against the cage, preventing Ham from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Raharu working aggressively here.
Ham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raharu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Raharu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raharu tries to work over Ham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Ham fails to land.
Ham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raharu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ham.
Raharu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ham backwards.

Ham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raharu tries to clinch
and Ham counters with a nice uppercut.

Raharu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ham is trying to break the clinch but Raharu has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharu misses with the head strike.
Raharu lands with a right to the head.
Raharu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raharus head.
Ham pushes Raharu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raharu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raharu backwards.
Raharu working aggressively here.
Raharu can't find room to land a body shot as Ham controls the action.

Ham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ham takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raharu.
Ham throws a big shot that misses.
Ham throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ham scores with a sloppy right hand. Raharu should have avoided that one.
Raharu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharu wants to clinch
and Ham counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Raharu misses.
Raharu throws an overhand right that lands on Ham's shoulder, as Ham tries to avoid the shot.
Raharu misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Raharu moves to clinch but Ham breaks away
and Ham counters with a nice body shot.
Jab from Ham.
A telegraphed right hand from Raharu misses the target.
Raharu tries to clinch
and Ham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raharu is rocked!
Raharu tries to clinch up.
Oh Raharu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raharu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raharu seems to have got his legs back now.
Ham misses the jab.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Raharu misses with a body shot.
Ham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raharu.
Raharu is looking to counter the offense by Ham and move into the clinch.
Raharu tries to clinch but Ham moves out of range.
Ham throws out a counter right but Raharu avoids it with no problem.
Raharu throws a right hand that misses
and Ham counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Raharu badly! Ham follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Raharu out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Ham finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Scooter Ham!
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cocaine Mitch (ranked 683 p4p, 1028 weight class) and Jeremy Kilgore (ranked 108 p4p, 151 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kilgore's choice of entrance music: HonestKey- Change. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

189 cm
23
211
9 - 2 - 0
194 cm
24
211
8 - 5 - 0
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cocaine Mitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Kilgore!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilgore gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mitch counters with a thumping low kick.
Kilgore misses with a kick to the body.
Kilgore is looking to clinch but Mitch is avoiding it.
Kilgore staying out of range there.
Mitch connects with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Kilgore misses.
Kilgore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kilgore lands a head shot.
Kilgore's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kilgore's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kilgore moves into range and clinches up with Mitch.
Mitch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kilgore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mitch.
Mitch lands a hook that snaps the head of Kilgore backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitch misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitch lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kilgore.
Kilgore struggles to land a body shot inside as Mitch controls his hands.
Kilgore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilgore stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mitch swings wildly with an uppercut but Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mitch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitch misses with some punches.
Kilgore misses with a body punch.
Mitch working aggressively here.

Mitch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mitch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mitch throws a big shot that misses.
Kilgore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mitch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kilgore checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kilgore takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitch lands with an overhand left.
Kilgore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mitch lands a nice looking body kick.
Kilgore connects with an inside leg kick.

Mitch lands a big head kick that sends Kilgore tumbling to the mat! Mitch takes a step backwards and waves Kilgore back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kilgore is rocked!
Mitch throws a body kick that misses.
Kilgore is still on wobbly legs! Can Mitch finish him?
Mitch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mitch lands with a nice body kick.
Mitch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilgore.
Kilgore seems to have recovered his senses.
Mitch lands a jab to Kilgore's midsection.
Kilgore looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitch missing with a left hand there. Kilgore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilgore is trying to counter with his kicks.
Mitch lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Kilgore falls backwards - clearly groggy! Mitch dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cocaine Mitch!
Post fight, an emotional Cocaine Mitch said 'Thanks for playing.'.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Seal (ranked 776 p4p, 725 weight class) and Mad Panda (ranked 61 p4p, 55 weight class). Matt Seal has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

165 cm
24
135
5 - 0 - 0
150 cm
23
135
7 - 2 - 0
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Seal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mad Panda!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda moves away from the strike by Seal.
Seal stuffs the takedown attempt from Panda. Panda gets slowly back to his feet.
Seal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Panda has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Seal throws a hook but Panda avoids it easily.
Seal misses with a wild body shot.
Seal jabs Panda to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Seal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Panda on the side of the head.
Panda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seal.

Seal gets tackled into the cage by Panda. Panda maintains the clinch.
Seal jumps guard but Panda stands there with Seal around his waist. Seal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seal is trying to pull guard but Panda has him pressed against the cage.
Panda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Seal walks away with a smile on his face. Panda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Panda feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Panda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Seal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Panda has managed to get both his arms back between Seal's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seal controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Seal is looking for a triangle but Panda pushes his legs off easily.
Panda postures up.
Panda trying to control but Seal is working from the bottom.
Seal trying to control the position.
Panda is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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.

Seal has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Panda 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 Seal.
Seal struggling a bit here.
Seal keeps Panda under control for a moment.
Panda trying to control the position but Seal is working away.
Panda is staying tight to Seal's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Panda working away.
Panda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seal keeps working.
Seal is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seal can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Panda trying to control the position but Seal is working away.
Seal prevents Panda from moving into mount.
Seal can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Seal tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Panda easily slips into full mount!
Seal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Seal tries to lock up and control but Panda gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Seal is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seal holds on for dear life, controlling Panda's posture momentarily.
Seal tries to lock up and control but Panda gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Seal has given up his back here.
Panda is not going to allow Seal to sit and survive in this position.

Panda looking for the RNC.
Seal trying to control the hands but Panda won't let him.
I really don't envy Seal right now.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Seal trying to control the action but Panda just sinks the hooks in.
Panda trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Panda slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Seal really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Panda's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.

Panda sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Seal taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mad Panda!
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Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blonde Brunson (ranked 1227 p4p, 1323 weight class) and Eric Fassett (ranked 85 p4p, 93 weight class). Eric Fassett is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

160 cm
24
145
13 - 9 - 0
156 cm
24
139
9 - 6 - 0
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blonde Brunson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Fassett!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fassett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brunson manages to avoid it.
Brunson is looking to clinch.
Fassett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brunson moves away.

Brunson closes the distance and clinches.

Fassett has picked Brunson up - he's going for a ride! Fassett dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fassett trying to control from half guard but Brunson is working away.
Brunson is pressing down on Fassett's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Brunson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Fassett has his hands clasped together but Brunson extends and breaks Fassett's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Brunson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blonde Brunson!
Our winner, Blonde Brunson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mason Love (ranked 304 p4p, 372 weight class) and Hugo Mesquita (ranked 21 p4p, 28 weight class). Love comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Music. Mason Love is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

165 cm
24
141
11 - 3 - 0
170 cm
24
145
8 - 2 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Love!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mesquita scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Love's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mesquita working the ground and pound.
Mesquita works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Love defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Love's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Love definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Love is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita cracks Love with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Love takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mesquita throws an elbow but Love slips to the side and avoids it well.
Love wants to get back to his feet but Mesquita drags him back down.
Love is looking for a sweep.
Love avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mesquita.

Mesquita tries for a kimura but Love is defending well.

Mesquita goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Love rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mesquita's guard! Nice work there by Love!
Love pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mesquita is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mesquita looking for a guillotine here but Love defends easily.
Love has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mesquita looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesquita, not yet.

Love avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Mesquita working for a triangle but Love defends it easily.
Love wanted to stand there but Mesquita had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita wants to sweep here but Love controlling him for the moment.
Mesquita manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Love manages to get himself to full guard.

Mesquita with a nice head shot there.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mesquita sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita throws a strike but Love rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Mesquita looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesquita, not yet.
Mesquita controls Love momentarily but Love frees himself.
Mesquita being controlled here, momentarily.
Mesquita 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.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita trying to control the position.
Love trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Love forces his way into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Love in particular looking to stall.
Mesquita is trying to get back to full guard.

That's six 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.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mesquita throws an off balance right hand
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mesquita loads up on a big right hand but Love slips the punch.
Mesquita ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Mesquita misses with a shot to the body
and Love cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mesquita lands with a right hand.
Mesquita with a poor takedown
letting Love counter with a right hand.
Love cracks Mesquita with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Love misses the target.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Love moves out of range of the strikes.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mesquita was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
Love cracks Mesquita with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Love misses with a looping right.
Mesquita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Mesquita tries to clinch
and Love makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice jab there from Love.
Mason Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Love swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mesquita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mesquita.
Love throws a series of strikes that have Mesquita backpedaling.
Love drops his hands momentarily and Mesquita takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love looks to land a right hand but Mesquita moved out of range.
Mesquita slips a jab from Love.
Love throws a hook but Mesquita blocks it.
Mesquita blocks a jab.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Love as he jumps to the side.
Mesquita takes one on the button.
Mesquita wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Love throws a body shot but no joy.
Love throws a big shot that misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita shoots and misses
and Love counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Mesquita.
Love displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mesquita.
Love throws an overhand right that lands on Mesquita's shoulder, as Mesquita tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Love does no damage.
Mesquita ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Mesquita looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Love avoids the body shot from Mesquita.
Love was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Mesquita is just out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Love throws a hook to the side of Mesquita's head but Mesquita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mesquita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Love misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Love 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.

Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Mesquita is just out of range.
Love moves away from the strike by Mesquita.
It looked like Love wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mesquita misses with a body punch
and Mesquita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mesquita throws a jab when Love was well out of range.
Mason Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mesquita.
Love is looking to counter punch.
Mason Love is winning the standup battle so far.
Love lands with a hook. Mesquita tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mesquita avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita lands with a straight right. Love didn't see that one coming.
Mesquita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mesquita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Love keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Love throws a hook to the side of Mesquita's head but Mesquita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Love connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mesquita momentarily.
Mesquita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Love takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Love misses with a looping right.
Mesquita tries to counter with a clinch but Love shakes him off and moves away.
A nice combination there by Love.
Mesquita looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Mesquita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Mesquita steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Love.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love throws out a loose jab but Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mesquita throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Love is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mesquita can do to turn this around?
Mesquita misses with a left hand
and Love counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mesquita thinking.
Mesquita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mesquita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Love counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Love looks to throw the jab but Mesquita is out of range.
Love swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Mesquita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Love avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A cross from Love lands.
Love fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Love uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mesquita.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mesquitas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mesquita just misses with a punch to the body.
Love throws a sloppy body shot
letting Mesquita counter with a right hand.
Love keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Love misses the target.
Love slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Love misses the target.
Love misses with a double jab.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mesquita.
Love lands with a nice body punch.
Love lands a body shot.
Mesquita takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mesquita gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love throws the left hand but Mesquita avoids the punch easily.
Mesquita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love throws a big counter combination but Mesquita scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mesquita staying out of range there.
Mesquita now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mesquita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mesquita let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mesquita misses with a wild body shot.
Mesquita smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from Love misses its intended target.
Love misses with an uppercut
letting Mesquita counter with a right hand.
Mesquita takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Love misses with a hook.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with a right hand
and Mesquita counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Love stuns Mesquita with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mesquita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
Mesquita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Love ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Love punishes Mesquita's body with a nice straight punch.
Mesquita scores with a crisp jab that stopped Love in his tracks.
Love cracks Mesquita with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mesquita drops his hands momentarily and Love takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mesquita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mesquita drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Love throws the left hand but Mesquita avoids the punch easily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Love.
Mesquita changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mesquita closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mesquita just misses with a punch to the body.
Love looks to throw the jab but Mesquita is out of range.
Love sets himself, and Mesquita steps forward looking for the clinch! Love avoids it this time.
Love throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mesquita counters with a nice uppercut.
Mesquita has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mesquita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Mesquita misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Mesquita.
Love takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Love lands with an overhand left.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Love lands a body shot.
Love throws a lazy uppercut
and Mesquita connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Love misses with an uppercut.
Mesquita slips under a jab.
Mesquita now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Love takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch but Love swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Love was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Love thows a left - swing and a miss!
Love displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mesquita throws out the jab.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Love dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Love throws a big shot that misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita connects with a right hand. Love shakes it off.
Love comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mesquita throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Love counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mesquita moves away.
Love fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mesquita manages to avoid it.
Mesquita wants to counter with a clinch but Love pushes him away.
Love is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mesquita throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Love throws the left hand but Mesquita avoids the punch easily.
Mesquita lands a body shot.
Love moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita digs a good hook to Love's body.
Love throws a hook to the side of Mesquita's head but Mesquita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Mesquita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Love cracks Mesquita with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Love pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mesquita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mesquita throws a body shot but no joy.
Love swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mesquita counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Mesquita. That snapped Love's head back.
Mesquita blocks a jab.
And Mesquita tries to counter it with a takedown but Love pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A big left from Love misses.
A little jabbing left from Mesquita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Love dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Love avoids the body shot from Mesquita.

Mesquita moves into range and clinches up with Love.
A head punch on the inside from Love fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Love.
Mesquita fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Love misses with a punch on the inside.
Love lands a hook that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards.
A shot in the inside from Love.
Mesquita misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love has a couple of punches blocked by Mesquita.

Love's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
A big right from Love misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Love throws a body shot but no joy.
Mesquita swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mesquita wants to clinch
and Love counters with a stiff right hand.
Mesquita takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Love misses with a hook to the body
and Mesquita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Love misses with a body shot.
Love throws out a loose jab but Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Mesquita slips the punch.
Love sets himself, and Mesquita steps forward looking for the clinch! Love avoids it this time.
Mesquita gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Love.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown but Love shows good takedown defense.
Mesquita has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Love finds it's way round the side to connect with Mesquita's head.
Love takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mesquita was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
Love misses with an uppercut. Mesquita saw that one coming.
Mesquita blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mesquita dips to his left and cracks Love with an uppercut!
Love swings for the body but Mesquita moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Mesquita misses.
Mesquita wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mesquita tries to clinch but Love moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love cracks Mesquita with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mesquita misses with a hook.
Love misses with a body shot.
Mesquita wants to counter the offense by Love and move into the clinch position.
Mesquita scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mesquita is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mesquita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Mesquita.
Love throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Love throws a right hand that Mesquita ducks under and follows up with a left that Mesquita also avoids with ease.
Mesquita walks into a stiff left hand from Love.
Love throws a lazy uppercut
and Mesquita connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with a combination
and Mesquita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Love throws a looping overhand right but Mesquita ducks down to avoid it.
Love misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love misses with an uppercut
and Mesquita counters with a straight right hand.
Mesquita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love works over Mesquita's head and body with a nice combination.
Love misses with a body shot.
Mesquita shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Love connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita doesn't manage to clinch there - Love circles away.
Mesquita shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Love defends it nicely.
Mesquita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
Mesquita misses the shot to the body.
Mesquita lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Love misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mesquita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Love misses with a hook.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Love scores with a one two! Mesquita had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Love misses with a right hand

and Mesquita counters by moving into the clinch.
Mesquita lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Love fails to land.
Love tries to circle away but Mesquita has him pinned against the cage.
Love blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mesquita slows down the pace here.
Mesquita drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mesquita misses with a body punch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Love.
Mesquita being controlled against the cage.
Love lands a left hand.

Mesquita drags the fight down to the ground.

Mesquita is working an open guard so Love takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mesquita.
Mesquita throws a sloppy body shot
and Love counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mesquita needs to keep his hands up - Love had a free shot at his head there.
A combination from Love does no damage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Love lunges at Mesquita with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mesquita's hand.
Love misses with a double jab
and Mesquita counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Love thinking.
Love looks to throw the jab but Mesquita is out of range.
Mesquita shoots in looking for a takedown. Love tries to sprawl out of it but Mesquita keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Love manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Love throws a jab but it's blocked by Mesquita.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mesquita on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Love stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Love wants it to stay on the feet.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Love connects with a nice looking jab.
Love clobbers Mesquita with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
Mesquita tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Love misses with the combination.
Love avoids the body shot from Mesquita.
Love is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Love doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hugo Mesquita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mesquita takes one to the chin there.
Mesquita tries to clinch but Love is having none of it.
It looked like Love was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mesquita.
Love darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Love showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Love, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Love!

Mason Love retains his bantamweight title!
Mason Love decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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