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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Colby Gebhardt (ranked 121 p4p, 442 weight class) and Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 12 p4p, 40 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Farrokhzad's choice of entrance music: Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song). Bardia Farrokhzad has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Colby Gebhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrokhzad connects with a crisp jab.
Farrokhzad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Farrokhzad 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.
Farrokhzad misses with the combination.
Gebhardt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Gebhardt takes one on the button.
Farrokhzad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Farrokhzad throws a body shot but no joy.
Gebhardt staying out of range there.
Farrokhzad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but Gebhardt moves out of range.
Farrokhzad scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebhardt lands with a straight right. Farrokhzad didn't see that one coming.
Farrokhzad moves into the clinch.
Farrokhzad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Gebhardt on the inside.
Farrokhzad digs a right hand into Gebhardt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gebhardt's gas tank.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Gebhardt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Farrokhzad can't find room to land a body shot as Gebhardt controls the action.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gebhardt struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gebhardt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gebhardt blocking some punches.
Gebhardt misses with a punch to the body.
Gebhardt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farrokhzad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gebhardt blocking some punches.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gebhardt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gebhardt misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farrokhzad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gebhardt or not.
Gebhardt tries to work over Farrokhzad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gebhardt throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Gebhardt blocks it.
Gebhardt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gebhardt backwards.
Gebhardt has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad working Gebhardt over with knees to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gebhardt backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gebhardt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Farrokhzad can turn it around.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Gebhardt misses with a body punch.
Gebhardt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gebhardt's elbow.
Gebhardt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Gebhardt has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
Gebhardt swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gebhardt or not.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Gebhardt is blocking nicely.
Gebhardt throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
Gebhardt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad working Gebhardt over with knees to the body.
Gebhardt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gebhardt working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gebhardt is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gebhardt lands with a light punch inside.
Farrokhzad misses with a body punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farrokhzad with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Gebhardt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Farrokhzad comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Farrokhzad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Farrokhzad catches Gebhardt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Farrokhzad lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Farrokhzad lands a right hook to the body.
Nice shot by Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gebhardt's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Gebhardt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gebhardt misses the jab.
Farrokhzad misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gebhardt moves out of range of the strikes.
Gebhardt throws the left hand but Farrokhzad avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad tests Gebhardt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gebhardt misses with a right hand
and Farrokhzad counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Farrokhzad.
Gebhardt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farrokhzad lands with a right to the head.
Gebhardt gets through Farrokhzad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gebhardt prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Gebhardt misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad working Gebhardt over with knees to the body.
Gebhardt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Gebhardt blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gebhardt can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Farrokhzad digs a right hand into Gebhardt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gebhardt's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farrokhzad.
Gebhardt can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Farrokhzad has a couple of punches blocked by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt blocking some punches.
Gebhardt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gebhardt throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Gebhardt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
Gebhardt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Gebhardt fails to land.
Gebhardt working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad presses Gebhardt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Gebhardt avoids the damage to the body.
Gebhardt throws a head punch that misses.
Gebhardt swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gebhardts head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gebhardt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farrokhzad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farrokhzad lands with a left to the head.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad lands with a right to the head.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Gebhardt blocks it.
Farrokhzad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad cracks Gebhardt with a nice body shot.
Farrokhzad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gebhardt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short body shot lands from Farrokhzad as the two fighters clinch.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farrokhzad lands a good knee to the midsection. Gebhardt won't want to take too many of those.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gebhardt blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt misses with a body punch.
Farrokhzad pushes Gebhardt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a hook that snaps the head of Gebhardt backwards.
Farrokhzad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gebhardt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farrokhzad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farrokhzad lands with a short shot to the head.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Gebhardt is blocking nicely.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gebhardt.
Gebhardt misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Gebhardt is blocking nicely.
Gebhardt throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad lands a body shot.
Gebhardt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gebhardt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Farrokhzad digs a good hook to Gebhardt's body.
Gebhardt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farrokhzad.
A big left from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad lands with an uppercut that bounces Gebhardt off the cage and back into range.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Farrokhzad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gebhardt doesn't seem phased though.
Farrokhzad throws a jab when Gebhardt was well out of range.
Gebhardt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farrokhzad.
Gebhardt sets himself, and Farrokhzad steps forward looking for the clinch! Gebhardt avoids it this time.
Farrokhzad throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gebhardt throws a big shot that misses.
Farrokhzad doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gebhardt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gebhardt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gebhardt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebhardt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farrokhzad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Farrokhzad misses with a series of wild punches.
Farrokhzad scores with a one two! Gebhardt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Gebhardt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Farrokhzad takes the fight into the clinch.
Gebhardt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Gebhardt avoids the damage to the body.
Colby Gebhardt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gebhardt misses with a body punch.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gebhardt can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Gebhardt throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad works on Gebhardt's body with a couple of short punches.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Gebhardt blocks it.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Gebhardt blocks it.
Gebhardt misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
Farrokhzad scores with a shot to the side of Gebhardt's head.
Gebhardt takes a shot to the head.
Gebhardt is rocked!
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oh Gebhardt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farrokhzad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gebhardt tries to work over Farrokhzad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gebhardt misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gebhardt works on Farrokhzad's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gebhardt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gebhardt throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gebhardt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Gebhardt blocks it.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gebhardt seems to have got his legs back now.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Farrokhzad.
A shot in the inside from Farrokhzad.
Gebhardt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Gebhardt avoids the damage to the body.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Farrokhzad takes a shot to the head.
Gebhardt misses with the head strike.
Gebhardt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Farrokhzad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt is leaning against Farrokhzad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gebhardt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gebhardt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Gebhardt lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bardia Farrokhzad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt scores with a shot to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from Gebhardt.
A nice left hand lands by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gebhardt scores with a shot to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bardia Farrokhzad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Farrokhzad has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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