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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zenon Garbaty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zenon Garbaty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garbaty with a poor takedown
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Zenon Garbaty has been cut.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garbaty misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Garbaty looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Taylor misses with an uppercut
and Garbaty counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Taylor!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Garbaty working for a guillotine from mount but Taylor is in no mood to give up.
Garbaty is working for a guillotine from mount but Taylor frees his head quite easily.
Garbaty avoids the attempt from Taylor to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor working to try and regain half guard.
Garbaty gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Taylor scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Garbaty 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garbaty steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Taylor. That one must have hurt.
Garbaty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garbaty is breathing heavily.
Taylor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zenon Garbaty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garbaty was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Garbaty walks into a stiff left hand from Taylor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garbaty is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Taylor throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Garbaty's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Taylor lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jason Taylor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Worthington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Losefa Tuilagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worthington comes to the cage accompanied by Hand Covers Bruise- Trent Reznor. Tuilagi has chosen Siva Tau as his entrance music. Losefa Tuilagi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Worthington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Losefa Tuilagi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuilagi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Worthington counters with a right hand to the body.
Worthington throws a leg kick which misses Tuilagi's front leg but catches the back leg as Tuilagi tries to avoid it.
Tuilagi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Worthington tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tuilagi is in Worthington's guard.
Worthington pulls Tuilagi in to control the position.
Tuilagi tries to stand but Worthington is controlling from the bottom.
Tuilagi is fighting to break Worthington's control of his arms but Worthington is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Worthington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tuilagi throwing strikes from guard but Worthington blocks nicely.
Worthington wants to sweep here but Tuilagi controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Worthington wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tuilagi is looking to advance position but Worthington has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Worthington is landing with some decent strikes but Tuilagi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Worthington with good strikes from the mount here!
It looks like Losefa Tuilagi has been cut.
Worthington with good strikes from the mount here!
Worthington landing strikes from the mount and Tuilagi is in trouble!
That has opened up Losefa Tuilagi's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Worthington lands a heavy elbow.
Losefa Tuilagi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Losefa Tuilagi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Worthington!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by LiL WaYNe FT YuNG JoC - DRiP. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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286 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muhammad Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Barnes clinches with his opponent.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Barnes tries for a takedown but Anderson manages to get underhooks.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Anderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Barnes looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Barnes is rocked!
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Anderson mutters something to Barnes before pushing him back against the cage. As Barnes comes back towards him, Anderson unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Barnes clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Anderson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aj Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stipe Junakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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256 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aj Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stipe Junakovic!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Junakovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz closes the distance but Junakovic moves to the side
and Junakovic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diaz's guard.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but Junakovic is having none of it.
Junakovic throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but Junakovic is having none of it.
Junakovicis looking to pass into half guard but Diaz pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Diaz is in guard.
Diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Junakovic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diaz defends it easily.
Junakovic is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Diaz has his hands clasped together but Junakovic extends an breaks Diaz's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Junakovic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stipe Junakovic!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Svend Torken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knut Krauthans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torken kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. Krauthans has chosen Bonanzarad as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Svend Torken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Knut Krauthans!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krauthans throws a lazy uppercut
and Torken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krauthans moves away from the strike by Torken.
Krauthans with a poor takedown
and Krauthans takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krauthans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krauthans misses with a takedown
and Torken counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Torken stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Krauthans throws a sloppy body shot
and Torken counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krauthans thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torken connects with the punch.
Nice cross by Torken.
Krauthans throws an off balance right hand
letting Torken counter with a right hand.
Krauthans swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Torken makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Krauthans throws a low kick but it's checked well by Torken.
Krauthans throws a predictable looking body shot
and Torken counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Torken throws a jab but it's blocked by Krauthans.
Torken connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torken scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Krauthans looks gassed!
Krauthans misses with a double jab
and Torken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krauthans misses with a right hand
and Torken counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krauthans darts in trying to clinch
and Torken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Knut Krauthans has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torken lands a nice shot to the body.
Krauthans throws a poor cross that misses
and Torken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krauthans tries to clinch up.
Torken is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Krauthans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krauthans tries to clinch but Torken is having none of it.
Torken connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krauthans's hands.
Krauthans shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Torken to counter with a crisp jab.
Svend Torken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Knut Krauthans.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krauthans swings away with a body shot that misses
and Torken counters with a stiff right hand.
Krauthans tries to clinch there but Torken circles away.
Krauthans tries to clinch but Torken moves away
and Torken counters with a three punch combo that has Krauthans backing up. Krauthans nods at Torken to acknowledge the strikes.
Torken connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krauthans misses with a lunging right hand
and Torken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torken ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Svend Torken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Knut Krauthans's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Krauthans tries to clinch up.
Krauthans tries to clinch but Torken is having none of it.
Torken listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Torken scores with a crisp jab that stopped Krauthans in his tracks.
Torken throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krauthans on the side of the head.
Torken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krauthans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torken.
Torken thuds a left hand into Krauthans's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krauthans doesn't manage to clinch there - Torken circles away.
Knut Krauthans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krauthans walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Krauthans takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Krauthans takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Krauthans misses with a takedown
and Torken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krauthans is breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Torken coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krauthans moves away from the strike by Torken.
Krauthans scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Torken throws the left hand but Krauthans avoids the punch easily.
Krauthans has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Krauthans takes one to the chin there.
Krauthans misses with a combination
and Torken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knut Krauthans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torken fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Krauthans misses with a lunging right hand
and Torken counters with a left to the body.
Krauthans takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Torken misses with a straight left.
Krauthans tries to clinch up
and Torken counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Krauthans misses
and Torken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krauthans throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Torken counter with a right hand.
Krauthans with a poor takedown
enabling Torken to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torken throws out a powerful jab.
Torken darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torken lands with a nice body punch.
Krauthans shoots and misses
and Torken counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Svend Torken dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Knut Krauthans's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Torken cracks Krauthans with a good jab.
Krauthans takes one to the chin there.
Krauthans is rocked!
Krauthans throws a low kick but Torken avoids it.
Krauthans takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Krauthans walks into a stiff left hand from Torken.
Krauthans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torken looks to land a right hand but Krauthans moved out of range.
Krauthans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krauthans misses with a takedown attempt
and Torken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krauthans swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Torken decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Krauthans's guard.
Torken is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Torken working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Torken trying to control the position from guard on top but Krauthans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torken tries to free his leg and advance position but Krauthans is retaining full guard.
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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Torken stopping the sweep attempt from Krauthans.
Krauthans has momentary wrist control but Torken slips an elbow through the middle.
Krauthans trying to control the position.
Krauthans pulls Torken in close to his closed guard and prevents Torken from doing any damage or advancing position.
Torken controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Svend Torken just wasn't active enough.
Krauthans throws a lazy uppercut
and Torken counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Torken lands strikes from half guard.
Torken wants to pass to mount but Krauthans is defending the position.
Krauthans trying to control but Torken postures up.
Torken scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krauthans is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Torken there.
Torken content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torken wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krauthans keeps working.
Krauthans is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Torken's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Torken's back!
Torken looking to control the position.
Torken knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Krauthans on the ground.
Krauthans is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Torken knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Torken for a finish.
Knut Krauthans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krauthans thows a strike but Torken uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Torken as he ends up in Krauthans 's guard!
And that's the end of the fight!
Svend Torken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Torken 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:25
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Svend Torken!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaoru Hanayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gerous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kaoru Hanayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Gerous!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerous fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hanayama avoids it really well and circles away.
Hanayama gets caught napping as Gerous dives in and scores a takedown. Hanayama manages to retain guard.
Hanayama looking to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gerous accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hanayama 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.
Hanayama working a defensive guard here.
Hanayama working for a triangle but Gerous defends it easily.
Hanayama looking for a guillotine here but Gerous defends easily.
Hanayama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerous stands and throws Hanayama's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gerous is trying to get an arm triangle but Hanayama is defending well.
Hanayama is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gerous is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hanayama has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hanayama is trying to control Gerous's posture but Gerous avoids it.
Hanayama is looking to regain half guard here but Gerous keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerous is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hanayama is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gerous working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gerous tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hanayama manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama is trying to control but can't.
Gerous is working for a kimura but Hanayama is defending it quite comfortably.
Hanayama has one foot on Gerous's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gerous throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Gerous does no damage.
Hanayama gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gerous to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gerous throws and elbow that misses. Hanayama uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gerous's guard. Nice move by Hanayama!
Gerous looks gassed!
Gerous looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hanayama trying to control but Gerous is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hanayama stands up over Gerous, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gerous had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hanayama defends it easily.
Hanayama postures up and lands a big shot to Gerous's brow.
Hanayama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gerous swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hanayama seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hanayama with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Gerous dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gerous avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dan Gerous is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanayama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gerous cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Hanayama.
Hanayama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gerous gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hanayama counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gerous!
Hanayama is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gerous has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gerous keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gerous takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gerous is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hanayama working Gerous over with strikes here.
Hanayama wants to control the pace but Gerous is squirming around nicely.
Gerous can't escape the position.
Gerous is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanayama with good strikes from the mount here!
Hanayama punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hanayama has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gerous's face.
Hanayama cracks Gerous with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gerous is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hanayama takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hanayama working the ground and pound effectively.
Hanayama controlling the position easily from mount.
Hanayama pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanayama landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gerous keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hanayama working Gerous over with strikes here.
Gerous really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hanayama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gerous is looking to escape.
Hanayama fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hanayama dominating with strikes here.
Hanayama with the ground and pound from mount.
Gerous is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hanayama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gerous is looking to improve his position but Hanayama isn't that keen on the idea.
Gerous takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gerous is desperately trying to improve his position but Hanayama has a good base and remains in mount.
Hanayama landing punches.
Hanayama scoring with strikes but Gerous is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanayama lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gerous is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hanayama looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanayama takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hanayama lands a big shot there that rocks Gerous but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hanayama with the ground and pound from mount.
Hanayama controlling from the full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hanayama cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanayama is landing with some decent strikes but Gerous is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hanayama punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gerous tries to reverse the position but Hanayama maintains control.
Gerous slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaoru Hanayama dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Hanayama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gerous at a distance.
Hanayama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gerous on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hanayama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gerous tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A right-left combo lands from Hanayama.
Gerous misses with the combination.
Kaoru Hanayama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanayama fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gerous to the ground. Hanayama is now in Gerous's guard.
Hanayama has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gerous working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hanayama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hanayama manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kaoru Hanayama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hanayama with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hanayama lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hanayama drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hanayama jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hanayama cracks Gerous with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanayama working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gerous takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hanayama lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hanayama content to stall in guard here.
Hanayama postures up and lands a big shot to Gerous's brow.
Hanayama passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gerous is looking for a sweep.
Hanayama landing a few strikes.
Hanayama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gerous keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hanayama is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gerous knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gerous sneaks back into half guard.
Gerous taking some punishment here, with Hanayama in his half guard.
Gerous is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hanayama pulls his head out easily.
Hanayama looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hanayama drops an elbow to the side of Gerous's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerous looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hanayama trying to control the action but Gerous is working from the bottom.
Hanayama is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gerous can't escape the position.
Hanayama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gerous can do to turn this around?
BOOM! Hanayama connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hanayama cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Gerous that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama controlling his opponent.
Hanayama is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hanayama controlling from the full mount.
Gerous is desperately trying to improve his position but Hanayama has a good base and remains in mount.
Hanayama raining down shots from the mount!
Hanayama is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gerous can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gerous tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gerous is bucking up trying to escape but Hanayama cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaoru Hanayama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hanayama 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaoru Hanayama!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Graf Orlak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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224 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Graf Orlak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson staying out of range there.
Orlak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson moves out of range as Orlak strikes.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Kevin Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Orlak finds it's target.
Orlak with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson checks a low kick from Orlak.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Orlak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Orlak counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Orlak to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Orlak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graf Orlak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Orlak counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Orlak counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Orlak to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Orlak circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Orlak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orlak wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Orlak tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Orlak misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Orlak trying to control here.
Johnson is controlling the pace.
Orlak wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orlak's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Graf Orlak will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Orlak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Orlak counters with an outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Orlak.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Orlak does no damage.
Orlak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Orlak counters with a right hand to the body.
Orlak stuffs the takedown.
Johnson slips under a jab from Orlak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Orlak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Orlak counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Orlak counters with a leg kick.
Orlak misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orlak.
Orlak tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Orlak counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Orlak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson dives in and grabs Orlak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Orlak pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Graf Orlak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Johnson.
Orlak moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Orlak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graf Orlak dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson defending well as Orlak loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Orlak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orlak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Orlak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlak just misses with a punch to the body.
Orlak misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Orlak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A left lands for Orlak.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Orlak to counter with a crisp jab.
Orlak misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Graf Orlak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlak throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orlak tries to clinch up.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Orlak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Orlak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Orlak.
Graf Orlak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Johnson.
Orlak misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kevin Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Orlak counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Orlak counters with a thumping low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graf Orlak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Orlak, 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graf Orlak!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Alverez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alverez's choice of entrance music: ALL DAY. Mike Alverez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Alverez!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alverez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torres feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alverezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alverez shoots in for a takedown but Torres shows good takedown defense.
Alverez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alverez misses with a body shot.
Alverez throws a sloppy body shot
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Alverez misses its intended target.
Torres misses with an uppercut
enabling Alverez to counter with a crisp jab.
Alverez swings widly with a right hand
and Torres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alverez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alverez misses with a body shot
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alverez misses with a body shot.
Alverez tries for a takedown but Torres circles away easily
and Torres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres leaves Alverez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hugo Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Alverez.
Alverez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Alverez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Torres knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The referee asks Alverez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Alverez prefers to stall for the moment though.
Torres avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Alverez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alverez trying to control the action but Torres is working from the bottom.
An elbow from Alverez crashes against the mat.
Alverez throws an elbow but Torres slips to the side and avoids it well.
Alverez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws Alverez to one side and escapes!
Alverez fails to land with a series of punches.
Alverez doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Torres counter with a right hand.
Torres scoring well with a low kick there.
Alverez misses with a shot to the body
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torres lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alverez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alverez dives in and scores a takedown into Torres's guard.
Alverez won't allow Torres to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alverez wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Torres pulls Alverez in close to prevent any damage.
Alverez throws a strike but Torres rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alverez wants to get back to his feet but Torres passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hugo Torres will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Torres misses with a right hand
and Alverez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alverez wants to take a breather but Torres is having none of it.
Alverez wants to pass to mount but Torres is defending the position.
Alverez is looking for a kimura here.
Alverez prevents Torres from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alverez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Alverez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Torres is staying active underneath Alverez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alverez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Torres is just riding it out for now. Alverez eventually gives up the hold.
Alverez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Torres keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Alverez is looking to pass Torres's guard but actually Torres recovers to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alverez looking to sit in guard and control but Torres gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Torres has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alverez wants to sweep here but Torres controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Alverez.
Torres takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alverez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Torres rather than just go for the knockout.
Torres throws a low kick but Alverez moves out of range easily.
Alverez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Torres counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alverez's knee momentarily.
Alverez throws a right and a left that Torres avoids nicely.
Alverez misses the body punch
and Alverez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alverez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Torres slips under a jab from Alverez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alverez ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
Alverez misses with a takedown
and Torres counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Alverez 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Alverez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Torres has time to react.
Torres uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alverez has time to react.
Alverez misses with a straight left.
Alverez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alverez cracks Torres with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alverez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alverez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alverez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alverez misses with a hook
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
Alverez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Torres.
Alverez closes the distance and clinches up with Torres, looking for a takedown. Alverez pushes Torres against the cage but Torres circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alverez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hugo Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alverez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Torres throws Alverez to one side and escapes!
Mike Alverez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alverez misses with a wild combination.
Alverez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alverez moves forwards but Torres connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alverez slips a straight right by Torres.
Alverez misses with a jab to the body
and Torres counters with a good low kick that Alverez was not able to check.
Alverez misses with a body punch
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alverez misses with a lunging right hand
and Torres counters with a nice body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Torres as Alverez shoots in.
Hugo Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Alverez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alverez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torres.
Alverez with a poor takedown
and Torres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alverez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torres.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alverez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Torres counters with a low kick, right behind Alverez 's knee.
Alverez thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Torres.
Alverez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
Alverez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Torres counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alverez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torres counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alverez's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alverez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torres is fending him off so far but Alverez persists. Nope, Torres circles away and we're back to standing.
Torres misses the body punch
and Alverez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Torres's guard now.
Alverez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Torres tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alverez thows a big elbow that misses.
Alverez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alverez trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alverez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Alverez from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Alverez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Torres throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Torres showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Torres has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Torres!
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A | B |
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RATING
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