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No Exit Midweeker 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kratos Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Statkiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Statkiewicz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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256 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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226 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kratos Spartan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michal Statkiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Statkiewicz clinches.
Come on Statkiewicz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Spartan is trying to break free.
Spartan has had enough of the clinch but Statkiewicz keeps him there for the moment.
Statkiewicz keeps control of Spartan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Statkiewicz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Spartan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Statkiewicz missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Statkiewicz.
Spartan has had enough of the clinch but Statkiewicz keeps him there for the moment.
Spartan can't break the clinch.
Statkiewicz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Statkiewicz.
Spartan is trying to break the clinch but Statkiewicz has him pressed against the cage.
Spartan is trying to force a seperation but Statkiewicz has the dominant position.
Statkiewicz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Spartan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spartan is trying to break the clinch but Statkiewicz has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Statkiewicz.
Spartan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statkiewicz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Statkiewicz's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Spartan can't break the clinch.
Statkiewicz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spartan's efforts to push away.
Spartan working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan is trying to force a seperation but Statkiewicz has the dominant position.
A right handed body shot lands from Statkiewicz.
A bit of stalling here from Statkiewicz.
Spartan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spartan is trying to break free.
Statkiewicz is struggling to control the position.
Statkiewicz keeps control of Spartan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spartan is trying to force a seperation but Statkiewicz has the dominant position.
Spartan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michal Statkiewicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Spartan.
Statkiewicz throws a right and a left that Spartan avoids nicely.
Statkiewicz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Statkiewicz.
Spartan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Spartan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spartan is trying to break free.
Spartan is trying to push Statkiewicz away but Statkiewicz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Statkiewicz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Come on Statkiewicz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michal Statkiewicz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Statkiewicz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spartan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Statkiewicz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spartan working hard to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Statkiewicz.
Statkiewicz pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan manages to break the clinch.
Spartan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Michal Statkiewicz has been cut.
Spartan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spartan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Statkiewicz slips a jab and a cross from Spartan.
Statkiewicz cracks a nice hook into Spartan's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spartan cracks Statkiewicz with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Spartan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Statkiewicz to stand back up!
Statkiewicz is rocked!
Spartan misses with a two punch combination.
Statkiewicz is still on wobbly legs! Can Spartan finish him?
Spartan scores with a nice right hand.
Spartan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spartan misses with a hook. Statkiewicz ducked under it nicely.
Spartan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Statkiewicz seems to have recovered his senses.
Statkiewicz lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Kratos Spartan has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan scores with a punch to the head.
Kratos Spartan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Statkiewicz shoots in for a double leg but Spartan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fighters circling - Spartan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Statkiewicz shoots in looking for a takedown but Spartan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Statkiewicz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kratos Spartan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Statkiewicz.
Spartan throws a looping overhand right but Statkiewicz ducks down to avoid it.
Statkiewicz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Statkiewicz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Spartan is trying to break the clinch but Statkiewicz has him pressed against the cage.
Spartan wants to break free but Statkiewicz has control.
Spartan is trying to break the clinch but Statkiewicz has him pressed against the cage.
Statkiewicz is working Spartan over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan wants to break free but Statkiewicz has control.
Spartan is trying to force a seperation but Statkiewicz has the dominant position.
Spartan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Statkiewicz has him pressed against the cage.
Spartan has had enough of the clinch but Statkiewicz keeps him there for the moment.
Spartan tries to break the clinch but Statkiewicz is controlling the position.
Statkiewicz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Statkiewicz prevents Spartan from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Statkiewicz misses with a body punch.
Spartan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spartan is trying to break the clinch but Statkiewicz is controlling him.
Spartan is trying to push Statkiewicz away but Statkiewicz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Statkiewicz lands a shoulder strike.
Spartan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spartan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spartan can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kratos Spartan dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Spartan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Statkiewicz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Spartan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Statkiewicz is in Spartan's guard.
Statkiewicz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spartan is keeping the position for now.
Spartan wants to stand and escape but Statkiewicz is having none of it.
Statkiewicz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Statkiewicz slips nicely into half guard.
Spartan looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Statkiewicz manages to mount him!
Statkiewicz content just to control the position here.
Spartan tries to buck Statkiewicz off but Statkiewicz takes his back!
Statkiewicz really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Spartan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan is trying to get back to his feet but Statkiewicz has full control of the position and if anything, Spartan has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michal Statkiewicz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Statkiewicz misses with a takedown attempt - Spartan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spartan misses with an uppercut
and Statkiewicz counters with a stiff right hand.
Spartan misses the jab.
Oooooh!!! Spartan has knocked Statkiewicz down with a huge combo! Spartan steps away and waves a wobbly Statkiewicz back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Statkiewicz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Statkiewicz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Spartan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Statkiewicz clinches up with Spartan and pushes him back against the cage.
Spartan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Statkiewicz keeps control of Spartan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Statkiewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spartan blocking some punches.
Spartan working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan is trying to break the clinch but Statkiewicz is controlling him.
Statkiewicz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spartan's efforts to push away.
Statkiewicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spartan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Statkiewicz has him pressed against the cage.
Statkiewicz prevents Spartan from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Statkiewicz tries a knee to the head but Spartan blocks it.
Spartan wants to break free but Statkiewicz has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kratos Spartan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Spartan 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kratos Spartan!
Kratos Spartan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mirsad Vranic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Map Gostos A (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gostos A is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ratamahatta - Sepultura. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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143 lbs
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32
145 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mirsad Vranic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Map Gostos A!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gostos A tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vranic was well out of range. Poor timing from Gostos A.
Gostos A throws out a loose jab but Vranic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vranic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gostos A throws a series of punches but Vranic avoids them all with ease.
Vranic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Map Gostos A seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Gostos A.
Vranic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gostos A.
Nice uppercut there from Gostos A.
Vranic wants to clinch up but Gostos A keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vranic moves away from the strike by Gostos A.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gostos A will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gostos A throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vranic.
Vranic throws the left hand but Gostos A avoids the punch easily.
Vranic slips a straight right by Gostos A.
Gostos A looks to score with a jab to the body but Vranic is just out of range.
Gostos A waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vranic.
Gostos A scores with a punch to the head.
Gostos A ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vranic moves away.
Gostos A swinging wildly here.
Gostos A scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vranic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vranic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gostos A.
Gostos A throws a series of punches but Vranic moves out of range.
Gostos A misses with a hook. Vranic ducked under it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vranic.
Gostos A looks to throw the jab but Vranic is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gostos A lands a glancing blow to the side of Vranic's head.
The fighters circling - Gostos A throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gostos A cracks Vranic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Mirsad Vranic has been cut.
Vranic staying out of range there.
Gostos A just misses with a punch to the body.
Vranic slips under a jab from Gostos A.
Gostos A scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vranic doesn't seem bothered though.
Gostos A uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vranic.
Good standup being displayed there by Gostos A as he connects with a hook.
Vranic is rocked!
Gostos A jabs at Vranic's body.
Oh Vranic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vranic is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gostos A closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Vranic! Gostos A dives in looking to finish! Vranic is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Map Gostos A!
Map Gostos A decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sen Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson comes to the cage accompanied by Ennio Morricone - The good, the bad and the ugly. Nguyen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "House of the Rising Sun" by the Animals. The key to victory for Clint Fredriksson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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181 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Clint Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sen Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson moves into the clinch.
Fredriksson throws a head punch that misses.
Fredriksson can't get the takedown.
Nguyen prevents a body shot from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nguyen blocks a body shot from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson tries a body shot but Nguyen blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Fredriksson fails to land.
Nguyen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fredriksson has him pressed against the cage.
Fredriksson manages to break the clinch.
Nguyen misses with a double jab.
Nguyen throws a series of punches but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Nguyen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fredriksson throws out the jab.
Fredriksson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fredriksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nguyen is just out of range.
Fredriksson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nguyen feints and as Fredriksson raises his hands in defense, Nguyen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nguyen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nguyen prevents Fredriksson from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fredriksson is wriggling around but Nguyen manages to pass to half guard.
Nguyen trying to control the pace.
Nguyen wants to pass the guard but Fredriksson is defending well.
Fredriksson is trying to stand up here but Nguyen is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen is controlling the pace.
Nguyen passes to full mount!
Nguyen lands a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You get the feeling that Fredriksson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Nguyen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen dominating with strikes here.
Nguyen controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nguyen landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Nguyen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Nguyen 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sen Nguyen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fredriksson connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sen Nguyen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fredriksson throws a series of punches but Nguyen avoids them all with ease.
Nguyen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nguyen moves in looking to clinch but Fredriksson pushes him off.
Fredriksson lands a slapping body shot.
Nguyen throws a jab when Fredriksson was well out of range.
Clint Fredriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredriksson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nguyen was well out of range. Poor timing from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nguyen.
Nguyen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fredriksson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fredriksson is looking to clinch.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Nguyen takes one to the chin there.
A combination from Nguyen does no damage.
Fredriksson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nguyen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nguyen on the side of the head.
Fredriksson just misses with a punch to the body.
Fredriksson throws a series of punches but Nguyen avoids them all with ease.
Nguyen misses with a double jab.
Fredriksson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nguyen doesn't seem bothered though.
Nguyen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fredriksson stalks Nguyen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nguyen's face. Nguyen staggers backwards, shaken.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nguyen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fredriksson.
Nguyen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fredriksson eats them both and turns towards Nguyen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nguyen throws a shot from downtown. Fredriksson moves away and avoids it.
Fredriksson gets tackled into the cage by Nguyen. Nguyen maintains the clinch.
Fredriksson throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fredriksson - that landed with a thud.
Nguyen jumps guard but Fredriksson stands there with Nguyen around his waist. Nguyen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fredriksson stalls.
Fredriksson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fredriksson taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredriksson misses with a body punch.
Nguyen jumps guard and drags Fredriksson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fredriksson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fredriksson wants to control from the top but Nguyen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nguyen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nguyen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fredriksson manages to get himself to full guard.
Nguyen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fredriksson wants to stand up but Nguyen is controlling him.
Nguyen is pushing down on Fredriksson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fredriksson is fighting to maintain full guard but Nguyen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fredriksson pushes Nguyen off looking to stand but Nguyen dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nguyen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sen Nguyen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nguyen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fredriksson's waist but Fredriksson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nguyen off to one side.
Fredriksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nguyen is just out of range.
Fredriksson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nguyen was well out of range. Poor timing from Fredriksson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fredriksson thows a body shot but no joy.
Sen Nguyen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nguyen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Clint Fredriksson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sen Nguyen.
Fredriksson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nguyen doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Clint Fredriksson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fredriksson misses with a body shot.
Nguyen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fredriksson loads up on a big right hand but Nguyen slips the punch.
Fredriksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nguyen is just out of range.
Nguyen fails with the takedown.
Nguyen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fredriksson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nguyen throws a series of punches but Fredriksson avoids them all with ease.
Fredriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nguyen moves away.
A slow jab from Nguyen misses its intended target.
Fredriksson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nguyen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nguyen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nguyen throws a hook but Fredriksson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nguyen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fredriksson scores with a shot to the body.
Fredriksson stuns Nguyen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fredriksson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nguyen misses with a takedown attempt
letting Fredriksson counter with a right hand.
Clint Fredriksson is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck for Nguyen with that takedown attempt.
Clint Fredriksson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sen Nguyen.
Fredriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nguyen moves away.
Nguyen looks to land a combination but Fredriksson avoids it well.
A cross from Fredriksson lands.
Fredriksson throws a lazy right hand but Nguyen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fredriksson scores with a nice head shot.
Clint Fredriksson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen lands a two punch combo.
Nguyen tries to clinch up.
Nguyen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Fredriksson misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fredriksson. Nguyen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nguyen avoids the body shot from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nguyen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fredriksson. Nguyen does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fredriksson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nguyen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nguyen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fredriksson works Nguyen's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fredriksson. Nguyen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fredriksson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nguyen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fredriksson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nguyen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fredriksson was well out of range. Poor timing from Nguyen.
Fredriksson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nguyen's hands.
Nguyen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fredriksson finds it's way round the side to connect with Nguyen's head.
Nguyen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horrible takedown by Nguyen or perhaps it was just good defense by Fredriksson which made him look bad.
Nguyen avoids the body shot from Fredriksson.
Nice takedown defense from Fredriksson. No joy for Nguyen on that attempt.
Fredriksson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Nguyen.
Fredriksson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nguyen manages to avoid it.
Fredriksson tests Nguyen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the liver by Fredriksson. Beautiful body shot.
Fredriksson scores with a body shot.
Fredriksson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nguyen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nguyen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson tries to bum rush Nguyen with a series of wild strikes but Nguyen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Nguyen misses.
Nguyen shoots in for a takedown but Fredriksson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fredriksson. Nguyen does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Fredriksson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fredriksson 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Fredriksson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cirus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josimar Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirus comes into the arena with Awesome God - R-Swift blaring out of the sound system. Josimar Souza will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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168 lbs
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170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Cirus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josimar Souza!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza misses with a takedown attempt
and Cirus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Souza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cirus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Souza trying to control from the bottom.
Souza makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Souza.
Souza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cirus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cirus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Souza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cirus is in close to Souza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cirus!
Cirus bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cirus connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cirus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Souza, not yet.
Cirus throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirus cracks Souza with a solid left hand.
Cirus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cirus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cirus stands up over Souza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Souza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cirus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Souza, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cirus chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cirus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cirus works over Souza with some ground and pound from guard.
Souza trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cirus is one step ahead there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirus working some strikes from top position.
Cirus landing some decent shots from guard.
Souza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cirus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cirus scoring with some ground and pound.
Cirus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cirus working some strikes from top position.
Souza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cirus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cirus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Souza can do anything to dispel that myth.
Souza has his foot on Cirus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cirus works his way back into a safe position though.
Cirus postures up and lands a big shot to Souza's brow.
Cirus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Souza looks winded!
Cirus looking to pass the guard.
Cirus is in close to Souza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cirus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Souza's head.
Cirus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirus passes into half guard.
Souza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cirus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Cirus there.
Cirus is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Souza is just riding it out for now. Cirus eventually gives up the hold.
Cirus working Souza over with strikes.
Cirus lands strikes from half guard.
Cirus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cirus lands with a punch from half guard.
Souza is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza manages to get to full guard.
Souza trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cirus with a nice head shot there.
Cirus distracts Souza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Souza is trying to keep Cirus in close.
Cirus connects with a couple of short punches.
Cirus postures up and lands a big shot to Souza's brow.
Cirus is working Souza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Souza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cirus is working Souza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cirus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Souza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Souza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cirus defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Cirus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Souza shoots and misses
and Cirus counters with a one-two to the body.
Cirus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Josimar Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza misses with a takedown
and Cirus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cirus closes the distance and clinches up with Souza, looking for a takedown. Cirus pushes Souza against the cage but Souza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cirus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Souza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Souza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cirus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Souza thinking.
Tom Cirus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josimar Souza.
Souza misses with a takedown
and Cirus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Souza is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Souza taking some punishment here, with Cirus in his half guard.
Cirus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cirus winds up and cracks Souza with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cirus is working away from the top position though.
Cirus prevents Souza from improving his position.
Cirus lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cirus connects with a nice short shot to Souza's temple.
Souza is rocked!
Cirus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Souza is still in real trouble! Can Cirus finish him?
Ground and pound from Cirus.
Souza wants to control but Cirus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cirus working Souza over with strikes.
Cirus working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cirus lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Souza! More strikes land and this one is all over! Cirus jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Cirus!
Tom Cirus gave a mention to Mango Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saguro Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandro Filcic (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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155 lbs
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33
157 lbs
19 - 24 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saguro Takada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Sandro Filcic!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filcic misses with a wild combination.
Filcic instigates a clinch.
Filcic keeps control of Takada as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Filcic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saguro Takada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takada has a takedown stuffed.
Takada darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Filcic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takada connects with a looping right hand.
Takada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Filcic.
Takada lands a head kick that stumbles Filcic and the fighters go to the mat.
Filcic is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Takada trying to control but Filcic is working from the bottom.
Filcic is still in real trouble! Can Takada finish him?
Filcic controlling the position.
Takada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Filcic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Filcic seems to have recovered his senses.
Filcic has momentary wrist control but Takada slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filcic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Takada manages to get himself to full guard.
Filcic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Takada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Filcic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Filcic advances position into side control!
Takada manages to work his way to half guard, despite Filcic's best efforts.
Takada tries to roll over but Filcic keeps him under control.
Takada is staying active underneath Filcic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Takada wants to control but Filcic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Takada is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Filcic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Filcic's back!
Good control from Takada.
Takada misses with an elbow to the head.
Takada is landing with strikes. Filcic can't take much more of this.
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!
Filcic is holding onto Takada's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Takada is throwing shots to the body but Filcic manages to wriggle free. Takada pounces on him again and ends up in Filcic's guard.
Takada not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Filcic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Takada's guard.
Filcic wants to control from the top but Takada keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Takada trying to control the position.
Filcic trying to control the position from guard on top but Takada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takada is looking for a triangle but Filcic pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filcic stops Takada from standing up.
Takada is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Filcic is concentrating on defense, preventing Takada from advancing position.
Ground and pound from Takada.
Takada frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Takada looking to ground and pound but Filcic is blocking nicely.
Takada jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Filcic manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Takada trying to control the position but Filcic is working away.
Filcic is looking for a sweep.
Filcic is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Takada off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filcic wants to control but Takada is keeping busy.
Takada is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takada manages to reverse the position and now he's in Filcic's guard. Nice work there by Takada.
Takada controlling from the top position.
Filcic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Takada's guard.
Takada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Takada throws a couple of heel strikes.
Filcic trying to control the position from guard on top but Takada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takada wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Takada is on top in guard.
Filcic looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saguro Takada dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Takada scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Filcic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Takada.
Takada shoots in but no luck this time.
Takada looks to land a left hand but Filcic moved out of range nicely.
Saguro Takada is winning the standup battle so far.
Filcic moves away from the strike by Takada.
Filcic wants to clinch up but Takada keeps it at a distance.
Saguro Takada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takada closes the distance and clinches up with Filcic, looking for a takedown. Takada pushes Filcic against the cage but Filcic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saguro Takada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filcic feints and then cracks Takada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takada down.
Takada with a poor takedown
and Filcic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filcic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Filcic sitting in guard here, content to control.
Filcic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takada is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Filcic is aware though and is defending well.
Filcic pushing down on Takada's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takada looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada is trying to get back to full guard.
Filcic is trying to work for a kimura but Takada is defending well.
Filcic controlling the action here.
Takada might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Takada looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Takada wants to improve his position but Filcic is controlling well.
Takada is trying to maintain the position but Filcic is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filcic wants to take a breather but Takada is having none of it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Filcic slows the pace down in half guard.
Filcic prevents Takada from improving his position.
Takada is looking to control Filcic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Takada avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Filcic cracks Takada with a good jab.
Takada shoots in and drives through. Filcic sprawls well.
Takada shoots for a takedown but Filcic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Takada gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Filcic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filcic wants to control from the top but Takada keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filcic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Takada's guard.
Takada looking for submissions off his back.
Filcic trying to pass the guard but Takada defending well.
Filcic wants to take a breather but Takada is having none of it.
Sandro Filcic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Filcic passes to full mount!
Takada regains half guard.
Filcic trying to control the action but Takada is working from the bottom.
Takada won't allow Filcic to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filcic is trying to control the action in half guard but Takada is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sandro Filcic hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Filcic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takada. That did some damage!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Filcic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filcic misses with a wild combination.
Filcic misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Takada.
Takada with a poor takedown
and Filcic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandro Filcic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Filcic takes the fight into the clinch.
Takada looking for a takedown.
Filcic swings wildly with an uppercut but Takada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takada has Filcic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Filcic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Filcic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takada's elbow.
Filcic blocks an elbow strike.
Filcic with a knee to the head.
Filcic misses with a knee to the head.
Takada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Takada.
Filcic can't find room to land a body shot as Takada controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Filcic - that landed with a thud.
Filcic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Filcic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Takada tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saguro Takada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Filcic fails to land.
Takada has Filcic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Filcic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takada has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Filcic after a bit of a struggle.
Filcic connects with a knee to the head.
Filcic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Filcic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filcic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takada tries for a takedown but Filcic manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filcic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takada is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Filcic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takada is defending well for now.
Filcic struggles to land a body shot inside as Takada controls his hands.
Filcic tries a body shot but Takada blocks it.
Filcic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Filcic lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filcic lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Takada on the inside.
Filcic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Filcic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Takada avoids it really well and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Takada is defended easily by Filcic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Filcic.
Filcic blocks a jab.
Takada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filcic.
Takada shoots in but no luck this time.
Takada throws a leg kick but Filcic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Filcic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Takada with a lazy takedown attempt
and Filcic counters with a thumping low kick.
Filcic throws a series of punches but Takada avoids them all with ease.
Takada is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No luck for Takada with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Filcic coming out on top.
Filcic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Takada is rocked!
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!
Takada changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Filcic tries to avoid it but Takada manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Filcic to the ground. Filcic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oh Takada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OH! Takada has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Filcic smells blood and charges in for the finish! Filcic unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Takada sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sandro Filcic!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Leka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murheellinen Vilkuttaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalle Leka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Murheellinen Vilkuttaja's chin.
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280 lbs
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17 - 14 - 0 |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kalle Leka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Murheellinen Vilkuttaja!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilkuttaja lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leka circles away quickly and effectively.
Leka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Kalle Leka has been cut.
Vilkuttaja lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vilkuttaja.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leka looks to throw the jab but Vilkuttaja is out of range.
Leka misses with a looping left.
Vilkuttaja slips under a jab from Leka.
Vilkuttaja lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A lazy left from Leka finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Vilkuttaja misses the target.
Leka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vilkuttaja lands a big shot that drops Leka! Can he finish him?
Leka is rocked!
Vilkuttaja scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oh Leka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vilkuttaja is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vilkuttaja throws a big elbow that misses.
Vilkuttaja advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vilkuttaja not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Leka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vilkuttaja scores with a big shot! Leka's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Leka! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murheellinen Vilkuttaja!
Murheellinen Vilkuttaja seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Miike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaarlo Gustav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeshi Miike has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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148 lbs
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148 lbs
1 - 2 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Takeshi Miike!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaarlo Gustav!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustav looks to land a left hand but Miike moved out of range nicely.
Miike misses with a straight right.
Gustav staying out of range there.
No joy there for Miike, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miike misses with a jab to the body
and Gustav counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Gustav. Beautiful body shot.
Miike ducks under a wild hook from Gustav.
Gustav takes a swing at Miike's ribcage but misses.
Miike throws a series of punches but Gustav moves out of range.
Gustav tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miike was well out of range. Poor timing from Gustav.
Gustav lands a jab.
A slow jab from Gustav misses its intended target.
Gustav throws a body punch but Miike moves out of range.
Miike just misses with a punch to the body.
Miike swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gustav jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gustav misses.
Gustav with a nice cross.
Miike falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miike takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takeshi Miike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miike waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gustav.
Gustav throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gustav scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gustav tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miike was well out of range. Poor timing from Gustav.
Gustav misses with a looping right.
Gustav moves out of range as Miike strikes.
Miike throws a hook but Gustav avoids it easily.
Miike misses with a looping left.
Gustav takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Miike attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Miike tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustav was well out of range. Poor timing from Miike.
Gustav misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miike shoots in for a takedown but Gustav shows good takedown defense.
A jab from Miike finds it's way through Gustav's defenses.
Gustav misses with a right hand
and Miike connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miike moves out of range of the strikes.
Miike moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Miike misses.
Miike misses with a double jab.
Gustav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miike sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miike misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustav.
Gustav getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Miike swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Miike throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miike takes a swing at Gustav's ribcage but misses.
Miike moves into range and connects with a jab.
Miike moves forwards but Gustav connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustav swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Miike.
Gustav takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miike gets the takedown into side control.
Miike has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gustav!
Gustav tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gustav prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Miike controlling the pace for now.
Miike thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Miike thowing shots but they're missing.
Gustav regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, if Miike is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miike not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gustav pushes Miike off looking to stand but Miike dives back in and keeps control.
Gustav gets full guard.
Miike wants to stand but Gustav has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gustav pulls Miike in close to his closed guard and prevents Miike from doing any damage or advancing position.
Let's hope that Gustav 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.
Miike is looking to stand up but Gustav won't let him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miike controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gustav controls Miike momentarily but Miike frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kaarlo Gustav will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gustav throws a shot from downtown. Miike moves away and avoids it.
Takeshi Miike is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miike dips to his left and cracks Gustav with an uppercut!
Gustav is rocked!
Gustav takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gustav is still on wobbly legs! Can Miike finish him?
Miike lands with a right and another and another! Gustav is in big trouble! Miike lands again and this time it's lights out for Gustav! A quality knockout there for Miike.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Takeshi Miike!
Takeshi Miike is the new bantamweight champion!
Takeshi Miike decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rogelio Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Bruising (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogelio Rodriguez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexei Bruising's chin.
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27
180 lbs
15 - 12 - 3 |
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180 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogelio Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexei Bruising!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruising connects with a single shot there.
Alexei Bruising seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruising changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruising lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rodriguez checks a low kick from Bruising.
Bruising misses with a low kick.
Bruising misses with a looping right.
Bruising lands a jab to the head.
Bruising misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodriguez.
Bruising wants to slow Rodriguez down by chopping away at his legs.
Bruising throws a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruising tries to hold on but Rodriguez postures up.
Rodriguez looking to finish Bruising with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bruising!
Bruising is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Bruising that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rodriguez landing strikes from the mount and Bruising is in trouble!
Rodriguez looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez looking to ground and pound but Bruising is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruising is trying desperately to improve position.
Bruising tries to hold on but Rodriguez postures up.
Rodriguez lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rodriguez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bruising is rocked!
Bruising is desperately trying to improve his position but Rodriguez has a good base and remains in mount.
Bruising is still in real trouble! Can Rodriguez finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez controlling the position easily from mount.
Bruising blocking the ground and pound.
Bruising seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodriguez looking to control but Bruising is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rodriguez with shots to the head and body - Bruising looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bruising really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruising tries to hold on but Rodriguez pushes him away.
Rodriguez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bruising is trying to escape the mount.
Rodriguez with shots to the head and body - Bruising looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rodriguez controlling the position easily from mount.
Bruising is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bruising avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rodriguez.
Bruising sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bruising is refusing to be controlled, as Rodriguez sits in half guard.
Rodriguez blocks the strikes from Bruising.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to control the action in half guard but Bruising is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez is just content to waste time from the top position. Bruising takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rodriguez throwing strikes but missing.
Bruising managing to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Bruising keeps moving.
Rodriguez preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruising is trying to control the position but Rodriguez postures up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alexei Bruising wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogelio Rodriguez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bruising lands a jab to Rodriguez's midsection.
Bruising throws an overhand right that lands on Rodriguez's shoulder, as Rodriguez tries to avoid the shot.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Bruising connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rodriguez momentarily.
Bruising throws a right hand that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bruising!
Rodriguez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bruising looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Rodriguez dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruising really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rodriguez unloading with bombs!
Rodriguez tries to control but Bruising wriggling away.
Bruising keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rodriguez wants to control the pace but Bruising is squirming around nicely.
Bruising is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bruising wants to hold on but Rodriguez pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez drops a big elbow. That's hurt Bruising! More shots from Rodriguez and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rogelio Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abdual Jemall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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32
160 lbs
25 - 15 - 1 |
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156 lbs
23 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdual Jemall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ian Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jemall was well out of range. Poor timing from Phillips.
Phillips throws a lazy right hand but Jemall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phillips motions for Jemall to come forward. Phillips throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Phillips takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jemall throws a hook to the side of Phillips's head but Phillips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking cross lands there for Phillips.
Jemall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jemall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jemall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phillips throws out the jab.
Jemall scores with a head kick.
It looks like Ian Phillips has been cut.
Phillips misses with a wild body shot.
Phillips moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Jemall blocks the low kick.
Jemall misses with a low kick as Phillips jumps back.
Jemall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Phillips misses with a straight right.
Phillips swats away the attempt to clinch by Jemall.
Jemall scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips checks a low kick from Jemall.
Phillips connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Phillips. That snapped Jemall's head back.
Phillips looks to land a combination. Jemall sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jemall is rocked!
Jemall has his takedown stuffed
and Phillips counters with a crisp one two that drops Jemall! Phillips thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jemall to his feet! Jemall is in big trouble!
Oh Jemall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phillips throws a series of punches but Jemall avoids them all with ease.
Jemall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Phillips connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jemall scrambles back to his feet.
Phillips cracks Jemall with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Jemall tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Phillips pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Jemall is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ian Phillips!
Ian Phillips really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi comes to the cage accompanied by Slaap lekker!. Hardly has chosen Eminem- Not Afraid as his entrance music. Dan Hardly is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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167 lbs
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165 lbs
27 - 18 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenny Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Hardly!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardly moves away.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gomi trying to pass the guard but Hardly defending well.
Hardly is trying to get back to full guard.
Gomi trying to control from half guard but Hardly is working away.
Hardly is trying to stand up here but Gomi is controlling him well.
Hardly gets back to full guard.
Gomi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gomi trying to control but Hardly is working from the bottom.
Gomi is really struggling to control Hardly but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi preventing the sweep.
Hardly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hardly is looking to stand up but Gomi isn't so interested in that idea.
Gomi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hardly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gomi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gomi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gomi wants to pass the guard but Hardly is keeping the position.
Gomi trying to control but Hardly is working from the bottom.
Hardly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gomi wants to control from the top but Hardly keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kenny Gomi.
Good shot there by Hardly.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hardly sprawls well. Hardly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gomi gets slowly back to his feet.
Hardly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hardly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Gomi or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardly which made him look bad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gomi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardly throws a chopping leg kick but Gomi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi shoots in looking for a takedown but Hardly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gomi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hardly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gomi wants to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Hardly.
Gomi blocks a head kick by Hardly.
Gomi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hardly is not content to let Gomi control the position.
Hardly trying to control but Gomi postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi is looking to take a break and control but Hardly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hardly to regain full guard.
Hardly trying to control the position.
Gomi won't allow Hardly to get back to his feet.
Gomi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gomi looking to sit in guard and control but Hardly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardly tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomi is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomi wants to hit a switch here but Hardly passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gomi there!
Gomi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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 Kenny Gomi 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.
Hardly looks to throw the jab but Gomi is out of range.
Gomi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hardly pinned against the cage. Hardly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gomi rushes Hardly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardly.
Gomi has clasped his hands together around Hardly's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Gomi trying to control the position but Hardly is working away.
Hardly is trying to control Gomi's posture but Gomi avoids it.
Kenny Gomi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomi scoring with punches from side control.
Gomi trying to control the action but Hardly is working from the bottom.
Hardly tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gomi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hardly is looking for a sweep.
Hardly is trying to buck Gomi off.
Hardly is looking to get back to his feet here but Gomi is keeping cool and he's managed to take Hardly's back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Gomi.
Gomi working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Hardly turns into Gomi and is now in his guard.
Hardly stands up from Gomi's guard - Hardly perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomi shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hardly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardly misses with a wild body shot.
Hardly throws a sloppy head kick and Gomi moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Hardly as Gomi shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gomi.
Hardly tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gomi. That did some damage!
Hardly lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gomi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gomi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardly's waist but Hardly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gomi off to one side.
Hardly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hardly sprawls well. Hardly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gomi gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomi cracks the inside of Hardly's front leg.
Hardly connects with a high kick.
Gomi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hardly.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hardly!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hardly 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 Gomi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gomi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gomi wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardly looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
Hardly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomi has his takedown stuffed
and Hardly counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gomi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hardly lands a slapping body shot.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gomi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hardly can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gomi controlling his opponent.
Hardly takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dan Hardly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hardly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gomi's hands.
Hardly tries to land a front kick but Gomi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hardly misses the shot to the body.
Hardly misses with a head kick.
Gomi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hardly is fending him off so far but Gomi persists. Nope, Hardly circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomi dodges the punch combination from Hardly.
Gomi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hardly swivels and escapes.
Gomi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hardly tries to avoid it but Gomi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hardly to the ground. Hardly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomi tries for a takedown but Hardly circles away easily
and Hardly counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hardly scores with a hook to the body. Gomi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomi checks a low kick from Hardly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Hardly as Gomi shoots in.
Hardly feints and then cracks Gomi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gomi down.
Hardly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gomi has managed to clinch.
Hardly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomi shoots in but no luck this time.
Hardly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gomi is out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gomi.
A good leg kick by Hardly.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hardly.
Gomi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardly throws a head kick that half lands.
Hardly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Gomi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hardly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gomi.
A head kick misses from Hardly.
Hardly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gomi tries for a takedown but Hardly circles away easily
and Hardly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Hardly.
Dan Hardly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardly throws an off balance right hand
and Gomi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardly throws a sloppy head kick and Gomi moves out of range easily.
Dan Hardly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hardly is looking to land body kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardly scores with a one two! Gomi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gomi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hardly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gomi scrambles back to his feet.
Nice shot by Gomi.
Gomi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardly. That's going to slow Gomi down.
Gomi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hardly manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi postures up.
Hardly has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gomi throws a big elbow that misses.
Gomi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardly is keeping the position for now.
Hardly wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hardly pulls Gomi in close to his closed guard and prevents Gomi from doing any damage or advancing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dan Hardly wasn't active enough on the ground.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gomi is defended easily by Hardly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardly really dominated that round.
That's time! Gomi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gomi shoots in for a double leg but Hardly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hardly connects with a leg kick. Gomi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hardly lands a head shot.
Gomi dives in and grabs Hardly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hardly pushes down on Gomi's head and hops out.
Hardly catches Gomi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hardly with a nice cross.
Hardly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hardly.
Hardly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Hardly coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardly misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Hardly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gomi scores with a hook to the body. Hardly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hardly cracks Gomi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gomi has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gomi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hardly connects with a solid leg kick.
Gomi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hardly counters with a good low kick that Gomi was not able to check.
Hardly jabs Gomi right on the nose. Gomi blinks but takes it well.
Hardly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hardly won't allow Gomi to pass to mount.
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!
Hardly tries to get to full guard but Gomi has control of the leg.
Hardly pushes Gomi off and gets back to his feet.
Hardly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gomi.
Hardly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hardly misses with a low kick.
Hardly tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomi doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardly circles away.
Hardly throws a sloppy head kick and Gomi moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown by Gomi or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardly which made him look bad.
Gomi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hardly.
Gomi misses with a looping right.
Hardly misses with a left hand
and Gomi counters with a series of strikes. Hardly will be more careful next time no doubt.
Good standup being displayed there by Hardly as he connects with a hook.
Hardly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gomi.
Hardly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardly as he avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardly.
Hardly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hardly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardly has managed to clinch.
Gomi taking a breather.
Hardly tries a body shot but Gomi blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hardly has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gomi after a bit of a struggle.
Hardly tries to pull guard but Gomi holds him up against the cage and eventually Hardly drops back down to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardly walks away with a smile on his face. Gomi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gomi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hardly tries to avoid it but Gomi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hardly to the ground. Hardly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hardly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardly gets caught flat footed, as Gomi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi throwing strikes but missing.
Hardly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardly dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gomi doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardly circles away.
Hardly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hardly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardly lands a slapping body shot.
Gomi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardly's calf.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hardly 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 Gomi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gomi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gomi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hardly gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gomi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hardly hang on?
Gomi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hardly?
Gomi landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly can't escape the position.
Gomi with shots to the head and body - Hardly looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gomi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gomi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gomi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hardly can't escape the position.
Gomi is landing with some decent strikes but Hardly is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hardly is rocked!
Gomi lands a big shot to the head and Hardly winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kenny Gomi!
An out of breath Kenny Gomi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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