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RFN 2: Lindell vs Beleren PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Delivire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Delivire!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delivire has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dos Santos finds it's way round the side to connect with Delivire's head.
Dos Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Delivire takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Delivire avoids them all with ease.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab
and Delivire counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Delivire.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Delivire.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delivire lands a body shot in the clinch.
Delivire tries to score a body lock takedown but Dos Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delivire shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Delivire.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Delivire moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Delivire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Delivire drives through with a takedown into Dos Santos's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Delivire trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos has Delivire pulled in close to control his posture.
Dos Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Delivire can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Delivire thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Delivire drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Delivire jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Delivire can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Delivire's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Delivire controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Delivire thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delivire throwing strikes but missing.
Delivire trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delivire loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Delivire loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Delivire drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Delivire jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dos Santos is working an open guard so Delivire takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Delivire has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Delivire tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dos Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Delivire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Delivire avoids them all with ease.
Delivire moves out of range of the body kick from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Delivire as he jumps to the side.
Delivire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Delivire moves out of range.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delivire shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Delivire throws a head kick that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Delivire.
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 Junior Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice jab there from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delivire.
Delivire fails to land the takedown.
Delivire slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab
and Delivire counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dos Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Delivire manages to get himself to full guard.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Delivire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delivire looking for a guillotine here but Dos Santos defends easily.
Dos Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delivire is looking for a triangle but Dos Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Delivire throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ricardo Delivire has got the better of the ground game so far.
Delivire looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Delivire has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dos Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Delivire's legs - danger averted.
Delivire is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dos Santos is aware though and is defending well.
Dos Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Delivire is retaining full guard.
Delivire pulls Dos Santos in to control the position.
Delivire trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Delivire keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delivire looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Delivire controls Dos Santos momentarily but Dos Santos frees himself.
Delivire is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dos Santos defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delivire looking for a guillotine here but Dos Santos defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Delivire 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!
Dos Santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dos Santos lands with a nice combination. Delivire backs away looking to recover.
Delivire shoots in and drives through. Dos Santos sprawls well.
Dos Santos lands a two punch combo.
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!
Dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delivire circles away quickly and effectively.
Delivire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dos Santos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delivire circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delivire shoots in looking for a takedown. Dos Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Delivire keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dos Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Delivire tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dos Santos defends well and Delivire ends up having to push Dos Santos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Delivire.
Delivire prevents Dos Santos from breaking the clinch.
Dos Santos tries to break free but Delivire pushes him back against the cage.
Delivire lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Delivire lands a shoulder strike.
Delivire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delivire landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delivire breaks the clinch.
Delivire scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Delivire working away.
Delivire tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Delivire has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delivire cracks Dos Santos with a big right hand but Dos Santos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Delivire tries for a kimura but Dos Santos is defending well.
Delivire wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dos Santos, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delivire looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dos Santos is trying to control Delivire's posture but Delivire avoids it.
Dos Santos looks to move to half guard but instead Delivire has passed into mount! Damn!
Delivire is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dos Santos is surviving well by controlling Delivire's body position as best he can.
Dos Santos tries to control the position but Delivire now has his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delivire is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Dos Santos defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Delivire working for a choke but Dos Santos reverses nicely into Delivire 's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delivire working for submissions but it's allowed Dos Santos to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Delivire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Delivire has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Delivire!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Grabowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nash is defended easily by Grabowski.
Nash is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grabowski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nash is defended easily by Grabowski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Nash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grabowski tries to keep at a distance but Nash has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nash is looking for a takedown.
Nash tries to score a body lock takedown but Grabowski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Grabowski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nash has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Grabowski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nash gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash prevents Grabowski from standing back up.
Nash is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grabowski is trying to control but can't.
Grabowski is looking to escape.
Nice strikes from Nash there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Grabowski is refusing to be controlled, as Nash sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nash wants to free his trapped foot but Grabowski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nash not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nash trying to control from Grabowski's half guard. Grabowski has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nash knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grabowski on the ground.
Nash trying to control but Grabowski is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grabowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nash's guard.
Nash looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nash is trying to keep Grabowski in close.
Grabowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nash will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nash is pulling down on Grabowski's head. It's preventing any offense from Grabowski, at least for the moment.
Nash looking for a guillotine here but Grabowski defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grabowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grabowski stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Grabowski misses with a low kick.
Grabowski closes the distance and clinches up with Nash, looking for a takedown. Grabowski pushes Nash against the cage but Nash circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grabowski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nash avoids it really well and circles away.
Nash closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grabowski to the mat! Grabowski manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nash trying to control the position from guard on top but Grabowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Nash dominated that round.
That's time! Nash's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nash shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Grabowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nash trying to control the action but Grabowski is working from the bottom.
Grabowski prevents Nash from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Grabowski's face as Nash controls the position.
Nash taking a break here but Grabowski is having none of it and regains half guard.
Nash looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nash.
Nash is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Grabowski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nash working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Grabowski's thigh. Grabowski counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grabowski is on top in guard.
Nash on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nash tries to get out of the position.
Grabowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Nash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kevin Nash overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grabowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nash is keeping the position for now.
Nash keeping moving, preventing Grabowski from controlling successfully.
Grabowski stopping the sweep attempt from Nash.
Nash has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grabowski defends well.
Grabowski stops Nash from standing up.
Nash avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grabowski won't allow Nash to sweep him here.
Grabowski stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Grabowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nash as he jumps to the side.
Grabowski lands with a nice body punch.
Grabowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nash avoids the body shot from Grabowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nash avoids it really well and circles away.
Kevin Nash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Grabowski.
Nice sprawl there from Grabowski as Nash shoots in.
Grabowski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grabowski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Grabowski showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
Nash preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Grabowski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nash!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grabowski cracks Nash with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Damian Grabowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nash fails with a takedown attempt.
Grabowski cracks the inside of Nash's front leg.
Grabowski stuffs the takedown.
Grabowski feints a jab promting Nash to slip. Grabowski then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nash slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Kevin Nash has been cut.
Nash takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nash keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nash fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Nash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grabowski cracks the inside of Nash's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grabowski fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grabowski looks for a takedown but Nash sprawls well.
A jab from Nash misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski goes for a double leg but Nash avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nash continues to drive forward.
Nash has picked Grabowski up - he's going for a ride! Nash dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Grabowski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Grabowski keeping moving, preventing Nash from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
We're going to have a standup here because Kevin Nash wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Grabowski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Grabowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Nash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grabowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nash trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Grabowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nash looking to control.
Grabowski wants to control from the top but Nash keeps moving.
Nash trying to control the position.
Grabowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Nash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nash shoots for a double leg takedown but Grabowski sprawls well. He's pushed Nash's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grabowski shoots in for a takedown but Nash shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grabowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nash is staying active underneath Grabowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grabowski decides to return to a standing position.
Grabowski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nash lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Grabowski prevents Nash from improving his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grabowski is keen to just control but Nash is a slippery customer.
Nash has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grabowski is working away from the top position though.
Grabowski prevents Nash from improving his position.
Grabowski is nestled in close to Nash, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Grabowski stops Nash from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nash tries to roll over but Grabowski keeps him under control.
Grabowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Grabowski there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Grabowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grabowski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Grabowski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robinson Cruzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson Cruzo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robinson Cruzo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruzo closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguez pulls guard effortlessly.
Rodriguez pushes a forearm under Cruzo's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Cruzo is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Rodriguez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Burt Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Frederick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Burt Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Frederick!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Frederick. Those never looked like landing.
Howard shoots in for a double leg but Frederick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Howard shoots in but no luck this time.
Howard misses with a takedown attempt - Frederick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Howard seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burt Howard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frederick closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Howard did well to prevent Frederick getting side control.
Frederick keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Howard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Howard is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Frederick jumps into side control!
Frederick is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Howard will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frederick scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard is trying to buck Frederick off.
Frederick cracks Howard with a big elbow.
Frederick trying to control the action but Howard is working from the bottom.
Howard is looking to reverse the position.
Howard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Howard tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederick wants to control but Howard is keeping him busy.
Frederick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Frederick is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Howard is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Howard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Frederick on the ground.
Howard tries to improve position but can't.
The ground and pound from Frederick seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Howard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Frederick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Howard pushes Frederick away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Frederick gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frederick creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Frederick lands a few punches from side control.
Howard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howard is looking to get back to his feet here but Frederick is keeping cool and he's managed to take Howard's back.
Howard is trying to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howard controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Will Frederick go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Frederick looking for the choke but no joy.
Howard is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederick keeps control of the position easily here as Howard tries to buck him off.
Howard trying to control the action but Frederick just sinks the hooks in.
Frederick lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Howard trying to control the hands but Frederick breaks the grip.
Frederick is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Howard up.
A lull in the action here.
Frederick lands strikes to the head.
We've been informed that Frederick has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
I really don't envy Howard right now.
Frederick has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Howard's body.
Frederick has Howard flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard is really stuck here.
Howard is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Frederick cracks Howard with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Howard from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Howard trying to get back to his feet but Frederick is in full control for now.
Frederick throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Howard!
Frederick is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Howard taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Frederick.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Frederick!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dag Kreuger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Wallace has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dag Kreuger's chin.
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240 lbs
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255 lbs
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Solid 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dag Kreuger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, William Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Kreuger is just out of range.
Dag Kreuger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kreuger moves to clinch but Wallace breaks away
and Wallace counters with a one-two to the body.
Kreuger instigates a clinch.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wallace swats away the attempt to clinch by Kreuger.
Kreuger leaves Wallace with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kreuger moves in looking to clinch but Wallace pushes him off.
Kreuger tries to clinch but Wallace is having none of it.
Wallace shoots and misses
and Kreuger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like William Wallace has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kreuger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Wallace. Those never looked like landing.
Nice takedown defense from Kreuger. No joy for Wallace on that attempt.
Dag Kreuger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Wallace.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown but Kreuger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wallace moves into the clinch.
Wallace has had enough of the clinch but Kreuger keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreuger has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Wallace clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Kreuger is landing with strikes from the back.
Kreuger has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kreuger biding his time, looking for the opening.
Wallace wants to control his opponent's hands but Kreuger gets his hands free.
Kreuger struggling to keep hold of the position.
Wallace preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kreuger.
Wallace trying to control the action but Kreuger just sinks the hooks in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace covering up well under a series of strikes from Kreuger.
Kreuger throwing sloppy strikes.
Kreuger throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Wallace trying to get back to his feet but Kreuger is in full control for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kreuger scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Wallace is looking for a way out.
Kreuger has the hooks in. Wallace is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kreuger is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Kreuger lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to roll but Kreuger sticks to his back.
Kreuger looking for the RNC.
Kreuger is looking to control Wallace but Wallace is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kreuger scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Kreuger controlling well, preventing Wallace from escaping the position.
Wallace takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Wallace staying busy and making it hard for Kreuger to control.
Kreuger working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreuger scores with strikes from the back.
Kreuger is looking for the choke from the back position but Wallace is controlling his hands well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kreuger trying to control.
Kreuger lands strikes to the head.
Wallace is really stuck here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kreuger struggling to keep hold of the position.
Wallace covering up well and avoiding damage.
Wallace trying to control the hands but Kreuger won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Kreuger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Wallace's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wallace doesn't manage to clinch there - Kreuger circles away.
Horrible takedown by Wallace or perhaps it was just good defense by Kreuger which made him look bad.
Wallace fails with a takedown attempt.
Kreuger closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kreuger working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kreuger looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wallace regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreuger is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kreuger stops Wallace from getting back to his feet.
Kreuger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kreuger lands strikes from half guard.
Wallace felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wallace manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wallace lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kreuger at a distance.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kreuger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreuger moves in looking to clinch but Wallace pushes him off.
Wallace closes the distance and clinches.
Kreuger tries for a takedown but Wallace manages to get underhooks.
Kreuger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wallace is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kreuger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wallace is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dag Kreuger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wallace tries to circle away but Kreuger has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace has Kreuger pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kreuger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wallace can't break the clinch.
Wallace is working for takedown but Kreuger is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kreuger has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wallace regains guard immediately.
Kreuger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wallace keeping full guard, as Kreuger tries to pass.
Wallace trying to keep a closed guard but Kreuger is proving a slippery customer.
Kreuger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wallace is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kreuger wants to pass the guard but Wallace is keeping the position.
Kreuger pushes down on Wallace's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreuger is trying to control the action in half guard but Wallace is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wallace avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kreuger.
Wallace is trying to maintain the position but Kreuger is very close to passing his half guard.
Kreuger throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wallace to regain full guard.
Kreuger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wallace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wallace looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Kreuger from controlling successfully.
Wallace is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Kreuger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Wallace's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kreuger shoots in and gets a takedown into Wallace's guard.
Kreuger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kreuger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kreuger wants to get up but he can't break Wallace's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kreuger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kreuger stopping the sweep attempt from Wallace.
Wallace had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kreuger defends it easily.
Kreuger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wallace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace looking for a guillotine here but Kreuger defends easily.
Kreuger is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kreuger is working Wallace over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kreuger postures up.
Kreuger throwing strikes but missing.
Wallace looking to control but Kreuger passes into half guard.
Wallace is refusing to be controlled, as Kreuger sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreuger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Kreuger there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kreuger is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kreuger with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ground and pound from Kreuger.
Kreuger lands strikes from half guard.
Kreuger controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is staying active underneath Kreuger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Kreuger there.
Kreuger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wallace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kreuger.
Kreuger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wallace defending well though.
Wallace wants to control but Kreuger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kreuger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kreuger is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dag Kreuger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wallace is trying to stand.
Kreuger working Wallace over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kreuger tries to stand and escape but Wallace is controlling the position.
Wallace is trying to stand.
Kreuger working the head and body with strikes.
Wallace is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kreuger scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kreuger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dag Kreuger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kreuger in particular looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wallace misses with some strikes from the bottom.
William Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kreuger prevents Wallace from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dag Kreuger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kreuger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dag Kreuger!
A relieved looking Dag Kreuger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazunori Kouya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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26
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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25
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart |
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Brawler
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazunori Kouya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big head kick from Kouya and Oliveira is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like Renato Oliveira has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kouya prevents Oliveira from getting back to his feet.
Kouya would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Oliveira wants to get back to his feet but Kouya is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kouya advances position into side control!
Oliveira is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kouya has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kouya throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Oliveira is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kouya lands a strong strike to the head of Oliveira. That's dazed him! Kouya looking to finish here. Oliveira is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Kouya lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazunori Kouya!
Post fight, Kazunori Kouya took to the microphone: 'Killer Instinct by Team Goroshi - Armed by Blacksmith Gym - Proudly supported by Tokyo United Fightwear - Zombie Nutrition'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Owinashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezreal Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ezreal Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
255 lbs
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25
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Owinashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ezreal Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owinashi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva misses with a takedown
enabling Owinashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva goes for a double leg but Owinashi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Owinashi continues to drive forward.
Owinashi breaks from the clinch.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Owinashi counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Robert Owinashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezreal Silva.
Silva shoots and misses
and Owinashi counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Owinashi to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Owinashi scores with a four punch combination!
Owinashi looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva tries for a takedown but Owinashi circles away easily
and Owinashi counters with a body kick that stops Silva in his tracks momentarily.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Owinashi fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Owinashi counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Owinashi to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva looks winded!
Silva shoots and misses
and Owinashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Owinashi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owinashi drops Silva with a nice combination! Owinashi dives into Silva's guard, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Owinashi wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Owinashi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Owinashi is working the combinations to good effect here.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Owinashi.
Ezreal Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Owinashi digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Owinashi counters with a nice body kick.
Owinashi misses with a two punch combination.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Owinashi swivels and escapes.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Owinashi counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Owinashi to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owinashi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Owinashi misses with a double jab.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Owinashi pinned against the cage. Owinashi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Owinashi keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Owinashi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Owinashi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Nice sprawl there from Owinashi as Silva shoots in.
We've been told by Owinashi's head coaches at Tenacity Elite - 17 Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Silva shoots and misses
and Owinashi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owinashi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Owinashi counters with a two punch combo.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Owinashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Owinashi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Owinashi with a nice cross.
Silva gets a double leg takedown into Owinashi's guard.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Owinashi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Owinashi wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Owinashi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Owinashi is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Owinashi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Owinashi stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Owinashi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Owinashi duly obliges.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Owinashi's waist but Owinashi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Owinashi tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva goes for a double leg but Owinashi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Owinashi continues to drive forward.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Owinashi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Robert Owinashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezreal Silva.
Owinashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Owinashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Owinashi counters with an inside leg kick.
Owinashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Owinashi swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Owinashi counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Owinashi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva is breathing heavily.
Owinashi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Owinashi throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva shoots and misses
and Owinashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Owinashi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Owinashi feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Owinashi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Owinashi counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Owinashi does no damage.
Silva tries for a takedown but Owinashi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Owinashi counters with a series of strikes that sends Silva to the canvas! Owinashi follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Silva is rocked!
Owinashi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Owinashi tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Owinashi finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Owinashi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Owinashi manages to get himself to full guard.
Owinashi is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Owinashi manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Owinashi swivels and escapes.
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Owinashi won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Owinashi's hands, connecting with Owinashi's forehead.
Silva throwing shots but Owinashi is blocking nicely.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Owinashi is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva throwing shots but Owinashi is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Owinashi's head.
Owinashi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Owinashi has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Owinashi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Owinashi is looking to escape.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva winds up and cracks Owinashi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Owinashi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Owinashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Owinashi counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Owinashi.
Owinashi misses with a two punch combination.
Owinashi throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Owinashi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Robert Owinashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezreal Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva drives through with a takedown into Owinashi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stands up over Owinashi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Owinashi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Owinashi wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva postures up in Owinashi's guard and throws a big left but Owinashi blocks it.
Silva works over Owinashi with some ground and pound from guard.
Owinashi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Robert Owinashi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owinashi has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Owinashi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Owinashi has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva is working Owinashi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Owinashi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Owinashi tries to get out of the position.
Owinashi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Owinashi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Owinashi has wrist control.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Owinashi blocks nicely.
Owinashi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Owinashi can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ezreal Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Owinashi defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezreal Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Owinashi 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Owinashi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Wilcox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gareth Wilcox could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Lewis's chin.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gareth Wilcox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lewis fails with the takedown
and Wilcox counters with a nice body kick.
Wilcox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lewis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilcox closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lewis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilcox can pounce on him.
A right-left combo lands from Wilcox.
Lewis closes the distance and clinches up with Wilcox, looking for a takedown. Lewis pushes Wilcox against the cage but Wilcox circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gareth Wilcox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Lewis.
Wilcox clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilcox breaks the clinch.
Lewis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wilcox defends well and Lewis ends up having to push Wilcox into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wilcox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilcox can pounce on him.
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilcox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilcox throws a front kick that sends Lewis stumbling back into the cage.
Lewis looks winded!
Wilcox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wilcox closes the distance and pushes Lewis back into the cage.
Wilcox breaks the clinch.
Wilcox tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid body kick from Wilcox.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lewis is defended easily by Wilcox.
Wilcox jabs Lewis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilcox rushes Lewis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lewis is trying to pull guard but Wilcox turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wilcox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lewis is trying desperately to land a takedown but Wilcox is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lewis.
Wilcox breaks from the clinch.
Wilcox misses with a head kick.
Wilcox gets a clinch.
Wilcox breaks the clinch.
Lewis has his takedown stuffed
and Wilcox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Wilcox.
Both fighters circling a little - Wilcox finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox lands with a slapping head kick.
Lewis swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilcox.
Lewis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wilcox tries to avoid it but Lewis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wilcox to the ground. Wilcox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Wilcox! Lewis is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gareth Wilcox!
During a confident post fight interview, Gareth Wilcox thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omi Yusura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omi Yusura has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Omi Yusura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yusura walks into a stiff left hand from Drago.
It looks like Omi Yusura has been cut.
Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drago lands a big uppercut and Yusura crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Yusura looks OK. Drago waves Yusura back to his feet!
Yusura is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Yusura's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Drago before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Drago!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Lindell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jace Beleren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lindell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ten Thousand Fists in the Air. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Lindell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jace Beleren!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindell misses the body punch
and Beleren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beleren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lindell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beleren with a nice cross.
Chuck Lindell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindell just misses with a punch to the body.
Lindell lands a head shot.
Beleren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindell moves away.
Lindell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Beleren lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Chuck Lindell has been cut.
Lindell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Beleren connects with a crisp jab.
Beleren is looking to clinch but Lindell is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beleren digs a good hook to Lindell's body.
Lindell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beleren manages to avoid it.
Lindell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beleren throws a right hand that Lindell ducks under and follows up with a left that Lindell also avoids with ease.
Beleren lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beleren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lindell lands with a good body shot.
Lindell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lindell looks to score with a jab to the body but Beleren is just out of range.
Lindell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beleren sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lindell somewhat.
Beleren lands a jab.
Lindell walks into a straight right hand from Beleren.
Beleren lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Beleren misses with a straight right.
Lindell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beleren keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A lazy left from Beleren finds it's target.
Beleren missing with a left hand there. Lindell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lindell defending well as Beleren loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Lindell misses.
Nice uppercut there from Lindell.
Beleren thows a body shot but no joy.
Lindell cracks Beleren with an open hand slap.
Lindell scores with a hook.
Lindell lands a jab to Beleren's midsection.
Lindell throws a body punch but Beleren moves out of range.
Beleren misses with a few strikes there.
Lindell swinging wildly here.
Lindell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beleren with a nice cross.
Beleren sizes up Lindell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A combination from Lindell does no damage.
Beleren jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Beleren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindell manages to avoid it.
Beleren misses with a wild combination.
Jace Beleren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lindell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beleren manages to avoid it.
Lindell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beleren. Lindell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lindell misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Beleren does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beleren jabs Lindell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beleren moves forwards but Lindell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindell jabs Beleren right on the nose. Beleren blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circling - Beleren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lindell shoots in for a takedown but Beleren shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Lindell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beleren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lindell.
Lindell tries for a takedown but Beleren sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lindell looks to land a right hand but Beleren moved out of range.
Lindell throws a poor cross that misses
and Beleren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beleren moves out of range as Lindell strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindell ducks under a wild hook from Beleren.
Beleren lands a nice shot that snaps Lindell's head back.
The crowd cheers as Lindell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beleren doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jace Beleren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Lindell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Beleren scores with a jab to the jaw.
Beleren throws a shot from downtown. Lindell moves away and avoids it.
Lindell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lindell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Beleren wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beleren throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lindell misses with a looping left.
Beleren lands the left hand.
Beleren looks to throw the jab but Lindell is out of range.
Lindell misses with a hook. Beleren ducked under it nicely.
Lindell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lindell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beleren lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beleren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lindell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lindell.
Lindell drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lindell trying to control the position from guard on top but Beleren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lindell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beleren swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beleren trying to keep a closed guard but Lindell is proving a slippery customer.
Lindell drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Beleren manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lindell has Beleren in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lindell is trying to control the position but Beleren postures up.
Beleren wants to stand but Lindell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lindell just misses with a punch to the body.
Beleren scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Beleren.
Lindell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beleren was well out of range. Poor timing from Lindell.
A shot to the body from Beleren misses
and Lindell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot lands for Beleren.
Lindell blocks a jab.
Beleren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Beleren misses.
Lindell takes a swing at Beleren's ribcage but misses.
Lindell throws a chopping leg kick but Beleren manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Beleren scores with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Lindell. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beleren takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beleren takes one to the chin there.
Lindell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beleren.
Beleren moves forwards but Lindell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Beleren throws a combination. Lindell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lindell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lindell dives in and grabs Beleren's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beleren pushes down on Lindell's head and hops out.
Beleren cracks Lindell with a good jab.
Lindell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beleren with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beleren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lindell is looking to wear down Beleren with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A leg kick checked by Beleren.
Beleren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lindell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jace Beleren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chuck Lindell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Beleren.
A shot to the body from Lindell misses
enabling Beleren to counter with a crisp jab.
Lindell throws a right and a left that Beleren avoids nicely.
Lindell walks into a stiff left hand from Beleren.
Lindell misses with a hook.
Beleren pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lindell back to the cage. Beleren follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lindell is rocked!
Beleren leaves Lindell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oh Lindell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beleren throws a hook but Lindell avoids it easily.
Lindell seems to have got his legs back now.
A left and a right from Lindell both land. Nice combination.
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!
Lindell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Beleren.
Beleren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Lindell got wobbled bad by a big combination! Beleren presses forward with punches and knees until Lindell stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Lindell closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jace Beleren!
Jace Beleren is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jace Beleren 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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