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UMA 22: Bonanza vs King PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Muse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Thorvaldson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnar Thorvaldson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 Montreal, Mike Muse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ragnar Thorvaldson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Thorvaldson misses
and Muse counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Muse.
Thorvaldson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorvaldson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorvaldson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Muse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thorvaldson with a jab.
Muse feints and then cracks Thorvaldson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thorvaldson down.
Muse misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Thorvaldson. That snapped Muse's head back.
Muse misses with the body kick
and Thorvaldson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thorvaldson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muse cracks the inside of Thorvaldson's front leg.
Muse clinches.
Muse landing knees to the body.
Thorvaldson tries to pull guard but Muse holds him up against the cage and eventually Thorvaldson drops back down to his feet.
Muse lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Muse.
Muse lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thorvaldson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thorvaldson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thorvaldson jumps guard.
Muse is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thorvaldson keeping moving, preventing Muse from controlling successfully.
Thorvaldson has his foot on Muse's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Muse works his way back into a safe position though.
Thorvaldson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Muse defends it easily.
Muse knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thorvaldson on the ground.
Thorvaldson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Muse passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorvaldson is staying active underneath Muse, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Muse is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thorvaldson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Muse.
Thorvaldson is looking for a sweep. Muse is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Muse throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Thorvaldson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thorvaldson wants to improve his position but Muse is controlling well.
Muse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Muse controlling the action here.
Muse is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thorvaldson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Muse.
Thorvaldson wants to get back to full guard but Muse has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thorvaldson tries to reverse the position but Muse maintains control.
Thorvaldson is squirming around, avoiding Muse's attempts to control the action.
Thorvaldson tries to hold on but Muse pushes him away.
Thorvaldson working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorvaldson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thorvaldson is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muse tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Muse dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Muse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thorvaldson, pushing him back against the cage.
Thorvaldson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Muse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thorvaldson's face.
Muse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Muse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorvaldson avoids it.
Thorvaldson misses with a punch on the inside.
Muse lands a knee to the head.
Thorvaldson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thorvaldson tries to pull guard but Muse forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Thorvaldson tries to pull guard but Muse holds him up against the cage and eventually Thorvaldson drops back down to his feet.
Muse landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muse tries to throw a body punch but Thorvaldson avoids it by throwing Muse back against the cage.
Muse with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muse lands a knee to the head.
Mike Muse has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thorvaldson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mike Muse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Thorvaldson.
Thorvaldson wants to break free but Muse has control.
Muse trying to land knees to the body.
Thorvaldson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muse decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Thorvaldson, up you get!
Thorvaldson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muse scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Muse needs to keep his hands up - Thorvaldson had a free shot at his head there.
Muse throws a low kick but Thorvaldson moves out of range easily.
Muse is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A shot to the body from Thorvaldson misses
and Muse counters with a nice body kick.
Muse has closed the distance and engaged Thorvaldson in a clinch.
Muse landing knees to the head.
Thorvaldson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Thorvaldson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Thorvaldson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Muse defends well.
Thorvaldson is breathing heavily.
Thorvaldson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Muse defends it easily.
Ragnar Thorvaldson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorvaldson keeping moving, preventing Muse from controlling successfully.
Muse decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Thorvaldson, up you get!
Thorvaldson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muse fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thorvaldson just manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muse's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thorvaldson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Muse scrambles back to his feet.
Muse moves away from the strike by Thorvaldson.
Thorvaldson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muse was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorvaldson.
Muse dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thorvaldson. That did some damage!
Thorvaldson misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Muse tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muse throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Muse just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorvaldson lands with a right hand.
Thorvaldson lands a right hook to the body.
Muse lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thorvaldson misses the jab.
Thorvaldson lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Thorvaldson.
Thorvaldson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Muse.
Thorvaldson just misses with a punch to the body.
Muse throws a counter high kick but Thorvaldson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Thorvaldson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muse gets a clinch.
Muse utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muse lands a nice knee to the body.
Muse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thorvaldson can do to turn this around?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muse obliges.
Muse lands an elbow inside.
Muse working Thorvaldson over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muse obliges.
Thorvaldson jumps guard but Muse turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorvaldson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Muse with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Muse with a knee to the head.
Muse lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Muse lands a knee to the head.
Thorvaldson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thorvaldson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Muse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Muse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorvaldson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Muse dominated that second round.
That's time! Muse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Muse throws a low kick, looking for Thorvaldson's leg but Thorvaldson calmly moves out of range.
Muse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thorvaldson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thorvaldson misses with a combination
and Muse counters with a leg kick.
Muse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ragnar Thorvaldson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thorvaldson lands with a nice body punch.
Ragnar Thorvaldson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muse thows a body kick. Thorvaldson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thorvaldson connects with a jab.
Thorvaldson misses with a two punch combination.
Ragnar Thorvaldson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorvaldson.
Thorvaldson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thorvaldson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muse is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Muse.
Thorvaldson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorvaldson dips to his left and cracks Muse with an uppercut!
Thorvaldson misses the shot to the body.
Thorvaldson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muse counters with a left to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thorvaldson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Muse scores with a shoulder strike.
Muse lands a body shot.
Muse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Muse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thorvaldson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Muse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thorvaldson's defenses.
Thorvaldson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Muse to keep the fight standing.
Muse with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muse lands an elbow that stopped Thorvaldson in his tracks for a moment.
Thorvaldson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Muse - that landed with a thud.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorvaldson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Muse landing knees to the body.
Ragnar Thorvaldson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Muse.
Muse working Thorvaldson over with knees to the body.
Muse lands a shot to the body.
Muse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thorvaldson's face.
A right handed body shot lands from Muse.
Muse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Muse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muse scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thorvaldson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorvaldson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muse makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Muse misses with an uppercut.
Muse darts in and clinches Thorvaldson up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muse obliges.
Thorvaldson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muse crunches a lovely knee into Thorvaldson's ribcage.
Muse lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thorvaldsons head.
Knees to the body from Muse.
Thorvaldson jumps guard but Muse turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorvaldson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Muse lands a nice knee to the body.
Muse working Thorvaldson over with knees to the body.
Muse lands a good knee to the midsection. Thorvaldson won't want to take too many of those.
Thorvaldson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thorvaldson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thorvaldson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Muse lands a knee to the head.
Thorvaldson is trying to push Muse away but Muse has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Muse.
Thorvaldson is trying to pull guard but Muse has him pressed against the cage.
Mike Muse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Thorvaldson.
Muse lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorvaldson.
Muse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thorvaldson wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thorvaldson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thorvaldson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muse scores a nice knee to the body.
Muse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorvaldson avoids it.
Thorvaldson is trying to pull guard but Muse turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Muse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorvaldson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muse misses with a punch to the body.
Thorvaldson jumps guard but Muse turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muse.
Muse blocks an uppercut.
Muse blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thorvaldson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Thorvaldson on the inside.
Muse crunches a lovely knee into Thorvaldson's ribcage.
Mike Muse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A body shot lands from Muse.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Muse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Muse, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Muse!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Delanie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Fredholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicolas Fredholm will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Delanie Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicolas Fredholm!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walker tries for a takedown but Fredholm sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've been hearing reports that Walker has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Walker looks to land a combination but Fredholm avoids it well.
Fredholm throws a counter combo.
Walker is looking to slow Fredholm down with leg kicks.
Fredholm misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Walker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walker looks for the body kick but Fredholm saw that one coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Walker is defended easily by Fredholm.
Fredholm scores with the left hand. Walker knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Delanie Walker has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker throws a push kick but Fredholm slaps the foot to one side.
Fredholm throws out a counter right but Walker avoids it with no problem.
Walker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fredholm looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredholm dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fredholm moves away.
Fredholm misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
Fredholm swinging wildly here.
Walker fakes the leg kick and cracks Fredholm in the body.
Walker lands a nice looking body kick.
Fredholm looks winded!
Walker digs a good hook to Fredholm's body.
Walker throws a body punch but Fredholm moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Walker.
Fredholm staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fredholm to the mat! Fredholm manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Walker looking to pass the guard.
Walker throwing strikes but missing.
Walker sitting in guard here, content to control.
Walker throwing strikes but missing.
Walker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Walker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fredholm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Walker throws a front kick aimed at Fredholm's knee but Fredholm avoids it well.
Walker cracks the inside of Fredholm's front leg.
Fredholm moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Walker is working Fredholm 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.
Walker prevents Fredholm from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fredholm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Walker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fredholm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Walker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fredholm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fredholm is looking to stand up but Walker isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Walker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Delanie Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Delanie Walker'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.
Fredholm throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range.
And Walker counters with a quick kick to the body but Fredholm blocks it.
Fredholm ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Walker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Walker.
Fredholm misses with a two punch combination.
Walker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Walker lands a nice looking body kick.
Walker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walker.
Fredholm is breathing heavily.
Fredholm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker shoots for a takedown but Fredholm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredholm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fredholm's sensitive parts.
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
You can see that Fredholm has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Fredholm throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Walker swinging wildly here.
A combination from Fredholm does no damage.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fredholm can do to turn this around?
Fredholm stuffs the takedown attempt from Walker. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
Walker shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fredholm napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Walker is putting a hurting on Fredholm here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker wants to control but Fredholm is keeping him busy.
Walker is really struggling to control Fredholm but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Walker lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fredholm down.
Walker tries to score with some ground and pound. Fredholm controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Walker 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.
Walker cracks Fredholm with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fredholm tries to escape but Walker is in control.
Walker lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredholm tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Walker lands a couple of good shots and Fredholm has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Fredholm is trapped and Walker is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Walker is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Fredholm up.
Walker is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Fredholm up.
Fredholm wants to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredholm covering up well under a series of strikes from Walker.
Walker lands with a hammerfist to the side of Fredholm's head.
Walker is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Fredholm up.
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!
Walker scores with punches and elbows.
Walker 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 Fredholm!
Walker lands a massive shot to the side of Fredholm 's head and he's out cold! Walker jumps to his feet and milks the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Delanie Walker!
Our winner, Delanie Walker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Gasanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marv Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mamed Gasanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marv Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gasanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Roberts shoots and misses
and Gasanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Marv Roberts has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Gasanov.
Gasanov connects with a looping right hand.
Gasanov works Roberts's body with a nice hook.
Gasanov lands with a shot to the body.
Roberts tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gasanov defends well and Roberts ends up having to push Gasanov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gasanov is looking to counter punch.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Gasanov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mamed Gasanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marv Roberts.
Gasanov cracks Roberts with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roberts is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Gasanov. Those never looked like landing.
Roberts is still on wobbly legs! Can Gasanov finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roberts stopping the sweep attempt from Gasanov.
Gasanov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Roberts is controlling him.
Roberts seems to have recovered his senses.
Roberts throwing strikes from guard but Gasanov blocks nicely.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Gasanov keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gasanov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roberts trying to control but Gasanov is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Roberts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gasanov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gasanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Gasanov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mamed Gasanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gasanov misses with the combination.
Gasanov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roberts.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Roberts got wobbled bad by a big combination! Gasanov presses forward with punches and knees until Roberts stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Roberts closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mamed Gasanov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Muqtadir Hariri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hariri comes to the cage accompanied by Feruza Jumaniyozova - Yalla Habibi . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Granite 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Muqtadir Hariri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Wright!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Wright does it's job there.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Wright has eaten all the pies!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Hariri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hariri is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wright.
Hariri closes the distance and clinches.
Hariri comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Eric Wright has been cut.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Hariri is controlling him.
Hariri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
Hariri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hariri prevents Wright from breaking the clinch.
Hariri definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wright is trying to maintain a safe position but Hariri gets an underhook and turns Wright into the cage.
Hariri blocks a body shot from Wright.
Wright dodges an elbow strike from Hariri.
Hariri creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wright blocks an elbow strike.
Wright lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Hariri controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Hariri.
Wright wants to get back to striking at distance but Hariri won't allow it.
Wright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hariri has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Hariri has him pressed against the cage.
Hariri misses with a body punch.
Hariri comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Hariri tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
Wright working hard to break the clinch.
Hariri misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hariri misses with an elbow over the top.
Wright has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wright tries to stall but Hariri uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hariri struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Hariri misses with a punch on the inside.
Hariri lands an elbow inside that Wright shrugs off.
Hariri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
Hariri can't find room to land a body shot as Wright controls the action.
Wright has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Wright's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wright cracks Hariri with a nice body shot.
Hariri misses with a punch to the body.
Hariri misses with a body punch.
Hariri misses with an elbow over the top.
Wright blocks an elbow strike from Hariri.
Hariri lands an elbow just above Wright 's eye.
Hariri struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Wright is trying to push Hariri away but Hariri has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A hook to the body from Wright.
A short right from Wright on the inside.
Hariri tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wright told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hariri pushes Wright back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wright lands a nice shot to the body.
Hariri lands an elbow inside.
Hariri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wright's efforts to push away.
Wright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hariri's elbow.
Wright prevents a body shot from Hariri.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hariri struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Hariri lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Hariri.
A right handed body shot lands from Wright.
Hariri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hariri comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wright takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hariri tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Hariri back against the cage.
Hariri keeps control of Wright as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wright takes an elbow to the temple.
A left hand lands to the body for Wright.
Hariri misses with a punch to the body.
Hariri misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hariri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
Wright softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hariri prevents Wright from breaking the clinch.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hariri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wright wants to break free but Hariri has control.
Wright lands a left hand.
Hariri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hariri.
Hariri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hariri lands an elbow just above Wright 's eye.
Hariri tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
Hariri keeps control of Wright as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hariri lands a damaging elbow.
Hariri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hariri.
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!
Wright wants to break free but Hariri has control.
Wright takes an elbow to the temple.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Hariri is controlling him.
Wright is trying to force a seperation but Hariri has the dominant position.
Wright takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hariri creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wright's defenses.
Wright is rocked!
Wright looks winded!
Hariri tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Hariri back against the cage.
Hariri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wright is still on wobbly legs! Can Hariri finish him?
Hariri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hariri lands an elbow inside that Wright shrugs off.
Hariri throws a big uppercut that drops Wright! More strikes from Hariri and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Wright lies dazed against the cage as Hariri celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdul Muqtadir Hariri!
Abdul Muqtadir Hariri decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bartosz Brazol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Morris's choice of entrance music: White Zombie - Thunder Kiss '65. Bartosz Brazol is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145 lbs
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156 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bartosz Brazol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Morris!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brazol misses with a few strikes there.
Brazol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brazol.
Brazol throws a series of punches but Morris moves out of range.
Brazol misses with the combination.
Brazol gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morris.
Morris dodges the punch combination from Brazol.
Brazol misses with a wild combination.
Brazol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morris.
Brazol swinging wildly here.
Brazol feints a jab promting Morris to slip. Brazol then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Morris slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brazol manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brazol misses with a few strikes there.
Morris lands with a hook. Brazol tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brazol throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brazol checks a low kick from Morris.
Morris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brazol manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brazol throws a big counter combination but Morris scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brazol ducks under a wild hook from Morris.
Morris throws a low kick but Brazol avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morris.
Brazol looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Morris. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Brazol does no damage.
Brazol will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morris moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Brazol goes down! Can Morris finish him!?
Brazol is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oh Brazol is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morris content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morris throwing strikes from guard but Brazol blocks nicely.
Morris advances position into side control!
Brazol seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brazol sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brazol parries the strikes from Morris easily there. Morris is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brazol to escape.
Morris misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Brazol is working to avoid the ground and pound but Morris connects with a decent elbow.
The ground and pound from Morris seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Brazol is breathing heavily.
Morris is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Brazol is trying to escape and Morris transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Brazol is forced to tap! Nice work there by Morris! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Morris!
After winning the bout, Tim Morris thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slick Weasel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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245 lbs
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235 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slick Weasel !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Simmons !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Tony Simmons has been cut.
Simmons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weasel .
Simmons tries to close the distance and clinch but Weasel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weasel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A lazy left from Weasel finds it's target.
Simmons shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Weasel pinned against the cage. Weasel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Weasel scores with a shot to the body.
Weasel misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons has his takedown stuffed
and Weasel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Weasel shoots in but Simmons avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weasel takes a swing at Simmons 's ribcage but misses.
Simmons tries to counter with a clinch but Weasel shakes him off and moves away.
Weasel misses the shot to the body.
Weasel throws a body punch but Simmons moves out of range.
Weasel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Simmons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weasel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weasel leaves Simmons with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Slick Weasel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Simmons .
Simmons slips a jab from Weasel .
Weasel leaves Simmons with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Simmons tries to clinch up but Weasel circles away and keeps his distance.
Simmons walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Weasel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Weasel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons tries to clinch but Weasel moves away
and Weasel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Weasel connects with a body shot that sends Simmons 's belly button to the back.
Simmons looks winded!
Simmons misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weasel is looking to wear down Simmons with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Weasel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Simmons momentarily.
Weasel lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weasel sends Simmons crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Weasel is motioning to the referee to let Simmons up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Simmons is rocked!
Weasel digs a good hook to Simmons 's body.
Simmons is still on wobbly legs! Can Weasel finish him?
Simmons takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Weasel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Simmons seems to have recovered his senses.
Weasel just misses with a punch to the body.
Weasel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weasel is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Simmons flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Simmons is out cold! Weasel holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Slick Weasel !
Our winner, Slick Weasel , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilkin Asim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Stefan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stefan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Onward to Victory. Ilkin Asim has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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18
216 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkin Asim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Stefan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Stefan.
Stefan throws a leg kick
and Asim counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stefan throws a head punch that misses.
Stefan has had enough of the clinch but Asim keeps him there for the moment.
Stefan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stefan is trying to maintain a safe position but Asim gets an underhook and turns Stefan into the cage.
Stefan can't break the clinch.
Stefan tries to pull guard but Asim won't allow it.
Asim taking a breather.
Stefan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Asim with a knee to the head.
It looks like Hector Stefan has been cut.
Stefan pulls guard effortlessly.
Asim decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asim throws a lazy head kick
and Stefan counters with a left to the body.
Stefan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stefan throws the kick towards the body but Asim avoids it.
Asim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asim tries to clinch up but Stefan circles away and keeps his distance.
Stefan gets tackled into the cage by Asim. Asim maintains the clinch.
Stefan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asim missing with knees to the body.
Asim missing with knees to the body.
Stefan is trying to pull guard but Asim has him pressed against the cage.
Ilkin Asim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Stefan.
Asim controlling the action here for a moment.
Asim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stefan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Asim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stefan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Asim backwards.
Asim missing with knees to the body.
Stefan is trying to force a seperation but Asim has the dominant position.
Stefan jumps guard but Asim turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Asim taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Asim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stefan blocks it with crossed arms.
Asim has Stefan pressed against the cage, preventing Stefan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stefan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Asim walks away with a smile on his face. Stefan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Asim ducks under a wild hook from Stefan.
Hector Stefan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asim tries to close the distance and clinch but Stefan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Asim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stefan looks to throw the jab but Asim is out of range.
A jab from Stefan misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Stefan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stefan misses with a looping right.
Asim slips under a jab from Stefan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Asim.
Stefan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Asim closes the distance but Stefan moves to the side
and Stefan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stefan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stefan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asim was well out of range. Poor timing from Stefan.
Stefan throws a body kick that misses
and Asim moves into the clinch.
Asim trying to land knees to the body.
Asim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Asim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stefan managing to block the knees to the body from Asim.
Asim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stefan looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stefan misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Asim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stefan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Asim lands a nice knee to the body.
Asim landing knees to the body.
Asim lands a good knee to the midsection. Stefan won't want to take too many of those.
Asim scores with a knee to the head.
Asim lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stefan.
Asim tries to land knees in the clinch but Stefan avoids the damage to the body.
Asim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Asim obliges.
Asim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Asim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stefan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilkin Asim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Stefan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Asim throws a body kick that misses.
Asim misses with a wild body shot.
Stefan counters with a body kick.
Asim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stefan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stefan! But no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Asim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stefan connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stefan digs a good body shot into Asim's ribs.
A head kick by Stefan misses
and Asim counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Asim.
Asim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stefan can do to turn this around?
Asim landing knees to the body.
Stefan is breathing heavily.
Stefan working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Asim is stalling here.
Asim is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Asim for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Asim displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stefan up against the cage.
Stefan scores with a shoulder strike.
Asim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stefan.
Asim tries to land knees in the clinch but Stefan avoids the damage to the body.
Stefan taking a breather.
Asim scores a nice knee to the body.
Asim lands a knee to the body.
Asim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stefan backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Asim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Asim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asim working Stefan over with knees to the body.
Asim missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asim leaning his opponent against the cage.
Asim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Asim has Stefan pushed against the cage.
Stefan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on Asim - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A knee to the head by Asim.
Ilkin Asim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Asim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stefan.
Stefan blocking some punches.
Asim lands with a short shot to the head.
Stefan jumps guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asim advances to half guard.
Asim seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stefan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stefan keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Stefan moves into full guard.
Asim not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Asim preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stefan looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Asim wants to control from the top but Stefan keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stefan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Asim counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Asim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stefan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Asim.
Asim will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stefan up against the cage.
Asim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stefan struggles to land a body shot inside as Asim controls his hands.
Asim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stefan avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilkin Asim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hector Stefan'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stefan catches Asim with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stefan punishes Asim's body with a nice straight punch.
Stefan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the body from Stefan misses
and Asim counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Asim.
Asim slows down the pace here.
Stefan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stefan avoiding damage as Asim throws knees to the body.
Stefan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stefan jumps guard but Asim turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The referee is keeping an eye on Asim - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stefan managing to block the knees to the body from Asim.
Asim looking to throw knees to the head but Stefan is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefan pulls guard effortlessly.
Asim has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Asim content to stall in guard here.
Asim wants to control from the top but Stefan keeps moving.
Stefan trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stefan keeping moving, preventing Asim from controlling successfully.
Asim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Asim wants to control from the top but Stefan keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Asim moves into the clinch.
Ilkin Asim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stefan tries to pull guard but Asim won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stefan.
Stefan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Asim just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ilkin Asim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Stefan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asim working Stefan over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Asim.
Asim crunches a lovely knee into Stefan's ribcage.
Asim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stefan.
Stefan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Asim walks away with a smile on his face. Stefan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Asim checks a leg kick.
Stefan thumps Asim with a low kick.
Stefan throws out a leg kick but Asim moves out of range and Stefan only half commits.
Stefan throws a leg kick but Asim moved away.
Asim half committed to a counter leg kick.
A head kick misses from Stefan.
Asim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asim throws a low kick but Stefan moves out of range easily.
Stefan misses with a leg kick
and Asim counters by moving into the clinch.
Stefan jumps guard but Asim turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Asim stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Asim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stefan avoiding damage as Asim throws knees to the body.
Stefan tries to stall but Asim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hector Stefan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stefan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stefan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asim has Stefan pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilkin Asim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Asim, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilkin Asim!
A victorious Ilkin Asim thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Airton Silverio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silverio has chosen Cranberries - Zombie as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoel Askren!
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, Airton Silverio!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren swats away the attempt to clinch by Silverio.
Silverio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Askren moves into the clinch.
Silverio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silverio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Askren is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Silverio can't fight it off and eventually Askren manages to take the fight to the floor. Silverio looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Askren decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Askren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silverio throws out the jab.
Askren swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Askren fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silverio, pushing him back against the cage.
Silverio with a knee to the head.
Askren tries to work over Silverio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silverio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Askren blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silverio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Askren has picked Silverio up - he's going for a ride! Askren dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Silverio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Askren pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren lands with a punch from half guard.
Silverio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silverio trying to control but Askren postures up.
Silverio tries to get to full guard but Askren has control of the leg.
Silverio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Askren's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Askren's back!
Askren turns into Silverio and is now in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silverio is looking for a triangle here but Askren uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Askren wants to control but Silverio is keeping him busy.
Askren lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silverio down.
Askren working the ground and pound.
Askren scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silverio to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverio is looking for a sweep.
Silverio wants to control but Askren postures up.
Silverio prevents Askren from moving into mount.
Askren working the head and body with strikes.
Silverio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Askren happy to just control the position for now.
Silverio is trying to control Askren's posture but Askren avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silverio might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Askren haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Askren lands a nice forearm strike.
Silverio tries to buck Askren off but Askren is having none of it.
Silverio is trying to control Askren's posture but Askren avoids it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoel Askren dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silverio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Askren was well out of range. Poor timing from Silverio.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silverio landing knees to the head.
Silverio misses with a knee to the head.
Silverio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Askren blocks it with crossed arms.
Askren stalls.
Silverio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silverio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silverio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silverio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Askren has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Askren manages to break the clinch.
Silverio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Askren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silverio misses with an uppercut. Askren saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silverio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Askren.
Askren slips a jab and a cross from Silverio.
Askren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren misses with a body kick.
Silverio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silverio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silverio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Askren moves into the clinch.
Silverio tries to land a knee to the head but Askren blocks with his arms.
Silverio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Askren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Askren is leaning against Silverio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silverio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silverio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Askren has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silverio is breathing heavily.
Askren avoiding damage.
Askren tightens his grip and picks Silverio up, before dumping him to the ground. Silverio manages to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Askren slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Askren is in close to Silverio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverio is trying to control the position but Askren postures up.
Silverio being controlled here, momentarily.
Silverio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Askren trying to control the position from guard on top but Silverio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silverio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silverio pushes a forearm under Askren's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Askren is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Airton Silverio!
Airton Silverio decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Yoel Askren spoke after the fight, saying 'Ahhhhhh'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramon Gonzales has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ramon Gonzales!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jasper Daniel!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Daniel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gonzales scores with a nice right hand.
Daniel misses with a straight left.
Daniel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzales was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniel.
Gonzales lands with a cross.
Daniel looks to land a combination but Gonzales avoids it well.
Daniel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzales counters with a right hand to the body.
Daniel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Daniel 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!
Daniel trying to control from half guard but Gonzales is working away.
Daniel tries to pass to full mount but Gonzales defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel throws a strike but Gonzales avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Daniel trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Daniel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gonzales loads up on a big right hand but Daniel slips the punch.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gonzales as he jumps to the side.
Daniel misses with a two punch combination.
Daniel throws a shot from downtown. Gonzales moves away and avoids it.
Gonzales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daniel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gonzales throws a hook but Daniel blocks it.
Gonzales lands with a cross.
Gonzales defending well as Daniel loads up on a big left hand.
Daniel misses with a right hand
enabling Gonzales to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzales avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzales swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gonzales lands the left hand.
Daniel moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daniel misses with the combination.
Gonzales is looking to counter punch.
Gonzales throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniel.
Daniel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Daniel swings for the body but Gonzales moves out of range.
Gonzales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzales clobbers Daniel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gonzales connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gonzales throws the left hand but Daniel avoids the punch easily.
Gonzales missing with a left hand there. Daniel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daniel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Daniel just content to control the position.
Daniel trying to control the action but Gonzales is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gonzales!
Daniel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gonzales's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniel working the ground and pound effectively.
Daniel sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Daniel scoring with strikes but Gonzales is staying in there.
Daniel looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jasper Daniel will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Daniel misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzales misses with a hook. Daniel ducked under it nicely.
Daniel misses with a wild body shot.
Daniel misses with a body punch
and Daniel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daniel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzales throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown but Gonzales shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ramon Gonzales is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzales.
A countering left hand to the body from Daniel misses.
Gonzales misses with a straight left.
Daniel fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzales throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzales keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ramon Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasper Daniel.
Daniel throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales lands a really nice looking cross but Daniel seems unphased.
Daniel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonzales is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gonzales throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daniel throws a body punch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Gonzales is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Daniel misses with a takedown attempt - Gonzales sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gonzales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzales throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzales throwing a counter right hand but Daniel manages to avoid it.
Ramon Gonzales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Daniel with that takedown attempt.
Daniel misses with a double jab
and Gonzales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daniel doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzales circles away.
Gonzales bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Daniel's head backwards.
Gonzales keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daniel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniel throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Daniel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzales can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Daniel controls the pace.
Gonzales preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Daniel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzales swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jasper Daniel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzales.
Daniel with a nice cross.
Gonzales misses with a hook. Daniel ducked under it nicely.
Daniel gets a double leg takedown into Gonzales's guard.
Daniel wants to control from the top but Gonzales keeps moving.
Jasper Daniel has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel throwing strikes but missing.
Daniel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Daniel forces his way into half guard.
Daniel is keen to just control but Gonzales is a slippery customer.
Daniel is looking to stall here but Gonzales recovers full guard.
Daniel pushes down on Gonzales's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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 Ramon Gonzales 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.
Gonzales takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Daniel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzales.
Gonzales loads up on a big right hand but Daniel slips the punch.
Gonzales looks to land a left hand but Daniel moved out of range nicely.
Daniel throws a body shot but no joy.
Daniel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzales counters with a straight right hand.
Daniel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Gonzales on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gonzales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniel was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzales.
Daniel with the counter takedown but Gonzales avoids it easily.
Daniel avoids the body shot from Gonzales.
A swing and a miss from Gonzales.
Daniel feints the counter takedown.
Daniel takes a swing at Gonzales's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Daniel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniel misses with the ground and pound.
Daniel tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales is looking for a sweep.
Daniel trying to control the action but Gonzales is working from the bottom.
Daniel misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniel postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Daniel misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Daniel is trying to get an arm triangle but Gonzales is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Daniel throwing strikes but Gonzales manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Daniel wants to control but Gonzales postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daniel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Daniel is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Daniel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Daniel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daniel pulls Gonzales in to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gonzales slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Daniel slips a jab from Gonzales.
Gonzales throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzales misses the target.
Daniel misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzales swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Daniel.
Daniel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzales.
A slow jab from Gonzales misses its intended target.
A jab from Gonzales misses.
Daniel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gonzales is fending him off so far but Daniel persists. Nope, Gonzales circles away and we're back to standing.
Gonzales's jab looks to have found its range, popping Daniel under the eye.
A slow jab from Daniel misses its intended target.
Daniel misses with a double jab
letting Gonzales counter with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzales misses with a body shot.
Daniel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Gonzales there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzales misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Gonzales clearly takes that 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.
Daniel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzales misses the target.
Gonzales keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzales manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzales misses the target.
Gonzales misses with a straight right.
Daniel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Daniel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Gonzales counter with a right hand.
Daniel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daniel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gonzales defends it well.
Gonzales lands a glancing blow to the side of Daniel's head.
Daniel is rocked!
Gonzales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniel.
Daniel is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzales finish him?
Gonzales scores with a hook.
Gonzales ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gonzales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniel feints the counter takedown.
Daniel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniel seems to have recovered his senses.
Daniel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzales lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales misses the jab.
Daniel throws a body shot but no joy.
Daniel throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daniel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniel misses the shot to the body.
Gonzales loads up on a big right hand but Daniel slips the punch.
Daniel misses with a wild body shot.
Daniel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzales moves away.
A big left from Daniel misses.
Gonzales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniel.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzales misses the target.
Daniel misses with a body punch
and Gonzales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daniel is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Daniel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gonzales misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Daniel.
Gonzales displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Daniel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales tests Daniel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Daniel throws a looping overhand right but Gonzales ducks down to avoid it.
Daniel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzales.
Daniel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzales moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Gonzales misses its target.
Daniel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Daniel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gonzales sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gonzales takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzales scores with a hook to the body. Daniel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gonzales is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Daniel misses with a series of wild punches.
Daniel avoids the body shot from Gonzales.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniel. Gonzales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzales is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel throws a sloppy body shot
and Gonzales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Daniel.
Daniel closes the distance and clinches up with Gonzales, looking for a takedown. Daniel pushes Gonzales against the cage but Gonzales circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ramon Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasper Daniel.
Gonzales uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gonzales scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daniel avoids the body shot from Gonzales.
Daniel feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gonzales preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daniel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Daniel postures up in Gonzales's guard and throws a big left but Gonzales blocks it.
Daniel wants to control from the top but Gonzales keeps moving.
Gonzales will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Daniel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Daniel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Daniel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Daniel is nestled in close to Gonzales, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Gonzales had his way with Jasper Daniel in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Daniel throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzales's shoulder, as Gonzales tries to avoid the shot.
Daniel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gonzales defends it nicely.
Gonzales bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Daniel's head.
Daniel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gonzales rather than just go for the knockout.
Daniel just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzales paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daniel throws a right hand that Gonzales ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzales also avoids with ease.
Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzales loads up on a big right hand but Daniel slips the punch.
Gonzales throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Daniel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Daniel looks to land a combination but Gonzales avoids it well.
It looked like Gonzales wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gonzales cracks Daniel with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales throws out a loose jab but Daniel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzales misses with a straight left.
Daniel unleashes a big counter combination but Gonzales bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Daniel throws a sloppy body shot
letting Gonzales counter with a right hand.
Daniel tries to bum rush Gonzales with a series of wild strikes but Gonzales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonzales swings for the body but Daniel moves out of range.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzales as he avoids it easily.
Daniel is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Daniel gets the takedown into side control.
Gonzales takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Daniel is looking to take a break and control but Gonzales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Daniel scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel trying to control the action but Gonzales is working from the bottom.
Daniel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gonzales, who protects the arm well.
Gonzales dodges the ground and pound from Daniel.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gonzales stops Daniel from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel lands a nice forearm strike.
An elbow from Daniel crashes against the mat.
Daniel cracks Gonzales with a big elbow.
Daniel is putting a hurting on Gonzales here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gonzales prevents Daniel from improving position.
Daniel scoring with punches from side control.
Daniel controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel misses with a series of wild punches.
Daniel misses with a takedown attempt - Gonzales sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzales misses the target.
Ramon Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasper Daniel.
Daniel moves away from the strike by Gonzales.
Daniel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gonzales avoids it really well and circles away.
Gonzales is looking to counter punch.
Daniel misses with a two punch combination.
Daniel misses with a hook to the body
and Gonzales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daniel throws a combination that misses
and Gonzales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzales throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Daniel on the side of the head.
Gonzales connects with a body shot.
Jasper Daniel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel misses with a jab to the body
and Gonzales counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ramon Gonzales.
I think Gonzales 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Ramon Gonzales retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Claudemir Bonanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendrick King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Kendrick King has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claudemir Bonanza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kendrick King!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bonanza.
Bonanza controlling the position from side mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if King can do anything to dispel that myth.
King is looking to regain half guard here but Bonanza keeps moving and retains side control.
King manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bonanza's best efforts.
King is looking to control Bonanza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can King avoid being mounted?
Bonanza wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.
Bonanza trying to pass the guard but King defending well.
Bonanza looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonanza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but King sees it coming and defends easily.
King wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is pressing down on Bonanza's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
King had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bonanza defends it easily.
King had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bonanza defends it easily.
Bonanza trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Bonanza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bonanza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bonanza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
King keeping full guard, as Bonanza tries to pass.
King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bonanza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
King keeping moving, preventing Bonanza from controlling successfully.
King is looking for a triangle but Bonanza pushes his legs off easily.
King had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bonanza defends it easily.
King is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Bonanza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bonanza is one step ahead there.
King working for submissions but it's allowed Bonanza to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King looks winded!
Bonanza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
King wants to control but Bonanza is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bonanza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but King sees it coming and defends easily.
Bonanza seems to be working for a kimura but King defends the submission attempt.
Bonanza is thwarting King's attempts to control the position.
Bonanza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
King is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudemir Bonanza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bonanza bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
King struggling a bit here.
Bonanza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
King is trying to get back to half guard.
Bonanza moves into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonanza tries to control but King wriggling away.
Bonanza seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but King is holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King regains half guard.
Bonanza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
King tries to roll over but Bonanza keeps him under control.
Bonanza is working for a kimura but King is defending it quite comfortably.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
Bonanza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bonanza is keen to just control but King is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bonanza is looking to advance position but King won't allow it.
Bonanza prevents King from improving his position.
Bonanza passes to side control.
King manages to get back to half guard.
King wants to improve his position but Bonanza is controlling well.
King looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
King is breathing heavily.
King is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bonanza's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bonanza's back!
Bonanza staying busy and making it hard for King to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King doesn't have the hooks in and Bonanza manages to turn into his guard.
Bonanza trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
King managing to control the position.
Bonanza advances position into side control!
King is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bonanza trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
Claudemir Bonanza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bonanza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, King has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bonanza is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonanza tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
King is keen to just control but Bonanza is a slippery customer.
Bonanza moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudemir Bonanza dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bonanza closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. King quickly recovers to half guard.
King has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bonanza is working away from the top position though.
Bonanza uses his free foot to push down on King's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for King.
Bonanza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as King is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonanza working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bonanza working for a guillotine from mount but King is in no mood to give up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bonanza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
King is trying desperately to improve position.
King is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bonanza looking for a guillotine from mount but King is having none of it.
King is wriggling around trying to escape.
King keeps trying to improve his position.
King tries to hold on but Bonanza pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza controlling his opponent.
King tries to lock up and control but Bonanza gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bonanza looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
King is in all sorts of trouble here.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King regains half guard.
King tries to roll over but Bonanza keeps him under control.
Bonanza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. King doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bonanza.
Bonanza not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to control but can't.
King is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bonanza is staying active.
Bonanza is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, King has managed to free his arm - good work.
King is looking for a sweep. Bonanza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bonanza in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
King is refusing to be controlled, as Bonanza sits in half guard.
King is looking to improve his position.
Bonanza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bonanza wants to pass the guard but King is defending well.
King looking for submissions off his back.
Bonanza seems to be looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
King actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudemir Bonanza clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bonanza.
King dives in for a single leg takedown but Bonanza sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bonanza tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bonanza to the ground. Bonanza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from King.
Claudemir Bonanza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendrick King.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Bonanza on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Bonanza as King shoots in.
King has his takedown stuffed
and Bonanza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonanza wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
King is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bonanza pushes down on King's leg and manages to get into half guard.
King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Bonanza seems content to control.
Bonanza trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bonanza moves into full mount! King won't be happy about that!
Bonanza trying to control but King is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
King is looking to get to half guard.
Bonanza wants to take King's back but he can't do it this time.
King is looking to improve his position but Bonanza isn't that keen on the idea.
King wants to hold on but Bonanza pushes him away.
Bonanza trying to control but King is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bonanza working for a guillotine from mount but King is in no mood to give up.
Bonanza looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bonanza working for a submission but King is keeping him at bay.
King really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bonanza looking for a guillotine from mount but King is having none of it.
Bonanza trying to control but King is having none of it.
Bonanza avoids the attempt from King to control.
King is trying desperately to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudemir Bonanza had his way with Kendrick King in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
King fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bonanza avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bonanza.
King feints the counter takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bonanza or perhaps it was just good defense by King, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King shoots in for a takedown but Bonanza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bonanza shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claudemir Bonanza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King gets the takedown into side control.
King wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bonanza, who protects the arm well.
King is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bonanza tries to bench press King off him but King keeps the position.
Bonanza parries the strikes from King easily there. King is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bonanza to escape.
King tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no King has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bonanza manages to work his way to half guard, despite King's best efforts.
King thows a huge punch but Bonanza dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bonanza manages to get to full guard.
Bonanza is trying to control the position but King postures up.
Bonanza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
King looking for submissions off his back.
Bonanza has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can King defend it? Bonanza steps over the head and cranks it - King is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bonanza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Claudemir Bonanza!
Claudemir Bonanza retains his welterweight title!
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