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Causing Havoc 60 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anders Annorlunda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rip Snorten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Annorlunda comes to the cage accompanied by Devils Dance Floor. Snorten has chosen Learn to fly as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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193 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anders Annorlunda!
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, Rip Snorten!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Annorlunda scores with a takedown into Snorten's guard.
Annorlunda wants to control from the top but Snorten keeps moving.
Annorlunda won't allow Snorten to sweep him here.
Snorten is still trying to improve position.
Snorten working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Annorlunda.
Annorlunda is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Annorlunda won't allow Snorten to get back to his feet.
Annorlunda will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Snorten looking for a sweep. Not yet Snorten, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snorten escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Annorlunda gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Annorlunda postures up.
Snorten is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorten is trying to control the position but Annorlunda postures up.
Annorlunda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Snorten looking for a sweep. Not yet Snorten, not yet.
Snorten manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Annorlunda is looking to clinch but Snorten is avoiding it.
Snorten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Annorlunda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Annorlunda has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Snorten finds it's way round the side to connect with Annorlunda's head.
Annorlunda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snorten throws out the jab.
Snorten instigates a clinch.
Snorten lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snorten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten swings wildly with an uppercut but Annorlunda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snorten avoids the elbow strike from Annorlunda, against the cage.
Good body shot from Snorten.
A short right from Snorten.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snorten tries to throw a body punch but Annorlunda avoids it by throwing Snorten back against the cage.
Snorten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snorten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Annorlunda drags the fight down to the ground.
Snorten looking to pass the guard.
Annorlunda wants to get back to his feet but Snorten is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Snorten gets to his feet. Annorlunda looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Annorlunda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Snorten scores with a jab.
Snorten shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Snorten wants to control but Annorlunda is keeping him busy.
Snorten lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Snorten prevents Annorlunda from standing back up.
Snorten is looking to stall here but Annorlunda recovers full guard.
Snorten is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Snorten working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Snorten loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Annorlunda scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Annorlunda drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Snorten sneaks out the side door and pushes Annorlunda away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A bone on bone clash there as Snorten blocks the leg kick.
Snorten dives in for a single leg takedown but Annorlunda sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Snorten misses with a hook. Annorlunda ducked under it nicely.
Snorten throws a lazy right hand but Annorlunda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Annorlunda misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Annorlunda!
It looks like Rip Snorten has been cut.
Annorlunda misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Annorlunda. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rip Snorten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rip Snorten's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Annorlunda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Annorlunda shoots in and gets a takedown into Snorten's guard.
Snorten wants to sweep here but Annorlunda controlling him for the moment.
Rip Snorten has got the better of the ground game so far.
Snorten working for submissions but it's allowed Annorlunda to get to half guard.
Snorten felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Annorlunda trying to control from Snorten's half guard. Snorten has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Snorten is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snorten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snorten scores with a nice hook to the head.
Snorten works on Annorlunda's body with a couple of short punches.
Snorten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Annorlunda.
A jab from Snorten finds it's way through Annorlunda's defenses.
Snorten connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Annorlunda's hands.
Annorlunda closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Snorten to the mat! Snorten manages to get full guard.
Annorlunda has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Snorten is proving hard to escape from.
Annorlunda preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Snorten is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Annorlunda manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Annorlunda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Snorten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snorten shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Snorten showed some decent athleticism there.
Snorten throwing shots but Annorlunda is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Annorlunda with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Annorlunda is not content to let Snorten control the position.
Snorten stops Annorlunda from getting back to his feet.
Snorten throwing shots but Annorlunda is blocking nicely.
Annorlunda wants to improve his position but Snorten is controlling well.
Snorten moves nicely into side control.
Annorlunda takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Snorten looks up at the clock and then as Annorlunda takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Snorten smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Snorten working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten is putting a hurting on Annorlunda here, landing some big shots from side control.
Snorten lands a decent elbow from side control.
Annorlunda is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Annorlunda wants to control but Snorten postures up.
Snorten looks up at the clock and then as Annorlunda takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Snorten smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Annorlunda is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Annorlunda is not content to let Snorten control the position.
Annorlunda is looking to reverse the position.
Snorten lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Annorlunda down.
Snorten throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Annorlunda taking punishment in the form of punches.
Snorten is chipping away with strikes.
Snorten trying to control the position but Annorlunda is working away.
Snorten has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Annorlunda managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Snorten.
Snorten working away.
Annorlunda is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Snorten grinds an elbow into Annorlunda's temple.
Annorlunda taking a bit of punishment here - Snorten scoring with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snorten throws an elbow but Annorlunda slips to the side and avoids it well.
Snorten lands an elbow.
Snorten landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rip Snorten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rip Snorten's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Annorlunda moves away from the strike by Snorten.
Annorlunda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Annorlunda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Snorten misses with an uppercut. Annorlunda saw that one coming.
Snorten thuds a left hand into Annorlunda's body.
Snorten tries to sprawl but Annorlunda drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Snorten is staying active underneath Annorlunda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Annorlunda tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snorten tries to roll over but Annorlunda keeps him under control.
Snorten moves into full guard.
Annorlunda won't allow Snorten to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Snorten keeping moving, preventing Annorlunda from controlling successfully.
Snorten wants to stand and escape but Annorlunda is having none of it.
Snorten is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Snorten is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Snorten prevents Annorlunda from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Snorten.
Snorten is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten tries to pass to full mount but Annorlunda defends it.
Snorten stops Annorlunda from getting back to his feet.
Snorten working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Annorlunda's thigh. Annorlunda counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Snorten in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Snorten working some strikes from top position.
Snorten stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Annorlunda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Snorten looking to sit in guard and control but Annorlunda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Snorten wants to sweep here but Annorlunda controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten wants to improve his position but instead Annorlunda has moved into half guard.
Snorten is trying to get back to full guard.
Annorlunda is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Snorten is trying to get back to full guard.
Snorten gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Snorten is on top in guard.
Annorlunda wants to stand up but Snorten is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Annorlunda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Snorten postures up and lands a big shot to Annorlunda's brow.
Snorten with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Snorten pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Annorlunda is keeping the position for now.
Annorlunda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Annorlunda has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Snorten off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Annorlunda manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Snorten on his heels. He'll look to pass Snorten's guard now, I'm sure.
Snorten uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rip Snorten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snorten has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rip Snorten!
A victorious Rip Snorten thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Alexandrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Han Ha Ha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexey Alexandrov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Han Ha Ha's chin.
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193 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Han Ha Ha!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ha Ha swivels and escapes.
Alexandrov shoots in for a double leg but Ha Ha sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ha Ha motions for Alexandrov to come forward. Ha Ha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alexandrov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ha Ha sprawls well. Ha Ha wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alexandrov gets slowly back to his feet.
Ha Ha feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Alexandrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ha Ha lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Alexandrov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ha Ha manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Alexandrov keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Alexandrov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexandrov is trying to trip Ha Ha. He has hold of a leg but Ha Ha is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Alexandrov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Alexandrov won't allow Ha Ha to get back to his feet.
We've been hearing that Alexandrov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alexandrov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ha Ha looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ha Ha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alexandrov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ha Ha wants to stand but Alexandrov is controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ha Ha can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alexandrov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alexandrov stands up over Ha Ha, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ha Ha wants to stand and escape but Alexandrov is having none of it.
Ha Ha pulls Alexandrov in close to his closed guard and prevents Alexandrov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Alexandrov 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.
Ha Ha is trying to control the position but Alexandrov postures up.
Alexandrov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ha Ha is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alexandrov is controlling him.
Alexandrov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alexandrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alexandrov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ha Ha is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ha Ha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ha Ha has Alexandrov pulled in close to control his posture.
Alexandrov scoring with some ground and pound.
Alexandrov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alexandrov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ha Ha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alexandrov.
Ha Ha is trying to keep Alexandrov in close.
Alexandrov postures up and lands a big shot to Ha Ha's brow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alexandrov wants to control from the top but Ha Ha keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alexandrov won't allow Ha Ha to get back to his feet.
Ha Ha has momentary wrist control but Alexandrov slips an elbow through the middle.
Ha Ha is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ha Ha managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexandrov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ha Ha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alexandrov landing with the ground and pound.
Alexandrov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ha Ha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ha Ha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ha Ha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alexandrov.
Ha Ha trying to keep a closed guard but Alexandrov is proving a slippery customer.
Alexandrov won't allow Ha Ha to get back to his feet.
Ha Ha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alexandrov throws a big elbow that misses.
Ha Ha has his hands on Alexandrov's head, controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ha Ha is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alexandrov is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Alexandrov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alexandrov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ha Ha sprawls well. Ha Ha wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alexandrov gets slowly back to his feet.
Ha Ha replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Alexandrov blocks it well.
Ha Ha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ha Ha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ha Ha tries to land a front kick but Alexandrov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alexandrov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ha Ha swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alexandrov.
Ha Ha lands with a shot to the body.
Ha Ha scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ha Ha. Alexandrov shrugs it off though.
Alexandrov moves out of range of the body kick.
Alexandrov misses with a wild body shot.
Ha Ha lands a really nice looking cross but Alexandrov seems unphased.
Ha Ha thows a body kick. Alexandrov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alexandrov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ha Ha is fending him off so far but Alexandrov persists. Nope, Ha Ha circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice side step and Ha Ha releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Alexandrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Ha Ha as Alexandrov shoots in.
Alexandrov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alexandrov shoots for a takedown but Ha Ha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ha Ha only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ha Ha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alexandrov's sensitive parts.
Alexandrov fails to land the takedown.
Ha Ha let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alexey Alexandrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Ha Ha tenderised Alexandrov's leg. Alexandrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ha Ha lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alexandrov.
Ha Ha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ha Ha tries to land a front kick but Alexandrov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ha Ha thuds a left hand into Alexandrov's body.
Alexandrov fails with a takedown attempt.
Ha Ha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alexandrov's sensitive parts.
Alexandrov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Han Ha Ha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ha Ha.
Ha Ha keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A shot to the liver by Ha Ha. Beautiful body shot.
Ha Ha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alexandrov's calf.
Ha Ha connects with a body shot that sends Alexandrov's belly button to the back.
Alexandrov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ha Ha lands a jab to Alexandrov's midsection.
Ha Ha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alexandrov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ha Ha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Ha Ha.
Ha Ha is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alexandrov rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov shoots in for a double leg but Ha Ha sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ha Ha connects with a right hand. Alexandrov shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexandrov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ha Ha.
Ha Ha lands a nice hook to Alexandrov's body. Alexandrov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ha Ha lands a slapping body shot.
Ha Ha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alexandrov shoots for a takedown but Ha Ha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ha Ha feints a counter leg kick.
Alexandrov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ha Ha scores with a body shot.
Alexandrov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ha Ha as he jumps to the side.
Ha Ha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Han Ha Ha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Alexandrov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Alexandrov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ha Ha finds it's way round the side to connect with Alexandrov's head.
Alexandrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alexandrov walks into a left hand.
Ha Ha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alexandrov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alexandrov darts in trying to clinch
and Ha Ha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alexandrov is rocked!
Alexandrov shoots in for a takedown but Ha Ha shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ha Ha thuds a left hand into Alexandrov's body.
Alexandrov shoots for a takedown but Ha Ha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Ha Ha finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ha Ha darts in and clinches Alexandrov up against the cage.
Ha Ha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexandrov's elbow.
Ha Ha looking to slow down the pace here.
Alexandrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alexandrov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ha Ha is trying to keep an underhook but Alexandrov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ha Ha has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alexandrov is working away from the top position though.
Alexandrov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alexandrov stops Ha Ha from getting back to his feet.
Ha Ha is holding on to half guard well.
Alexandrov stops Ha Ha from getting back to his feet.
Alexandrov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ha Ha is trying to stand up here but Alexandrov is controlling him well.
Ha Ha is concentrating on defense, preventing Alexandrov from advancing position.
Ha Ha is trying to control but can't.
Alexandrov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alexandrov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ha Ha tries to roll over but Alexandrov keeps him under control.
Alexandrov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alexandrov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ha Ha works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ha Ha is pulling down on Alexandrov's head to control his posture.
Ha Ha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alexandrov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ha Ha holds on and takes a little breather.
Ha Ha trying to control the position.
Alexandrov prevents Ha Ha from getting back to his feet.
Alexandrov working some strikes from top position.
Ha Ha has Alexandrov pulled in close to control his posture.
Alexandrov working some strikes from top position.
Alexandrov stops Ha Ha from standing up.
Ha Ha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ha Ha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alexandrov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ha Ha keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ha Ha now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Alexandrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ha Ha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ha Ha looks to throw the jab but Alexandrov is out of range.
Alexandrov fails with the takedown.
Ha Ha connects with a leg kick. Alexandrov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alexandrov shoots in looking for a takedown. Ha Ha tries to sprawl out of it but Alexandrov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ha Ha manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ha Ha.
And that's the end of the fight!
Han Ha Ha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ha Ha has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Han Ha Ha!
A relieved looking Han Ha Ha thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Oneil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borg comes into the arena with Willst du mit mir tanzen blaring out of the sound system. Frank Borg had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Borg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Oneil!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Borg. Oneil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oneil wants to clinch up but Borg keeps it at a distance.
Borg thuds a left hand into Oneil's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borg. Oneil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oneil takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Borg throws a looping overhand right but Oneil ducks down to avoid it.
Oneil lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Borg digs a good hook to Oneil's body.
Borg connects with a nice looking jab.
Oneil throws a nice looking combination but Borg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oneil bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Borg avoids the body shot from Oneil.
Oneil throws a leg kick but Borg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oneil moves away from the strike by Borg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borg thuds his right hand into Oneil's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from Oneil misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg jabs Oneil right on the nose. Oneil blinks but takes it well.
Oneil's coach down at Mega Gym (10 Elite - $1000) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Oneil's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Oneil lands a glancing blow to the side of Borg's head.
Oneil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borg.
Oneil wants to clinch up but Borg keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Oneil does no damage.
Oneil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frank Borg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borg takes a swing at Oneil's ribcage but misses.
Borg swings for the body but Oneil moves out of range.
Oneil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Borg.
Oneil tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Borg is able to avoid easily.
Borg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Borg moves away from the strike by Oneil.
Borg misses with a leg kick
and Oneil counters with a nice uppercut.
Borg throws a hook but Oneil avoids it easily.
Borg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oneil circles away quickly and effectively.
Borg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oneils jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kevin Oneil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oneil.
Oneil tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oneil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borg.
And Oneil responds with a good body kick, but Borg manages to step out the way in time.
Borg avoids the head kick by Oneil.
Borg shoots in for a takedown but Oneil shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Borg misses with a body shot.
Borg lands a glancing blow to the side of Oneil's head.
Borg connects with a body shot.
Borg misses with a hook. Oneil ducked under it nicely.
Oneil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borg throws a head kick that misses
and Oneil counters with an outside leg kick.
Borg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Borg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oneil throws a body shot but no joy.
Oneil scores with a hook.
Borg throws a hook but Oneil blocks it.
Borg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oneil.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg misses with a wild body shot.
Borg throws out a loose jab but Oneil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borg looks to throw the jab but Oneil is out of range.
Oneil raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A jab from Oneil misses.
Borg misses with a right hand
and Borg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Borg swings for the body but Oneil moves out of range.
Oneil scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Borg doesn't seem bothered though.
Oneil throws a hook to the side of Borg's head but Borg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borg throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Oneil misses.
Borg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oneil misses the shot to the body.
Oneil throws a chopping leg kick but Borg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Borg looks to land a right hand but Oneil moved out of range.
Borg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oneil moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Oneil. That snapped Borg's head back.
Borg throws an overhand right that lands on Oneil's shoulder, as Oneil tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Oneil blocks the low kick.
Oneil tries to clinch but Borg is having none of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Oneil checks a leg kick.
Borg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Borg digs a good hook to Oneil's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borg slips a jab from Oneil.
Oneil throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Borg throws a body punch but Oneil moves out of range.
A nice side step and Oneil releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Borg misses with a combination
and Oneil counters with a straight right hand.
Borg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borg moves out of range as Oneil strikes.
Borg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Borg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Oneil back to the cage. Borg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borg just misses with a punch to the body.
Oneil looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Borg will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Borg throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oneil! But no joy.
Borg fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Oneil to the ground. Borg is now in Oneil's guard.
Oneil trying to control the position here.
Oneil wants to stand and escape but Borg is having none of it.
Borg postures up in Oneil's guard and throws a big left but Oneil blocks it.
Borg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oneil swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oneil not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oneil looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borg is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borg throwing strikes from guard but Oneil blocks nicely.
Borg lands a couple of digs.
Oneil tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Borg 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Borg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borg wants to take a breather but Oneil is having none of it.
Borg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oneil tries to kick Borg off but Borg keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Oneil regains full guard. Nicely done.
Oneil avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oneil keeping moving, preventing Borg from controlling successfully.
Borg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oneil can do to turn this around?
Borg wants to pass the guard but Oneil is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Borg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Borg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Borg throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneil keeping moving, preventing Borg from controlling successfully.
Oneil is trying to control the position but Borg postures up.
Borg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oneil's head.
Oneil manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Borg manages to get himself to full guard.
Oneil is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Borg is trying to keep Oneil in close.
Borg keeping moving, preventing Oneil from controlling successfully.
Borg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oneil controls from within his opponent's guard.
Borg seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Oneil must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg is looking for a triangle but Oneil pushes his legs off easily.
Oneil slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Oneil wants to control from the top but Borg keeps moving.
Borg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Oneil's guard.
Oneil wants to stand but Borg is controlling the position.
Borg is looking to work some ground and pound but Oneil has wrist control.
Borg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Oneil is trying to keep Borg in close.
Oneil keeping moving, preventing Borg from controlling successfully.
Oneil is pulling down on Borg's head. It's preventing any offense from Borg, at least for the moment.
Oneil wants to sweep but no luck.
Borg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oneil working a defensive guard here.
Borg scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oneil wants to stand up but Borg is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Borg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oneil wants to stand and escape but Borg is having none of it.
Oneil is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Borg dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Borg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Borg throws a big shot that misses.
Borg lands with a right hand.
Borg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Borg blocks a jab.
Oneil wants to land a leg kick but Borg is out of range.
Borg connects with a body shot.
Borg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oneil scores with a head kick. Borg tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borg cracks Oneil with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Borg throws a jab when Oneil was well out of range.
Oneil scores with a three punch combo!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oneil has closed the distance and engaged Borg in a clinch.
Borg is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneil avoids the elbow strike from Borg, against the cage.
Borg lands with a short shot to the head.
Borg drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oneil pulls his leg out and moves away.
Borg thuds his right hand into Oneil's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oneil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borg.
Borg scores with a nice head shot.
Oneil moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oneil misses with a low kick.
Borg lands a jab to the nose.
An inside leg kick from Oneil misses.
Borg connects with a body shot that sends Oneil's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed right hand from Borg misses the target.
Kevin Oneil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg misses with a double jab.
Borg avoids the head kick by Oneil.
Borg throws the left hand but Oneil avoids the punch easily.
Frank Borg is winning the standup battle so far.
Oneil misses with a hook. Borg ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oneil throws out a counter right but Borg avoids it with no problem.
Borg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Oneil's hands.
Nice cross by Oneil.
Borg lands a glancing blow to the side of Oneil's head.
Oneil has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Borg finds it's way round the side to connect with Oneil's head.
Oneil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borg is looking to land body kicks.
Oneil appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Oneil misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Oneil.
Oneil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borg throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Oneil was covering up waiting for the punch and Borg finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Oneil tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneil preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Borg stopping the sweep attempt from Oneil.
Oneil utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oneil tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oneil is pulling down on Borg's head to control his posture.
Borg stops Oneil from standing up.
Oneil trying to keep a closed guard but Borg is proving a slippery customer.
Oneil is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Borg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Borg throwing strikes from guard but Oneil blocks nicely.
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.
Borg is working Oneil over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oneil has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Oneil wants to stand up but Borg is controlling him.
Frank Borg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Borg lands a couple of digs.
Borg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Borg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Borg pushing down on Oneil's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Oneil tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Borg trying to control the pace.
Borg slips a nice elbow through Oneil's hands, connecting with Oneil's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Borg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Borg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Borg!
Post fight, Frank Borg took to the microphone: 'We own you boy....w're laughing in my camp.....the guys down in the yard have all done you.....ha ha ha'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tugg Speedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Tatarinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tugg Speedman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergei Tatarinov!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speedman misses with a low kick.
Tatarinov avoids the body shot from Speedman.
Tatarinov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tugg Speedman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speedman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatarinov moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Speedman.
Speedman looks to land a left hand but Tatarinov moved out of range nicely.
Speedman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tatarinov slips under a jab.
Speedman throws a jab when Tatarinov was well out of range.
Speedman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Speedman throws a chopping leg kick but Tatarinov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Speedman takes a swing at Tatarinov's ribcage but misses.
Speedman misses with a wild body shot.
Tatarinov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Speedman. Speedman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tatarinov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tatarinov tries to clinch but Speedman moves out of range.
Speedman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Speedman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Speedman takes a swing at Tatarinov's ribcage but misses.
Speedman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Speedman takes one to the chin there.
Speedman misses with a head kick.
Speedman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Speedman feints and then cracks Tatarinov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tatarinov down.
Speedman is looking to wear down Tatarinov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Speedman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tatarinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tatarinov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Speedman throws a lazy uppercut
and Tatarinov counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speedman slips under a jab from Tatarinov.
Speedman takes a swing at Tatarinov's ribcage but misses.
Speedman scoring well with a low kick there.
Speedman takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speedman throws a hook but Tatarinov blocks it.
A big right from Speedman misses.
Tatarinov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tatarinov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tatarinov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Speedman.
Tatarinov throws a counter combo.
Speedman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tatarinov.
A countering left hand to the body from Tatarinov misses.
Tatarinov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tatarinov defending well as Speedman loads up on a big left hand.
Tatarinov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tatarinov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Speedman checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedman wants to land a leg kick but Tatarinov is out of range.
Speedman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Speedman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tatarinov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Speedman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tatarinov on the side of the head.
Tatarinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Speedman misses with a shot to the body
and Tatarinov counters with a straight right hand.
Speedman throws a wild body kick that Tatarinov sees coming a mile off.
Speedman delivers a nice body kick.
Tatarinov throws a big shot that misses.
Tatarinov needs to keep his hands up - Speedman had a free shot at his head there.
Tatarinov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tatarinov throws a leg kick but Speedman checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatarinov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Speedman.
Speedman throws a shot from downtown. Tatarinov moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatarinov clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatarinov.
Speedman gets through Tatarinov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Speedman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Speedman.
Speedman slowing the pace effectively.
Speedman manages to break the clinch.
Tatarinov avoids the body shot from Speedman.
Speedman throws a leg kick that misses.
Tatarinov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Speedman.
Speedman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Speedman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Tatarinov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tugg Speedman dominated that round.
That's time! Speedman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tatarinov throws a leg kick but Speedman moved away.
Tatarinov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Speedman.
Speedman throws a hook to the side of Tatarinov's head but Tatarinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Speedman backing away here, and Tatarinov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tatarinov lands with a nice body kick.
Tatarinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Tatarinov blocks the leg kick.
Jab from Speedman.
Tatarinov slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Speedman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Speedman cracks Tatarinov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Speedman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tatarinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Speedman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Speedman scores with a leg kick.
Speedman misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Tatarinov.
Tatarinov avoids the body shot from Speedman.
The fight stays on the outside here - Speedman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tatarinov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Speedman looks to throw the jab but Tatarinov is out of range.
Speedman throws a sloppy body shot
and Tatarinov counters with a body kick that stops Speedman in his tracks momentarily.
Speedman connects with a body shot that sends Tatarinov's belly button to the back.
Tatarinov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Speedman throws a hook but Tatarinov blocks it.
Speedman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Speedman throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speedman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Speedman looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatarinov is just out of range.
Speedman is looking to score with low kicks.
Speedman misses with a jab to the body
and Tatarinov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Speedman missing with a left hand there. Tatarinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Speedman misses with a right hand
and Tatarinov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tatarinov throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speedman misses the body punch
and Tatarinov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tatarinov moves out of range as Speedman strikes.
Jab, jab by Tatarinov - just one landing.
Speedman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Speedman swings widly with a right hand
and Tatarinov counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedman misses with a wild body shot.
Tatarinov moves out of range of the body kick from Speedman.
Tatarinov is looking for the big counter here.
Speedman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tatarinov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tatarinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Speedman misses with a body shot.
Tatarinov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Speedman scores with a spinning back kick!
Speedman instigates a clinch.
Tatarinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tatarinov misses with the head strike.
Speedman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Speedman.
Tatarinov pushes off an throws an elbow but Speedman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tatarinov's elbow.
Speedman lands with a left to the head.
Tatarinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatarinov blocking some punches.
Speedman keeps control of Tatarinov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tatarinov misses with an elbow over the top.
Tatarinov blocks a body shot from Speedman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Speedman.
Speedman works on Tatarinov's body with a couple of short punches.
Tatarinov can't find room to land a body shot as Speedman controls the action.
Speedman prevents a body shot from Tatarinov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speedman misses with a punch on the inside.
Tatarinov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Speedman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tugg Speedman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Speedman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tatarinovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Speedman throws a hook but Tatarinov blocks it.
Tatarinov avoids the body shot from Speedman.
Speedman misses with a straight right.
Tatarinov tries a quick counter leg kick but Speedman is wise to it.
A low kick from Tatarinov is predictable there
and Speedman counters by clinching up.
Speedman misses with a punch on the inside.
Tatarinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Speedman has a couple of punches blocked by Tatarinov.
Speedman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Tatarinov.
Tatarinov misses with a body punch.
Speedman prevents a body shot from Tatarinov.
Speedman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tatarinov prevents a body shot from Speedman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedman misses with the head strike.
Tatarinov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Speedman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Speedman struggles to land a body shot inside as Tatarinov controls his hands.
Tatarinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Speedman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tatarinov's elbow.
Speedman working aggressively here.
Tatarinov prevents a body shot from Speedman.
Tatarinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Speedman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tatarinov lands with a right to the head.
Tugg Speedman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Speedman can't find room to land a body shot as Tatarinov controls the action.
Tatarinov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Speedman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sergei Tatarinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tugg Speedman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speedman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Speedman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tatarinov can do to turn this around?
Speedman misses with some punches.
Speedman has a couple of punches blocked by Tatarinov.
Speedman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Speedman trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Speedman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Tatarinov - that landed with a thud.
Speedman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Speedman gets through Tatarinov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speedman has a couple of punches blocked by Tatarinov.
Speedman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Speedman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tatarinov slips a jab from Speedman.
Speedman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tatarinov counters with a low kick, right behind Speedman 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tatarinov throws out a leg kick but Speedman moves out of range and Tatarinov only half commits.
Speedman throws a sloppy body shot
and Tatarinov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheers as Speedman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tatarinov doesn't seem phased though.
Tatarinov avoids the head kick by Speedman.
Tatarinov throws a series of punches but Speedman moves out of range.
Tatarinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speedman.
Tatarinov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Speedman's sensitive parts.
Speedman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Speedman throws a shot from downtown. Tatarinov moves away and avoids it.
Tatarinov wants to counter with a clinch but Speedman pushes him away.
Tatarinov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Speedman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedman works the jab nicely.
Speedman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speedman throws a right hand that misses
and Tatarinov counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Tugg Speedman has been cut.
Tatarinov throws a wild body kick that Speedman sees coming a mile off.
Speedman looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatarinov is just out of range.
Tatarinov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Speedman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tatarinov's calf.
Tatarinov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Speedman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tatarinov manages to circle out of the way.
Speedman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Speedman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Speedman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tatarinov lands a jab to Speedman's midsection.
Tugg Speedman is winning the standup battle so far.
Speedman throws a lazy body kick
and Tatarinov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tugg Speedman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Speedman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tugg Speedman!
A very excited looking Tugg Speedman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ligerito Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Jose De La Cus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose De La Cus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Meghan Trainor - No kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Carter Jose De La Cus will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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147 lbs
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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
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ligerito Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carter Jose De La Cus!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jose De La Cus scores with a hook.
Nice shot by Jose De La Cus.
Jr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jose De La Cus explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Jose De La Cus scores with a one two! Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jose De La Cus leaves Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Jose De La Cus.
Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jose De La Cus throws a nice looking combination but Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jose De La Cus stuffs the takedown.
Jr has been working on his balance at Netherlands Top Team & KT, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Jose De La Cus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ligerito Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jose De La Cus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ligerito Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jose De La Cus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jr somewhat.
Sloppy strikes from Jose De La Cus. Those never looked like landing.
Jose De La Cus looks to land a combination but Jr avoids it well.
Jose De La Cus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jr dives in and grabs Jose De La Cus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jose De La Cus pushes down on Jr's head and hops out.
Jose De La Cus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jr is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jose De La Cus's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr working Jose De La Cus over with strikes.
Jr 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.
Jose De La Cus has hold of Jr's hands but Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Jose De La Cus is trying to stand.
Jr working Jose De La Cus over with strikes.
Jose De La Cus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jr is just content to waste time from the top position. Jose De La Cus takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Jose De La Cus's brow.
Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jose De La Cus's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jr is one step ahead there.
Jr is in close to Jose De La Cus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Jose De La Cus's brow.
Jr cracks Jose De La Cus with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Jose De La Cus's brow.
Jr distracts Jose De La Cus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus pushes Jr off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jose De La Cus stuffs the takedown.
Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Jose De La Cus gets double underhooks and turns Jr into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Jose De La Cus.
Jr tries for a takedown but Jose De La Cus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jose De La Cus!
Jr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jose De La Cus pushes Jr off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Jose De La Cus sprawls well. He's pushed Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jose De La Cus fails to land with a series of punches.
Jose De La Cus stuffs the takedown attempt from Jr. Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Jose De La Cus lands with a hook. Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jose De La Cus scores with a nice head shot.
Jose De La Cus scores with a sloppy right hand. Jr should have avoided that one.
Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter Jose De La Cus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Jose De La Cus does no damage.
Jose De La Cus lands a jab-cross combination.
Jose De La Cus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jose De La Cus misses with a wild combination.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jose De La Cus enables Jr to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jose De La Cus manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jose De La Cus's head.
Jr distracts Jose De La Cus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jr with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Jose De La Cus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jose De La Cus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jose De La Cus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jose De La Cus pinned against the cage. Jose De La Cus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jr closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jr lands in his opponent's guard.
Jose De La Cus pushes Jr off and gets back to his feet.
Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jose De La Cus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jose De La Cus slaps away a takedown attempt from Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And Jose De La Cus tries to counter it with a takedown but Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Jose De La Cus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ligerito Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jr shoots in for a takedown but Jose De La Cus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jose De La Cus wants it to stay on the feet.
Jr tries for a takedown but Jose De La Cus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of strikes that have Jr backpedaling.
Jose De La Cus misses with a wild combination.
Carter Jose De La Cus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jr shoots in for a double leg but Jose De La Cus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Jose De La Cus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jr momentarily.
Jose De La Cus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jose De La Cus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Jose De La Cus stuffs the takedown.
Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jr fails to land the takedown.
Jose De La Cus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jose De La Cus swivels and escapes.
And Jose De La Cus tries to counter it with a takedown but Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jose De La Cus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus misses with the combination.
Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jose De La Cus tries to avoid it but Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jose De La Cus to the ground. Jose De La Cus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And Jose De La Cus tries to counter it with a takedown but Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jose De La Cus lands a right hook to the body.
Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jose De La Cus stalks Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jr's face. Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Jose De La Cus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jose De La Cus stuffs the takedown.
Jose De La Cus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jr is defended easily by Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No joy there for Jose De La Cus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jose De La Cus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jose De La Cus connects with a nice looking jab.
Jose De La Cus looks to land a combination but Jr avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jose De La Cus on his heels. He'll look to pass Jose De La Cus's guard now, I'm sure.
Jr is working Jose De La Cus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jose De La Cus's head.
Jr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Jr lands a couple of elbows.
Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Ligerito Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Jr working some strikes from top position.
Jose De La Cus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jr lands a couple of elbows.
Jr won't allow Jose De La Cus to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jr passes into half guard.
Jr drops an elbow to the side of Jose De La Cus's head.
Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Jose De La Cus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
No luck for Jr with that takedown attempt.
Jose De La Cus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sloppy strikes from Jose De La Cus. Those never looked like landing.
Ligerito Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jr shoots in but Jose De La Cus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ligerito Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jose De La Cus feints a jab promting Jr to slip. Jose De La Cus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jose De La Cus wants to get back to his feet but Jr drags him back down.
Jose De La Cus takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jose De La Cus to see if he's OK.
Jr working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr working the body and head with strikes.
Jose De La Cus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Jose De La Cus is pushing Jr's head away, looking to escape. Jr manages to hold on to the position though.
Jose De La Cus is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jose De La Cus taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jose De La Cus is rocked!
A big shot lands for Jr! That's hurt Jose De La Cus! Will he recover? Jr fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ligerito Jr!
The defeated Carter Jose De La Cus had this to say: 'I'll be back, stronger and better than ever. I get one more chance to write the book, one more chance to set the hook, one more chance to turn the pages, one more chance to get it right, one more chance to write the wrongs,one more chance to feel alive, one more chance to bust some heads.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arn Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Austin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arn Anderson's chin.
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180 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arn Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Austin!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Austin just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Austin lands a nice looking body shot.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
letting Austin counter with a right hand.
Austin throws a body shot but no joy.
Austin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Austin.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Austin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anderson rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Austin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Austin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Austin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson takes one to the side of the head.
Austin throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Austin doesn't seem bothered though.
Austin misses the body punch
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Austin.
Anderson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Shark Tank in the buildup to the fight.
Austin looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
It looked like Anderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Austin throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Austin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Austin takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Austin lands a jab to the nose.
Austin scores with a jab to the body.
Austin slips a straight right by Anderson.
Austin moves out of range of the strikes.
Austin throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
Austin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Austin moves away.
It seemed like Austin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anderson throws a body punch but Austin moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Austin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson takes a swing at Austin's ribcage but misses.
Anderson throws a hook but Austin avoids it easily.
Austin works the jab nicely.
It looks like Arn Anderson has been cut.
Austin slips a jab from Anderson.
Austin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Austin scores with a sloppy right hand. Anderson should have avoided that one.
Anderson misses with a shot to the body
and Austin counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Austin.
Austin slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Austin looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Austin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Austin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anderson under the eye.
Austin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Austin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anderson.
Austin misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Austin loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Austin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Austin throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Austin just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Austin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Austin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Austin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anderson with a body shot.
Austin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Austin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Anderson moves out of range as Austin strikes.
It looked like Anderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson throws a hook but Austin avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Austin! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Austin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arn Anderson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Austin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anderson momentarily.
Austin sizes up Anderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Austin jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Austin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Austin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shane Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Austin scores with a jab.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Austin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Austin moved out of range.
Austin throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
Austin swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Austin misses with a shot to the body
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Anderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Austin doesn't seem phased though.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Austin lands with an overhand left.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson misses with a combination
and Austin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Austin. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Austin lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into range.
Austin misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Austin.
Austin throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Austin misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Austin connects with a jab.
Austin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Austin slips a straight right by Anderson.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Austin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Anderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson lands with a hook. Austin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Austin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Austin.
Shane Austin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Austin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Austin cracks Anderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Austin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Austin does it's job there.
Austin misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Austin walks into a stiff left hand from Anderson.
Anderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Austin.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Danga de danga de dang - Anderson scores with a four punch combination!
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Austin works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Austin's head but Austin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Austin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Austin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Anderson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Austin lands a jab to the nose.
A slow jab from Austin misses its intended target.
Anderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Austin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Anderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Austin misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Austin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arn Anderson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Austin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Austin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Austin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Austin throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Austin misses.
Anderson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Austin.
Austin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Austin finds it's target.
Austin lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Austin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Austin to counter with a crisp jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Anderson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Austin.
Austin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Austin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Austin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Austin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Austin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Austin misses with a hook to the body
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Austin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Austin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Austin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Austin throws a body shot but no joy.
Austin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Austin misses the body punch
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Austin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Austin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shane Austin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Austin throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands a nice looking body shot.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Austin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Anderson.
Austin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Austin staying out of range there.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Austin lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderson's head.
Austin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arn Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Austin connects with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Austin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Austin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Austin!
After winning the bout, Shane Austin 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiri Sayonara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayonara has chosen Edge Of The Blade as his entrance music. Jiri Sayonara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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147 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Ramos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Sayonara!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayonara ducks under a wild hook from Ramos .
Ramos looks to land a left hand but Sayonara moved out of range nicely.
Sayonara throws out a counter right but Ramos avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramos misses the target.
Ramos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Jiri Sayonara has been cut.
Ramos scores with a takedown into Sayonara's guard.
Ramos is looking to work some ground and pound but Sayonara has wrist control.
Ramos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sayonara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos is looking to work some ground and pound but Sayonara has wrist control.
Sayonara is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sayonara trying to keep a closed guard but Ramos is proving a slippery customer.
Ramos won't allow Sayonara to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos lands a couple of elbows.
Ramos landing some decent shots from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sayonara is on top in guard.
Ramos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sayonara is one step ahead there.
Sayonara wants to pass the guard but Ramos is keeping the position.
Ramos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ramos keeping full guard, as Sayonara tries to pass.
Ramos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sayonara defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos has Sayonara pulled in close to control his posture.
Ramos wants to sweep here but Sayonara controlling him for the moment.
Ramos has control of Sayonara's left arm, preventing Sayonara from doing any damage.
Ramos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ramos holds on and takes a little breather.
Ramos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos has an active guard here but Sayonara has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sayonara prevents Ramos from improving his position.
Sayonara is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ramos trying to control here.
Sayonara stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sayonara is trying to control the action in half guard but Ramos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ramos walks into a stiff left hand from Sayonara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sayonara counters with a straight right hand.
Jiri Sayonara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos moves forwards but Sayonara connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Sayonara finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ramos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sayonara on the side of the head.
Ramos misses with a right hand
and Sayonara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramos blocks a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramos lands with an uppercut that bounces Sayonara off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sayonara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jiri Sayonara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jiri Sayonara's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ramos loads up on a big right hand but Sayonara slips the punch.
Ramos closes the distance and clinches up with Sayonara, looking for a takedown. Ramos pushes Sayonara against the cage but Sayonara circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sayonara misses with a body shot.
Sayonara looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.
Sayonara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramos tries to counter with a takedown but Sayonara is quick to defend against it.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sayonara thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ramos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sayonara blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramos .
Sayonara is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayonara won't allow Ramos to pass to mount.
Sayonara tries to get to full guard but Ramos has control of the leg.
Sayonara is pressing down on Ramos 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sayonara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ramos throws a strike but Sayonara rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sayonara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ramos working a defensive guard but Sayonara manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sayonara trying to control the action but Ramos is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos gets back to half guard.
Ramos tries to get to full guard but Sayonara has control of the leg.
Sayonara wants to pass to mount but Ramos is defending the position.
Sayonara controlling the action here.
Tony Ramos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sayonara forces his way into half guard.
Sayonara trying to control from half guard but Ramos is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is trying to maintain the position but Sayonara is very close to passing his half guard.
Sayonara wants to control but Ramos is keeping him busy.
Ramos wants to control but Sayonara is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ramos is trying to get back to full guard.
Sayonara trying to control the action but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Sayonara might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ramos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ramos gets full guard.
Ramos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sayonara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ramos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sayonara is one step ahead there.
Ramos trying to keep a closed guard but Sayonara is proving a slippery customer.
Ramos wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sayonara but Sayonara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramos throws a hook but Sayonara blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jiri Sayonara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jiri Sayonara's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sayonara jabs at Ramos 's body.
Sayonara swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Sayonara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sayonara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sayonara scores with a hook to the body. Ramos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sayonara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramos manages to avoid it.
Sayonara blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara misses with a body shot.
Ramos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sayonara sprawls and moves away.
Ramos swings widly with a right hand
and Sayonara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayonara throws a nice outside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Sayonara
and Ramos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ramos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ramos throws a big right hand that misses.
Sayonara can't keep his opponent in guard - Ramos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ramos working the head and body with strikes.
Sayonara looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ramos connects with a nice short shot to Sayonara's temple.
Ramos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sayonara defending well though.
Sayonara wants to control but Ramos is keeping busy.
Ramos is looking for a kimura but Sayonara is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ramos to get the leverage.
Sayonara is looking to improve his position.
Ramos is keen to just control but Sayonara is a slippery customer.
Ramos working Sayonara over with strikes.
Ramos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Ramos there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sayonara is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ramos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ramos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sayonara tries to get to full guard but Ramos has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara is trying to maintain the position but Ramos is very close to passing his half guard.
Sayonara is looking to improve his position.
Ramos throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sayonara to regain full guard.
Sayonara looking to control.
Ramos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ramos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ramos is looking to work some ground and pound but Sayonara has wrist control.
Sayonara trying to control the position.
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.
Ramos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sayonara is keeping the position for now.
Sayonara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramos chips away with some ground and pound.
Ramos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ramos passes Sayonara's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tony Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ramos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sayonara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ramos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Ramos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sayonara has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tony Ramos !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Sturm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aldo Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Sturm!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pitbull moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sturm gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pitbull counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sturm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pitbull connects with a leg kick. Sturm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pitbull fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pitbull's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sturm under the eye.
Sturm clinches with his opponent.
Pitbull blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sturm.
Pitbull misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Pitbull fails to land.
Pitbull misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sturm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Sturm fails to land.
Our sources have told us that Pitbull has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Sturm has Pitbull pushed against the cage.
Sturm has clasped his hands together around Pitbull's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Pitbull is looking to regain half guard here but Sturm keeps moving and retains side control.
Pitbull sneaks out the side door and pushes Sturm away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm throws a body shot but no joy.
Sturm wants to land a leg kick but Pitbull is out of range.
Pitbull takes one to the side of the head.
Sturm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sturm throws an overhand right that lands on Pitbull's shoulder, as Pitbull tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Pitbull misses its target.
Pitbull will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sturm moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pitbull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pitbull changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pitbull jabs Sturm right on the nose. Sturm blinks but takes it well.
Sturm looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sturm throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sturm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pitbull looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturm jabs at Pitbull's body.
Sturm moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Sturm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sturm thuds his right hand into Pitbull's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pitbull cracks Sturm with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sturm throws a solid leg kick but Pitbull takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sturm.
Sturm scores with a hook to the body. Pitbull takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sturm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pitbull.
Pitbull lands a slapping body shot.
Pitbull throws a jab but it's blocked by Sturm.
Pitbull lands a nice hook to Sturm's body. Sturm takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pitbull lands with an uppercut that bounces Sturm off the cage and back into range.
Pitbull circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pitbull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pitbull showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sturm.
Sturm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Sturm checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pitbull bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sturm's head.
Sturm throws the left hand but Pitbull avoids the punch easily.
Pitbull misses the shot to the body.
Sturm finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pitbull throws a shot to the body.
Sturm throws a sloppy head kick and Pitbull moves out of range easily.
Pitbull was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pitbull looks for the body kick but Sturm saw that one coming.
Sturm lands with a good body shot.
Pitbull takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Pitbull.
Sturm throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sturm misses with a left hand
and Pitbull counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pitbull jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Sturm scores with a leg kick.
Sturm lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pitbull sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pitbull jabs at Sturm's body.
Sturm throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sturm takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sturm has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sturm looks to throw the jab but Pitbull is out of range.
Pitbull cracks a nice hook into Sturm's ribs.
Sturm looks to clinch
and Pitbull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sturm is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pitbull uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sturm throws a chopping leg kick but Pitbull manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sturm wants to slow Pitbull down by chopping away at his legs.
Pitbull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sturm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sturm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pitbull misses the shot to the body.
Pitbull lands a jab to Sturm's midsection.
Pitbull is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sturm takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aldo Pitbull will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pitbull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sturm replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Pitbull blocks it well.
Sturm cracks Pitbull with an open hand slap.
Sturm throws a head kick that half lands.
Sturm jabs Pitbull right on the nose. Pitbull blinks but takes it well.
Pitbull misses with a hook to the body
and Sturm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sturm looks to throw the jab but Pitbull is out of range.
Pitbull throws a hook but Sturm avoids it easily.
Pitbull bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sturm's head.
Pitbull listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pitbull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitbull. Sturm does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturm lands with a nice body punch.
Pitbull is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sturm throws a leg kick but Pitbull sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pitbull pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sturm back to the cage. Pitbull follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sturm looks to land a right hand but Pitbull moved out of range.
Pitbull scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sturm doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sturm shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pitbull has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sturm off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A clash of legs there as Pitbull blocks the low kick.
Sturm chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sturm swings for the body but Pitbull moves out of range.
Pitbull throws a lazy right hand but Sturm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sturm steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sturm gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pitbull counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sturm thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturm tries a head kick but it misses.
Pitbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturm now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sturm throws a head kick that misses.
Sturm goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sturm lands a jab to Pitbull's midsection.
Pitbull misses with a straight left.
Sturm throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pitbull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturm looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitbull is just out of range.
Pitbull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pitbull is looking to slow Sturm down with leg kicks.
Pitbull takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sturm throws a hook but Pitbull avoids it easily.
Sturm pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pitbull is out of range and Sturm settles back down.
Pitbull swings for the body but Sturm moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sturm. Pitbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooh!!! Pitbull has knocked Sturm down with a huge combo! Pitbull steps away and waves a wobbly Sturm back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sturm is rocked!
A punch combination from Pitbull misses.
Sturm is still on wobbly legs! Can Pitbull finish him?
Pitbull misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Sturm. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sturm.
Sturm seems to have recovered his senses.
A punch lands to the side of Pitbull 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sturm clobbers Pitbull with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A low kick from Sturm misses
and Pitbull makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pitbull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sturm! But no joy.
Sturm defending well as Pitbull loads up on a big left hand.
Sturm fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pitbull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo Pitbull is winning the standup battle so far.
Sturm takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pitbull avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pitbull swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sturm defending well as Pitbull loads up on a big left hand.
Pitbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturm lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pitbull throws a body shot but no joy.
And Sturm responds with a good body kick, but Pitbull manages to step out the way in time.
Pitbull misses with a left hand
and Sturm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aldo Pitbull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sturm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pitbull.
Sturm lands a lovely overhand right.
Sturm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pitbull. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitbull fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sturm scores with a sloppy right hand. Pitbull should have avoided that one.
Sturm scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sturm loads up on a big right hand but Pitbull slips the punch.
Pitbull is looking to counter punch.
Pitbull moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sturm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pitbull.
Sturm misses the shot to the body.
Pitbull looks to land a right hand but Sturm moved out of range.
Sturm misses with a kick to the body.
Pitbull misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitbull throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sturm.
Pitbull misses with a low kick as Sturm jumps back.
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 Aldo Pitbull will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Sturm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sturm misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Pitbull misses its intended target.
Pitbull throws a push kick but Sturm slaps the foot to one side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pitbull.
Sturm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pitbull.
Pitbull throws the kick towards the body but Sturm avoids it.
Pitbull scores with a hook.
Sturm looks for the body kick but Pitbull saw that one coming.
Sturm throws a body shot but no joy.
Pitbull appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pitbull throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturm takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sturm throws a leg kick
and Pitbull counters with a one-two to the body.
A jab from Pitbull misses.
Sturm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitbull avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sturm moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm scores with a jab to the head.
Pitbull lands the left hand.
Pitbull misses with a looping right.
Sturm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pitbull fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sturm on the side of the head.
Sturm lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sturm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitbull moves away.
Pitbull throws a nice looking combination but Sturm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sturm has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pitbull is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sturm scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pitbull manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Sturm keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitbull is pressed up against the cage. Sturm has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pitbull down to the mat. Pitbull avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sturm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sturm misses with a head kick.
Sturm throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sturm checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull drops Sturm with a beautiful combination! Sturm stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pitbull is looking for the KO!
Sturm throws a lazy right hand but Pitbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
and Pitbull counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Sturm! He's just covering up as Pitbull starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldo Pitbull!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kron Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armondo Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armondo Munoz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kron Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Armondo Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Munoz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Munoz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Kron Silva has been cut.
Munoz tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Munoz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Munoz misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Silva was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Munoz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Munoz throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Munoz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Munoz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva tries to counter by clinching up but Munoz breaks away and moves out of range.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Munoz.
Munoz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Silva has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munoz. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva tries to counter with a takedown but Munoz is quick to defend against it.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Munoz misses with a leg kick
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munoz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Munoz is working from the bottom.
Silva 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.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Munoz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva wants to control from the top but Munoz keeps moving.
Munoz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva 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.
Munoz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Silva trying to control but Munoz is working from the bottom.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Munoz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Munoz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva wants to control from the top but Munoz keeps moving.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Munoz's head.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Munoz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Munoz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva trying to control but Munoz is working from the bottom.
Munoz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Munoz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munoz is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva advances to half guard.
Silva thows a huge punch but Munoz dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Munoz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Munoz is working away.
Munoz is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Munoz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Munoz's legs - danger averted.
Munoz is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Munoz working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is in close to Munoz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kron Silva'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.
An inside leg kick lands from Munoz.
Munoz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Munoz slips the punch.
A jab from Silva misses.
Munoz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Munoz moved out of range nicely.
Munoz misses the body punch
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Munoz.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Munoz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Munoz back to the cage. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Munoz tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Munoz's ribs.
Munoz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Munoz throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Munoz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva walks into a jab.
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Munoz wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva checks a low kick from Munoz.
A head kick misses from Munoz.
Armondo Munoz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Munoz scoring well with a low kick there.
Munoz throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Munoz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Munoz looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Silva slips a jab from Munoz.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Munoz is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munoz throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Munoz manages to avoid it.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Munoz has time to react.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Munoz.
Munoz ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Munoz scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Munoz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Munoz is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Munoz misses with a body kick.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Munoz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munoz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Munoz.
Munoz scores with a push kick.
Munoz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Munoz lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Munoz misses with a body kick.
Silva throws a hook but Munoz blocks it.
Armondo Munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munoz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick from Munoz is predictable there
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Munoz!
Munoz tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Silva scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva trying to control the action but Munoz is working from the bottom.
Silva controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva scores with a couple of short elbows.
Munoz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Munoz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Munoz down.
Munoz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Check out the look on Silva's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Silva lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Munoz down.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Munoz is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Armondo Munoz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kron Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Silva takes a swing at Munoz's ribcage but misses.
Munoz misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Munoz.
Munoz misses with a low kick.
It looked like Silva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Munoz.
Munoz thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Munoz.
Silva avoids the head kick by Munoz.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Munoz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz misses with a body kick.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva slips under a jab from Munoz.
Munoz cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Silva throws a series of punches but Munoz avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Munoz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice shot by Munoz.
Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Munoz misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Munoz fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva is working Munoz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva is working Munoz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Munoz's head.
Munoz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Munoz is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Kron Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Munoz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva is working Munoz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Munoz wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva is working Munoz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Munoz wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Munoz is rocked!
Silva distracts Munoz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Munoz is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva trying to control but Munoz is working from the bottom.
Munoz seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Munoz trying to strike off his back.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Munoz some visible discomfort.
It looks like Armondo Munoz has been cut.
Munoz is looking to reverse the position.
Munoz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Munoz tries to improve position but can't.
Munoz stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kron Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kron Silva!
Kron Silva decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knut Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cearul Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Knut Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cearul Ysengrin!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ysengrin blocks a head kick by Paulsen.
Ysengrin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ysengrin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paulsen at a distance.
Paulsen misses with a body shot.
Ysengrin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paulsen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Paulsen lands with a slapping head kick.
Paulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ysengrin was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulsen.
Ysengrin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ysengrin throws a low kick but Paulsen avoids it.
Ysengrin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ysengrin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paulsen is out of range and Ysengrin settles back down.
It appears Paulsen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ysengrin misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ysengrin, right into the meat.
Paulsen misses the shot to the body.
Paulsen misses the jab.
Ysengrin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ysengrin throws a shot to the body.
Ysengrin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paulsen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That kick from Ysengrin tenderised Paulsen's leg. Paulsen is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen blocks a jab.
Ysengrin throws a jab when Paulsen was well out of range.
Ysengrin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paulsens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ysengrin scores with a hook to the body. Paulsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ysengrin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Paulsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ysengrin misses with an uppercut. Paulsen saw that one coming.
Ysengrin lands with a good body shot.
Ysengrin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paulsen is breathing heavily.
Ysengrin connects with a solid leg kick.
Ysengrin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ysengrin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paulsen, pushing him back against the cage.
Ysengrin lands a shot to the body.
Ysengrin blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Ysengrin - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ysengrin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paulsen tries to break free but Ysengrin pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ysengrin.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ysengrin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin misses with a body punch.
Ysengrin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ysengrin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ysengrin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paulsen is looking to wear down Ysengrin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Paulsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ysengrin. Ysengrin obviously looking to wear him down.
Ysengrin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paulsen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ysengrin misses the shot to the body.
Ysengrin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paulsen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ysengrin lands a big uppercut and Paulsen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Paulsen looks OK. Ysengrin waves Paulsen back to his feet!
Paulsen is rocked!
Crack! Ysengrin connects with the perfect overhand right and Paulsen falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Ysengrin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cearul Ysengrin!
After the big win, Cearul Ysengrin made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bullet Proof System and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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