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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Behan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demi God (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brendan Behan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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201 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brendan Behan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Demi God!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
God scores with a kick to the body.
Behan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
God moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Behan doesn't manage to clinch there - God circles away.
God swats away the attempt to clinch by Behan.
Demi God seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
God connects with a good right hand that stumbles Behan. Behan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
God misses with a head kick.
Behan tries to counter by clinching up but God breaks away and moves out of range.
A left lands for God.
Behan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
God defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Behan.
Behan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
God pushes Behan away with a front kick.
Behan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
God looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Behan.
God lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Behan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Behan is breathing heavily.
God throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Behan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Behan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says God as he avoids it easily.
God lands a nice looking body kick.
God stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
God cracks Behan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. God has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Behan to stand back up!
Behan is rocked!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Behan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from God - the referee stops the clock and Behan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says God. Behan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Oh Behan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
God lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
God ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Behan's jaw. Behan's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! God does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Demi God!
During a confident post fight interview, Demi God thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kunnollinen Tullimies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kunnollinen Tullimies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz closes the distance and clinches.
Tullimies has Munoz pressed against the cage, preventing Munoz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Munoz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Munoz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tullimies avoids it.
Tullimies lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Munoz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tullimies.
Tullimies lands a body punch.
Tullimies avoids a wild elbow strike from Munoz.
Tullimies blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Munoz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tullimies has him pressed against the cage.
Munoz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Tullimies.
Munoz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tullimies blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Munoz.
Munoz misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Munoz.
Tullimies stalls.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munoz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tullimies scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Tullimies - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Tullimies.
Tullimies stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tullimies lands a right hand.
Munoz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tullimies is defending well for now.
Tullimies has Munoz pushed against the cage.
Tullimies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tullimies moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Munoz tries to clinch but Tullimies moves away
and Tullimies counters with a crisp right hand that drops Munoz! Tullimies lets Munoz back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Munoz is rocked!
It looks like Hector Munoz has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munoz is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Tullimies doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Munoz crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Munoz's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kunnollinen Tullimies!
Our winner, Kunnollinen Tullimies, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yasuhiro Akagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohsen Darabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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182 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasuhiro Akagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohsen Darabi!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akagi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akagi scores with a jab. Darabi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Akagi 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.
Darabi dives in and scores a takedown into Akagi's guard.
Darabi told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Akagi working for a triangle but Darabi defends it easily.
Akagi looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Darabi is defending well. Akagi quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Darabi has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Akagi celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yasuhiro Akagi!
Yasuhiro Akagi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Taran Chula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Von Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Taran Chula has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taran Chula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Von Six!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chula has closed the distance and engaged Six in a clinch.
Six tries to score a body lock takedown but Chula shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chula working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chula lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chula is pushing Six up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Six's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Chula - that landed with a thud.
Six trying to control the position but instead, Chula has worked for underhooks and has pushed Six into the cage.
Six is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chula is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chula softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Six pulls guard successfully.
Chula will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chula controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chula doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chula manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Six looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Six pulls Chula in close to prevent any damage.
Chula stays in close to Six's body and controls the position.
Six is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Six is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Six wants to sweep here but Chula controlling him for the moment.
Chula 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chula sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chula seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Taran Chula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Von Six.
Chula paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Six closes the distance and clinches up with Chula, looking for a takedown. Six pushes Chula against the cage but Chula circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chula clinches with his opponent.
Six blocks a body shot from Chula.
Six is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chula misses with a body punch.
Chula manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Chula.
Chula works on Six's body with a couple of short punches.
Chula lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six prevents a body shot from Chula.
I was talking to Chula's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chula makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Chula.
Nice body punch from Chula.
Chula lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chula is struggling to control the position.
Chula effectively controlling the action here.
Chula softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Six goes for a takedown attempt but Chula pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chula moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taran Chula dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chula pushes Six up against the cage in a clinch.
Chula pressing his opponent against the cage.
Taran Chula has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chula lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Six backwards.
Chula misses with a body punch.
Six is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chula pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chula lands a body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Chula.
Chula scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chula leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Chula on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chula lands a right hand.
Six tries to score a body lock takedown but Chula shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chula misses with a punch to the body.
Chula lands a nice shot to the body.
Six is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Taran Chula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Von Six.
Chula struggles to land a body shot inside as Six controls his hands.
Chula struggles to land a body shot inside as Six controls his hands.
Chula taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Chula.
Six blocks a body shot from Chula.
Come on Six - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chula lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chula is leaning against Six and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chula lands a hook that snaps the head of Six backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Chula.
Six is breathing heavily.
Six blocks a body shot from Chula.
Chula lands with a left to the head.
Six changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chula fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chula cracks Six with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Six tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Chula pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Six is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taran Chula!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paljas Uneksija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernie Patat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paljas Uneksija could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bernie Patat's chin.
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216 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paljas Uneksija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernie Patat!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uneksija with a nice cross.
Uneksija ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Uneksija 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 low kick from Patat misses
and Uneksija counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Patat misses.
Uneksija blocks a jab.
Patat sizes up Uneksija with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Uneksija smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Uneksija connects with a looping right hand.
Uneksija throws a right and a left that Patat avoids nicely.
Uneksija lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Uneksija crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Patat - the referee stops the clock and Uneksija gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Patat. Uneksija manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Uneksija misses with a lunging right hand
and Patat counters with a nice uppercut.
Patat throws a sloppy head kick and Uneksija moves out of range easily.
Patat misses with a right hand
and Uneksija counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Uneksija jabs at Patat's body.
Patat scoring well with a low kick there.
Patat takes one to the chin there.
Uneksija missing with a left hand there. Patat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uneksija slips a straight right by Patat.
The fighters circling - Uneksija throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uneksija works the jab nicely.
Patat gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've been informed that Patat has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Uneksija lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick misses from Patat.
Uneksija throws a body punch but Patat moves out of range.
Patat flicks out a counter leg kick but Uneksija steps away.
Uneksija fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Patat scores with a jab to the head.
Uneksija tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patat was well out of range. Poor timing from Uneksija.
Patat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice cross by Uneksija.
Patat throws a hook to the side of Uneksija's head but Uneksija sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patat scores with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Uneksija.
Uneksija jabs Patat to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patat throws a solid leg kick but Uneksija takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Patat.
Patat slips a jab and a cross from Uneksija.
Uneksija looks to land a right hand but Patat moved out of range.
Patat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Patat! But no joy.
Patat throws a leg kick
and Uneksija connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uneksija with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Uneksija lands a nice hook to Patat's body. Patat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Patat looks winded!
Uneksija looks to land a left hand but Patat moved out of range nicely.
Uneksija swings for the body but Patat moves out of range.
Uneksija misses the shot to the body.
Uneksija is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Uneksija misses with a hook. Patat ducked under it nicely.
Uneksija lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Patat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Patat stuns Uneksija with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Patat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Patat needs to keep his hands up - Uneksija had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uneksija ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patat moves away.
Patat doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Uneksija comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Patat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Uneksija is out of range.
A cross from Uneksija lands.
Patat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uneksija.
Jab from Patat.
Uneksija scores with a hook to the body. Patat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Patat avoids the body shot from Uneksija.
Uneksija fails to land with a series of punches.
Uneksija swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patat flicks out a counter leg kick but Uneksija steps away.
Patat throws a jab when Uneksija was well out of range.
Patat throws a poor cross that misses
and Uneksija counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Uneksija scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Uneksija darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uneksija with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Uneksija digs a good body shot into Patat's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patat walks into a jab.
Uneksija misses with the combination.
Patat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Uneksija lands with a straight right. Patat didn't see that one coming.
Uneksija dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uneksija lands with a shot to the body.
Uneksija lands a jab to the nose.
Oooooh!!! Uneksija has knocked Patat down with a huge combo! Uneksija steps away and waves a wobbly Patat back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Patat is rocked!
Patat tries to get into range but Uneksija steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Patat! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Uneksija scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paljas Uneksija!
Paljas Uneksija thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Farzad Omad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lang's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Whom The Bell Tolls. Clubber Lang has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Clubber Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Farzad Omad!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omad wants to clinch up but Lang keeps it at a distance.
Omad shoots in but Lang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Omad drives through with a takedown into guard.
Omad has gone for a leg lock! Lang slips out almost immediately though and dives into Omad's guard.
We've been hearing that Lang has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lang not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Omad has his hands on Lang's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omad is working an open guard so Lang takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omad tries for a takedown but Lang circles away easily
and Lang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lang instigates a clinch.
Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lang cracks Omad with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Omad looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lang finish him?
Omad is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Lang and Omad falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Lang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Clubber Lang!
After winning the bout, Clubber Lang 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Hankey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hankey has chosen DJ Zany - Be on your way as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diesel Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ted Hankey!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong throws a right and a left that Hankey avoids nicely.
Hankey walks into a stiff left hand from Armstrong.
Hankey misses with a left hand
and Armstrong counters with a straight right hand.
Armstrong connects with an inside leg kick.
Hankey swings widly with a right hand
and Armstrong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hankey throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Armstrong counter with a right hand.
Hankey looks to throw the jab but Armstrong is out of range.
Armstrong cracks Hankey with an uppercut from hell and Hankey crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Armstrong's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Hankey is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armstrong is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hankey is still in real trouble! Can Armstrong finish him?
Armstrong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hankey's head.
Armstrong is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Armstrong sitting in guard here, content to control.
Armstrong is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Armstrong's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hankey seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong chips away with some ground and pound.
Armstrong with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Armstrong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hankey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Armstrong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Armstrong controlling from the top position.
Armstrong postures up and lands a big shot to Hankey's brow.
Armstrong sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hankey looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Armstrong advances to half guard.
Armstrong content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armstrong scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hankey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Armstrong.
Hankey pushes Armstrong off but Armstrong dives into side control.
Armstrong is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hankey will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Armstrong cracks Hankey with a big right hand but Hankey just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hankey takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Armstrong looks up at the clock and then as Hankey takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Armstrong smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Armstrong lands an elbow.
Armstrong lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hankey takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Armstrong controls the position from side control.
Hankey looks winded!
Armstrong working the ground and pound.
Armstrong lands a strong strike to the head of Hankey. That's dazed him! Armstrong looking to finish here. Hankey is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Armstrong lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diesel Armstrong!
A pretty intense looking Diesel Armstrong took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alun Warburton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriiz Monai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alun Warburton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Uriiz Monai!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monai forces Warburton back against the cage and clinches.
Warburton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Warburton lands a knee to the body.
Warburton tries to land a knee to the head but Monai blocks with his arms.
Warburton working aggressively here.
Warburton crunches a lovely knee into Monai's ribcage.
Warburton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Monai blocking some punches.
Warburton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Monai trying to stall but Warburton improves his position.
Warburton misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Warburton.
Warburton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Monai.
Warburton crunches a lovely knee into Monai's ribcage.
Warburton lands a hook that snaps the head of Monai backwards.
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!
Warburton jumps into guard, dragging Monai to the mat.
Warburton 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.
Warburton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Monai manages to get himself to full guard.
Warburton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Warburton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Warburton is pushing down on Monai's leg trying to pass to half guard. Monai is fighting to maintain full guard but Warburton has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warburton seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Monai is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alun Warburton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Wakahisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryuu Wakahisa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gus Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer throws a lazy right hand but Wakahisa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spencer misses with a straight left.
Spencer 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.
Wakahisa slips a straight right by Spencer.
Wakahisa tries to counter by clinching up but Spencer breaks away and moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spencer.
Wakahisa slips under a jab.
Spencer throws a jab but it's blocked by Wakahisa.
Spencer scores with a jab to the head.
Spencer misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Spencer.
Spencer lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer misses with an uppercut.
Wakahisa dodges the punch combination from Spencer.
Spencer misses with a looping left.
Spencer looks to throw the jab but Wakahisa is out of range.
Wakahisa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Spencer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wakahisa slips a jab and a cross from Spencer.
Spencer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wakahisa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spencer tests Wakahisa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spencer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
Spencer just misses with a punch to the body.
Wakahisa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gus Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
Spencer throws a nice looking combination but Wakahisa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spencer throws a lazy right hand but Wakahisa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spencer jabs Wakahisa right on the nose. Wakahisa blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wakahisa rushes Spencer and presses him up against the cage.
Wakahisa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spencer.
Wakahisa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Spencer avoiding damage.
Spencer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer avoids a wild elbow strike from Wakahisa.
Wakahisa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spencer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Spencer managing to block the knees to the body from Wakahisa.
Wakahisa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spencer's defenses.
Wakahisa missing with knees to the body.
Spencer avoiding damage as Wakahisa throws knees to the body.
Spencer avoids a wild elbow strike from Wakahisa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakahisa throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wakahisa throws an elbow but misses.
Spencer avoids a wild elbow strike from Wakahisa.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wakahisa.
Spencer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wakahisa up against the cage.
Wakahisa has Spencer pressed against the cage.
Wakahisa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spencer's efforts to push away.
Wakahisa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wakahisa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spencer's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Spencer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Spencer misses the target.
As Spencer tries to get set, Wakahisa tries to push him back and clinch up but Spencer manages to avoid the attempt.
Spencer takes a swing at Wakahisa's ribcage but misses.
Wakahisa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spencer.
Spencer misses with a double jab.
Spencer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Spencer connects with a right hand. Wakahisa shakes it off.
Wakahisa slips under a jab.
Spencer clobbers Wakahisa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer just misses with a punch to the body.
Spencer gets tackled into the cage by Wakahisa. Wakahisa maintains the clinch.
Wakahisa trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spencer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spencer throws a big shot that misses.
Spencer cracks a nice hook into Wakahisa's ribs.
Wakahisa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wakahisa slips under a jab.
Spencer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wakahisa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Spencer manages to circle out of the way.
Wakahisa blocks a jab.
Wakahisa tries to counter by clinching up but Spencer breaks away and moves out of range.
Wakahisa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spencer throws out the jab.
Wakahisa moves into the clinch successfully.
Wakahisa lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Wakahisa.
Wakahisa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Spencer managing to block the knees to the body from Wakahisa.
Wakahisa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wakahisa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spencer blocks it with crossed arms.
Spencer avoids the elbow strike from Wakahisa, 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!
Wakahisa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Spencer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Spencer manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws the left hand but Wakahisa avoids the punch easily.
Wakahisa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wakahisa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spencer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spencer lands a glancing blow to the side of Wakahisa's head.
Spencer misses with a two punch combination.
Wakahisa is looking to counter the offense by Spencer and move into the clinch.
Spencer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wakahisa circles away quickly and effectively.
Wakahisa tries to counter by clinching up but Spencer breaks away and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Spencer misses the target.
Wakahisa slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Spencer.
Spencer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a hook to the side of Wakahisa's head but Wakahisa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Spencer tries to get set, Wakahisa tries to push him back and clinch up but Spencer manages to avoid the attempt.
Spencer's corner calls for a 1-2. Spencer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spencer scores with a jab to the body.
Spencer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wakahisa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spencer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wakahisa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spencer lands a slapping body shot.
Spencer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wakahisa is looking to counter the offense by Spencer and move into the clinch.
Spencer misses with a lunging right hand
and Wakahisa counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Spencer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Spencer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wakahisa tries to counter by clinching up but Spencer breaks away and moves out of range.
Spencer throws a hook to the side of Wakahisa's head but Wakahisa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Wakahisa misses its target.
Wakahisa ducks under a wild hook from Spencer.
Spencer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Spencer lands a jab to the nose.
Wakahisa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spencer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wakahisa in his tracks.
Wakahisa is rocked!
Wakahisa tries to get into range but Spencer steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Wakahisa! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Spencer scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gus Spencer!
Gus Spencer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Ryuu Wakahisa was interviewed post fight and said 'Cortez you had me tonight with those punches!! Looking for a rematch soon!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Baumgartner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu: Vai Finaliza!. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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180 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramon Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Baumgartner!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Baumgartner to the ground. Gracie is now in Baumgartner's guard.
Baumgartner pushes Gracie off and scrambles back to his feet.
Baumgartner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gracie but Gracie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Baumgartner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gracie as he jumps to the side.
Baumgartner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baumgartner fails to land the takedown.
Ramon Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Baumgartner.
Gracie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Baumgartner did well to prevent Gracie getting side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baumgartner is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baumgartner is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Baumgartner is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie fails to take his opponent's back.
Baumgartner tries to control the position but Gracie now has his back.
Baumgartner rolls, trying to escape but Gracie keeps control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Baumgartner has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to control Baumgartner but Baumgartner is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Baumgartner is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Baumgartner is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Gracie gets his way!
Baumgartner defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Baumgartner trying to get back to his feet but Gracie is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baumgartner prevents Gracie from getting a body triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baumgartner tries to escape the position.
Baumgartner fending off the submission attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Baumgartner has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Gracie trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baumgartner wants to get back to his feet.
Baumgartner showing good submission defense here.
Gracie patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gracie's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Baumgartner is trying to get back to his feet but Gracie has full control of the position and if anything, Baumgartner has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Baumgartner shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl out of it but Baumgartner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gracie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie is looking to counter the offense by Baumgartner and move into the clinch.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Baumgartner tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Baumgartner defends it.
Gracie controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Baumgartner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Baumgartner is squirming around nicely.
Baumgartner has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Baumgartner tries to escape but Gracie has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baumgartner turns into Gracie and is now in his guard.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baumgartner is one step ahead there.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Baumgartner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Baumgartner is proving a slippery customer.
Baumgartner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baumgartner.
Gracie working a defensive guard but Baumgartner passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Baumgartner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baumgartner manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Baumgartner keeps moving.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baumgartner can do to turn this around?
Gracie is really struggling to control Baumgartner but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Baumgartner is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baumgartner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Baumgartner keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Gracie dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baumgartner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gracie pinned against the cage. Gracie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Baumgartner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gracie.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gracie tightens his grip and picks Baumgartner up, before dumping him to the ground. Baumgartner manages to land in guard.
Baumgartner can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baumgartner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Baumgartner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Baumgartner is looking for a sweep.
Baumgartner gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gracie wants to control the pace but Baumgartner is squirming around nicely.
Gracie takes Baumgartner's back.
Baumgartner rolls, trying to escape but Gracie keeps control of the position.
Gracie is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Baumgartner is defending well though. Gracie let's go of the attempt for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling well, preventing Baumgartner from escaping the position.
Gracie is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Baumgartner taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ramon Gracie!
Ramon Gracie retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Ramon Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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