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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Tromp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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199 lbs
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200 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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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
9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tito Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Tromp!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez with a poor takedown
and Tromp counters with a series of strikes. Gomez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gomez shoots for a double leg takedown but Tromp sprawls well. He's pushed Gomez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tromp displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gomez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tromp unleashes a big counter combination but Gomez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A swing and a miss from Tromp.
Gomez attempts a counter takedown but Tromp avoids it well and moves away.
Tromp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tromp as he avoids it easily.
Gomez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gomez is looking to work some ground and pound but Tromp has wrist control.
Tromp wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Tromp keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tromp can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gomez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tromp dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Tromp frees his head nicely. Oh but Gomez has switched to an armbar! Tromp is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tito Gomez!
Tito Gomez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suleijma Tudekiks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suleijma Tudekiks will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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188 lbs
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192 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddie Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suleijma Tudekiks!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan thuds his right hand into Tudekiks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Logan throws a body shot but no joy.
Tudekiks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tudekiks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tudekiks tries to clinch but Logan moves out of range.
Logan digs a good body shot into Tudekiks's ribs.
Logan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Logan misses the target.
Tudekiks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Freddie Logan has been cut.
Logan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Logan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Logan thumps Tudekiks with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan misses the body punch
and Tudekiks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Logan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Logan is looking to score with low kicks.
Tudekiks is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Logan misses
and Tudekiks counters with a three punch combo that has Logan backing up. Logan nods at Tudekiks to acknowledge the strikes.
Tudekiks is looking to clinch.
Logan tries to clinch up
and Tudekiks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tudekiks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tudekiks is looking to clinch but Logan is avoiding it.
Logan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tudekiks pushes Logan up against the cage in a clinch.
Tudekiks pushes Logan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tudekiks avoids the elbow strike from Logan, against the cage.
Tudekiks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Logan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tudekiks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Logan blocks a body shot from Tudekiks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tudekiks.
A short uppercut from Tudekiks.
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!
Logan has a couple of punches blocked by Tudekiks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Tudekiks.
Nice body punch from Logan - that landed with a thud.
Logan lands a right hand.
Tudekiks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Logan lands a nice shot to the body.
Logan misses with some punches.
Logan scores with a shot to the side of Tudekiks's head.
Tudekiks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tudekiks is looking to clinch but Logan is avoiding it.
Tudekiks moves in looking to clinch but Logan pushes him off.
Tudekiks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tudekiks avoids the body shot from Logan.
Logan rushes Tudekiks and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Logan fails to land.
Tudekiks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tudekiks scores with a hook to the body.
Logan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Logan swings wildly with an uppercut but Tudekiks uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Logan fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Logan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Logan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Logan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tudekiks has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Logan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tudekiks can turn it around.
Logan misses with some punches.
Tudekiks blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Logan.
Tudekiks misses with a body punch.
Tudekiks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tudekiks lands with a short shot to the head.
Freddie Logan's cut is getting worse.
Logan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tudekiks.
Tudekiks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tudekiks swinging wildly here.
Logan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Logan tries to land a leg kick but Tudekiks saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Logan is looking to wear down Tudekiks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tudekiks tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tudekiks scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logan throws a looping overhand right but Tudekiks ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Tudekiks's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tudekiks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tudekiks moves out of range of the leg kick from Logan.
Logan tries to close the distance and clinch but Tudekiks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Logan misses with an uppercut
enabling Tudekiks to counter with a crisp jab.
Logan misses the shot to the body.
Tudekiks lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Some bone on bone action there as Tudekiks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Logan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Logan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A combination from Tudekiks does no damage.
Logan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Suleijma Tudekiks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Freddie Logan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Logan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tudekiks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Logan throws a head kick that half lands.
Logan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Logan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Logan throws a head kick but Tudekiks moves out of range.
Logan throws a leg kick
and Tudekiks counters with a crisp one two that drops Logan! Tudekiks thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Logan to his feet! Logan is in big trouble!
Logan is rocked!
Logan misses with a left hand
and Tudekiks counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Logan out cold! What a finish! Tudekiks is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Suleijma Tudekiks!
After the big win, Suleijma Tudekiks made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Namunamu Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Zimbardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zane Hollister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Zimbardo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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283 lbs
14 - 15 - 0 |
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275 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Zimbardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zane Hollister!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollister misses with a left hand
and Zimbardo counters with a nice uppercut.
Zimbardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hollister.
Zimbardo slips a jab from Hollister.
Hollister tries a low kick but Zimbardo avoids it.
Zimbardo cracks Hollister with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hollister darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hollister is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zimbardo.
Hollister misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zimbardo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hollister throws a body punch but Zimbardo moves out of range.
Zimbardo scores with a leg kick.
Hollister thuds a left hand into Zimbardo's body.
Hollister misses with a jab to the body
and Zimbardo counters with a right hand to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zimbardo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zimbardo throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Zimbardo. That snapped Hollister's head back.
It looks like Zane Hollister has been cut.
Hollister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zimbardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hollister.
Zimbardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Hollister releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hollister swings widly with a right hand
letting Zimbardo counter with a right hand.
Hollister cracks Zimbardo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zimbardo tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Zimbardo.
Hollister looks up at the clock. Bad move! Zimbardo lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hollister. Zimbardo pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Zimbardo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Allan Coyoca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lip Ton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ton has chosen Snap - Rythm is a Dancing as his entrance music. Lip Ton has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allan Coyoca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lip Ton!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coyoca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Coyoca. Coyoca circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Allan Coyoca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Coyoca sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ton somewhat.
Ton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ton throws out a loose jab but Coyoca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Coyoca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coyoca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Coyoca slips a straight right by Ton.
Coyoca moves out of range as Ton strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Coyoca counters with a straight right hand.
Coyoca closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ton did well to prevent Coyoca getting side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Coyoca landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ton trying to control but Coyoca postures up.
Coyoca scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Coyoca throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ton is trying to maintain the position but Coyoca is very close to passing his half guard.
Ton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Coyoca pulls his head out easily.
Coyoca prevents Ton from improving his position.
Ton is looking to control Coyoca's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ton avoid being mounted?
Ton throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ton taking some punishment here, with Coyoca in his half guard.
Ton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Coyoca pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coyoca scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ton tries to roll over but Coyoca keeps him under control.
Ton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Coyoca scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Coyoca defends it easily.
Ton working for a triangle but Coyoca defends it easily.
Ton has his foot on Coyoca's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Coyoca works his way back into a safe position though.
Coyoca content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Coyoca is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Coyoca working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Coyoca with a nice head shot there.
Coyoca works over Ton with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coyoca with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Coyoca might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Coyoca makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ton is rocked!
Ton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Coyoca gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ton is still in real trouble! Can Coyoca finish him?
Coyoca landing some decent shots from guard.
Coyoca loads up on a big left hand. Ton felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Coyoca looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Ton can't hide his disappointment, as Coyoca celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Allan Coyoca!
Lip Ton was interviewed post fight and said 'Congrats to my opponent. He was the better man tonight and I have to give credit, where credits due. I will go back to training and will come back stronger than ever. Thanks for the promotion for the opportunity and the fans for coming out tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rancho Wildslap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mon Ster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wildslap's entrance music is Get Schwifty. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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240 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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rancho Wildslap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mon Ster!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wildslap shoots in for a takedown but Ster shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wildslap gets caught flat footed, as Ster shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ster sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wildslap looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ster wants to stand but Wildslap has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wildslap is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ster landing some decent shots from guard.
Wildslap wants to sweep here but Ster controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildslap looking to control.
Ster passes Wildslap's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wildslap tries to get to full guard but Ster has control of the leg.
Ster is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wildslap has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ster seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ster trying to mount his opponent but Wildslap defends it.
Wildslap looking for submissions off his back.
Ster looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ster is controlling the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ster throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wildslap was covering up waiting for the punch and Ster finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildslap throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wildslap looking for a guillotine here but Ster defends easily.
Wildslap wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ster is now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wildslap gets back to full guard.
Wildslap looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ster sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wildslap is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ster defends well.
Ster slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mon Ster dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ster scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Wildslap's face as Ster controls the position.
Wildslap regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ster's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Ster working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wildslap trying to get back to full guard but Ster takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Ster trying to control but Wildslap is having none of it.
Mon Ster has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ster content just to control the position here.
Wildslap bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ster looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ster looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wildslap is one step ahead there.
Ster is trying to keep Wildslap in close.
Wildslap pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ster is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ster is on top in guard.
Ster gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wildslap gets a takedown into half guard.
Ster kicks Wildslap off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ster closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ster thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wildslap is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ster advances to mount.
Ster tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ster jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wildslap manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ster decides to stand back up. Ster steps back and let's Wildslap get back to his feet.
Ster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wildslap misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ster shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ster tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Wildslap tries to get to full guard but Ster has control of the leg.
Wildslap is pressing down on Ster's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mon Ster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wildslap darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ster has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wildslap is working away from the top position though.
Ster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ster is not content to let Wildslap control the position.
Wildslap is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wildslap seems to be working for a kimura but Ster defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ster tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wildslap is pressing down on Ster's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ster is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ster keeping hold of Wildslap's head, controlling as best he can.
Ster wants to get back to full guard.
Wildslap seems to be working for a kimura but Ster defends the submission attempt.
Ster is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wildslap's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wildslap's back!
Wildslap breaks Ster's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Wildslap trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wildslap preventing the sweep.
Wildslap looking to pass the guard.
Ster has his hands on Wildslap's head, controlling the position.
Rancho Wildslap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Ster has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Wildslap trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ster controlling Wildslap's posture.
Wildslap advances to half guard.
Wildslap trying to advance position but Ster counters by regaining guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ster holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ster looking for a sweep. Not yet Ster, not yet.
Ster has Wildslap pulled in close to control his posture.
Wildslap wants to pass the guard but Ster is keeping the position.
Ster trying to control the position here.
Wildslap throws a big right hand that misses.
Ster is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wildslap tries to sprawl but Ster drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wildslap gets back to full guard.
Wildslap tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ster controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mon Ster is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ster looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rancho Wildslap.
Well Ster 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mon Ster!
Mon Ster was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Rancho Wildslap stepped up to the mic, saying 'You're my boogie.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bessarion Alexius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexius comes to the cage accompanied by A Country Boy Can Survive. Bessarion Alexius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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173 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bessarion Alexius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Logan!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan looks to throw the jab but Alexius is out of range.
We've been told by Alexius's head coaches at White Lotus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Logan gets a clinch.
Logan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Logan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alexius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Logan misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Logan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexius.
Alexius lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Frankie Logan has been cut.
Alexius drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Logan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alexius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Logan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Logan is trying to maintain the position but Alexius is very close to passing his half guard.
Logan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alexius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan is refusing to be controlled, as Alexius sits in half guard.
Alexius landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexius wants to take a breather but Logan is having none of it.
Alexius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Logan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alexius.
Alexius thows a huge punch but Logan dodges it nicely.
Alexius is just content to waste time from the top position. Logan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Alexius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius throws a strike but Logan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alexius thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexius lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Alexius landing with the ground and pound.
Alexius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alexius lands a couple of digs.
Logan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alexius controls the pace.
Alexius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alexius makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alexius working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Alexius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alexius with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Logan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Logan has momentary wrist control but Alexius slips an elbow through the middle.
Alexius working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Alexius stands and throws Logan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Alexius misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Alexius landing a few strikes.
Alexius creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Logan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan wants to control but Alexius postures up.
Logan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Alexius landing a few strikes.
Alexius working the head and body with strikes.
Alexius trying to control the action but Logan is working from the bottom.
Alexius scores with a couple of short elbows.
Logan is rocked!
Alexius sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Logan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexius tries to score with some ground and pound. Logan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Alexius working the ground and pound.
Logan is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bessarion Alexius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frankie Logan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Logan misses with a low kick.
Logan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alexius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Logan can pounce on him.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Logan moves away.
Alexius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Logan circles away.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexius moves away.
Alexius tries for a takedown but Logan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alexius gets tackled into the cage by Logan. Logan maintains the clinch.
Logan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Logan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexiuss head.
Alexius avoids the elbow strike from Logan, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan working aggressively here.
Alexius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Logan.
Alexius blocks an uppercut.
Alexius blocks an uppercut.
Logan swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Logan prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bessarion Alexius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Alexius has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Logan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Logan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexius decides to pull guard.
Alexius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Logan can do to turn this around?
Logan preventing the sweep.
Logan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alexius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alexius pulls Logan in close to his closed guard and prevents Logan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Logan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Logan is fighting to break Alexius's control of his arms but Alexius is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius 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.
Alexius trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alexius misses with a low kick.
Logan throws a nice head kick!
Alexius moves out of range as Logan strikes.
Alexius misses with an uppercut.
Logan throws a sloppy head kick and Alexius moves out of range easily.
Logan cracks the inside of Alexius's front leg.
Logan tries to work over Alexius's front leg with a kick but Alexius checks it.
Logan throws a leg kick but Alexius moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Logan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alexius.
Logan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alexius checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Logan moves away.
Alexius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Logan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alexius checks it well.
Logan lands with a hook. Alexius tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alexius dives in for a single leg takedown but Logan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Logan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Frankie Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan thuds a left hand into Alexius's body.
Alexius throws a head kick that misses.
Logan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexius takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Logan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alexius drops down looking for a counter takedown but Logan sprawls and moves away.
Logan throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan throws a body shot but no joy.
Alexius feinted with a counter takedown.
Alexius looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alexius slips under a jab.
Alexius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Logan momentarily.
Alexius bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Alexius.
Alexius throwing strikes but Logan manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Alexius sneaks back into half guard.
Logan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alexius does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Logan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frankie Logan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Logan wants to land a leg kick but Alexius is out of range.
Alexius changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Logan throws a low kick but Alexius moves out of range easily.
Alexius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alexius shoots in but Logan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It seemed like Logan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alexius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Logan is fending him off so far but Alexius persists. Nope, Logan circles away and we're back to standing.
Logan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexius throws a leg kick but Logan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alexius uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Logan has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan tries to clinch up.
Logan connects with a leg kick. Alexius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alexius shoots in for a takedown but Logan shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bessarion Alexius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Logan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alexius counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Logan keeps working.
Logan parries the strikes from Alexius easily there. Alexius is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Logan to escape.
Alexius is trying to ground and pound but Logan uses the momentary lack of control by Alexius to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Alexius.
Bessarion Alexius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alexius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Logan defending well though.
Alexius wants to pass the guard but Logan is defending well.
Alexius throwing shots but Logan is blocking nicely.
Alexius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Logan defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alexius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Logan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Alexius.
Alexius throws a big right hand that misses.
Logan keeping moving, preventing Alexius from controlling successfully.
Alexius landing some decent shots from guard.
Alexius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alexius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Logan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexius is fighting to break Logan's control of his arms but Logan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alexius is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alexius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Logan at a distance.
Alexius blocks a leg kick.
Alexius drops down looking for a counter takedown but Logan sprawls and moves away.
Logan is looking to chop away at Alexius's legs.
Alexius blocks a jab.
Frankie Logan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alexius throws the left hand but Logan avoids the punch easily.
Alexius tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Logan swivels and escapes.
Logan thumps Alexius with a low kick.
Logan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexius.
Alexius moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexius tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Logan defends well and Alexius ends up having to push Logan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Logan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Logan tries to clinch but Alexius moves out of range.
Logan throws a leg kick
and Alexius counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Alexius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alexius with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alexius trying to control but Logan is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Logan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Alexius wants to control from the top but Logan keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bessarion Alexius showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alexius 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bessarion Alexius!
During a confident post fight interview, Bessarion Alexius 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Didier Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Metaphysical Magician (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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30
185 lbs
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179 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Didier Drogba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Metaphysical Magician!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magician drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Magician slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Magician wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drogba keeps working.
Drogba on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drogba tries to get out of the position.
Magician is staying tight to Drogba's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Magician throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Magician tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Magician tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magician looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Drogba is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba is not content to let Magician control the position.
Magician advances to mount.
Magician landing strikes, looking to finish!
Drogba looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Drogba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Magician on the ground.
Magician has good solid back control here.
Magician has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
It looks like Magician might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Drogba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogba prevents Magician from getting a body triangle.
Magician looking to break Drogba's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Drogba remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Magician will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Magician is not going to allow Drogba to sit and survive in this position.
Magician punches the canvas rather than the man.
Drogba wants to control his opponent's hands but Magician gets his hands free.
Magician is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Magician is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Drogba knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Drogba for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogba trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Drogba staying busy and making it hard for Magician to control.
Magician has got one arm under Drogba's chin. This could be trouble... Drogba trying to control the other hand but Magician gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Drogba has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). The Metaphysical Magician!
After the fight, The Metaphysical Magician was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tangaroa Ngata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Misterioso Damballah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ngata comes to the cage accompanied by Soundcritters - Haka War Chant. Tangaroa Ngata could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to El Misterioso Damballah's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tangaroa Ngata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Misterioso Damballah!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngata darts in and clinches Damballah up against the cage.
Ngata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damballah tries for a takedown. No joy.
Damballah jumps guard but Ngata stands there with Damballah around his waist. Damballah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ngata lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Ngata - that landed with a thud.
Damballah goes for a takedown attempt but Ngata pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tangaroa Ngata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Misterioso Damballah.
Ngata clinches with his opponent.
Ngata throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ngata breaks the clinch.
Ngata takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Damballah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ngata manages to avoid it.
Damballah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ngata wants to clinch.
Damballah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ngata moves away.
Nice defenses there by Ngata.
Ngata slips a jab from Damballah.
Ngata takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damballah throws a series of punches but Ngata moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngata tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ngata takes the fight into the clinch.
Damballah changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ngata fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Damballah scores with a hook.
Ngata fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damballah lands a slapping body shot.
Ngata is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Damballah! But no joy.
Damballah swings widly with a right hand
and Ngata counters with a stiff right hand.
Ngata looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ngata darts in and clinches Damballah up against the cage.
Ngata lands with a short shot to the head.
Ngata is pressed up against the cage. Damballah has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ngata down to the mat. Ngata avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Damballah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ngata moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ngata swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ngata clinches up with Damballah and pushes 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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ngata.
Ngata working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ngata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damballah goes for a takedown attempt but Ngata pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ngata moves into range and clinches up with Damballah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngata throws a head punch that misses.
Damballah is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ngata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damballah drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damballah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Damballah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ngata to keep the fight standing.
Ngata scores with a nice hook to the head.
Damballah can't get the takedown.
Ngata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damballah misses the shot to the body.
Damballah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ngata counters with a crisp right that sends Damballah to the canvas! Ngata follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tangaroa Ngata!
A victorious Tangaroa Ngata thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Edgar Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Mendoza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roberts drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mendoza has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Roberts has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Roberts fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Roberts tries to pull guard but Mendoza holds him up against the cage and eventually Roberts drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Mendoza.
Roberts is working for takedown but Mendoza is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendoza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendoza takes a swing at Roberts's ribcage but misses.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Mendoza circles away easily
and Mendoza counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but Mendoza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mendoza throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Mendoza leaves Roberts with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Roberts looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Jeff Roberts has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts slips under a jab from Mendoza.
Horrible takedown attempt by Roberts or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendoza, which made it look bad.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mendoza enables Roberts to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mendoza manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mendoza uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Roberts dives in and scores a takedown into Mendoza's guard.
Mendoza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roberts.
Roberts with a flurry of punches that miss.
Our spies down at at Bonsai Club MMA inform us that Mendoza has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Mendoza is looking to stand up but Roberts isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Roberts works over Mendoza with some ground and pound from guard.
Mendoza wants to stand and escape but Roberts is having none of it.
Roberts chips away with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roberts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roberts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendoza is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Roberts is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Roberts scoring with some ground and pound.
Roberts with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mendoza pushes Roberts off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mendoza throws a good cross that connects.
Edgar Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts takes one on the button.
Roberts slips a jab from Mendoza.
Roberts fails with the takedown.
Roberts moves away from the strike by Mendoza.
Roberts gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt - Mendoza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mendoza misses with a double jab.
Mendoza 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.
Mendoza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Roberts eats them both and turns towards Mendoza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but Mendoza shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza throws a right and a left that Roberts avoids nicely.
Roberts changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mendoza swings widly with a right hand
and Roberts decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mendoza's guard.
Mendoza manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Roberts with that takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Mendoza releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mendoza misses the jab.
Roberts attempts a counter takedown but Mendoza avoids it well and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Mendoza. No joy for Roberts on that attempt.
No luck for Roberts with that takedown attempt.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Mendoza lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Roberts tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mendoza defends well and Roberts ends up having to push Mendoza into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Edgar Mendoza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roberts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendoza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Mendoza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Roberts's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mendoza connects with a crisp jab.
Roberts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Mendoza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horrible takedown attempt by Roberts or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendoza, which made it look bad.
Mendoza misses with a straight right.
Roberts throws a quick counter head kick but Mendoza was just out of range.
Mendoza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roberts.
Mendoza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roberts attempts a counter takedown but Mendoza avoids it well and moves away.
Roberts fails with a takedown attempt.
Mendoza let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but Mendoza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mendoza looks to land a combination but Roberts avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza slaps away a takedown attempt from Roberts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mendoza lands with a shot to the body.
Roberts shoots and misses
and Mendoza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mendoza sprawls well. Mendoza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Roberts gets slowly back to his feet.
Roberts has his takedown stuffed
and Mendoza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mendoza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mendoza moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Roberts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza lands with a straight right. Roberts didn't see that one coming.
Mendoza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roberts.
Roberts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mendoza.
Good standup being displayed there by Mendoza as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendoza listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mendoza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mendoza lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mendoza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Mendoza circles away easily
and Mendoza counters with a right hand to the body.
Roberts with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a takedown
and Mendoza counters with a straight right hand.
A nice combination there by Mendoza.
Roberts shoots in for a double leg but Mendoza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mendoza scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Roberts is rocked!
Nice uppercut there from Mendoza.
Oh Roberts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendoza 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.
Mendoza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roberts doesn't seem bothered though.
Roberts seems to have got his legs back now.
Jeff Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendoza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendoza lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Mendoza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mendoza lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mendoza throws out a counter right but Roberts avoids it with no problem.
Roberts takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mendoza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendoza lunges at Roberts with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roberts's hand.
Mendoza swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roberts.
A cross from Mendoza lands.
Roberts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roberts half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A big right from Mendoza misses.
Roberts attempts a counter takedown but Mendoza avoids it well and moves away.
Mendoza cracks a nice hook into Roberts's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Mendoza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeff Roberts's cut.
That's time! Roberts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mendoza looks to land a combination. Roberts sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fighters circling - Mendoza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendoza scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Roberts walks into a stiff left hand from Mendoza.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mendoza but Mendoza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mendoza throws out a loose jab but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberts attempts a counter takedown but Mendoza avoids it well and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roberts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza scores with a body shot.
Roberts fails with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Mendoza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza looks to land a left hand but Roberts moved out of range nicely.
Roberts throws a right hand that misses
and Mendoza counters with a series of strikes. Roberts will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jeff Roberts's cut is getting worse.
Roberts walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Roberts shoots in but no luck this time.
Mendoza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Roberts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little jabbing left from Mendoza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roberts shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mendoza is trying to defend but Roberts finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mendoza makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza works over Roberts's head and body with a nice combination.
Mendoza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Mendoza circles away easily
and Mendoza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendoza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendoza connects with a crisp jab.
Mendoza scores with a jab. Roberts acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Roberts's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mendoza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roberts scrambles back to his feet.
Mendoza looks to land a combination. Roberts sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A punch combination from Mendoza misses.
Roberts shoots in and bounces Mendoza off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Roberts throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza wants to stand up but Roberts is controlling him.
Mendoza kicks Roberts off and gets to his feet.
Mendoza looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Roberts moves away from the strike by Mendoza.
Roberts dodges the punch combination from Mendoza.
Roberts goes for a double leg but Mendoza avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mendoza continues to drive forward.
Roberts shoots in but no luck this time.
Roberts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendoza.
Roberts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mendoza is fending him off so far but Roberts persists. Nope, Mendoza circles away and we're back to standing.
Mendoza lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Roberts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roberts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mendoza scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza misses with a hook. Roberts ducked under it nicely.
Mendoza dips to his left and cracks Roberts with an uppercut!
Mendoza scores with a hook to the body. Roberts takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mendoza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendoza throws a right hand that Roberts ducks under and follows up with a left that Roberts also avoids with ease.
Roberts drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mendoza sprawls and moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Mendoza scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts takes one on the button.
Jeff Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edgar Mendoza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Roberts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mendoza pinned against the cage. Mendoza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edgar Mendoza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mendoza 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 25:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgar Mendoza!
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FIGHT
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