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DARE RIO 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny DeCoco (ranked 23283 p4p, 586 weight class) and Robert Stone (ranked 2787 p4p, 261 weight class). Stone has chosen Chill Bill as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny DeCoco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Stone!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeCoco checks a leg kick nicely.
DeCoco is looking to counter punch.
Stone throws a leg kick
and DeCoco counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and DeCoco tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeCoco misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. DeCoco does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeCoco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from DeCoco misses.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeCoco.
DeCoco has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and DeCoco has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from DeCoco and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stone misses with a low kick as DeCoco jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before DeCoco has time to react.
DeCoco misses with a leg kick.
DeCoco avoids a kick to the body.
Stone closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but DeCoco avoids the damage to the body.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone throws a body kick that misses.
DeCoco throwing a counter right hand but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeCoco was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Stone misses with a kick to the body.
Stone moves out of range as DeCoco strikes.
As DeCoco backs off Stone throws a huge counter combo but DeCoco manages to avoid it all.
Stone slips a straight right by DeCoco.
DeCoco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stone.
Stone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
DeCoco moves out of range as Stone throws a body kick.
A big right from DeCoco misses.
DeCoco dodges the punch combination from Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeCoco misses with a body shot.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeCoco throws out the jab.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DeCoco.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
DeCoco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
DeCoco misses with a right hand
and Stone counters with a nice leg kick.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
DeCoco appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone instigates a clinch.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
DeCoco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, DeCoco scores with a nice short uppercut.
DeCoco takes an elbow to the forehead.
DeCoco avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone is trying to break free.
DeCoco avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
DeCoco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
DeCoco misses with a body punch.
Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone throws a leg kick
and DeCoco counters with a straight right hand.
Stone has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stone staying out of range there.
DeCoco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone throws a hook but DeCoco avoids it easily.
DeCoco swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeCoco throws an off balance right hand
and Stone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stone.
Stone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
DeCoco avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
DeCoco blocks the elbow strike.
DeCoco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DeCoco avoids it.
DeCoco stalling against the cage.
DeCoco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeCoco.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Stone dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
DeCoco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
DeCoco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
DeCoco misses with a hook.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeCoco.
Stone flicks out a counter leg kick but DeCoco steps away.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeCoco.
DeCoco loads up on a big right hand but Stone slips the punch.
DeCoco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
Stone defending well as DeCoco loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stone looks to clinch
and DeCoco counters with a left and a right that stings Stone.
DeCoco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from DeCoco.
Johnny DeCoco is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeCoco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnny DeCoco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeCoco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. DeCoco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone slips a jab from DeCoco.
Stone throws a solid leg kick but DeCoco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stone.
DeCoco misses with an uppercut
and Stone counters with a thumping low kick.
DeCoco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but DeCoco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
DeCoco connects with a body shot.
Stone misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeCoco misses with a right hand
and Stone counters with a nice low kick that buckles DeCoco's knee momentarily.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Stone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeCoco.
DeCoco lands a nice shot to the body.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeCoco throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stone staying out of range there.
DeCoco backing away here, and Stone unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeCoco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
DeCoco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DeCoco throws a good cross that connects.
Stone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeCoco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
DeCoco sets himself, and Stone steps forward looking for the clinch! DeCoco avoids it this time.
Stone tries to land a leg kick but DeCoco saw it coming and moves away.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from DeCoco.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stone! But no joy.
DeCoco fails to land with a series of punches.
Stone appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
DeCoco throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
DeCoco misses with a few strikes there.
DeCoco misses with an uppercut
and Stone counters with a leg kick.
DeCoco lands a right hook to the body.
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stone takes a swing at DeCoco's ribcage but misses.
DeCoco misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a low kick but it's checked well by DeCoco.
DeCoco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
DeCoco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
DeCoco misses with a hook. Stone ducked under it nicely.
DeCoco misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone scores with a leg kick.
DeCoco misses with an uppercut.
Stone throws a body kick that misses.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeCoco moves away.
Stone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny DeCoco will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but DeCoco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A low kick from DeCoco is predictable there
and Stone counters with a low kick, right behind DeCoco 's knee.
DeCoco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but DeCoco is just out of range.
DeCoco avoids the body shot from Stone.
Sloppy strikes from DeCoco. Those never looked like landing.
Stone is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stone.
A bone on bone clash there as DeCoco blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
DeCoco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stone follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
DeCoco misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeCoco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
DeCoco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stone counters with an outside leg kick.
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
DeCoco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stone counters with a nice low kick that buckles DeCoco's knee momentarily.
DeCoco bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
DeCoco loads up on a big right hand but Stone slips the punch.
Stone only half commits to the counter leg kick.
DeCoco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stone finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
DeCoco swings widly with a right hand
and Stone counters with a right hand to the body.
Stone misses with a head kick.
DeCoco swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stone thuds his shin into the meat of DeCoco's side.
DeCoco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stone at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeCoco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stone scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeCoco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
A leg kick checked by DeCoco.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
DeCoco misses the jab.
DeCoco swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stone.
A good leg kick by Stone.
Stone throws a right and a left that DeCoco avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeCoco falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stone counters with an outside leg kick.
DeCoco moves away from the strike by Stone.
Stone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. DeCoco doesn't seem bothered though.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! DeCoco crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stone - the referee stops the clock and DeCoco gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stone. DeCoco manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
DeCoco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for DeCoco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down DeCoco rather than just go for the knockout.
Stone closes the distance and pushes DeCoco back into the cage.
Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
DeCoco dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
DeCoco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
DeCoco managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
DeCoco dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeCoco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
DeCoco misses with the head strike.
Stone just leaning against DeCoco, taking a breather.
DeCoco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeCoco moves away from the strike by Stone.
DeCoco misses the shot to the body.
Stone swings for the body but DeCoco moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stone.
A little feinted left hand from DeCoco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stone cracks the inside of DeCoco's front leg.
Stone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stone connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stone 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Stone!
A less than humble Robert Stone misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thadius T Thudpucker (ranked 8799 p4p, 230 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 4194 p4p, 144 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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275 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thadius T Thudpucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thudpucker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Thudpucker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thudpucker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thudpucker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thudpucker connects with a jab.
Thudpucker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thudpucker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thudpucker misses the shot to the body.
Thudpucker sets himself, and Johnson steps forward looking for the clinch! Thudpucker avoids it this time.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Thadius T Thudpucker has been cut.
Thudpucker cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Dwayne Johnson has been cut.
Thudpucker keeps the fight on the outside.
Thudpucker misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thudpucker swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thudpucker throws out the jab.
A jab-cross combination lands for Thudpucker and sends Johnson crashing to the mat! Thudpucker follows him down to the mat - Johnson regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Johnson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thudpucker sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Johnson! Oh, Johnson is in big trouble! Thudpucker lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thadius T Thudpucker!
A relieved looking Thadius T Thudpucker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Silver (ranked 4336 p4p, 515 weight class) and Argat Khan (ranked 3628 p4p, 458 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Argat Khan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver fails to land the takedown.
Silver has managed to clinch.
Silver prevents a body shot from Khan.
Silver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silver misses with a few strikes there.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver wants to clinch
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Silver off balance momentarily.
A jab from Khan misses.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Silver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khan lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan jabs at Silver's body.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan blocks a body shot from Silver.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan blocks a body shot from Silver.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Silver avoids a wild elbow strike from Khan.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Khan misses with some punches.
Silver looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Silver lands with a right to the head.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver wants the takedown. Khan is fighting it off but Silver persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Khan's guard against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Khan, up you get!
Silver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Silver shoots in looking for a takedown but Khan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silver's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silver takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khan! But no joy.
Khan scores with a jab.
Jab, jab by Silver - just one landing.
Khan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khan wants it to stay on the feet.
Khan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Khan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan connects with a single shot there.
Khan 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.
Khan digs a good body shot into Silver's ribs.
Khan leaves Silver with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silver misses with a double jab.
Khan looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Argat Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silver with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khan to score with a decent uppercut.
Silver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Silver is trying to pull guard but Khan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Khan works on Silver's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Khan to work.
Khan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silver ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silver no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silver can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Khan controls the pace.
Silver pushes Khan off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Argat Khan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Khan.
It looked like Silver was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khan.
Adam Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silver staying out of range there.
Silver takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khan circles away quickly and effectively.
Silver throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
Silver wants to clinch.
Argat Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
Khan scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan thows a body kick. Silver tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Khan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silver on the side of the head.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver gets a clinch.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan pushes Silver back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silver's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Khan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silver misses with some punches.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Silver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silver looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Silver seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Khan can turn it around.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan prevents a body shot from Silver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan gets underhooks to prevent Silver's takedown attempt.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silver tries to break free but Khan pushes him back against the cage.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Silver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silver.
Khan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silver up against the cage.
Khan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Silver dodges an elbow strike from Khan.
Khan tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Silver tries to pull guard but Khan won't allow it.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvers head.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver blocks a body shot from Khan.
Khan misses with an elbow strike.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silver or not.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Silver blocks a body shot from Khan.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
A short right from Khan.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
Argat Khan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan is leaning against Silver and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khan blocks a body shot from Silver.
A shot in the inside from Silver.
Khan working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Khan.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Khan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silver is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Khan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Silver jumps guard but Khan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silver is rocked!
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Oh Silver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
Khan lands a big right hand that drops Silver! The killer instinct kicks in and Khan finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Khan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Argat Khan!
A victorious Argat Khan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lupertazzi (ranked 3028 p4p, 396 weight class) and Igor Crazy (ranked 2399 p4p, 343 weight class). Crazy has chosen Mienteme as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 lbs
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48
182 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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Lupertazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Crazy!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crazy avoids the body shot from Lupertazzi.
Lupertazzi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crazy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lupertazzi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crazy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lupertazzi.
Lupertazzi drives through and clinches with Crazy against the cage.
Lupertazzi is trying to break the clinch but Crazy has him pressed against the cage.
Lupertazzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crazy's elbow.
Lupertazzi misses with some punches.
Crazy tries to throw a body punch but Lupertazzi avoids it by throwing Crazy back against the cage.
Crazy misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Lupertazzi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crazy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lupertazzi breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crazy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Crazy stalling.
Lupertazzi wants to improve his position but Crazy is controlling well.
My spies in Tayne's 4d3d3d3 Gym inform me that Crazy has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lupertazzi has hold of Crazy's hands but Crazy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Crazy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Crazy seems to be looking for submissions.
Lupertazzi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Crazy is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Crazy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lupertazzi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lupertazzi has his foot on Crazy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crazy works his way back into a safe position though.
Crazy wants to control from the top but Lupertazzi keeps moving.
Lupertazzi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crazy postures up.
Lupertazzi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crazy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lupertazzi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crazy wants to control from the top but Lupertazzi keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy throws a right hand that misses
and Lupertazzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lupertazzi moves out of range as Crazy throws a body kick.
Lupertazzi lands a head shot.
Crazy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crazy misses with a low kick.
Lupertazzi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crazy, pushing him back against the cage.
Lupertazzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lupertazzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lupertazzi lands with a left to the head.
Crazy prevents Lupertazzi from breaking the clinch.
Crazy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lupertazzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Crazy.
Lupertazzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Crazy.
Lupertazzi can't break the clinch.
Lupertazzi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lupertazzi throws a shot to the body.
Crazy moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupertazzi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lupertazzi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crazy shoots and misses
and Lupertazzi counters with a straight right hand.
Crazy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lupertazzi's guard.
Lupertazzi scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Diego Lupertazzi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crazy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crazy tries to move into range but Lupertazzi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lupertazzi scores with a shot to the body.
Crazy misses with a leg kick
and Crazy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lupertazzi lands a jab to Crazy's midsection.
Lupertazzi clinches.
Lupertazzi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lupertazzi avoids the elbow strike from Crazy, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crazy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lupertazzi's brow.
Crazy has Lupertazzi pressed against the cage, preventing Lupertazzi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lupertazzi lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lupertazzi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lupertazzi closes the distance and clinches.
Lupertazzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lupertazzi tries a body shot but Crazy blocks it.
Lupertazzi is looking to break free of the clinch but Crazy has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lupertazzi.
Crazy can't get the takedown.
Lupertazzi managing to block the knees to the body from Crazy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lupertazzi.
A short body shot lands from Lupertazzi as the two fighters clinch.
Lupertazzi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lupertazzi is looking to break free of the clinch but Crazy has double underhooks.
Lupertazzi misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lupertazzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lupertazzi has had enough of the clinch but Crazy keeps him there for the moment.
Crazy fails to pull guard.
Lupertazzi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Lupertazzi on the inside.
Crazy is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupertazzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lupertazzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crazy's elbow.
Diego Lupertazzi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lupertazzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Crazy.
Lupertazzi managing to block the knees to the body from Crazy.
Lupertazzi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crazys head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lupertazzi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crazy prevents Lupertazzi from breaking the clinch.
Crazy is working Lupertazzi over against the cage.
Lupertazzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Lupertazzi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crazy.
Crazy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lupertazzi up against the cage.
Crazy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crazy misses with a knee strike.
Lupertazzi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crazy can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupertazzi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lupertazzi breaks the clinch.
Lupertazzi blocks a low kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Lupertazzi misses the target.
Jab from Lupertazzi.
Lupertazzi has Crazy up against the cage in a clinch.
Crazy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crazy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Diego Lupertazzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Crazy.
A short right from Lupertazzi.
Crazy is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Lupertazzi fails to land.
Crazy is still on wobbly legs! Can Lupertazzi finish him?
Crazy blocking some punches.
Lupertazzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lupertazzi drops Crazy with a huge uppercut! Crazy drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Lupertazzi is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Lupertazzi!
The defeated Igor Crazy had this to say: 'I'm not done!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Kovalev (ranked 5538 p4p, 267 weight class) and Matvey Pavlov (ranked 1642 p4p, 75 weight class). Mike Kovalev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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24
135 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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20
149 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Kovalev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matvey Pavlov!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pavlov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pavlov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kovalev tries to avoid it but Pavlov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kovalev to the ground. Kovalev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pavlov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kovalev on his heels. He'll look to pass Kovalev's guard now, I'm sure.
Kovalev could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kovalev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pavlov controls the pace.
Kovalev wants to get back to his feet but Pavlov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pavlov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kovalev tries to strike from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pavlov stands and throws Kovalev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kovalev rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pavlov's guard! Nice work there by Kovalev!
Pavlov is pulling down on Kovalev's head. It's preventing any offense from Kovalev, at least for the moment.
Pavlov looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kovalev is defending well. Pavlov quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kovalev has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Pavlov celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matvey Pavlov!
Matvey Pavlov gave a mention to Mockstar Energy Drinks 160Q in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sampsa Pellervoinen (ranked 1946 p4p, 269 weight class) and Gavrilo Djuretic (ranked 7187 p4p, 668 weight class). Sampsa Pellervoinen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gavrilo Djuretic's chin.
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24
217 lbs
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225 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sampsa Pellervoinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gavrilo Djuretic!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djuretic ducks under a wild hook from Pellervoinen.
Pellervoinen throws a hook but Djuretic blocks it.
Pellervoinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pellervoinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Djuretic slips under a jab.
Djuretic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Djuretic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pellervoinen has time to react.
It looks like Sampsa Pellervoinen has been cut.
Djuretic throws a right hand that Pellervoinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Pellervoinen also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Pellervoinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Pellervoinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Despite the aggression on Djuretic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Djuretic!
Pellervoinen looks to land a right hand but Djuretic moved out of range.
Djuretic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pellervoinen.
A jab lands there for Pellervoinen.
Pellervoinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Djuretic connects with a solid leg kick.
Pellervoinen throws a big shot that misses.
Djuretic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pellervoinen.
It seemed like Djuretic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellervoinen lands with a shot to the body.
Djuretic moves away from the strike by Pellervoinen.
Djuretic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pellervoinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pellervoinen throws a hook but Djuretic blocks it.
Djuretic throws a combination that misses
and Pellervoinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Djuretic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pellervoinen looks to throw the jab but Djuretic is out of range.
Pellervoinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Djuretic misses with a straight left.
Pellervoinen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pellervoinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Djuretic misses the body punch
and Pellervoinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pellervoinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Djuretic looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Djuretic defending well as Pellervoinen loads up on a big left hand.
Pellervoinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pellervoinen lands with a nice body punch.
Djuretic misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Djuretic.
Pellervoinen throwing a counter right hand but Djuretic manages to avoid it.
Pellervoinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Djuretic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pellervoinen backing away here, and Djuretic unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pellervoinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Djuretic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Djuretic throws a counter combo.
Djuretic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Pellervoinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Djuretic jabs Pellervoinen right on the nose. Pellervoinen blinks but takes it well.
Djuretic throws a right hand that misses
and Pellervoinen counters with a huge left! Djuretic is in big trouble! He's backing up but Pellervoinen isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Djuretic from any more damage. A dominating finish by Pellervoinen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sampsa Pellervoinen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Barover (ranked 4944 p4p, 437 weight class) and Koh Ibu (ranked 994 p4p, 107 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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155 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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159 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Barover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koh Ibu!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibu scores with a nice right hand.
Ibu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ibu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barover shoots in for a double leg but Ibu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ibu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barover avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barover feinted with a counter takedown.
Ibu 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.
Barover slips a jab from Ibu.
Barover moves out of range as Ibu throws a body kick.
Barover feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Ibu! Barover is out on his feet! Ibu rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Barover is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Barover is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koh Ibu!
A very excited looking Koh Ibu rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Untamo Kalervo (ranked 2479 p4p, 318 weight class) and Gordon Cummins (ranked 1723 p4p, 234 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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191 lbs
7 - 6 - 1 |
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190 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Untamo Kalervo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gordon Cummins!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cummins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kalervo throws out the jab.
Cummins lands with a hook. Kalervo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cummins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cummins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalervo swats away the attempt to clinch by Cummins.
A jab lands there for Kalervo.
Kalervo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Seppo's Massage Temple in the buildup to the fight.
Kalervo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cummins.
Cummins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalervo swings for the body but Cummins moves out of range.
Kalervo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kalervo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kalervo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cummins.
Cummins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalervo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cummins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cummins takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Cummins misses its intended target.
Kalervo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kalervo 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.
Kalervo misses with an uppercut. Cummins saw that one coming.
Kalervo lands a slapping body shot.
Kalervo takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalervo.
Kalervo being controlled against the cage.
Cummins looking to stall.
Cummins misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kalervo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kalervo lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalervo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cummins's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cummins.
Cummins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kalervo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kalervo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kalervo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cummins's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kalervo.
Cummins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cummins just leaning against Kalervo, taking a breather.
Cummins swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalervo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cummins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kalervo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cummins stalling against the cage.
Kalervo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cummins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cummins.
Kalervo blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kalervo.
A bit of stalling here from Cummins.
Cummins misses with some punches.
Cummins is trying to maintain a safe position but Kalervo gets an underhook and turns Cummins into the cage.
Cummins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Cummins.
Kalervo scores with a hook to the body.
Cummins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Kalervo.
Cummins lands a right hand.
Cummins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cummins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cummins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kalervo backwards.
Cummins is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalervo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cummins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kalervo backwards.
Kalervo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cummins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kalervo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cummins backwards.
Kalervo tries a body shot but Cummins blocks it.
Cummins throws a punch but it's blocked by Kalervo.
Cummins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cummins is trying to maintain a safe position but Kalervo gets an underhook and turns Cummins into the cage.
Cummins throws a head punch that misses.
Cummins blocks a body shot from Kalervo.
Kalervo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kalervo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Kalervo.
Kalervo misses with the head strike.
Kalervo blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Kalervo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Untamo Kalervo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cummins throws a hook but Kalervo blocks it.
Kalervo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cummins just manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Cummins as he connects with a hook.
Cummins is looking to clinch.
Cummins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Untamo Kalervo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Kalervo does it's job there.
Kalervo scores with a push kick.
Cummins misses with a looping left.
Kalervo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cummins let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kalervo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Cummins misses its intended target.
It looked like Kalervo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cummins misses with a straight right.
Kalervo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cummins. That did some damage!
Kalervo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalervo blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalervo throws the left hand but Cummins avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Cummins misses.
Kalervo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cummins wants to clinch up but Kalervo keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Kalervo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cummins.
Nice straight punches there by Cummins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cummins.
Kalervo misses the shot to the body.
Cummins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kalervo ducks under a wild hook from Cummins.
Cummins misses with a hook.
Kalervo scores with a sloppy right hand. Cummins should have avoided that one.
Kalervo throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cummins! But no joy.
Cummins scores with a nice strike.
Cummins avoids the body shot from Kalervo.
Kalervo connects with a body shot that sends Cummins's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kalervo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cummins.
Kalervo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalervo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kalervo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kalervo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Untamo Kalervo is winning the standup battle so far.
Kalervo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kalervo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cummins throws out the jab.
Kalervo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cummins misses with a hook. Kalervo ducked under it nicely.
Kalervo misses with a wild body shot.
Cummins throws an off balance right hand
and Kalervo counters with a nice uppercut.
Cummins blocks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Kalervo as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo throws a shot from downtown. Cummins moves away and avoids it.
Kalervo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cummins was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalervo.
Kalervo looks to throw the jab but Cummins is out of range.
Cummins throws a lazy right hand but Kalervo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kalervo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cummins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kalervo delivers a nice body kick.
Kalervo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cummins is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kalervo takes one on the button.
Kalervo throws a body punch but Cummins moves out of range.
Cummins loads up on a big right hand but Kalervo slips the punch.
Kalervo looks to throw the jab but Cummins is out of range.
Kalervo throws a sloppy head kick and Cummins moves out of range easily.
Cummins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cummins loads up on a big right hand but Kalervo slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cummins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kalervo finds it's way round the side to connect with Cummins's head.
Cummins throws the left hand but Kalervo avoids the punch easily.
Kalervo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kalervo lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalervo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cummins moves away.
The fighters circling - Cummins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kalervo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cummins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalervo.
Cummins throws a jab when Kalervo was well out of range.
Kalervo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kalervo throws an off balance right hand
enabling Cummins to counter with a crisp jab.
Kalervo lands a nice shot to the body.
Kalervo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cummins.
Cummins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kalervo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Untamo Kalervo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cummins throws an off balance right hand
and Kalervo counters with a nice uppercut.
Cummins throws out a loose jab but Kalervo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalervo catches Cummins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Cummins misses.
Cummins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cummins misses with a looping left.
It looked like Kalervo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cummins.
Kalervo misses the shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kalervo - that will leave a mark!
Kalervo misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Cummins misses its intended target.
Kalervo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kalervo misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cummins! But no joy.
Kalervo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cummins throws a big shot that misses.
Cummins has closed the distance and engaged Kalervo in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cummins fails to land.
Cummins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cummins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cummins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kalervo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cummins can do to turn this around?
Kalervo lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalervo.
Cummins takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cummins.
A hook to the body from Kalervo.
Kalervo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kalervo lands an elbow inside that Cummins shrugs off.
Kalervo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kalervo blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cummins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cummins takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummins prevents a body shot from Kalervo.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kalervo scores with a shot to the side of Cummins's head.
A shot in the inside from Kalervo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalervo.
Cummins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kalervo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cummins lands a hook that snaps the head of Kalervo backwards.
Kalervo works on Cummins's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Cummins.
Kalervo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kalervo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cummins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cummins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cummins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo tries to throw a body punch but Cummins avoids it by throwing Kalervo back against the cage.
Cummins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kalervo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kalervo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kalervo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kalervo lands with a light punch inside.
Kalervo lands an elbow just above Cummins 's eye.
Kalervo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kalervo lands an uppercut.
Untamo Kalervo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cummins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Kalervo.
Kalervo lands an elbow just above Cummins 's eye.
Cummins blocks an uppercut.
Cummins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cummins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cummins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kalervo lands a nice elbow.
Kalervo tries a body shot but Cummins blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo prevents a body shot from Cummins.
Cummins throws a head punch that misses.
Kalervo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cummins avoids a wild elbow strike from Kalervo.
Kalervo lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Cummins fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Cummins fails to land.
Kalervo lands a nice shot to the body.
Kalervo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kalervo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Kalervo.
Kalervo pushes Cummins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kalervo lands with a right to the head.
Cummins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cummins has a couple of punches blocked by Kalervo.
Kalervo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cummins backwards.
Gordon Cummins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Untamo Kalervo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalervo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that's the end of the fight!
Untamo Kalervo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kalervo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Untamo Kalervo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Cerrone (ranked 1558 p4p, 49 weight class) and Black Dynamite (ranked 5950 p4p, 192 weight class). Dynamite has chosen BLACK DYNAMITE THEME as his entrance music. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Cerrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Dynamite!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dynamite tries to clinch there but Cerrone circles away.
Cerrone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dynamite.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cerrone, right into the meat.
Cerrone throws the kick towards the body but Dynamite avoids it.
Cerrone checks the leg kick.
Dynamite throws a right hand that Cerrone ducks under and follows up with a left that Cerrone also avoids with ease.
Dynamite lands a jab to the nose.
Cerrone jabs Dynamite to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dynamite clobbers Cerrone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cerrone jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cerrone thumps Dynamite with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Cerrone. That snapped Dynamite's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cerrone lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cerrone lands a nice hook to Dynamite's body. Dynamite takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dynamite fails with an attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Cerrone misses its target.
Dynamite moves out of range as Cerrone strikes.
Dynamite tries to clinch but Cerrone moves out of range.
Cerrone appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cerrone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cerrone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dynamite tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cerrone was well out of range. Poor timing from Dynamite.
Cerrone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It looked like Cerrone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cerrone cracks the inside of Dynamite's front leg.
Cerrone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone lands a jab to the nose.
Dynamite misses with the combination.
Cerrone went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cerrone scores with a hook.
Dynamite punishes Cerrone's body with a nice straight punch.
Dynamite swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dynamite on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cerrone. Cerrone obviously looking to wear him down.
Dynamite walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dynamite swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cerrone throws a big counter combination but Dynamite scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dynamite misses with a double jab.
Cerrone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dynamite just misses with a punch to the body.
Cerrone throws a series of punches but Dynamite avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cerrone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dynamite can pounce on him.
Cerrone connects with a looping right hand.
Dynamite swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dynamite goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dynamite looks winded!
Cerrone drops Dynamite with a straight right hand, right on the button! Cerrone follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Cerrone!
David Cerrone thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Baumann (ranked 2342 p4p, 274 weight class) and Mickey Maia (ranked 1934 p4p, 233 weight class). Baumann comes to the cage accompanied by Bombs Over Baghdad. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Baumann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Maia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia swinging wildly here.
Maia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maia catches Baumann with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Baumann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baumann takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Baumann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've been hearing reports that Baumann has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Maia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maia looks for the body kick but Baumann saw that one coming.
Maia 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia throws a push kick but Baumann slaps the foot to one side.
Baumann moves out of range of the body kick from Maia.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baumann. Maia does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Baumann backs off Maia throws a huge counter combo but Baumann manages to avoid it all.
Baumann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maia.
Maia misses with a hook. Baumann ducked under it nicely.
Baumann takes one to the chin there.
Baumann throws a jab when Maia was well out of range.
Maia misses with a wild body shot.
Maia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baumann moves away.
Baumann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maia moves away.
Baumann swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baumann throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
Maia tests Baumann's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baumann throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Maia tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Baumann is in Maia's guard.
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!
Baumann trying to control the position from guard on top but Maia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baumann seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Baumann pushes down on Maia's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Maia is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baumann is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Baumann is working for a kimura but Maia is defending it quite comfortably.
Baumann is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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.
Baumann is looking for a kimura but Maia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Baumann to get the leverage.
Baumann controlling the action here.
Maia is trying to escape back to his feet but Baumann uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Baumann tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baumann is looking to take a break and control but Maia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Maia dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maia throws a big shot that misses.
Baumann moves out of range as Maia strikes.
Maia tests Baumann's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maia throws an off balance right hand
and Baumann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maia wants to land a leg kick but Baumann is out of range.
Maia throws the kick towards the body but Baumann avoids it.
Maia is looking to land body kicks.
A quick step to the side and Baumann tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baumann slips a straight right by Maia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baumann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maia tries a quick counter leg kick but Baumann is wise to it.
Maia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baumann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maia misses with a body kick.
Baumann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maia scores with a nice body kick.
Baumann slips a straight right by Maia.
Baumann closes the distance and pushes Maia back into the cage.
Maia misses with an elbow over the top.
Baumann dodges an elbow strike from Maia.
Baumann lands a takedown into guard.
Baumann trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maia trying to keep a closed guard but Baumann is proving a slippery customer.
Baumann thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Baumann wants to pass the guard but Maia is keeping the position.
Baumann is fighting to break Maia's control of his arms but Maia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Baumann pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maia is keeping the position for now.
Baumann trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Baumann slips a jab from Maia.
Mickey Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baumann moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia cracks Baumann with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maia looks to land a left hand but Baumann moved out of range nicely.
Baumann fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Maia to the ground. Baumann is now in Maia's guard.
Maia trying to keep a closed guard but Baumann is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baumann drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Baumann jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Baumann drops back looking for a leg! Maia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Maia manages to kick Baumann off! Baumann jumps back into Maia's guard.
Maia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baumann trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
Baumann trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Baumann is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice defenses there by Baumann.
Maia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baumann manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Maia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Baumann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maia.
Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
Maia feints and then cracks Baumann's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baumann down.
Maia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baumann's calf.
Maia scores with a sloppy right hand. Baumann should have avoided that one.
Baumann slips a straight right by Maia.
Maia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baumann takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Baumann takes one to the chin there.
Maia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mickey Maia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baumann blocks a leg kick.
Maia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maia scores with a punch to the head.
A swing and a miss from Maia.
Maia scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circling - Maia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maia misses with an uppercut.
Baumann changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maia. Baumann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maia misses the jab.
Maia throws a hook but Baumann blocks it.
Baumann will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia misses with an uppercut
and Baumann counters with a takedown into side control.
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Maia wants to control but Baumann postures up.
Baumann wants to control but Maia is keeping him busy.
Baumann is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Baumann prevents Maia from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baumann thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Baumann is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Maia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Baumann thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Baumann tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Maia is trying to control Baumann's posture but Baumann avoids it.
Adam Baumann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam Baumann overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baumann has hold of Maia's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Maia tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Baumann cranks the arm and Maia screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Maia, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Adam Baumann!
Mickey Maia spoke after the fight, saying 'Shut up you bum'.
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