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OFC 334: Lafayette vs Makaki 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kroblur (ranked 1344 p4p, 182 weight class) and Jakub Chlapik (ranked 3069 p4p, 360 weight class). Chlapik is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by PIPES AND PINTS / Criticized . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Kroblur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jakub Chlapik!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chlapik shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kroblur as he avoids it easily.
Chlapik throws a right hand that Kroblur ducks under and follows up with a left that Kroblur also avoids with ease.
Chlapik misses with a wild combination.
Chlapik moves into the clinch.
Chlapik throws a head punch that misses.
Kroblur has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Chlapik clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kroblur is punishing Chlapik with some ground and pound.
Kroblur definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kroblur scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Chlapik is looking for a way out.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
You can see the frustration on Chlapik's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur struggling to land strikes to the head as Chlapik covers up.
Kroblur trying to control.
Chlapik is in bad spot here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
You can see the frustration on Chlapik's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Kroblur lands shots from the back.
Chlapik tries to break free.
Chlapik rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Chlapik looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chlapik has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chlapik trying to control here.
Kroblur prevents Chlapik from improving his position.
Kroblur misses with a head shot. Chlapik uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kroblur postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chlapik wants to sweep here but Kroblur controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kroblur accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kroblur postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kroblur's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chlapik is striking from the bottom but Kroblur uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Chlapik pushes Kroblur off looking to stand but Kroblur dives back in and keeps control.
Kroblur is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Chlapik is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kroblur jumps into side control!
Check out the look on Kroblur's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The strikes coming from Kroblur are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chlapik is trying to get back to his feet.
Kroblur in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Chlapik is looking for a sweep.
Kroblur working the ground and pound from side control.
Chlapik tries to improve position but can't.
Chlapik is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kroblur connects with a decent elbow.
Kroblur throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Chlapik can't do much from the bottom here.
Kroblur working the body and head with strikes.
Chlapik is trying to control Kroblur's posture but Kroblur avoids it.
Kroblur in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Kroblur dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chlapik closes the distance but Kroblur moves to the side
and Kroblur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chlapik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kroblur.
Kroblur shoots for a double leg takedown but Chlapik sprawls well. He's pushed Kroblur's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jakub Chlapik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kroblur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kroblur moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kroblur scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chlapik throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Kroblur was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kroblur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kroblur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chlapik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kroblur drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kroblur loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chlapik's head.
Kroblur won't allow Chlapik to sweep him here.
Kroblur throwing strikes from guard but Chlapik blocks nicely.
Chlapik looking to control but Kroblur passes into half guard.
Chlapik is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kroblur's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kroblur's back!
Kroblur looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chlapik trying to control momentarily.
Chlapik might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kroblur haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kroblur turns into Chlapik and is now in his guard.
Kroblur won't allow Chlapik to sweep him here.
Chlapik is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kroblur advances position into side control!
Kroblur working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kroblur in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Chlapik taking a bit of punishment here - Kroblur scoring with strikes.
Kroblur connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chlapik some visible discomfort.
Kroblur lands a nice forearm strike.
Kroblur grinds an elbow into Chlapik's temple.
Kroblur landing strikes.
Chlapik is rocked!
Chlapik is trying to work for a sweep but Kroblur has mounted him!
Chlapik is still in real trouble! Can Kroblur finish him?
Kroblur lands a big elbow - Chlapik is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Chlapik is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Matt Kroblur!
A relieved looking Matt Kroblur thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Jakub Chlapik was interviewed post fight and said 'thank '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masada The Zealot (ranked 2562 p4p, 284 weight class) and Tane Huia (ranked 3043 p4p, 324 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masada The Zealot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tane Huia!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Zealot lands a jab to the nose.
Huia throws a lazy right hand but The Zealot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Zealot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Huia.
The Zealot throws a body punch but Huia moves out of range.
The Zealot lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from Huia. Those never looked like landing.
We've been informed that Huia has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Huia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Zealot's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Huia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Zealot scrambles back to his feet.
Huia missing with a left hand there. The Zealot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Huia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Zealot slips a jab and a cross from Huia.
The Zealot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The Zealot lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Tane Huia has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huia walks into a jab.
The Zealot throws a nice looking combination but Huia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Huia looks to throw the jab but The Zealot is out of range.
Huia takes one to the chin there.
The Zealot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Huia tries to move into range but The Zealot moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Huia misses with a two punch combination.
A counter left hand to the body from The Zealot misses its target.
The Zealot scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Huia is rocked!
The Zealot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Huia.
The Zealot was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Huia is still on wobbly legs! Can The Zealot finish him?
The Zealot lands with a good body shot.
The Zealot cracks Huia with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Huia tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but The Zealot pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Huia is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masada The Zealot!
Masada The Zealot seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Tane Huia had this to say: 'N'wah fetcher, s'wit!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Dorrance Jr (ranked 977 p4p, 139 weight class) and Neil Gilas (ranked 1105 p4p, 159 weight class). Gilas has chosen Remember The Name - Fort Minor as his entrance music. Neil Gilas acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Edmund Dorrance Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neil Gilas!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Dorrance Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dorrance Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gilas.
Gilas moves into range and clinches up with Dorrance Jr.
Gilas tries to throw a body punch but Dorrance Jr avoids it by throwing Gilas back against the cage.
Dorrance Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Dorrance Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gilas's elbow.
Dorrance Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Gilas controls the action.
Gilas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Gilas.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dorrance Jr tries to work over Gilas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dorrance Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dorrance Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Gilas controls his hands.
Dorrance Jr takes a shot to the head.
Dorrance Jr misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dorrance Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dorrance Jr misses with some punches.
Dorrance Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gilas backwards.
Dorrance Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gilas's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dorrance Jr.
Gilas tries to throw a body punch but Dorrance Jr avoids it by throwing Gilas back against the cage.
Dorrance Jr lands a body shot.
Dorrance Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gilas struggles to land a body shot inside as Dorrance Jr controls his hands.
Dorrance Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Gilas controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gilas.
Gilas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gilas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dorrance Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gilas prevents a body shot from Dorrance Jr.
Gilas tries to throw a body punch but Dorrance Jr avoids it by throwing Gilas back against the cage.
Dorrance Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gilas's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gilas blocks a body shot from Dorrance Jr.
Gilas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dorrance Jr backwards.
Gilas wants to stall.
Gilas has Dorrance Jr pressed against the cage.
Gilas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dorrance Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Gilas.
Dorrance Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dorrance Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gilas lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilas gets a trip takedown into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gilas working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Dorrance Jr is trying to control but can't.
Gilas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dorrance Jr's head.
Dorrance Jr wants to control but Gilas passes into side.
Dorrance Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Gilas keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Dorrance Jr is trying to improve his position.
Gilas wants to control but Dorrance Jr is keeping him busy.
Dorrance Jr is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gilas lands a nice forearm strike.
Gilas is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
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.
Gilas tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dorrance Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dorrance Jr takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Check out the look on Gilas's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gilas in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gilas misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gilas in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dorrance Jr wants to control but Gilas postures up.
Dorrance Jr takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Gilas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gilas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gilas lands in his opponent's guard.
Dorrance Jr seems keen to control Gilas's posture.
Dorrance Jr working for a triangle but Gilas defends it easily.
Dorrance Jr keeping moving, preventing Gilas from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas postures up in Dorrance Jr's guard and throws a big left but Dorrance Jr blocks it.
Dorrance Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gilas throws a big right hand that misses.
Gilas trying to control the position from guard on top but Dorrance Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dorrance Jr working for a triangle but Gilas defends it easily.
Gilas works over Dorrance Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
Gilas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gilas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dorrance Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dorrance Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gilas defends it easily.
Gilas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dorrance Jr keeping moving, preventing Gilas from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gilas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dorrance Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas throws a low kick but Dorrance Jr moves out of range easily.
Dorrance Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gilas misses with an uppercut. Dorrance Jr saw that one coming.
Dorrance Jr jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Edmund Dorrance Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Gilas misses
and Dorrance Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dorrance Jr misses the shot to the body.
Gilas scores with a sloppy right hand. Dorrance Jr should have avoided that one.
Dorrance Jr thows a leg kick but Gilas checks it
and Gilas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gilas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dorrance Jr counters with a left to the body.
Gilas shoots in for a takedown but Dorrance Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dorrance Jr throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gilas avoids it.
Gilas is breathing heavily.
Dorrance Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Gilas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Neil Gilas has been cut.
Gilas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance Jr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Neil Gilas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorrance Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dorrance Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Gilas misses
and Dorrance Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gilas.
Dorrance Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gilas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dorrance Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dorrance Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Gilas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Neil Gilas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gilas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dorrance Jr's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gilas.
Gilas swings for the body but Dorrance Jr moves out of range.
Dorrance Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gilas throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Dorrance Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gilas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dorrance Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gilas rushes Dorrance Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Neil Gilas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gilas lands a shoulder strike.
Gilas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilas trying to stall but Dorrance Jr improves his position.
Dorrance Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Dorrance Jr.
Gilas tries to stall but Dorrance Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hand to the body from Dorrance Jr.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dorrance Jr.
Gilas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gilas prevents a body shot from Dorrance Jr.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dorrance Jr.
Gilas is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from Gilas.
Gilas prevents a body shot from Dorrance Jr.
Dorrance Jr tries to work over Gilas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dorrance Jr misses with a body punch.
Dorrance Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gilas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dorrance Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dorrance Jr misses with some punches.
Gilas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dorrance Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dorrance Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dorrance Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gilas's elbow.
Edmund Dorrance Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gilas lands with a left to the head.
Gilas prevents a body shot from Dorrance Jr.
Dorrance Jr lands an uppercut.
Dorrance Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dorrance Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Dorrance Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Gilas controls the action.
Gilas gets through Dorrance Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gilas is leaning against Dorrance Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dorrance Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gilas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dorrance Jr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Neil Gilas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gilas blocks an uppercut.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Dorrance Jr fails to land.
Gilas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dorrance Jr misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dorrance Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dorrance Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Dorrance Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gilass head.
Dorrance Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Dorrance Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Gilas blocking some punches.
Dorrance Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dorrance Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gilas misses with a body punch.
Gilas prevents a body shot from Dorrance Jr.
Dorrance Jr tries to work over Gilas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dorrance Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dorrance Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dorrance Jr blocks a body shot from Gilas.
Dorrance Jr tries to work over Gilas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Dorrance Jr fails to land.
Dorrance Jr tries to throw a body punch but Gilas avoids it by throwing Dorrance Jr back against the cage.
Gilas is stalling here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dorrance Jr tries to throw a body punch but Gilas avoids it by throwing Dorrance Jr back against the cage.
Dorrance Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Gilas controls his hands.
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 Edmund Dorrance Jr.
I think Gilas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Gilas!
Our winner, Neil Gilas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Redfield (ranked 1922 p4p, 215 weight class) and Pierre Van Gogh (ranked 1505 p4p, 168 weight class). Redfield comes to the cage accompanied by False Alarm. Van Gogh has chosen Outro - By: M83 as his entrance music. Pierre Van Gogh has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
41 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Redfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Van Gogh!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Gogh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Redfield is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Gogh 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.
Redfield's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Gogh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Redfield scrambles back to his feet.
Redfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Redfield looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Gogh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redfield definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Redfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot lands for Van Gogh.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Van Gogh!
Redfield ducks under a wild hook from Van Gogh.
Redfield went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Redfield moves away from the strike by Van Gogh.
Redfield on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Gogh works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gogh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Redfield as he avoids it easily.
Van Gogh is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Redfield's half guard.
Redfield is looking to improve his position.
Van Gogh throwing shots but Redfield is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gogh trying to control the action but Redfield is working from the bottom.
Redfield avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Gogh.
Redfield has hold of Van Gogh's hands but Van Gogh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Van Gogh is thwarting Redfield's attempts to control the position.
Van Gogh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Van Gogh throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Redfield to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Gogh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Redfield wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Gogh trying to control the position from guard on top but Redfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Gogh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Van Gogh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Van Gogh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Redfield's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Van Gogh throwing strikes from guard but Redfield blocks nicely.
Van Gogh prevents Redfield from getting back to his feet.
Van Gogh wants to control from the top but Redfield keeps moving.
Van Gogh advances position into side control!
Van Gogh postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Redfield is not content to let Van Gogh control the position.
Van Gogh misses with the ground and pound.
Van Gogh lands a decent elbow from side control.
Van Gogh landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfield defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Van Gogh.
Redfield takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Redfield is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Van Gogh wants to control but Redfield is keeping him busy.
Redfield takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Redfield is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Van Gogh throws a strike aimed at the side of Redfield's head but Redfield avoids it well.
Redfield dodges the ground and pound from Van Gogh.
Redfield is trying to get back to half guard.
Van Gogh is putting a hurting on Redfield here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh lands a nice forearm strike.
Redfield takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Van Gogh throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Van Gogh working the ground and pound from side control.
Van Gogh lands a few punches from side control.
Van Gogh is chipping away with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redfield taking a bit of punishment here - Van Gogh scoring with strikes.
Redfield is not content to let Van Gogh control the position.
Van Gogh working the head with strikes.
Van Gogh throws an elbow but Redfield slips to the side and avoids it well.
An elbow from Van Gogh crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Van Gogh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Van Gogh slips under a jab.
Redfield sets himself, and Van Gogh steps forward looking for the clinch! Redfield avoids it this time.
Redfield takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Gogh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Redfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Gogh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Van Gogh.
Van Gogh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Van Gogh lands a nice shot that snaps Redfield's head back.
Van Gogh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Redfield slips a jab from Van Gogh.
Redfield misses with a head kick.
Redfield takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redfield slips under a jab.
Redfield walks into a jab.
Redfield looks to throw the jab but Van Gogh is out of range.
Redfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Gogh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redfield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Redfield has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Gogh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Gogh is just out of range.
Van Gogh throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Redfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Gogh.
A jab from Redfield misses.
Van Gogh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Gogh misses with a straight right.
A big left from Van Gogh misses.
Van Gogh cracks Redfield with an open hand slap.
Redfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Gogh ducks under a wild hook from Redfield.
Redfield staying out of range there.
Redfield seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Van Gogh cracks Redfield with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Redfield's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Gogh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Redfield scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gogh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Redfield staying out of range there.
Redfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Gogh throws the left hand but Redfield avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Van Gogh.
A jab lands there for Van Gogh.
Redfield on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Gogh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Gogh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Van Gogh stops Redfield from getting back to his feet.
Van Gogh trying to control the action but Redfield is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redfield trying to hold on to Van Gogh's head to control him but Van Gogh postures up.
Van Gogh wants to pass the guard but Redfield is defending well.
Van Gogh misses with a head shot. Redfield uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfield avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Gogh trying to control but Redfield is working from the bottom.
Van Gogh lands a couple of elbows.
Van Gogh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Van Gogh throws a big elbow that misses.
Van Gogh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van Gogh landing some decent shots from guard.
Van Gogh stops Redfield from standing up.
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.
Van Gogh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Van Gogh landing some decent shots from guard.
Van Gogh connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Gogh trying to control but Redfield is working from the bottom.
Van Gogh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Van Gogh chips away with some ground and pound.
Redfield looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Redfield keeping moving, preventing Van Gogh from controlling successfully.
Van Gogh slips nicely into half guard.
Redfield is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Van Gogh scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Van Gogh 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Van Gogh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Redfield takes an elbow to the temple.
Redfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Redfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Gogh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Redfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Redfield looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Redfield is trying to stall.
Redfield tries a knee to the head but Van Gogh blocks it.
Redfield avoids the elbow strike from Van Gogh, against the cage.
Redfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Gogh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Gogh lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Gogh.
Redfield tries to throw a body punch but Van Gogh avoids it by throwing Redfield back against the cage.
Van Gogh lands an elbow that stopped Redfield in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Chris Redfield has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short left from Van Gogh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gogh lands an elbow just above Redfield 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Gogh lands a hook that snaps the head of Redfield backwards.
Redfield missing with knees to the body.
Van Gogh looking to throw knees to the head but Redfield is blocking nicely.
Redfield blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Van Gogh scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Van Gogh.
Redfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Gogh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Redfield tries to work over Van Gogh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Gogh wants a takedown.
Redfield working aggressively here.
Van Gogh jumps into guard, dragging Redfield to the mat.
Redfield stopping the sweep attempt from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Redfield.
Van Gogh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Redfield is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Van Gogh striking off his back but it's not causing Redfield any problems.
Redfield with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Redfield stopping the sweep attempt from Van Gogh.
Redfield is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Redfield stopping the sweep attempt from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Van Gogh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Gogh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh moves nicely into side control.
Van Gogh fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Van Gogh scores with punches from side control.
Van Gogh working the ground and pound.
Pierre Van Gogh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Redfield is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Van Gogh has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh lands an elbow.
Van Gogh throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Van Gogh connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Redfield some visible discomfort.
Van Gogh looks up at the clock and then as Redfield takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Van Gogh smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Van Gogh landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Van Gogh scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh 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.
Van Gogh looks up at the clock and then as Redfield takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Van Gogh smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Van Gogh working the head and body with strikes.
Redfield is rocked!
Van Gogh lands a few punches from side control.
Oh Redfield is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Gogh lands a big left to the face of Redfield, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Van Gogh and another - Redfield is out! Van Gogh stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pierre Van Gogh!
After the fight, Pierre Van Gogh 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.
In defeat, Chris Redfield stepped up to the mic, saying 'The End is Near. No Scratch that, I think it's here.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Pera (ranked 656 p4p, 91 weight class) and Martinez Eluard (ranked 1288 p4p, 177 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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Pera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martinez Eluard!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eluard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pera counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eluard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pera darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Eluard makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pera misses with a wild body shot.
Eluard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pekka Pera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eluard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pera.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eluard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eluard.
Pera throwing a counter right hand but Eluard manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eluard lands a jab to Pera's midsection.
Eluard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eluard misses the jab.
Pera throws a leg kick which misses Eluard's front leg but catches the back leg as Eluard tries to avoid it.
Pera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Eluard has time to react.
Pera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eluard, pushing him back against the cage.
Pera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eluard backwards.
A short right from Pera.
Eluard has Pera pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pera manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Eluard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pera.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eluard lands a nice hook to Pera's body. Pera takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eluard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eluard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pera counters with a thumping low kick.
That kick from Pera tenderised Eluard's leg. Eluard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Eluard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pera fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Eluard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eluard.
Eluard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pera pushes Eluard up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eluard is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pera pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Eluard misses with the head strike.
Pera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eluard wants a takedown but no success here.
Pekka Pera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martinez Eluard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pera.
Eluard working aggressively here.
Pera stalls.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pera gets through Eluard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pera tries a body shot but Eluard blocks it.
Pera throws a head punch that misses.
Pera lands a nice uppercut.
Pera prevents Eluard from breaking the clinch.
Eluard blocks a body shot from Pera.
Eluard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eluard backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pera struggles to land a body shot inside as Eluard controls his hands.
Eluard blocks an uppercut.
Eluard lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pera wants to get back to full guard.
Eluard trying to pass the guard but Pera defending well.
Eluard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pera wants to sweep but Eluard has passed to side control!
Eluard trying to control the action but Pera is working from the bottom.
Pera tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Pera dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eluard checks a low kick from Pera.
Eluard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Eluard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pera jabs Eluard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pera ducks under a wild hook from Eluard.
Pera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Eluard.
Pera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eluard can do to turn this around?
Pera is not content to let Eluard control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eluard might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pera haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pera tries to buck Eluard off but Eluard is having none of it.
Eluard is looking to take a break and control but Pera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eluard happy to just control the position for now.
Eluard tries to move to mount but Pera blocks the move with his legs.
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.
Eluard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pera keeps working.
Martinez Eluard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pera can't do much from the bottom here.
Eluard trying to control the action but Pera is working from the bottom.
Pera is trying to get back to half guard.
Pera wants to control but Eluard postures up.
Eluard swings around for an armbar but Pera sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Eluard's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pera preventing the sweep.
Pera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pera keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eluard's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Eluard is on top in guard.
Pera controls Eluard momentarily but Eluard frees himself.
Eluard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Eluard stopping the sweep attempt from Pera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eluard is looking to pass into half guard but Pera pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pera is in guard.
Eluard keeping moving, preventing Pera from controlling successfully.
Eluard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pera looking to sit in guard and control but Eluard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pera keeping full guard, as Eluard tries to pass.
Eluard wants to control from the top but Pera keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eluard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Martinez Eluard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Pera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Eluard throws out a loose jab but Pera uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Pera misses its target.
Pera just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Pera misses its intended target.
Pera slips under a jab.
Pera throws a leg kick
and Eluard counters with a left and a right that stings Pera.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pera, right into the meat.
Pera rushes Eluard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Eluard fails to land.
A body shot lands from Pera.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pera.
Eluard tries a body shot but Pera blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eluard is looking to take this one to the mat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pera.
A short right from Pera on the inside.
Eluard trying to control the position but instead, Pera has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eluard into the cage.
Pera has Eluard pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Pera.
Pera throws a punch but it's blocked by Eluard.
Pera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eluard is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eluard wants a takedown.
Pekka Pera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martinez Eluard.
Pera is leaning against Eluard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Eluard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Pera on the inside.
Pera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eluards head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pera tries a body shot but Eluard blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pera.
Eluard just leaning against Pera, taking a breather.
Eluard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pera prevents it.
Pera misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Pera.
Pera scores with a shot to the side of Eluard's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pera throws a punch but it's blocked by Eluard.
Pera tries to work over Eluard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pera has Eluard pressed against the cage.
Eluard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pera avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pera lands a body punch.
Pera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eluard's elbow.
Pera misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Pera on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Pera.
Pera stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pera misses with a body punch.
Pera taking a breather.
Pera prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pera is leaning against Eluard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pera.
Eluard is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pera lands a right hand.
Pera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pera blocks a body shot from Eluard.
Eluard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pera throws a head punch that misses.
Eluard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pera misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Pera on the inside.
Eluard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Pera.
Pera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pera misses with a punch to the body.
Pekka Pera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Eluard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pera.
Eluard effectively controlling the action here.
Pera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pera stops a takedown attempt from Eluard.
Pera misses with a punch on the inside.
Eluard is looking for a takedown.
Pera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eluard or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Pera showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pera 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Pera!
A victorious Pekka Pera 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Marshall (ranked 1102 p4p, 46 weight class) and Aribert Heim (ranked 717 p4p, 32 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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139 lbs
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39
143 lbs
32 - 21 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tobias Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aribert Heim!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Marshall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heim fails with the takedown.
Heim misses with a looping right.
Heim tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marshall swivels and escapes.
Marshall throws a body punch but Heim moves out of range.
Marshall misses with a straight right.
Heim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Heim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
Marshall misses with a series of wild punches.
Marshall lands with an uppercut that bounces Heim off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall throws a looping overhand right but Heim ducks down to avoid it.
Heim 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.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heim is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marshall cracks Heim with an open hand slap.
Heim throws a looping overhand right but Marshall ducks down to avoid it.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but Heim is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Heim on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marshall takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heim looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marshall.
Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heim.
Heim ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Marshall has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Heim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marshall throws out the jab.
Heim gets tackled into the cage by Marshall. Marshall maintains the clinch.
Heim swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heim struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshall controls his hands.
Marshall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Heim.
Heim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heim misses with some punches.
Marshall tries a body shot but Heim blocks it.
Marshall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heim's elbow.
Heim misses with a body punch.
Heim throws a punch but it's blocked by Marshall.
Marshall tries to throw a body punch but Heim avoids it by throwing Marshall back against the cage.
Heim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim lands a nice uppercut.
Heim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heim swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heim misses with a body punch.
Marshall digs a right hand underneath Heim's ribcage. Heim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Heim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heim misses with some punches.
Heim lands a hook that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
Marshall scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Heim.
Marshall tries to throw a body punch but Heim avoids it by throwing Marshall back against the cage.
Heim throws a punch but it's blocked by Marshall.
Heim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marshall tries to throw a body punch but Heim avoids it by throwing Marshall back against the cage.
Marshall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heim.
Heim misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim takes a shot to the head.
Marshall tries a body shot but Heim blocks it.
Heim throws a head punch that misses.
Marshall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marshalls head.
Marshall scores with a hook to the body.
Heim misses with some punches.
Heim takes a shot to the head.
Marshall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Heim lands with a right to the head.
Marshall can't find room to land a body shot as Heim controls the action.
Heim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heim lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Heim.
Heim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall tries to work over Heim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heim throws a head punch that misses.
Marshall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heim.
Marshall throws a punch but it's blocked by Heim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Heim.
Tobias Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aribert Heim.
Heim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Marshall on the inside.
Marshall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marshall is leaning against Heim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heim lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marshall.
A head punch on the inside from Marshall fails to land.
Heim is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Marshall can't fight it off and eventually Heim manages to take the fight to the floor. Marshall looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marshall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marshall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marshall has momentary wrist control but Heim slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aribert Heim dominated that round.
That's time! Marshall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Heim takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marshall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heim throws a lazy uppercut
letting Marshall counter with a right hand.
Heim scores with a jab to the head.
Marshall swings widly with a right hand
and Heim counters with a nice uppercut.
Heim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heim throws an off balance right hand
and Marshall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marshall moves out of range as Heim strikes.
Marshall is looking to counter punch.
Heim misses with a combination
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marshall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marshall misses with a right hand
enabling Heim to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heim throws a shot from downtown. Marshall moves away and avoids it.
Marshall misses with a looping left.
Heim swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marshall ducks under a wild hook from Heim.
Marshall throws a jab when Heim was well out of range.
Heim misses with an uppercut
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marshall defending well as Heim loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshall. Heim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marshall throws a hook but Heim blocks it.
Heim changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Heim ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Heim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heim scores with a hook to the body. Marshall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marshall misses with a right hand
and Heim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Heim slips the punch.
Heim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Heim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tobias Marshall is winning the standup battle so far.
Heim defending well as Marshall loads up on a big left hand.
Heim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Heim.
Heim appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Heim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall misses with a straight left.
Heim darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heim is thwarting Marshall's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim thows a huge punch but Marshall dodges it nicely.
Heim lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Heim misses with a head shot. Marshall uses the momentum to regain guard.
Heim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marshall wants to sweep but no luck.
Heim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Heim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marshall trying to keep a closed guard but Heim is proving a slippery customer.
Heim throws an elbow that misses. Marshall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Heim's guard. Nice move by Marshall!
Heim throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Heim can't keep his opponent in guard - Marshall advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall trying to mount his opponent but Heim defends it.
Heim scores with a few weak punches.
Heim connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Marshall is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Heim is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Heim slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Marshall wants to pass the guard but Heim is defending well.
Marshall blocks the strikes from Heim.
Heim is looking for a sweep. Marshall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Heim throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Marshall trying to mount his opponent but Heim defends it.
Heim wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heim throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Heim has a hand on Marshall's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Marshall takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Heim can't escape the position.
Marshall thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Heim slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Heim punching from the bottom.
Heim throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Heim punching from the bottom.
Marshall throwing shots but Heim is blocking nicely.
Marshall blocks the strikes from Heim.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall prevents Heim from improving his position.
Marshall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Heim knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Heim manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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 Tobias Marshall will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Heim missing with a left hand there. Marshall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heim lunges at Marshall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marshall's hand.
Heim shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice defenses there by Heim.
Marshall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marshall throws a looping overhand right but Heim ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Heim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marshall misses with a straight left.
Marshall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heim ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Heim darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Heim slips a jab from Marshall.
It seemed like Heim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heim's corner calls for a 1-2. Heim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heim's corner calls for a 1-2. Heim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marshall is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Heim throws the left hand but Marshall avoids the punch easily.
Marshall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marshall throws the left hand but Heim avoids the punch easily.
Heim connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marshall's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall takes one on the button.
Heim cracks Marshall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Heim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Heim throws a chopping leg kick but Marshall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heim loads up on a big right hand but Marshall slips the punch.
Tobias Marshall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshall manages to avoid it.
Heim moves out of range of the strikes.
Marshall misses with a left hand
and Heim counters with a left to the body.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall blocks a jab.
Marshall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marshall misses with an uppercut. Heim saw that one coming.
Heim punishes Marshall's body with a nice straight punch.
Marshall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heim misses with a looping left.
Heim throws a body punch but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Heim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heim fails with a takedown attempt.
Heim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heim with a nice cross.
Heim ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Heim looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Marshall misses the target.
Tobias Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aribert Heim.
Heim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marshall.
Heim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heim lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Heim.
A shot to the liver by Marshall. Beautiful body shot.
Heim scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall misses with an uppercut. Heim saw that one coming.
Heim looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marshall takes one on the button.
Marshall misses with a straight left.
Heim scores with a shot to the body.
Heim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshall manages to avoid it.
Marshall looks to land a left hand but Heim moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Heim releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marshall sizes up Heim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marshall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Heim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marshall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Heim's head backwards.
Marshall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marshall lunges at Heim with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Heim's hand.
Good shot there by Marshall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall throws out a loose jab but Heim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall misses with an uppercut.
Heim scores with a leg kick.
Marshall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall scores with a sloppy right hand. Heim should have avoided that one.
Heim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
Heim ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Heim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Heim throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall.
Marshall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heim moves out of range of the strikes.
Heim looks to land a left hand but Marshall moved out of range nicely.
Heim takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Marshall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marshall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heim.
Heim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marshall avoids the body shot from Heim.
Heim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marshall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heim scores with the left hand. Marshall knows he should have avoided that one.
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 Tobias Marshall.
I think Marshall 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aribert Heim!
A very excited looking Aribert Heim made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micky Scouser (ranked 894 p4p, 105 weight class) and Francisco Salgado (ranked 766 p4p, 88 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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25 - 15 - 1 |
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274 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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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
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Micky Scouser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francisco Salgado!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scouser takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Micky Scouser has been cut.
Salgado loads up on a big right hand but Scouser slips the punch.
Salgado with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Scouser to score with a decent uppercut.
Salgado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scouser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salgado misses with a straight left.
Salgado throws a hook but Scouser blocks it.
Scouser throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Salgado is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Scouser throws a body punch but Salgado moves out of range.
Salgado lands a nice looking body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scouser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scouser misses with a wild body shot.
Francisco Salgado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scouser throws a push kick but Salgado slaps the foot to one side.
Salgado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scouser.
Scouser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salgado avoids a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scouser has his takedown stuffed
and Salgado counters with a nice body shot.
Scouser is breathing heavily.
Scouser tried to score with a low kick but Salgado checks it.
Salgado unleashes a big counter combination but Scouser bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Salgado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scouser moves forwards but Salgado connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Scouser swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Salgado counters with a right hand that sends Scouser tumbling to the canvas! Can Salgado finish him? He dives into Scouser's guard looking to do just that!
Scouser is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salgado gets to his feet and stands over Scouser, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Scouser felt that one! Salgado unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Scouser from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francisco Salgado!
After the fight, Francisco Salgado 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Palmer (ranked 211 p4p, 21 weight class) and Floyd Patterson (ranked 625 p4p, 72 weight class). Patterson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Llama In My Living Room. Roy Palmer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Palmer.
Patterson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Patterson avoids the head kick by Palmer.
Palmer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Palmer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Palmer cracks a nice hook into Patterson's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Palmer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Patterson doesn't seem phased though.
Palmer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Patterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Palmer.
Palmer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Palmer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Patterson slips under a jab.
Patterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Palmer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Palmer throws a hook but Patterson avoids it easily.
Palmer stalks Patterson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Patterson's face. Patterson staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Floyd Patterson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer throws a solid leg kick but Patterson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Palmer.
Palmer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Palmer scores with a shot to the body.
Palmer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Palmer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Patterson blocks a head kick by Palmer.
Patterson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Palmer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Patterson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Patterson connects with an inside leg kick.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Palmer misses the target.
Patterson misses with a double jab.
Palmer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson darts in trying to clinch
and Palmer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Patterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palmer was well out of range. Poor timing from Patterson.
Patterson instigates a clinch.
Palmer misses with a punch to the body.
Palmer breaks the clinch.
Patterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palmer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palmer misses the shot to the body.
Palmer scores with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Palmer finds it's target.
Palmer misses with a body shot.
Patterson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Palmer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Patterson. Patterson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Palmer circles away.
Palmer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Patterson misses with a few strikes there.
Patterson tries to clinch there but Palmer circles away.
Palmer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palmer misses with a wild body shot.
Palmer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Patterson checks it well.
As Palmer backs off Patterson throws a huge counter combo but Palmer manages to avoid it all.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patterson moves away.
Palmer scores with a decent looking hook.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palmer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palmer throws a looping overhand right but Patterson ducks down to avoid it.
Palmer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Patterson.
Palmer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice cross by Palmer.
Palmer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Palmer checks it well.
Palmer looks to land a left hand but Patterson moved out of range nicely.
Palmer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer looks to land a right hand but Patterson moved out of range.
Palmer takes a swing at Patterson's ribcage but misses.
Patterson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Palmer misses with a lunging right hand
and Palmer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patterson throws a leg kick but Palmer moved away.
Palmer swinging wildly here.
Palmer scores with a jab to the body.
Palmer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmer is looking to slow Patterson down with leg kicks.
Patterson checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Palmer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Floyd Patterson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Patterson lands with a good body shot.
Palmer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Palmer pushes Patterson away with a front kick.
Patterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patterson moves out of range as Palmer strikes.
Patterson has managed to clinch.
Palmer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patterson can do to turn this around?
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
Patterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palmer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Palmer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palmer lands a two punch combo.
Palmer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Patterson is able to avoid easily.
Palmer looks to land a right hand but Patterson moved out of range.
Palmer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Palmer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Palmer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer throws a jab when Patterson was well out of range.
Patterson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Patterson throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Palmer.
Nice defenses there by Patterson.
Patterson throws a counter combo.
Palmer misses with a wild body shot.
Roy Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer cracks Patterson with an open hand slap.
Palmer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Palmer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Patterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palmer.
Palmer swings for the body but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws out a powerful jab.
Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palmer.
Patterson tries to clinch up.
Palmer swings for the body but Patterson moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Palmer swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Patterson counter with a right hand.
Palmer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Patterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palmer.
Floyd Patterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palmer loads up on a big right hand but Patterson slips the punch.
Palmer sets himself, and Patterson steps forward looking for the clinch! Palmer avoids it this time.
Palmer throws a body kick that misses
and Patterson counters with a three punch combo that has Palmer backing up. Palmer nods at Patterson to acknowledge the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Patterson.
Nice straight punches there by Palmer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Palmer.
Roy Palmer is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Patterson. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Palmer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Patterson throws a head kick but Palmer moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson darts in and clinches Palmer up against the cage.
Palmer struggles to land a body shot inside as Patterson controls his hands.
Palmer tries a body shot but Patterson blocks it.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses.
Patterson misses with a body punch.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Palmer.
Patterson lands an elbow inside.
Patterson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Palmer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Palmer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palmer tries to throw a body punch but Patterson avoids it by throwing Palmer back against the cage.
Palmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Roy Palmer has been cut.
Patterson misses with a punch to the body.
Patterson blocks an uppercut.
Patterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson tries to clinch there but Palmer circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Palmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palmer jabs Patterson right on the nose. Patterson blinks but takes it well.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palmer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patterson misses with a body shot
and Palmer counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmer.
Palmer throws a front kick that sends Patterson stumbling back into the cage.
Patterson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Palmer.
Patterson moves out of range of the leg kick from Palmer.
Patterson is looking for the big counter here.
Patterson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Palmer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crunch! Palmer slams his shin into Patterson's torso.
Patterson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palmer can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick from Palmer misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Palmer dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Palmer throws a hook but Patterson blocks it.
Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patterson manages to avoid it.
Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patterson manages to avoid it.
Palmer avoids a kick to the body.
Palmer misses with an uppercut.
Palmer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Patterson staying out of range there.
Palmer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Patterson flicks out a counter leg kick but Palmer steps away.
Palmer blocks a jab.
Palmer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Patterson closes the distance and pushes Palmer back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson lands a damaging elbow.
Patterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palmer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patterson wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patterson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Palmer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patterson moves into the clinch successfully.
Palmer is working Patterson over against the cage.
Palmer is trying to break the clinch but Patterson has him pressed against the cage.
Patterson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Patterson breaks the clinch.
Palmer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palmer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Palmer gets tackled into the cage by Patterson. Patterson maintains the clinch.
Palmer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patterson rushes Palmer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Patterson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Patterson lands a damaging elbow.
Floyd Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patterson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Palmer with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patterson moves into the clinch.
Patterson tries to throw a body punch but Palmer avoids it by throwing Patterson back against the cage.
Palmer can't find room to land a body shot as Patterson controls the action.
Floyd Patterson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Palmer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palmer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palmer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Palmer tries a head kick but it misses.
Palmer just misses with a punch to the body.
Palmer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Patterson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Palmer throws a body shot but no joy.
Patterson throws a body punch but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patterson throws a leg kick but Palmer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Palmer lands the left hand.
Palmer misses with a wild body shot.
Patterson clinches with his opponent.
Palmer misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Palmer.
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Palmer.
Palmer misses with a body punch.
Patterson takes a shot to the head.
Palmer prevents a body shot from Patterson.
Patterson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Palmer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palmer takes a swing at Patterson's ribcage but misses.
Palmer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Palmer looks to score with a jab to the body but Patterson is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer lands with a hook. Patterson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Patterson misses the jab.
Patterson walks into a stiff left hand from Palmer.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palmer throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range.
Palmer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Palmer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Patterson swinging wildly here.
Palmer cracks Patterson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Palmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Palmer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Palmer!
Roy Palmer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramses Xll (ranked 238 p4p, 41 weight class) and Benjamin BK (ranked 222 p4p, 38 weight class). Xll kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Noin Bullet - Do The Fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramses Xll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Benjamin BK!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BK tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Xll on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benjamin BK seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BK connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
BK connects with a body shot that sends Xll's belly button to the back.
BK moves out of range as Xll strikes.
BK defending well as Xll loads up on a big left hand.
BK's corner calls for a 1-2. BK obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Xll blocks a head kick by BK.
BK avoids the head kick by Xll.
BK throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
BK scores with a nice body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Xll checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that BK has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
BK uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xll.
BK feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Xlls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from BK, right into the meat.
We've been told by Xll's head coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xll throws a head kick but BK moves out of range.
BK lunges at Xll with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Xll's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BK displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xll throws out the jab.
BK throws a body punch but Xll moves out of range.
BK throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
BK cracks Xll with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from BK finds it's way through Xll's defenses.
Nice shot by BK.
BK ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick by BK misses
and Xll counters with a stiff right hand.
BK looks to score with a jab to the body but Xll is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Xll checks a leg kick.
BK throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
BK throws the kick towards the body but Xll avoids it.
Xll is looking to land body kicks.
Xll uses good head movement to avoid the hook from BK.
Xll swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BK throws the left hand but Xll avoids the punch easily.
BK blocks a head kick by Xll.
BK drives through with a takedown into guard.
Xll is looking to stand up but BK isn't so interested in that idea.
BK scoring with some ground and pound.
BK stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xll swivels though and keeps the full guard.
BK with a nice head shot there.
Xll is trying to control the position but BK postures up.
BK looking to pass the guard.
Xll controls BK momentarily but BK frees himself.
BK pushes down on Xll's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Xll is trying to defend against the ground and pound but BK scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK is thwarting Xll's attempts to control the position.
BK slips a nice elbow through Xll's hands, connecting with Xll's forehead.
Xll wants to get back to his feet.
BK looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
BK missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
BK passes to side control.
BK has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Xll is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Xll is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked BK off and has taken his back!
Xll is controlling the position but BK somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
BK has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Xll is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xll stalling.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
BK is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Xll's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Xll's back!
BK lands shots from the back.
Xll wants to control his opponent's hands but BK gets his hands free.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BK is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Xll looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Xll tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin BK dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Xll digs a good body shot into BK's ribs.
BK blocks a jab.
Xll misses with a straight right.
Xll takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Xll defending well as BK loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Xll on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
BK uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xll.
BK scores with a jab to the body.
BK throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xll uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by BK.
A head kick misses from Xll.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xll throws a jab but it's blocked by BK.
BK takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
BK lands a leg kick that knocks Xll off balance momentarily.
A left lands for BK.
BK throws a wild body kick that Xll sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xll misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from BK.
Xll misses the shot to the body.
BK takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ramses Xll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xll looks to land a right hand but BK moved out of range.
BK throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Xll avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xll throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
BK lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
BK misses with a hook
and Xll counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Xll throws a hook but BK avoids it easily.
BK misses with a left hand
and Xll connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from BK.
BK throws a lazy uppercut
and Xll counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BK turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BK throws the left hand but Xll avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Xll was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
BK looks to land a left hand but Xll moved out of range nicely.
BK misses with an uppercut. Xll saw that one coming.
Xll was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
BK tests Xll's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xll misses with a wild body shot.
BK bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
BK lands with a nice body punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by BK.
Xll uses good head movement to avoid the hook from BK.
BK buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - BK finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
BK connects with the punch.
Xll looks to throw the jab but BK is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Xll's calf.
BK just misses with a punch to the body.
BK lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
BK lands with a straight right. Xll didn't see that one coming.
BK has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
BK fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Xll avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
BK tries a head kick but it misses.
BK shoots in and bounces Xll off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Xll 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.
Xll is looking to stand up but BK isn't so interested in that idea.
BK postures up in Xll's guard and throws a big left but Xll blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BK chips away with some ground and pound.
Xll working a defensive guard here.
BK throws a big elbow that misses.
BK trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Xll wants to sweep here but BK controlling him for the moment.
BK is looking to work some ground and pound but Xll has wrist control.
BK stopping the sweep attempt from Xll.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xll working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from BK.
Xll wants to stand but BK is controlling the position.
BK cracks Xll with a solid left hand.
BK throws a big right hand that misses.
Xll lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Xll trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin BK showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
BK lands with a cross.
Xll scores with a head kick. BK tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Benjamin BK has been cut.
Xll moves away from the strike by BK.
BK throws a poor cross that misses
and Xll counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xll throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xll slips under a jab.
BK misses with a leg kick
and Xll counters with a nice uppercut.
BK has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
BK pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
BK shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Xll napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BK cracks Xll with a big right hand but Xll just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Xll can't do much from the bottom here.
Xll is pushing BK's head away, looking to escape. BK manages to hold on to the position though.
BK lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BK working the ground and pound.
Xll wants to get back to his feet but BK drags him back down.
BK scoring with punches from side control.
Xll is rocked!
Xll wants to get back to his feet but BK drags him back down.
Oh Xll is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Xll takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
A big shot lands for BK! That's hurt Xll! Will he recover? BK fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin BK!
A victorious Benjamin BK 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 Vicente Lafayette (ranked 57 p4p, 9 weight class) and Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 204 p4p, 27 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vicente Lafayette!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makaki Iii cracks the inside of Lafayette's front leg.
Makaki Iii pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lafayette is out of range and Makaki Iii settles back down.
Makaki Iii has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lafayette is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Makaki Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makaki Iii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lafayette.
A short left from Makaki Iii.
Lafayette misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makaki Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Makaki Iii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lafayette lands a left hand.
Makaki Iii prevents a body shot from Lafayette.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafayette lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Makaki Iii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Makaki Iii lands a right hand.
Lafayette ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lafayette no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lafayette has his foot on Makaki Iii's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Makaki Iii works his way back into a safe position though.
Lafayette is looking for a triangle but Makaki Iii pushes his legs off easily.
Makaki Iii sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lafayette is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Makaki Iii defends well.
Makaki Iii showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lafayette has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Makaki Iii can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lafayette is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lafayette has his foot on Makaki Iii's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Makaki Iii works his way back into a safe position though.
Makaki Iii is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lafayette is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Makaki Iii rolls with it to try and escape but Lafayette cranks on the arm and Makaki Iii is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vicente Lafayette!
Vicente Lafayette retains his welterweight title!
Vicente Lafayette made sure to mention his sponsor, Revenge Clothing in his post fight interview.
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