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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Quân Lê (ranked 2997 p4p, 142 weight class) and Usko Matonen (ranked 5308 p4p, 230 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quân Lê!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Matonen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matonen ducks under a wild hook from Lê.
Lê connects with an inside leg kick.
Lê darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Matonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good exchange - Lê coming out on top.
Matonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lê throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Matonen misses.
Matonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lê makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Matonen really felt that one!
Matonen moves away from the strike by Lê.
Lê throws the left hand but Matonen avoids the punch easily.
Matonen tries to move into range but Lê moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matonen staying out of range there.
Matonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Quân Lê seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lê jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matonen with the counter takedown but Lê avoids it easily.
Matonen takes a swing at Lê's ribcage but misses.
Matonen scores with a jab. Lê acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Lê as he connects with a hook.
Lê tries to close the distance and clinch but Matonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matonen throws out a counter right but Lê avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick from Lê misses.
Nice uppercut there from Lê.
Lê misses the body punch
and Matonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy body kick from Lê
enabling Matonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Matonen looks to land a combination but Lê avoids it well.
Lê misses with a left hand
and Matonen counters with a right hand to the body.
Matonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lê manages to avoid it.
Matonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matonen scores with a body shot.
Lê misses the shot to the body.
Lê bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lê scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matonen misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lê.
Matonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lê.
Lê thuds his right hand into Matonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lê, right into the meat.
Matonen connects with the punch.
Lê lands the left hand.
Lê lands with a kick to the temple. Matonen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Matonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lê.
Matonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lê moves away.
Lê misses with an uppercut. Matonen saw that one coming.
Lê misses with a left hand
and Matonen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lê is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Matonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Lê is just out of range.
Lê misses with a body punch
and Matonen counters with a good low kick that Lê was not able to check.
Matonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matonen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Matonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lê misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Matonen misses its intended target.
Matonen misses with a body shot
and Lê counters with a nice uppercut.
Matonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lê to score with a decent uppercut.
Lê uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Lê checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matonen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slow jab from Lê misses its intended target.
Lê misses with a hook
and Matonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lê throws an overhand right that lands on Matonen's shoulder, as Matonen tries to avoid the shot.
Lê uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matonen.
Nice defenses there by Lê.
Matonen connects with a nice looking jab.
Matonen misses the jab.
Matonen ducks under a wild hook from Lê.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matonen wants to land a leg kick but Lê is out of range.
Lê throws a hook but Matonen avoids it easily.
Lê throws a jab when Matonen was well out of range.
Matonen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lê lands a really nice looking cross but Matonen seems unphased.
Lê swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matonen counters with a straight right hand.
Lê throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lê thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matonen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lê takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lê lands with a kick to the ribs.
Matonen misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matonen throws a hook to the side of Lê's head but Lê sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matonen throws a hook but Lê blocks it.
Lê jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Quân Lê will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lê misses with a hook
and Matonen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lê throws a looping overhand right but Matonen ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Matonen misses.
Matonen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lê wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matonen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lê.
Matonen throws a lazy body kick
and Lê counters with a stiff right hand.
Lê walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lê.
Matonen throws a series of punches but Lê moves out of range.
Lê swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Matonen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lê throws a hook but Matonen avoids it easily.
Matonen misses with a head kick.
Matonen loads up on a big right hand but Lê slips the punch.
Lê is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lê throws a body kick that misses
enabling Matonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Matonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lê with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lê throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lê tries to move into range but Matonen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matonen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lê has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lê and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big right from Matonen misses.
Lê misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Matonen misses.
A shot to the body from Lê misses
and Matonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Matonen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lê counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lê scores with a sloppy right hand. Matonen should have avoided that one.
Jab from Matonen.
Lê lands with a right hand.
Lê moves out of range as Matonen strikes.
Matonen throws the left hand but Lê avoids the punch easily.
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 jab from Lê does it's job there.
Matonen misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lê.
Matonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lê was well out of range. Poor timing from Matonen.
A solid body kick from Lê.
Lê moves in looking to clinch but Matonen pushes him off.
Lê slips a straight right by Matonen.
Matonen missing with a left hand there. Lê was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matonen misses with an uppercut. Lê saw that one coming.
Lê throws a leg kick which misses Matonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Matonen tries to avoid it.
Lê looks to land a left hand but Matonen moved out of range nicely.
Matonen misses the jab.
Matonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lê fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lê swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lê throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matonen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lê swings widly with a right hand
and Matonen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lê's guard.
Matonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matonen advances to half guard.
Matonen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lê is trying to get back to full guard.
Matonen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Matonen working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lê's thigh. Lê counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Matonen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matonen looking to sit in guard and control but Lê gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Matonen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Usko Matonen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.
The fighters circling - Matonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lê throwing a counter right hand but Matonen manages to avoid it.
Lê misses with a left hand
and Matonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lê.
Matonen throws a lazy uppercut
letting Lê counter with a right hand.
Jab from Lê.
Matonen scores with a leg kick.
Matonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lê.
Lê throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lê throws a looping overhand right but Matonen ducks down to avoid it.
Lê throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lê defending well as Matonen loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lê makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Matonen really felt that one!
Lê slips a straight right by Matonen.
Lê's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Lê connects with a jab.
Lê throws an overhand right that lands on Matonen's shoulder, as Matonen tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matonen lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lê wants to clinch
letting Matonen counter with a right hand.
A jab from Lê misses.
Lê looks to throw the jab but Matonen is out of range.
Lê throws an off balance right hand
and Matonen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lê scores with a nice head shot.
Lê lands a nice looking kick to the body. Matonen takes a step back to recover.
Lê moves away from the strike by Matonen.
Lê's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matonen under the eye.
Lê throws the left hand but Matonen avoids the punch easily.
Lê falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Matonen counter with a right hand.
Matonen scores with a jab.
Lê thuds a left hand into Matonen's body.
Matonen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lê.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Matonen.
Lê is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matonen.
Lê's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matonen under the eye.
Matonen tries a low kick but Lê avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Lê on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lê gets a clinch.
A short left from Lê.
A short body shot lands from Matonen as the two fighters clinch.
Matonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Lê tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lê swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lê lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matonen backwards.
Lê lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quân Lê is winning the standup battle so far.
Matonen throws a shot from downtown. Lê moves away and avoids it.
Lê throws a low kick but Matonen avoids it.
Matonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Matonen misses its intended target.
Lê wants to clinch.
A lazy left from Lê finds it's target.
Lê throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lê moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lê avoids the body shot from Matonen.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lê.
The crowd cheers as Lê lands an impressive looking overhand right. Matonen doesn't seem phased though.
Matonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matonen throws a hook but Lê avoids it easily.
Matonen throws a shot from downtown. Lê moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lê ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lê slips under a jab.
Matonen blocks the body kick.
Matonen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matonen takes a swing at Lê's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Lê.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matonen jabs Lê to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lê throws a body punch but Matonen moves out of range.
Matonen throws out a counter right but Lê avoids it with no problem.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matonen.
Matonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lê counters with a stiff right hand.
Lê jabs Matonen right on the nose. Matonen blinks but takes it well.
Matonen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matonen misses with a low kick.
Lê throws a leg kick
and Matonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lê connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matonen. Matonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quân Lê showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lê 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quân Lê!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 5348 p4p, 545 weight class) and Lee Grimrock (ranked 2000 p4p, 251 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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204 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Benn Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Grimrock!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grimrock - that will leave a mark!
A thudding body kick lands there by Grimrock!
Grimrock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benn Jr.
Grimrock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grimrock gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grimrock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grimrock pushes off an throws an elbow but Benn Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Benn Jr blocks an elbow strike from Grimrock.
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grimrock moves into the clinch.
Grimrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn Jr controls his hands.
Grimrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn Jr controls his hands.
Grimrock misses with some punches.
Benn Jr misses with the head strike.
Grimrock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grimrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benn Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn Jr controls his hands.
Grimrock takes a shot to the head.
Benn Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grimrock.
A head punch on the inside from Grimrock fails to land.
Grimrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grimrock lands a nice elbow.
Benn Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grimrock trying to land knees to the body.
Grimrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benn Jr avoids it.
Grimrock has a couple of punches blocked by Benn Jr.
Grimrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grimrock throws an elbow but misses.
Benn Jr avoids the elbow strike from Grimrock, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grimrock throws an elbow but misses.
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grimrock.
Grimrock misses with a kick to the body.
Benn Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Lee Grimrock has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimrock throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimrock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benn Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grimrock tries to clinch up.
Benn Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benn Jr loads up on a big right hand but Grimrock slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Grimrock misses.
Benn Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grimrock tries to clinch but Benn Jr is having none of it.
It looked like Benn Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benn Jr. Grimrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benn Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grimrock. That one must have hurt.
Grimrock connects with a solid leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Benn Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grimrock - the referee stops the clock and Benn Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grimrock. Benn Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Benn Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Grimrock counters with a good, hard body kick but Benn Jr shrugs it off.
Benn Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grimrock scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimrock. Benn Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Benn Jr gets tackled into the cage by Grimrock. Grimrock maintains the clinch.
Benn Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Grimrock throws an elbow that misses.
Benn Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benn Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grimrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Benn Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Grimrock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benn Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grimrock's elbow.
Grimrock misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grimrock throws an elbow but misses.
Grimrock misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Grimrock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Benn Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benn Jr is stalling here.
Grimrock pushes off an throws an elbow but Benn Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Benn Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grimrock scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benn Jr throws the left hand but Grimrock avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grimrock.
Grimrock jabs Benn Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benn Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Benn Jr throws a nice looking combination but Grimrock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grimrock is looking to slow Benn Jr down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Grimrock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Grimrock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grimrock tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves away
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benn Jr will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Grimrock connects with a solid leg kick.
Benn Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grimrock is out of range.
Grimrock scores with a leg kick.
Grimrock tries to clinch up.
Benn Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grimrock. Grimrock obviously looking to wear him down.
Benn Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Grimrock lets loose with a powerful body kick. Benn Jr will feel that in the morning.
Grimrock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and Benn Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr tried to score with a low kick but Grimrock checks it.
Grimrock doesn't manage to clinch there - Benn Jr circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grimrock pushes Benn Jr away with a front kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Benn Jr misses the target.
Benn Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lee Grimrock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benn Jr works the jab nicely.
Grimrock clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grimrock throws an elbow but misses.
Grimrock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grimrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benn Jr avoids it.
Grimrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Benn Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
Benn Jr cracks Grimrock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grimrock swings for the body but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grimrock doesn't manage to clinch there - Benn Jr circles away.
Benn Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benn Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benn Jr lands a hook that stumbles Grimrock back into the cage. Benn Jr follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Grimrock to the canvas! Benn Jr pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Grimrock has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nigel Benn Jr!
A determined Nigel Benn Jr didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Newton (ranked 1506 p4p, 59 weight class) and Timur Zolner (ranked 17839 p4p, 281 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Timur Zolner was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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290 lbs
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30
270 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timur Zolner!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zolner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Newton closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Newton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Newton throws a head punch that misses.
Zolner breaks from the clinch.
Zolner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Newton moves into range and clinches up with Zolner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Timur Zolner has been cut.
Newton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Newton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Newton.
Newton misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newton lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Newton working aggressively here.
Newton working aggressively here.
Newton swings wildly with an uppercut but Zolner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Newton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zolner is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Newton is defending well.
Newton misses with some punches.
Newton breaks from the clinch.
Zolner with a nice cross.
Zolner swats away the attempt to clinch by Newton.
Newton connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zolner throws a big elbow that misses.
Zolner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zolner trying to control but Newton is working from the bottom.
Zolner throws a big right hand that misses.
Zolner prevents Newton from getting back to his feet.
Zolner connects with a couple of short punches.
Zolner stands and throws Newton's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zolner tries to move to mount but Newton blocks the move with his legs.
Zolner is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Newton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zolner remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zolner throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Newton takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Zolner cracks Newton with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Zolner misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newton takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Zolner working the ground and pound from side control.
Zolner creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Newton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Newton is not content to let Zolner control the position.
Newton dodges the ground and pound from Zolner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zolner working the ground and pound from side control.
Zolner is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Newton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zolner in side control, throwing shots but Newton defends.
Newton is trying to control Zolner's posture but Zolner avoids it.
Zolner cracks Newton with a big right hand but Newton just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Newton is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Zolner's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sloppy strikes there by Zolner.
Zolner scores with punches from side control.
Zolner lands a nice forearm strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newton 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.
Timur Zolner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timur Zolner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zolner has a takedown stuffed.
Newton tries to counter by clinching up but Zolner breaks away and moves out of range.
Zolner dips to his left and cracks Newton with an uppercut!
Newton scores with the left hand. Zolner knows he should have avoided that one.
Newton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zolner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zolner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Zolner is just out of range.
Zolner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Newton.
Newton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zolner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zolner cracks Newton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton wants to clinch.
Zolner lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Newton. No joy for Zolner on that attempt.
We've been informed that Zolner has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Newton looks to land a left hand but Zolner moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Newton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Newton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zolner.
Newton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Newton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zolner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Newton tries to clinch but Zolner is having none of it.
Newton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zolner throws the left hand but Newton avoids the punch easily.
Newton fails to land the takedown.
As Newton backs off Zolner throws a huge counter combo but Newton manages to avoid it all.
Zolner throws a hook to the side of Newton's head but Newton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A swing and a miss from Newton.
Zolner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eddie Newton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timur Zolner.
Zolner lands a glancing blow to the side of Newton's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zolner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newton manages to avoid it.
Newton misses with a hook.
Newton wants to clinch.
Newton doesn't manage to clinch there - Zolner circles away.
Newton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zolner lands with an overhand left.
Eddie Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zolner scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Newton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Newton stalling against the cage.
Newton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Newton as Zolner tries to tie him up.
Zolner is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zolner wants to get back to striking at distance but Newton won't allow it.
Zolner blocks an uppercut.
Newton trying to control the position but instead, Zolner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Newton into the cage.
Newton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Newton punishes Zolner's body with a nice straight punch.
Newton throws a hook to the side of Zolner's head but Zolner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Newton gets a clinch.
Zolner lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Eddie Newton has been cut.
Newton pushes off an throws an elbow but Zolner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zolner manages to break the clinch.
Newton missing with a left hand there. Zolner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Zolner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Newton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Newton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Timur Zolner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newton wants to land a leg kick but Zolner is out of range.
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 Eddie Newton will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Jab by Zolner.
A jab from Newton misses.
Zolner throws a push kick but Newton slaps the foot to one side.
Newton scores with a jab.
A combination from Newton does no damage.
Zolner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Zolner misses.
Newton misses with a straight right.
Zolner is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zolner lands a jab-cross combination.
Newton wants to clinch up but Zolner keeps it at a distance.
Zolner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zolner looks for a takedown but Newton sprawls well.
Newton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newton misses the body punch
and Zolner counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zolner dives in for a single leg takedown but Newton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Newton works over Zolner's head and body with a nice combination.
Newton avoids a kick to the body.
Zolner looks for a takedown but Newton sprawls well.
Newton tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zolner manages to circle out of the way.
Eddie Newton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timur Zolner.
Newton misses with a body punch
and Zolner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Newton misses with a body shot.
Zolner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Newton on the side of the head.
Zolner blocks a head kick by Newton.
Newton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zolner.
Zolner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Newton throws a leg kick but Zolner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zolner cracks Newton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Newton misses.
Zolner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zolner circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newton misses with a body shot.
Zolner throws a hook to the side of Newton's head but Newton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zolner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Newton.
Newton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zolner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Newton misses with a right hand
and Zolner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Zolner.
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zolner drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Newton defends it well.
Newton blocks a head kick by Zolner.
Newton throws a right and a left that Zolner avoids nicely.
Zolner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zolner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zolner throws a hook but Newton avoids it easily.
Newton's corner calls for a 1-2. Newton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And Zolner tries to counter it with a takedown but Newton pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Newton misses with a hook.
Eddie Newton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Newton tries to clinch but Zolner moves out of range.
Newton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It looked like Newton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Newton slaps away a takedown attempt from Zolner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Newton misses with the combination.
Newton ducks under a wild hook from Zolner.
An attempted straight right counter from Newton misses the target.
Zolner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Newton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zolner slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zolner! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Newton does it's job there.
Newton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zolner shoots in for a takedown but Newton shows good takedown defense.
Newton clinches with his opponent.
Newton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zolner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Newton after a bit of a struggle.
Zolner tries a body shot but Newton blocks it.
Newton slows down the pace here.
Newton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zolner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Newton stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Newton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Newton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Newton 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Newton!
Eddie Newton thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Garibaldi (ranked 1397 p4p, 181 weight class) and Rory McDonnell (ranked 2350 p4p, 291 weight class). Garibaldi comes to the cage accompanied by Resist and Bite - Sabaton. McDonnell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bloc Party - Ares (Remix). Michael Garibaldi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rory McDonnell's chin.
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23
200 lbs
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25
185 lbs
15 - 6 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Garibaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Rory McDonnell!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garibaldi slips under a jab from McDonnell.
Garibaldi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McDonnell stuns Garibaldi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McDonnell cracks Garibaldi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garibaldi is looking to chop away at McDonnell's legs.
Garibaldi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDonnell.
As McDonnell backs away, Garibaldi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McDonnell scores with a jab. Garibaldi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McDonnell misses with an attempted mid kick.
McDonnell misses with a leg kick
and Garibaldi counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi lands a head kick!
Rory McDonnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonnell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Garibaldi lands.
McDonnell throws a looping overhand right but Garibaldi ducks down to avoid it.
Garibaldi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garibaldi.
Some wild striking there from McDonnell.
Garibaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonnell.
McDonnell looks to land a body kick but Garibaldi moved away.
Garibaldi is looking to counter punch.
Garibaldi blocks a leg kick.
McDonnell throws a low kick but Garibaldi avoids it.
Garibaldi throws a leg kick but McDonnell checks it.
Garibaldi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonnell.
Garibaldi throws a body shot but no joy.
Garibaldi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McDonnell has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Garibaldi to the mat! Garibaldi manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garibaldi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McDonnell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garibaldi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McDonnell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garibaldi pulls McDonnell in close to his closed guard and prevents McDonnell from doing any damage or advancing position.
Garibaldi has his foot on McDonnell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McDonnell works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi trying to keep a closed guard but McDonnell is proving a slippery customer.
Garibaldi working for submissions but it's allowed McDonnell to get to half guard.
Garibaldi is refusing to be controlled, as McDonnell sits in half guard.
McDonnell is looking to stall here but Garibaldi recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McDonnell looking to sit in guard and control but Garibaldi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McDonnell trying to control the position.
Garibaldi won't allow McDonnell to sweep him here.
Garibaldi tries to free his leg and advance position but McDonnell is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Garibaldi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garibaldi tests McDonnell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDonnell throws an overhand right that lands on Garibaldi's shoulder, as Garibaldi tries to avoid the shot.
Garibaldi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Garibaldi thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonnell misses with a kick to the body.
McDonnell throws a head kick but Garibaldi moves out of range.
It looked like Garibaldi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McDonnell.
McDonnell misses with a hook
and Garibaldi counters with a nice uppercut.
Garibaldi throws a big shot that misses.
McDonnell lands with a nice body punch.
Garibaldi moves out of range of the leg kick from McDonnell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell motions for Garibaldi to come forward. McDonnell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garibaldi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McDonnell.
McDonnell throws a jab but it's blocked by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McDonnell.
McDonnell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Garibaldi is trying to defend but McDonnell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garibaldi manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garibaldi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Garibaldi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Garibaldi keeping full guard, as McDonnell tries to pass.
Garibaldi looking to control.
McDonnell trying to control but Garibaldi is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rory McDonnell has got the better of the ground game so far.
McDonnell advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Garibaldi is pressing down on McDonnell's thigh, looking to free his foot. McDonnell is holding on for now.
McDonnell has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Garibaldi escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Garibaldi!
McDonnell can't do much from the bottom here.
Garibaldi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Garibaldi off and has taken his back!
McDonnell working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Garibaldi trying to control but not successfully.
Garibaldi is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonnell misses with a punch to the head.
Garibaldi is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory McDonnell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Garibaldi throws a shot to the body.
McDonnell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonnell moves into range and clinches up with Garibaldi.
McDonnell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garibaldi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Garibaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garibaldi misses with a punch on the inside.
Garibaldi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garibaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonnell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from McDonnell.
McDonnell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDonnell throws a head kick but Garibaldi moves out of range.
McDonnell forces Garibaldi back against the cage and clinches.
Garibaldi misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDonnell jumps guard but Garibaldi stands there with McDonnell around his waist. McDonnell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garibaldi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDonnell swings widly with a right hand
and Garibaldi counters with a right hand to the body.
Garibaldi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McDonnell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garibaldi has McDonnell up against the cage in a clinch.
Garibaldi scores with a nice hook to the head.
I was talking to Garibaldi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Garibaldi throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi lands with a light punch inside.
Garibaldi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McDonnell backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Garibaldi scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonnell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McDonnell is rocked!
Garibaldi drops McDonnell onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! McDonnell is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
McDonnell is still on wobbly legs! Can Garibaldi finish him?
Garibaldi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Garibaldi dips a shoulder and cracks McDonnell with a mighty uppercut! McDonnell falls back against the cage and Garibaldi unloads with a barrage of strikes! McDonnell is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Garibaldi screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Garibaldi!
An out of breath Michael Garibaldi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brando Reigns (ranked 830 p4p, 96 weight class) and Thomas Power (ranked 968 p4p, 112 weight class). Reigns kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tragedy. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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154 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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156 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brando Reigns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reigns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
Good leg kick by Reigns there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Power. That's going to slow Reigns down.
Thomas Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reigns misses with an uppercut.
Power checks a low kick from Reigns.
Power throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reigns is looking to score with low kicks.
Reigns swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
Reigns fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Power is out of range.
Power throws a right hand that misses
and Reigns finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Power scores with a jab. Reigns acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reigns bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Power.
Reigns slips under a jab from Power.
Reigns just misses with a punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Power blocks the leg kick.
Power connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power works over Reigns's head and body with a nice combination.
Power will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reigns tried to counter with a leg kick but Power avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reigns. That did some damage!
Power fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reigns checks it well.
Reigns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Power.
Reigns attempts a counter takedown but Power avoids it well and moves away.
Reigns scores with a spinning back kick!
Reigns throws a front kick that sends Power stumbling back into the cage.
Reigns throws a body shot but no joy.
Power misses with an uppercut. Reigns saw that one coming.
A cross from Reigns lands.
Reigns is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Power has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Power there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reigns misses with a hook
and Power counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reigns clinches up with Power and pushes him back against the cage.
Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reigns dives in for a single leg takedown but Power sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Reigns tries to keep at a distance but Power has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reigns tries to work over Power's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Power is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Reigns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Power struggles to land a body shot inside as Reigns controls his hands.
Power lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Power lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reigns backwards.
Reigns is trying to trip Power. He has hold of a leg but Power is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Reigns persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Reigns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power keeping full guard, as Reigns tries to pass.
Reigns wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.
Power is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Reigns stays in close to Power's body and controls the position.
Power can't keep his opponent in guard - Reigns advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigns is looking to take a break and control but Power is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Power is trying to stand.
Power is not content to let Reigns control the position.
Power is looking for a sweep. Reigns is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reigns trying to control from half guard but Power is working away.
Reigns trying to pass the guard but Power defending well.
Power wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No joy there for Power, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Power tries to clinch but Reigns moves out of range.
Reigns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Power sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reigns misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Power!
Reigns throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Reigns.
Power scoring well with a low kick there.
Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power tries a quick counter leg kick but Reigns is wise to it.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Reigns fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Power checks it well.
Reigns feints and then cracks Power's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Power down.
Reigns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power.
Reigns lands a glancing blow to the side of Power's head.
Reigns moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Reigns avoids the head kick by Power.
Reigns scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brando Reigns will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reigns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reigns sizes up Power with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Power throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reigns finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Brando Reigns is winning the standup battle so far.
Reigns connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Power momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reigns.
Reigns throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Power throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reigns slips under a jab.
Power throws a nice inside leg kick.
Power takes a jab right on the kisser.
Power throws out a leg kick but Reigns moves out of range and Power only half commits.
Power finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Power lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power throws a leg kick
and Reigns makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Power really felt that one!
Power motions for Reigns to come forward. Power throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Power lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reigns slips a straight right by Power.
Reigns throws a leg kick
letting Power counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Power throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas Power is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters circling a little - Reigns finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Reigns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reigns fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Power.
Power lunges at Reigns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reigns's hand.
Reigns throws a low kick but Power moves out of range easily.
Power throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reigns ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Reigns lands with a nice body kick.
Reigns throws a jab but it's blocked by Power.
Power checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reigns scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice takedown defense from Power. No joy for Reigns on that attempt.
Reigns swings widly with a right hand
letting Power counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Power there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reigns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reigns scores with a shot to the body.
Power walks into a left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Power.
Power throws a low kick but Reigns moves out of range easily.
Power stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reigns.
Power waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reigns.
Reigns misses with a looping left.
Reigns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Power has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Reigns.
Power misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Power. That's going to slow Reigns down.
Power throws a sloppy body shot
and Reigns counters with a leg kick.
Power jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Power attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reigns blocks a leg kick.
Reigns feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Reigns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reigns 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.
Power swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Power avoids a kick to the body.
Reigns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Power throws out a loose jab but Reigns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reigns is looking to chop away at Power's legs.
Power takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reigns's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
An inside leg kick from Power misses.
Power throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reigns misses with a body shot.
Reigns moves out of range as Power strikes.
Reigns feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Powers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reigns keeps the fight on the outside.
Power throws a leg kick but Reigns moved away.
Reigns tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reigns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Reigns. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Power. Those never looked like landing.
Reigns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reigns cracks Power with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reigns is trying hard to land a takedown here. Power sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reigns scores with a jab to the jaw.
Power throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Reigns.
Power misses with a low kick.
Reigns half committed to a counter leg kick.
Reigns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Power checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Power has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Reigns cracks the inside of Power's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power tries to clinch
letting Reigns counter with a right hand.
Reigns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reigns throws a leg kick
and Reigns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reigns looks to land a left hand but Power moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brando Reigns dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Reigns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Power throws a body shot but no joy.
Reigns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Power.
Reigns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Power is able to avoid easily.
Power's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reigns.
Reigns throws the kick towards the body but Power avoids it.
A left lands for Power.
Reigns throws a head kick but Power moves out of range.
Power misses with a body shot.
Reigns looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power takes a swing at Reigns's ribcage but misses.
Power drops his hands momentarily and Reigns takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A leg kick checked by Reigns.
Power missing with a left hand there. Reigns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reigns throwing a counter right hand but Power manages to avoid it.
Reigns turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Reigns. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reigns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Power lands with a shot to the body.
Power throws a jab when Reigns was well out of range.
Power walks into a stiff left hand from Reigns.
Reigns lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reigns.
Power with a jab.
Reigns drives through and clinches with Power against the cage.
Reigns is working for takedown but Power is calmly controlling the position for now.
Reigns misses with a body punch.
Power working aggressively here.
Reigns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Power misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reigns.
Reigns lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reigns.
Power misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Reigns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reigns is looking for a takedown.
Thomas Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reigns backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Power creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reigns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Power's elbow.
Power trying to land knees to the body.
Power lands a good knee to the midsection. Reigns won't want to take too many of those.
Power scores with a shot to the side of Reigns's head.
Power tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reigns avoids it.
Reigns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Reigns blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reigns can't find room to land a body shot as Power controls the action.
Reigns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reigns gets through Power's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Power is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Reigns.
Reigns drops down looking for an ankle pick but Power pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brando Reigns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Power finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Reigns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reigns throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reigns checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Power, right into the meat.
Reigns throws a leg kick but Power checks it.
Power on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Power lands a glancing blow to the side of Reigns's head.
Power closes the distance and pushes Reigns back into the cage.
Reigns lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Power or not.
Reigns lands a body punch in the clinch.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reigns can't find room to land a body shot as Power controls the action.
Thomas Power seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Power goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power lands with a light punch inside.
Reigns misses with a punch on the inside.
Reigns jumps guard but Power turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Power goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reigns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Reigns scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brando Reigns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Reigns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Power lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reigns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Power missing with knees to the body.
Reigns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reigns scores with a hook to the body.
Reigns swings wildly with an uppercut but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reigns has Power pressed against the cage, preventing Power from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reigns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reigns jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Power walks away with a smile on his face. Reigns gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Power connects with a jab.
Power tries to clinch up.
Reigns slips a straight right by Power.
Power throws a shot from downtown. Reigns moves away and avoids it.
Reigns thumps Power with a low kick.
Reigns shoots in and drives through. Power sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thomas Power.
I think Reigns 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brando Reigns!
A very excited looking Brando Reigns 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Caio Bottura (ranked 1480 p4p, 185 weight class) and Johny Vargas (ranked 2035 p4p, 241 weight class). Bottura's entrance music is Face The Pain. A fine choice. Vargas has chosen Drake - Trophies as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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163 lbs
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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
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Bottura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas misses with a double jab.
Vargas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bottura circles away quickly and effectively.
Bottura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bottura has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vargas throws a right hand that Bottura ducks under and follows up with a left that Bottura also avoids with ease.
Bottura cracks Vargas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vargas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Bottura counters with a quick kick to the body but Vargas blocks it.
Vargas closes the distance and pushes Bottura back into the cage.
Bottura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vargas tries a knee to the head but Bottura blocks it.
Bottura is trying to pull guard but Vargas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bottura ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bottura no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bottura is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vargas defends well.
Vargas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bottura has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vargas has managed to get both his arms back between Bottura's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bottura looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Vargas is defending well. Bottura quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Vargas has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Bottura celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caio Bottura!
An out of breath Caio Bottura thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humbert Humbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Crawley!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humbert circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crawley is looking to clinch.
Humbert throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crawley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Humbert throws an overhand right that lands on Crawley's shoulder, as Crawley tries to avoid the shot.
Crawley clinches.
Crawley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Humbert softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Humbert.
Crawley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Humbert backwards.
Crawley can't find room to land a body shot as Humbert controls the action.
Crawley misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crawley misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley swings wildly with an uppercut but Humbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humbert prevents a body shot from Crawley.
Humbert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crawley wants to stall.
Humbert lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crawley.
Good body shot from Humbert.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crawley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crawley scores with a shot to the side of Humbert's head.
Humbert tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crawley smiles and moves away.
Crawley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Humbert misses with a hook to the body
and Crawley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crawley tries to clinch up.
Humbert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawley.
Crawley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Humbert looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawley is just out of range.
Humbert moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCrawley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Humbert. Crawley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Humbert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crawley.
Crawley tries to clinch up but Humbert circles away and keeps his distance.
Humbert misses the shot to the body.
Crawley has Humbert up against the cage in a clinch.
Humbert blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Humbert.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humbert is trying to break the clinch but Crawley has him pressed against the cage.
Humbert cracks Crawley with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Humbert creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Humbert is leaning against Crawley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Humbert lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Crawley fails to land.
Humbert blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Humbert.
Crawley looks winded!
Humbert breaks from the clinch.
Humbert throws a shot to the body.
Humbert has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: The PIT Hawaiian Kempo in the buildup to the fight.
Crawley takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Paul Crawley has been cut.
Humbert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Crawley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Humbert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Humbert lands with a nice body punch.
Crawley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crawley is rocked!
Crawley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crawley is still on wobbly legs! Can Humbert finish him?
Humbert connects with a body shot.
Crawley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crawley seems to have recovered his senses.
Humbert circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Crawley to the canvas! Crawley doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Humbert keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Humbert Humbert!
Humbert Humbert made sure to mention his sponsor, WarHorse Fightwear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Art Brock (ranked 725 p4p, 106 weight class) and Ryu Aokison (ranked 2105 p4p, 279 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Aokison's choice of entrance music: Caroline. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Art Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryu Aokison!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aokison swings for the body but Brock moves out of range.
Aokison shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brock is trying to defend but Aokison finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Aokison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Aokison connects with a nice short shot to Brock's temple.
Aokison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brock is trying to maintain the position but Aokison is very close to passing his half guard.
Aokison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aokison tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brock knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aokison working over Brock with some ground and pound. Brock looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Aokison looks to land a strike but Brock avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Aokison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brock has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokison wants to control from the top but Brock keeps moving.
Aokison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aokison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brock looking to control.
Brock keeping full guard, as Aokison tries to pass.
Aokison is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Brock is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Brock has escaped and now he's on top!
Aokison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brock stopping the sweep attempt from Aokison.
Aokison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brock's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock is pulling down on Aokison's head to control his posture.
Aokison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aokison lands a couple of digs.
Aokison trying to control but Brock is working from the bottom.
Aokison might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brock haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Aokison slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brock manages to work his way to half guard, despite Aokison's best efforts.
Aokison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brock avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aokison.
Brock trying to hold on to Aokison's head to control him but Aokison postures up.
Aokison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brock defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brock taking some punishment here, with Aokison in his half guard.
Aokison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brock is trying to control but can't.
Aokison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brock is not content to let Aokison control the position.
Aokison working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aokison.
Aokison lands with a punch from half guard.
Brock is trying to control but can't.
Brock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aokison.
Aokison lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brock controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Aokison.
Aokison thows a huge punch but Brock dodges it nicely.
Aokison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aokison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brock defending well though.
Brock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aokison.
Aokison throws a strike but Brock avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Brock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aokison scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aokison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aokison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aokison with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aokison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Aokison dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brock swings for the body but Aokison moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Aokison. Those never looked like landing.
Brock throws out a loose jab but Aokison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brock throws a body kick that misses
and Aokison counters with a single leg into guard. Brock didn't expect that.
Aokison throws an elbow that misses. Brock uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aokison's guard. Nice move by Brock!
Brock trying to control but Aokison is working from the bottom.
Brock is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brock trying to control the position from guard on top but Aokison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aokison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brock tries to get to full guard but Aokison has control of the leg.
Aokison is trying to control the action in half guard but Brock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Aokison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aokison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brock is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aokison scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Aokison lands a nice short elbow.
Aokison is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aokison is trying to control the action in half guard but Brock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brock wants to improve his position but Aokison is controlling well.
Aokison drops an elbow to the side of Brock's head.
Aokison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aokison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brock is staying active underneath Aokison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aokison is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokison trying to control from half guard but Brock is working away.
Brock trying to hold on to Aokison's head to control him but Aokison postures up.
Aokison is keen to just control but Brock is a slippery customer.
Aokison thows a huge punch but Brock dodges it nicely.
Aokison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aokison content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brock is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aokison scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brock has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aokison is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock wants to get back to full guard.
Aokison winds up and cracks Brock with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brock tries to roll over but Aokison keeps him under control.
Aokison thows a huge punch but Brock dodges it nicely.
Aokison is just content to waste time from the top position. Brock takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Aokison trying to control the position from guard on top but Brock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aokison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aokison is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Brock is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Brock has escaped and now he's on top!
Aokison has a closed guard, preventing Brock from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aokison has Brock pulled in close to control his posture.
Brock wants to stand and escape but instead Aokison has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We've been informed that Aokison has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Aokison cracks Brock with a solid left hand.
Aokison chips away with some ground and pound.
Aokison connects with a couple of short punches.
Brock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aokison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aokison throws a strike but Brock rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aokison is adopting a defensive guard.
Brock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Aokison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aokison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aokison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aokison throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aokison connects with the punch.
Nice shot by Brock.
Brock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brock's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brock duly obliges.
Brock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aokison throws out the jab.
Aokison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brock counters with a series of strikes. Aokison will be more careful next time no doubt.
Art Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aokison throws a body punch but Brock moves out of range.
Brock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aokison.
Aokison lands a nice hook to Brock's body. Brock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aokison has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aokison tries to clinch but Brock moves out of range.
Brock throws a leg kick but Aokison sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock throws a nice looking combination but Aokison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brock moves out of range as Aokison strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Brock misses its target.
Brock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brock misses with a head kick.
Brock leaves Aokison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Art Brock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryu Aokison.
Brock misses with a body kick.
Brock looks to score with a jab to the body but Aokison is just out of range.
Aokison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aokison darts in and clinches Brock up against the cage.
Aokison throws an elbow that misses.
Brock misses with a body punch.
Brock prevents the takedown attempt.
Brock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brock tries to work over Aokison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokison is trying to pull guard but Brock has him pressed against the cage.
Aokison has Brock pressed against the cage, preventing Brock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brock stops a takedown attempt from Aokison.
Aokison misses with a body punch.
Brock struggles to land a body shot inside as Aokison controls his hands.
Aokison fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aokison drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aokison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brock's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brock trying to control the position.
Brock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokison drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brock manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Aokison has Brock in his guard.
Brock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aokison looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Art Brock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brock sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brock would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Aokison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ryu Aokison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brock throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aokison trying to keep a closed guard but Brock is proving a slippery customer.
Ryu Aokison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aokison has a closed guard, preventing Brock from standing up.
Brock gets to his feet - Aokison follows without any prompting.
Brock gets tackled into the cage by Aokison. Aokison maintains the clinch.
Brock pushes off an throws an elbow but Aokison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aokison blocks it with crossed arms.
Brock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aokison backwards.
Brock tries a body shot but Aokison blocks it.
Aokison has clasped his hands together around Brock's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Art Brock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aokison 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Aokison!
Ryu Aokison very nearly forgot to thank Pit Bull Development amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eyeam Yurmommy (ranked 466 p4p, 19 weight class) and The Prophet (ranked 692 p4p, 32 weight class). Yurmommy comes to the cage accompanied by Peanut Butter Jelly Time - Galantis. 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 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eyeam Yurmommy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Prophet!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Yurmommy throws a hook but Prophet avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yurmommy. Prophet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prophet stuffs the takedown attempt from Yurmommy. Yurmommy gets slowly back to his feet.
Prophet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yurmommy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Prophet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yurmommy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prophet lands the left hand.
The Prophet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yurmommy looks to land a right hand but Prophet moved out of range.
Yurmommy scores with a sloppy right hand. Prophet should have avoided that one.
Prophet misses with an uppercut.
Prophet misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Yurmommy misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yurmommy. Prophet does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prophet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Prophet tests Yurmommy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prophet throws a quick inside leg kick.
Prophet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yurmommy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Prophet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prophet tries a quick counter leg kick but Yurmommy is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurmommy scores with a takedown into Prophet's guard.
Yurmommy is pushing down on Prophet's leg trying to pass to half guard. Prophet is fighting to maintain full guard but Yurmommy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Prophet is controlling Yurmommy's trapped leg to prevent Yurmommy from advancing to side control.
Prophet is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Yurmommy seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prophet keeping hold of Yurmommy's head, controlling as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prophet is looking to improve his position.
Prophet felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Yurmommy stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yurmommy works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eyeam Yurmommy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Prophet has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yurmommy finds it's way round the side to connect with Prophet's head.
The Prophet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prophet tests Yurmommy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prophet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yurmommy was well out of range. Poor timing from Prophet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yurmommy misses with a hook. Prophet ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Prophet! But no joy.
Yurmommy misses with a looping left.
Prophet throws out a counter right but Yurmommy avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Yurmommy misses.
It seemed like Prophet was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yurmommy throws the left hand but Prophet avoids the punch easily.
Prophet throws out a counter right but Yurmommy avoids it with no problem.
Yurmommy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Prophet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prophet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yurmommy circles away quickly and effectively.
Yurmommy gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prophet is trying to maintain the position but Yurmommy is very close to passing his half guard.
Yurmommy is nestled in close to Prophet, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yurmommy is pressing down on Prophet's thigh, looking to free his foot. Prophet is holding on for now.
Prophet trying to control from the bottom.
Yurmommy wants to control but Prophet is keeping him busy.
Prophet is looking for a sweep. Yurmommy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prophet trying to control from the bottom.
Yurmommy is taking a breather. Prophet says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yurmommy misses with a hook. Prophet ducked under it nicely.
Yurmommy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prophet throws out a counter right but Yurmommy avoids it with no problem.
Prophet tried to score with a low kick but Yurmommy checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yurmommy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yurmommy misses with a wild combination.
Yurmommy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Prophet on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eyeam Yurmommy dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Prophet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prophet misses with an uppercut.
Yurmommy slips a straight right by Prophet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yurmommy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Prophet swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yurmommy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prophet throws a series of punches but Yurmommy moves out of range.
Yurmommy throwing a counter right hand but Prophet manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Prophet.
Prophet misses with a hook
letting Yurmommy counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Prophet.
Prophet lands a lovely overhand right.
The Prophet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurmommy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prophet.
Prophet swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yurmommy dodges the punch combination from Prophet.
A left lands for Yurmommy.
Yurmommy throws a poor cross that misses
and Prophet counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prophet is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Prophet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yurmommy is looking to counter punch.
Yurmommy misses with a lunging right hand
and Prophet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prophet misses with a looping right.
Prophet takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice sprawl there from Prophet as Yurmommy shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yurmommy misses with a left hand
letting Prophet counter with a right hand.
Prophet smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Prophet throws an off balance right hand
and Yurmommy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Prophet is rocked!
Prophet scores with a jab. Yurmommy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice defenses there by Yurmommy.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Prophet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yurmommy 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eyeam Yurmommy!
A very excited looking Eyeam Yurmommy rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 316 p4p, 16 weight class) and David Cerrone (ranked 1038 p4p, 42 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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278 lbs
14 - 2 - 1 |
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198 cm
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276 lbs
12 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerrone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cerrone defending well as Ragnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Cerrone misses with a leg kick.
Cerrone feints and then cracks Ragnarsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ragnarsson down.
Cerrone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cerrone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ragnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cerrone.
Cerrone throws a leg kick that misses.
Cerrone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cerrone.
Ragnarsson avoids the body shot from Cerrone.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cerrone swings widly with a right hand
and Ragnarsson counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Cerrone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good work by Cerrone as he checks the leg kick.
Ragnarsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cerrone wants to clinch.
Ragnarsson slips a jab from Cerrone.
Cerrone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ragnarsson counters with a nice body shot.
Cerrone misses with a wild body shot.
Cerrone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone clinches.
Cerrone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Cerrone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cerrone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cerrone lands with a right to the head.
Cerrone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ragnarsson lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Cerrone fails to land.
Cerrone gets through Ragnarsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cerrone tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Cerrone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ragnarsson or not.
Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Cerrone.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cerrone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cerrone tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
I was talking to Ragnarsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cerrone blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Cerrone.
Cerrone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ragnarsson smiles and moves away.
Ragnarsson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ragnarsson lands a jab to the nose.
Cerrone looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range.
Cerrone lands a nice hook to Ragnarsson's body. Ragnarsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ragnarsson lands with an overhand left.
Ragnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cerrone.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Cerrone ducked under it nicely.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cerrone throws a looping overhand right but Ragnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Cerrone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cerrone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ragnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cerrone.
Ragnarsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cerrone to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook.
Cerrone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ragnarsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Cerrone throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnarsson's shoulder, as Ragnarsson tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cerrone.
Ragnarsson staying out of range there.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Cerrone checks it.
Ragnarsson looks to land a left hand but Cerrone moved out of range nicely.
Cerrone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cerrone is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cerrone throws a leg kick that misses.
Ragnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cerrone misses with a double jab.
Ragnarsson misses with a straight right.
Ragnarsson throws a right and a left that Cerrone avoids nicely.
That kick from Ragnarsson tenderised Cerrone's leg. Cerrone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cerrone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ragnarsson, as that shot connected.
Ragnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ragnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cerrone misses with a few strikes there.
Cerrone fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone tries to bum rush Ragnarsson with a series of wild strikes but Ragnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Cerrone.
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!
Cerrone misses with a hook.
Ragnarsson throws a hook but Cerrone avoids it easily.
Ragnarsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cerrone in his tracks.
Cerrone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ragnarsson connects with a body shot.
Cerrone ducks under a wild hook from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a hook but Cerrone blocks it.
Cerrone throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ragnarsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnarsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cerrone throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnarsson's shoulder, as Ragnarsson tries to avoid the shot.
Ragnarsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cerrone doesn't seem bothered though.
Cerrone moves into the clinch.
Cerrone is trying to pull guard but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Cerrone throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Cerrone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cerrone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ragnarsson digs a good hook to Cerrone's body.
Ragnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cerrone manages to avoid it.
Cerrone throws out a counter right but Ragnarsson avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cerrone. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cerrone misses with a left hand
and Ragnarsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cerrone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cerrone.
An attempted straight right counter from Ragnarsson misses the target.
Cerrone misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Cerrone.
Ragnarsson feints and then cracks Cerrone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cerrone down.
Cerrone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ragnarsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson moves into the clinch.
Cerrone tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cerrone blocking some punches.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cerrone is keeping busy.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cerrone uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Ragnarsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cerrone blocking some punches.
Cerrone prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Cerrone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cerrone is trying to pull guard but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Ragnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Ragnarsson on the inside.
Ragnarsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Cerrone.
Ragnarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cerrone takes a shot to the head.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cerrone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cerrone prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Cerrone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
Cerrone prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson.
A short uppercut from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a right hand.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Cerrone.
Cerrone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cerrone misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ragnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Cerrone avoids it by throwing Ragnarsson back against the cage.
Ragnarsson lands a shot to the body.
Cerrone is breathing heavily.
A short right from Ragnarsson on the inside.
Cerrone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnarsson lands a body shot.
Ragnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ragnarsson lands a right hand.
Ragnarsson drops Cerrone onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cerrone is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Cerrone is rocked!
Cerrone has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ragnarsson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cerrone can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cerrone is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnarsson finish him?
Cerrone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cerrone seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cerrone.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Cerrone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ragnarsson walks away with a smile on his face. Cerrone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ragnarsson clinches up with Cerrone and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ragnarsson - that landed with a thud.
Ragnarsson lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ragnarsson - that landed with a thud.
Ragnarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cerrones head.
Ragnarsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ragnarsson presses Cerrone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ragnarsson drops Cerrone onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cerrone is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarsson lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Cerrone senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjorn Ragnarsson!
Bjorn Ragnarsson retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Bjorn Ragnarsson, 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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hype
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FIGHT
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