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IFC79: Choo v OQuinn PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanny Sledgehammer (ranked 3628 p4p, 433 weight class) and Meltroco Bimbotinque (ranked 3944 p4p, 459 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Hanny Sledgehammer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hanny Sledgehammer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hanny Sledgehammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meltroco Bimbotinque!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bimbotinque scores with a nice right hand.
Bimbotinque throws a combination that misses
and Sledgehammer counters with a one-two to the body.
Sledgehammer moves in looking to clinch but Bimbotinque pushes him off.
Sledgehammer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bimbotinque fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sledgehammer to the ground. Bimbotinque is now in Sledgehammer's guard.
Sledgehammer has his foot on Bimbotinque's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bimbotinque works his way back into a safe position though.
Sledgehammer looking for a sweep. Not yet Sledgehammer, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bimbotinque postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bimbotinque makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bimbotinque is stalling in the full guard.
Bimbotinque really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sledgehammer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sledgehammer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sledgehammer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bimbotinque showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sledgehammer manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sledgehammer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bimbotinque after a bit of a struggle.
Bimbotinque pushes Sledgehammer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bimbotinque lands a left hand.
Sledgehammer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bimbotinque gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bimbotinque lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sledgehammer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bimbotinque after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hanny Sledgehammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bimbotinque digs a right hand into Sledgehammer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sledgehammer's gas tank.
Bimbotinque lands with a light punch inside.
Bimbotinque working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sledgehammer tries to score a body lock takedown but Bimbotinque shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sledgehammer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bimbotinque stops a takedown attempt from Sledgehammer.
Bimbotinque has hold of one of Sledgehammer's legs. Sledgehammer is fighting the takedown attempt but Bimbotinque gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bimbotinque working some strikes from top position.
Bimbotinque content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bimbotinque stops Sledgehammer from standing up.
Bimbotinque is in close to Sledgehammer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque wants to control from the top but Sledgehammer keeps moving.
Sledgehammer trying to keep a closed guard but Bimbotinque is proving a slippery customer.
Sledgehammer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sledgehammer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bimbotinque moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bimbotinque has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sledgehammer has passed into side control.
Sledgehammer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque wants to control but Sledgehammer postures up.
Sledgehammer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sledgehammer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bimbotinque dodges the ground and pound from Sledgehammer.
Sledgehammer has hold of Bimbotinque's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Bimbotinque seems comfortable defending it but Sledgehammer has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Bimbotinque is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Bimbotinque is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Sledgehammer couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hanny Sledgehammer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Mason (ranked 2053 p4p, 303 weight class) and Pacer Dalton (ranked 2362 p4p, 337 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pacer Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Pacer Dalton has been cut.
Mason scores with a nice right hand.
Dalton has his takedown stuffed
and Mason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dalton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mason connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mason, as that shot connected.
That has opened up Pacer Dalton's cut even more.
Dalton shoots for a takedown but Mason saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Max Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pacer Dalton.
Dalton shoots for a double leg takedown but Mason sprawls well. He's pushed Dalton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mason swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dalton ducks under a wild hook from Mason.
Mason uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dalton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dalton is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dalton fails with the takedown
and Mason counters with a huge left! Dalton is in big trouble! He's backing up but Mason isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Dalton from any more damage. A dominating finish by Mason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Mason!
A relieved looking Max Mason thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bea Mason (ranked 2559 p4p, 331 weight class) and Alexander Porto (ranked 3974 p4p, 461 weight class). Bea Mason could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander Porto's chin.
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bea Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Porto!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mason is trying to control the action in half guard but Porto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Porto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mason pulls his head out easily.
Porto controlling the position well.
Mason controlling the action here.
Mason trying to mount his opponent but Porto defends it.
Porto actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Porto is refusing to be controlled, as Mason sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Porto is refusing to be controlled, as Mason sits in half guard.
Mason is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Porto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mason.
Mason is trying to work for a kimura but Porto is defending well.
Porto actively working from the bottom here.
Mason wants to lay and pray for a moment but Porto keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Porto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Porto is concentrating on defense, preventing Mason from advancing position.
Mason throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mason looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Porto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Porto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Porto is looking to improve his position.
Porto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mason.
Porto tries to roll over but Mason keeps him under control.
Mason wants to take a breather but Porto is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Porto defending well though.
Mason prevents Porto from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mason is trying to control the action in half guard but Porto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mason is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mason missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Porto trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Mason controlling from mount.
Mason trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Porto wants to hold on but Mason pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Mason.
Porto blocking the ground and pound.
Mason trying to control but Porto is having none of it.
Porto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mason. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mason looking to ground and pound but Porto is blocking nicely.
Mason looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Porto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Porto wants to control but Mason is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Porto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bea Mason dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Porto misses with a body shot.
Mason dives in for a single leg takedown but Porto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mason looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mason uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Porto.
Mason shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Porto but Porto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bea Mason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mason shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Porto defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Porto as he jumps to the side.
Mason shoots in looking for a takedown but Porto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mason's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Porto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bea Mason is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mason shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Porto as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porto just misses with a punch to the body.
Porto throws a hook to the side of Mason's head but Mason sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mason has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mason gets a clinch.
Porto stops a takedown attempt from Mason.
Porto struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Porto has Mason pressed against the cage.
Mason dodges an elbow strike from Porto.
Mason is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mason is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Porto is defending well.
Porto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason looking for a takedown.
I was talking to Mason's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Porto can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Porto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Porto.
Porto lands an elbow just above Mason 's eye.
It looks like Bea Mason has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Porto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mason's brow.
Porto tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason is trying to drag Porto to the mat but Porto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mason trying to land knees to the body.
Porto lands an elbow that stopped Mason in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason is trying to pull guard but Porto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Porto tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Porto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Porto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Porto lands with a short shot to the head.
Porto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mason jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Porto walks away with a smile on his face. Mason gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Porto gets tackled into the cage by Mason. Mason maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Porto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mason is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mason jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Porto walks away with a smile on his face. Mason gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Porto throws out a loose jab but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porto loads up on a big right hand but Mason slips the punch.
Alexander Porto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Porto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Porto wants it to stay on the feet.
Porto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Porto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mason shoots in for a takedown but Porto shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mason fails with the takedown.
Porto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Porto darts in and clinches Mason up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Porto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason tries to score a body lock takedown but Porto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Porto throws an elbow that misses.
Porto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Porto digs a right hand underneath Mason's ribcage. Mason let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Porto swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porto pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Porto.
Porto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mason is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Porto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alexander Porto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mason jumps guard.
Porto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Porto trying to control the position from guard on top but Mason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Porto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bea Mason's cut.
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!
Mason misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mason dives in and grabs Porto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Porto pushes down on Mason's head and hops out.
Porto takes a swing at Mason's ribcage but misses.
Mason shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Porto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mason thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bea Mason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mason shoots in for a takedown but Porto shows good takedown defense.
Porto clinches up against the cage.
Porto misses with some punches.
Mason drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mason has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Porto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mason wants to take the fight to the mat but Porto manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Porto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mason.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porto tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Porto back against the cage.
Mason drops down looking for an ankle pick but Porto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Porto clinches.
A hook to the body from Porto.
Porto stops a takedown attempt from Mason.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Porto.
A short body shot lands from Porto as the two fighters clinch.
Porto misses with a punch to the body.
Porto has Mason pressed against the cage.
Mason letting Porto take a breather here.
A short right from Porto on the inside.
Porto lands a nice elbow.
Mason tries to pull guard but Porto won't allow it.
Porto is working Mason over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mason's defenses.
Porto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mason is defending well.
Porto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Porto swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mason takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bea Mason's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason blocks the elbow strike.
Mason has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Porto regains guard immediately.
Porto trying to control the position.
Porto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Porto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mason defending well though.
Mason looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porto stalling.
Mason wants to control but Porto is keeping busy.
Porto prevents Mason from improving his position.
Porto seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Porto working the head and body with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Porto prevents Mason from improving his position.
Porto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Porto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Porto throwing shots but Mason is blocking nicely.
Porto is keen to just control but Mason is a slippery customer.
Porto throws a strike but Mason avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Porto is sitting in close to Mason's body. Mason has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Porto is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Porto is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Mason.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bea Mason!
Bea Mason very nearly forgot to thank IniTech Nutrition 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between ManOfThe PinkHole (ranked 2901 p4p, 100 weight class) and Anthony Griffith (ranked 2705 p4p, 136 weight class). Anthony Griffith will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, ManOfThe PinkHole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Griffith!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffith loads up on a big right hand but PinkHole slips the punch.
A combination from Griffith does no damage.
Griffith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from PinkHole. Griffith does a little dance to reset his feet.
PinkHole misses with a right hand
and Griffith counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been informed that Griffith has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
PinkHole throws out a loose jab but Griffith uses good head movement to avoid it.
PinkHole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffith.
PinkHole swings widly with a right hand
and Griffith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
PinkHole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
PinkHole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffith lands a slapping body shot.
Griffith swings for the body but PinkHole moves out of range.
PinkHole throws a hook to the side of Griffith's head but Griffith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
ManOfThe PinkHole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PinkHole tries to move into range but Griffith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Griffith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Griffith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
PinkHole misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Griffith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
PinkHole misses with a straight right.
PinkHole just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
PinkHole throws a lazy right hand but Griffith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
PinkHole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffith with a hook.
It looks like ManOfThe PinkHole has been cut.
Griffith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griffith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
PinkHole half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
PinkHole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffith throws a body punch but PinkHole moves out of range.
PinkHole changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
PinkHole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffith.
PinkHole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Griffith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Griffith jabs at PinkHole's body.
PinkHole throws a big shot that misses.
Griffith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
PinkHole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
PinkHole looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
PinkHole looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffith is just out of range.
PinkHole is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Griffith's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
PinkHole cracks Griffith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A lazy left from Griffith finds it's target.
Griffith misses with a jab, cross combination.
PinkHole feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Griffith.
Griffith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Griffith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from PinkHole.
Griffith just misses with a punch to the body.
PinkHole feinted with a counter takedown.
Griffith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Griffith moves out of range as PinkHole strikes.
Griffith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Griffith misses with a wild body shot.
PinkHole misses with a hook.
PinkHole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffith.
Griffith slips under a jab from PinkHole.
Griffith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from PinkHole.
Griffith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down PinkHole rather than just go for the knockout.
Griffith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
PinkHole throws a shot from downtown. Griffith moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Griffith misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
PinkHole slips a jab and a cross from Griffith.
PinkHole gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Griffith.
PinkHole lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Griffith takes a swing at PinkHole's ribcage but misses.
Griffith punishes PinkHole's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
PinkHole throws a body punch but Griffith moves out of range.
PinkHole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
PinkHole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffith.
A shot to the liver by Griffith. Beautiful body shot.
PinkHole misses with a looping left.
Griffith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Griffith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on ManOfThe PinkHole's cut.
That's time! PinkHole's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Griffith lands a body shot.
PinkHole throws a big shot that misses.
Anthony Griffith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Griffith.
PinkHole lands a lovely overhand right.
Griffith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griffith unleashes a big counter combination but PinkHole bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
PinkHole throws a hook to the side of Griffith's head but Griffith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffith throws a jab but it's blocked by PinkHole.
PinkHole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffith.
Griffith lands with a shot to the body.
Griffith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PinkHole slips under a jab from Griffith.
PinkHole cracks Griffith with an open hand slap.
Griffith staying out of range there.
PinkHole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griffith.
Griffith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Griffith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from PinkHole.
Griffith tries to bum rush PinkHole with a series of wild strikes but PinkHole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
PinkHole looks to land a left hand but Griffith moved out of range nicely.
Griffith punishes PinkHole's body with a nice straight punch.
Griffith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from PinkHole.
PinkHole half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Griffith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffith scores with a shot to the body.
Griffith lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffith throws a jab when PinkHole was well out of range.
PinkHole catches Griffith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. PinkHole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griffith ducks under a wild hook from PinkHole.
Griffith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffith misses the shot to the body.
Griffith ducks under a wild hook from PinkHole.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether PinkHole might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Griffith throws a right hand that PinkHole ducks under and follows up with a left that PinkHole also avoids with ease.
PinkHole lands with a straight right. Griffith didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PinkHole scores with a jab. Griffith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
PinkHole lands a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Griffith.
A jab from PinkHole does it's job there.
Griffith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Griffith scores with a shot to the body.
Griffith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from PinkHole.
PinkHole misses with a left hand
and Griffith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffith moves away from the strike by PinkHole.
Griffith connects with a body shot.
Griffith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffith looks to score with a jab to the body but PinkHole is just out of range.
Griffith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but PinkHole was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffith.
Griffith misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffith misses the shot to the body.
PinkHole takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Griffith lands a head shot.
Griffith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
PinkHole throws a predictable looking body shot
and Griffith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Griffith loads up on a big right hand but PinkHole slips the punch.
Griffith slips under a jab from PinkHole.
Griffith throws a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Griffith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on ManOfThe PinkHole's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Oooooh!!! Griffith has knocked PinkHole down with a huge combo! Griffith steps away and waves a wobbly PinkHole back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Griffith punishes PinkHole's body with a nice straight punch.
Griffith connects with a body shot that sends PinkHole's belly button to the back.
PinkHole looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffith is just out of range.
Griffith doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Griffith falls off balance throwing a combination
and PinkHole counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffith manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Griffith is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
PinkHole looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
PinkHole is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffith is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
PinkHole looking for submissions off his back.
Griffith wants to lay and pray for a moment but PinkHole keeps working.
PinkHole looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Griffith wants to control but PinkHole is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Griffith performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
PinkHole is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Griffith pulls his head out easily.
PinkHole looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Griffith seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Griffith prevents PinkHole from improving his position.
PinkHole looking for submissions off his back.
ManOfThe PinkHole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith is trying to control. PinkHole wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
PinkHole looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Griffith ducks under a wild hook from PinkHole.
Griffith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but PinkHole was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffith.
Griffith slips under a jab.
Griffith throws a hook to the side of PinkHole's head but PinkHole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
PinkHole tries to counter with a takedown but Griffith is quick to defend against it.
A big right from PinkHole misses.
As PinkHole backs off Griffith throws a huge counter combo but PinkHole manages to avoid it all.
Griffith connects with a body shot that sends PinkHole's belly button to the back.
Jab, jab by Griffith - just one landing.
Anthony Griffith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
PinkHole looks to throw the jab but Griffith is out of range.
Griffith misses with a body shot.
PinkHole scores with a jab to the jaw.
PinkHole takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
PinkHole misses with a lunging right hand
and PinkHole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
PinkHole throws a right hand that misses
and Griffith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of PinkHole 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Griffith both land. Nice combination.
Griffith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
PinkHole misses with a lunging right hand
and Griffith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Griffith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Griffith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Griffith!
Anthony Griffith spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zed Baby! (ranked 2141 p4p, 286 weight class) and Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva (ranked 2271 p4p, 302 weight class). Baby! kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rage Against The Machine: Know Your Enemy. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zed Baby!!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baby! throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferreira Da Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ferreira Da Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baby!.
As Baby! backs off Ferreira Da Silva throws a huge counter combo but Baby! manages to avoid it all.
Baby! misses with a hook. Ferreira Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ferreira Da Silva! But no joy.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baby! paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baby! is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Baby! digs a good hook to Ferreira Da Silva's body.
Baby! throws a leg kick
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby! scores with a hook.
Baby! lands a leg kick that knocks Ferreira Da Silva off balance momentarily.
Ferreira Da Silva avoids the head kick by Baby!.
Ferreira Da Silva throws the left hand but Baby! avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby! scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ferreira Da Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baby!.
Ferreira Da Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ferreira Da Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baby!.
Baby! throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira Da Silva throws out a counter right but Baby! avoids it with no problem.
Baby! fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferreira Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Ferreira Da Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Baby! with a body shot.
Ferreira Da Silva is looking to clinch but Baby! is avoiding it.
Baby! throws out a loose jab but Ferreira Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby! throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Baby! does no damage.
Ferreira Da Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ferreira Da Silva connects with a leg kick. Baby! looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Baby! scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ferreira Da Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Baby! lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baby! misses with a two punch combination.
Baby! missing with a left hand there. Ferreira Da Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferreira Da Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Baby! cracks Ferreira Da Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Baby! swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferreira Da Silva counters with a body kick.
Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferreira Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Baby! pushes him off.
Baby! throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ferreira Da Silva on the side of the head.
Good exchange - Baby! coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby! comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baby! scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ferreira Da Silva in his tracks.
Baby! takes a swing at Ferreira Da Silva's ribcage but misses.
Baby! seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A slow jab from Baby! misses its intended target.
Ferreira Da Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ferreira Da Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Ferreira Da Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baby! lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ferreira Da Silva backwards.
A short right from Baby! on the inside.
Baby! swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferreira Da Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Baby! controls his hands.
Ferreira Da Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Baby! lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baby! lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baby! swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferreira Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ferreira Da Silva.
Baby! misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira Da Silva gets underhooks to prevent Baby!'s takedown attempt.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to work over Baby!'s body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ferreira Da Silva fails to land.
Baby! struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferreira Da Silva controls his hands.
Ferreira Da Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Baby! controls the action.
Ferreira Da Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Baby! can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ferreira Da Silva - that landed with a thud.
Baby! prevents a body shot from Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Baby! controls the action.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baby! breaks from the clinch.
Baby! misses with a leg kick.
Baby! throws a leg kick but Ferreira Da Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ferreira Da Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zed Baby! dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Baby! throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferreira Da Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ferreira Da Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Ferreira Da Silva avoids the body shot from Baby!.
Baby! throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baby! throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baby! lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Baby! throws a leg kick
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby! lands a body shot.
Baby! takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Baby! lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baby!.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby! swings widly with a right hand
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Baby! is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferreira Da Silva can do to turn this around?
Baby! works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Baby! misses with a right hand
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baby! thinking.
Baby! waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ferreira Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baby!.
Ferreira Da Silva throws out a counter right but Baby! avoids it with no problem.
Ferreira Da Silva slips a jab from Baby!.
Baby! lands a jab to the nose.
Baby! lands a head kick!
Ferreira Da Silva tries to clinch up but Baby! circles away and keeps his distance.
Baby! misses with a right hand
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a body kick that stops Baby! in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby! shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ferreira Da Silva as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Baby! misses the target.
Ferreira Da Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Baby! bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Baby! throws a right hand that Ferreira Da Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferreira Da Silva also avoids with ease.
Baby! backing away here, and Ferreira Da Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira Da Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baby! throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ferreira Da Silva avoids the body shot from Baby!.
Ferreira Da Silva slips under a jab.
Ferreira Da Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Baby! throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baby! uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferreira Da Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baby!.
Baby! misses the shot to the body.
Ferreira Da Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Baby! misses
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baby! throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ferreira Da Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baby! wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ferreira Da Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva prevents Baby! from breaking the clinch.
Baby! trying to stall but Ferreira Da Silva improves his position.
Baby! wants a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baby! creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a right hand.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baby!s head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Baby! tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferreira Da Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ferreira Da Silva lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva is leaning against Baby! and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferreira Da Silva lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva scores with a shot to the side of Baby!'s head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baby! backwards.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ferreira Da Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Baby! seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ferreira Da Silva can turn it around.
Ferreira Da Silva lands an uppercut.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a body punch.
Ferreira Da Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ferreira Da Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baby!. That did some damage!
Baby! throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Baby! tries for a takedown but Ferreira Da Silva circles away easily
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baby! attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baby! throws a combination that misses
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Baby! looks to throw the jab but Ferreira Da Silva is out of range.
Ferreira Da Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby! misses with a hook.
Ferreira Da Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Baby! takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zed Baby! is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby! throws a sloppy head kick and Ferreira Da Silva moves out of range easily.
Ferreira Da Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferreira Da Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baby! throws out the jab.
Baby! moves out of range as Ferreira Da Silva throws a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Baby! tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baby! throws a shot to the body.
Baby! throws a body punch but Ferreira Da Silva moves out of range.
Ferreira Da Silva thinks about the counter body kick.
Baby! fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Ferreira Da Silva. No joy for Baby! on that attempt.
Baby! throws an off balance right hand
and Ferreira Da Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baby! throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferreira Da Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby! goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Baby! misses
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Baby! throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baby! just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira Da Silva. Baby! does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baby! throws a head kick that misses
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baby! throws an off balance right hand
and Ferreira Da Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva misses with a double jab.
Ferreira Da Silva connects with a single shot there.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Baby!.
Baby! throws a lazy uppercut
and Baby! takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baby! misses with a looping left.
Baby! throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zed Baby! seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baby! throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to clinch up but Baby! circles away and keeps his distance.
Baby! was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby! lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferreira Da Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ferreira Da Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baby!.
Ferreira Da Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Baby! misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Baby! pushes him off.
Baby! misses with a shot to the body
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a good low kick that Baby! was not able to check.
Baby! misses with a hook.
Baby! misses with an uppercut
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Baby! swings for the body but Ferreira Da Silva moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ferreira Da Silva 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bianchi (ranked 1429 p4p, 179 weight class) and Matheo Rojas (ranked 1649 p4p, 197 weight class). Bobby Bianchi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matheo Rojas's chin.
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170 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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Bianchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matheo Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bianchi misses with a hook
and Rojas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bianchi scores with a hook.
Rojas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rojas throws a body shot but no joy.
Bianchi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rojas. Rojas obviously looking to wear him down.
Rojas throws a right and a left that Bianchi avoids nicely.
Rojas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bianchi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rojas momentarily.
Bianchi drives through with a takedown into Rojas's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bianchi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rojas manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bianchi has Rojas in his guard.
Bianchi keeping full guard, as Rojas tries to pass.
Bianchi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rojas is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rojas thuds his shin into the meat of Bianchi's side.
Rojas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bianchi slips a straight right by Rojas.
Rojas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bianchi if he has to take too many more of those.
Bianchi shoots in looking for a takedown but Rojas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bianchi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rojas lands a right hook to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bianchi or perhaps it was just good defense by Rojas, which made it look bad.
Rojas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Matheo Rojas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rojas lands with a slapping head kick.
Bianchi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rojas circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bianchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas connects with a solid leg kick.
Bianchi misses with a takedown attempt - Rojas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rojas unleashes a big counter combination but Bianchi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rojas.
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!
Bianchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Rojas gets caught napping as Bianchi dives in and scores a takedown. Rojas manages to retain guard.
Bianchi won't allow Rojas to sweep him here.
Bianchi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rojas pulls Bianchi in close to prevent any damage.
Bianchi passes Rojas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bianchi is looking to take a break and control but Rojas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bianchi working the head and body with strikes.
Bianchi is looking for a kimura here.
Bianchi slips a nice elbow through Rojas's hands, connecting with Rojas's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi lands strikes from half guard.
Bianchi is looking to advance position but Rojas won't allow it.
Rojas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bianchi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rojas wants to get back to full guard.
Bianchi working over Rojas with some ground and pound. Rojas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rojas is rocked!
Bianchi trying to control from half guard but Rojas is working away.
Rojas is still in real trouble! Can Bianchi finish him?
Bianchi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rojas is just riding it out for now. Bianchi eventually gives up the hold.
Bianchi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bianchi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rojas seems to have recovered his senses.
Bianchi is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matheo Rojas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bianchi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bianchi cracks Rojas with a good jab.
Bianchi shoots for a double leg takedown but Rojas sprawls well. He's pushed Bianchi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bianchi walks into a stiff left hand from Rojas.
Rojas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bianchi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rojas!
Rojas throws Bianchi to one side and escapes!
Bianchi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Rojas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bianchi finds it's way round the side to connect with Rojas's head.
Rojas throws a body punch but Bianchi moves out of range.
Rojas leaves Bianchi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bianchi misses with a takedown attempt
and Rojas counters with a crisp one two that drops Bianchi! Rojas thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bianchi to his feet! Bianchi is in big trouble!
Bianchi is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bianchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bianchi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oh Bianchi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas drops Bianchi with a naaaaasty hook - Bianchi is in real trouble here! Rojas dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matheo Rojas!
A relieved looking Matheo Rojas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tytus Aleksy (ranked 1272 p4p, 159 weight class) and Mike Van Rijn (ranked 1253 p4p, 155 weight class). Mike Van Rijn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
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163 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tytus Aleksy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Van Rijn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aleksy gets a clinch.
Aleksy missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Van Rijn on the inside.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Aleksy controls his hands.
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
Aleksy can't find room to land a body shot as Van Rijn controls the action.
Van Rijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rijn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
Aleksy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
Aleksy prevents a body shot from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aleksy.
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Aleksy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aleksy working hard to break the clinch.
Aleksy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aleksy instigates a clinch.
Van Rijn working aggressively here.
Aleksy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Rijn throws a punch but it's blocked by Aleksy.
Van Rijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aleksy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rijn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aleksy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aleksy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rijn.
Aleksy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aleksy manages to break the clinch.
Aleksy closes the distance and clinches.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aleksy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aleksy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Rijn. Aleksy shrugs it off though.
Van Rijn instigates a clinch.
Aleksy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rijn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rijn lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aleksy manages to break the clinch.
Aleksy throws the left hand but Van Rijn avoids the punch easily.
Aleksy clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rijn fails to land.
Van Rijn has Aleksy pressed against the cage, preventing Aleksy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Rijn throws a punch but it's blocked by Aleksy.
Van Rijn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aleksy backwards.
Aleksy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rijn has a couple of punches blocked by Aleksy.
Aleksy is pushing Van Rijn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Aleksy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aleksy blocking some punches.
Van Rijn gets through Aleksy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aleksy struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rijn controls his hands.
Van Rijn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Aleksy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Van Rijn on the inside.
Aleksy has Van Rijn pushed against the cage.
Aleksy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Rijn instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aleksy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aleksy wants to break free but Van Rijn has control.
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
Aleksy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aleksy throws a jab when Van Rijn was well out of range.
Aleksy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Rijn with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Van Rijn 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.
Aleksy closes the distance and clinches.
Aleksy has had enough of the clinch but Van Rijn keeps him there for the moment.
Aleksy lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Van Rijn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Rijn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn throws a head punch that misses.
Aleksy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aleksy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rijn throws a head kick but Aleksy moves out of range.
Van Rijn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aleksy circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Aleksy misses its intended target.
Aleksy throws a jab when Van Rijn was well out of range.
A big right from Van Rijn misses.
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!
Van Rijn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tytus Aleksy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksy moves into range and clinches up with Van Rijn.
Van Rijn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
Aleksy lands a nice shot to the body.
Aleksy scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn tries to throw a body punch but Aleksy avoids it by throwing Van Rijn back against the cage.
Aleksy tries to break the clinch but Van Rijn is controlling the position.
Mike Van Rijn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rijn fails to land.
Van Rijn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rijn fails to land.
Aleksy lands a right hand.
Aleksy breaks from the clinch.
Van Rijn takes the fight into the clinch.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Aleksy controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn prevents Aleksy from breaking the clinch.
Aleksy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Rijn has him pressed against the cage.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Van Rijn throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aleksy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Aleksy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aleksy blocks an uppercut.
Van Rijn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
Aleksy blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
Aleksy manages to break the clinch.
Aleksy moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Rijn.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Rijn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn has a couple of punches blocked by Aleksy.
Aleksy breaks from the clinch.
Aleksy moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
Aleksy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Rijn connects with a jab.
Aleksy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Rijn.
Aleksy misses with a looping left.
Aleksy moves into range and clinches up with Van Rijn.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aleksy tries to break the clinch but Van Rijn is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rijn.
Aleksy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aleksy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aleksy throws a looping overhand right but Van Rijn ducks down to avoid it.
Van Rijn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aleksy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy clinches with his opponent.
Van Rijn throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rijn fails to land.
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!
Aleksy manages to break the clinch.
Aleksy lands with a straight right. Van Rijn didn't see that one coming.
Van Rijn swings for the body but Aleksy moves out of range.
No joy there for Aleksy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Rijn sizes up Aleksy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aleksy throws the left hand but Van Rijn avoids the punch easily.
Nice straight punches there by Aleksy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aleksy.
It looks like Mike Van Rijn has been cut.
Van Rijn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aleksy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aleksy misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Aleksy.
Van Rijn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Aleksy moves into the clinch successfully.
Aleksy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aleksy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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 Tytus Aleksy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn's cut.
That's time! Aleksy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Aleksy moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Rijn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Aleksy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Rijn.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rijn fails to land.
Aleksy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Rijn dodges the punch combination from Aleksy.
Van Rijn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aleksy clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aleksy blocking some punches.
Aleksy trying to control the position but instead, Van Rijn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aleksy into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aleksy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aleksy breaks from the clinch.
Aleksy drives through and clinches with Van Rijn against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aleksy.
Aleksy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aleksy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Van Rijn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aleksy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aleksy.
Aleksy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Rijn scores with a body shot.
Van Rijn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Rijn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aleksy's calf.
Aleksy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Van Rijn's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Aleksy moves into the clinch.
Aleksy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Rijn up against the cage.
Aleksy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but Aleksy blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aleksy breaks the clinch.
A jab from Aleksy misses.
Van Rijn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aleksy.
Aleksy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Rijn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aleksy.
Aleksy 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.
Nice cross by Aleksy.
Van Rijn throws a head kick that Aleksy semi-blocks.
Aleksy darts in and clinches Van Rijn up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rijn.
Aleksy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aleksy.
Aleksy manages to break the clinch.
Van Rijn slips a jab from Aleksy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy looks to land a left hand but Van Rijn moved out of range nicely.
Aleksy closes the distance and pushes Van Rijn back into the cage.
Van Rijn lands with a right to the head.
Aleksy working aggressively here.
Van Rijn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rijn fails to land.
Aleksy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn has a couple of punches blocked by Aleksy.
Aleksy blocking some punches.
Van Rijn misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rijn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aleksy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rijn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aleksy.
Van Rijn lands a jab to the nose.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Van Rijn on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn tries to throw a body punch but Aleksy avoids it by throwing Van Rijn back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rijn fails to land.
Aleksy blocking some punches.
Aleksy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
Van Rijn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aleksy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Aleksy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Rijn tries to land a front kick but Aleksy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aleksy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aleksy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aleksy misses with a looping left.
Aleksy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aleksy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aleksy throws the left hand but Van Rijn avoids the punch easily.
Aleksy misses with an uppercut. Van Rijn saw that one coming.
Aleksy has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tytus Aleksy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aleksy 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tytus Aleksy!
Our winner, Tytus Aleksy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kongchai Phetboonme (ranked 496 p4p, 65 weight class) and Harry Entei (ranked 595 p4p, 78 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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155 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
11 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongchai Phetboonme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Entei!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Entei throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phetboonme counters with a nice uppercut.
Entei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phetboonme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Entei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phetboonme finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Entei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Entei is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Phetboonme misses with a low kick.
Entei finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Entei moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Entei.
Phetboonme throws a body shot but no joy.
Entei wants to counter the offense by Phetboonme and move into the clinch position.
Entei slips a straight right by Phetboonme.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Phetboonme misses.
Entei plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Phetboonme tries to clinch up.
Entei throws a sloppy head kick and Phetboonme moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Phetboonme as he checks the leg kick.
Phetboonme throwing a counter right hand but Entei manages to avoid it.
Phetboonme scores with a kick to the midsection.
Entei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Phetboonme lands a nice looking body shot.
Phetboonme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Entei.
Entei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Phetboonme fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Phetboonme misses.
Kongchai Phetboonme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phetboonme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phetboonme jabs Entei to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Entei throws a shot to the body.
Entei throws a head kick that misses.
Phetboonme punishes Entei's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Phetboonme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Entei moves away.
Entei misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Entei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Entei throws a hook but Phetboonme avoids it easily.
Entei bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Phetboonme's head backwards.
Entei throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Entei throws a sloppy head kick and Phetboonme moves out of range easily.
Phetboonme's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Phetboonme duly obliges.
It looks like Harry Entei has been cut.
Phetboonme misses with a body shot.
Phetboonme takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Entei slips a straight right by Phetboonme.
Entei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Phetboonme is looking to slow Entei down with leg kicks.
Phetboonme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Entei throws a fast counter high kick but Phetboonme manages to duck under it in time.
Phetboonme misses with a body shot.
Entei needs to keep his hands up - Phetboonme had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Entei takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Phetboonme looks to throw the jab but Entei is out of range.
Phetboonme just misses with a punch to the body.
Phetboonme throws a body punch but Entei moves out of range.
Phetboonme lands a slapping body shot.
Entei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phetboonme blocks a head kick by Entei.
Phetboonme throws a right hand that Entei ducks under and follows up with a left that Entei also avoids with ease.
Entei misses with a looping left.
Phetboonme lands the left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Phetboonme.
Entei takes one to the side of the head.
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!
Entei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phetboonme fires out a quick counter leg kick but Entei just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Phetboonme.
Phetboonme goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Entei drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Phetboonme wants to slow Entei down by chopping away at his legs.
Entei's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Entei's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Phetboonme throws the kick towards the body but Entei avoids it.
Entei feints a counter leg kick.
Phetboonme 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.
Phetboonme misses the shot to the body.
Phetboonme moves away from the strike by Entei.
Phetboonme misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Entei's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Entei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phetboonme tries to close the distance and clinch but Entei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Phetboonme finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phetboonme misses with a low kick.
Phetboonme throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kongchai Phetboonme dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Entei's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Phetboonme scores with a sloppy right hand. Entei should have avoided that one.
Entei tries a head kick but it misses.
Entei connects with a body shot that sends Phetboonme's belly button to the back.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Entei might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Phetboonme has got the better of the exchanges.
Entei throws a jab but it's blocked by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme rushes Entei and presses him up against the cage.
Entei misses with a body punch.
Entei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Entei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Entei lands a nice uppercut.
Phetboonme being controlled against the cage.
Phetboonme misses with some punches.
Entei is trying to force a seperation but Phetboonme has the dominant position.
Phetboonme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Entei's elbow.
Phetboonme can't find room to land a body shot as Entei controls the action.
Phetboonme misses with a body punch.
Entei blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
Entei misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
Entei lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phetboonme backwards.
Entei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phetboonme misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Phetboonme's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Phetboonme.
Phetboonme digs a right hand underneath Entei's ribcage. Entei let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Entei - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Entei misses with a body punch.
Entei is trying to break the clinch but Phetboonme is controlling him.
Phetboonme tries a body shot but Entei blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Entei fails to land.
Phetboonme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phetboonme lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phetboonme throws a head punch that misses.
Entei blocks an uppercut.
Entei blocking some punches.
Entei misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Entei tries to throw a body punch but Phetboonme avoids it by throwing Entei back against the cage.
Phetboonme lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phetboonme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Entei backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phetboonme tries to throw a body punch but Entei avoids it by throwing Phetboonme back against the cage.
Phetboonme tries a body shot but Entei blocks it.
Phetboonme digs a right hand into Entei's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Entei's gas tank.
Entei tries to work over Phetboonme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phetboonme manages to break the clinch.
Phetboonme throws the kick towards the body but Entei avoids it.
Entei with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Phetboonme to score with a decent uppercut.
Phetboonme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phetboonme misses with a right hand
and Entei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Entei throws a head kick but Phetboonme moves out of range.
Kongchai Phetboonme is winning the standup battle so far.
Phetboonme fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Entei is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Entei on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Phetboonme looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Entei checks a leg kick.
Entei slips a jab from Phetboonme.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme wants to slow Entei down by chopping away at his legs.
Entei wants to counter with a clinch but Phetboonme pushes him away.
Entei misses with a hook. Phetboonme ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Phetboonme misses the target.
Entei throws a head kick that misses.
Phetboonme lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Entei at a distance.
Entei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Phetboonme. Entei shrugs it off though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Phetboonme darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Entei throws a head kick that misses
and Phetboonme counters with a stiff right hand.
Phetboonme checks a leg kick nicely.
Phetboonme connects with a body shot that sends Entei's belly button to the back.
Phetboonme tries to clinch but Entei is having none of it.
Phetboonme misses with a body kick.
Phetboonme misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme misses with a looping right.
Phetboonme throws a body kick that misses
and Entei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Entei tries to clinch there but Phetboonme circles away.
Nice body punch from Phetboonme.
Entei wants to clinch up but Phetboonme keeps it at a distance.
Phetboonme misses with a straight left.
Entei goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Entei walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Phetboonme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phetboonme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phetboonme moves out of range of the body kick from Entei.
Phetboonme moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Phetboonme finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kongchai Phetboonme dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Entei's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Phetboonme takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kongchai Phetboonme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A looping hook to the body misses from Entei. Phetboonme does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Entei misses
and Phetboonme counters with a good, hard body kick but Entei shrugs it off.
Phetboonme lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Phetboonme digs a good body shot into Entei's ribs.
Entei walks into a stiff left hand from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Entei was well out of range. Poor timing from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme takes a swing at Entei's ribcage but misses.
Entei pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Phetboonme throwing a counter right hand but Entei manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phetboonme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Entei tries to clinch up
and Phetboonme counters with a nice uppercut.
Phetboonme throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei throws a sloppy head kick and Phetboonme moves out of range easily.
Entei throws a low kick but Phetboonme moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme takes one on the button.
Phetboonme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Entei manages to avoid it.
Phetboonme scores with a kick to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phetboonme. Entei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Entei wants to counter with a clinch but Phetboonme pushes him away.
Phetboonme is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Entei can do to turn this around?
Phetboonme throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Phetboonme.
Entei lands a high kick!
Entei throws a head kick but Phetboonme moves out of range.
Phetboonme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Entei blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phetboonme misses with a hook
and Entei counters with a body kick that stops Phetboonme in his tracks momentarily.
Entei throws a leg kick but Phetboonme sees it coming and moves out of range.
Entei throws a push kick but Phetboonme slaps the foot to one side.
Phetboonme wants to clinch.
Phetboonme moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromEntei.
Entei misses with a double jab.
Entei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phetboonme scores with a leg kick.
Entei has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Phetboonme.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phetboonme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phetboonme throws a hook but Entei avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, jab by Phetboonme - just one landing.
Phetboonme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Entei.
Phetboonme throws a leg kick
and Entei finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Entei crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Phetboonme - the referee stops the clock and Entei gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Phetboonme. Entei manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Entei moves out of range of the body kick from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme throws a solid leg kick but Entei takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Phetboonme.
Phetboonme takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Phetboonme feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Enteis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Phetboonme sizes up Entei with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Entei drops his hands momentarily and Phetboonme takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Phetboonme misses with the body kick
and Entei counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phetboonme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Entei stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Phetboonme.
Harry Entei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phetboonme jabs at Entei's body.
Phetboonme takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Entei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phetboonme lands a nice leg kick that just misses Entei's sensitive parts.
Phetboonme fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Entei, pushing him back against the cage.
Entei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phetboonme throws a punch but it's blocked by Entei.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lands a body shot.
Phetboonme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kongchai Phetboonme showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Phetboonme has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kongchai Phetboonme!
Kongchai Phetboonme bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fanta Coco (ranked 740 p4p, 28 weight class) and Naiki Nekele (ranked 759 p4p, 43 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fanta Coco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Naiki Nekele!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nekele lands a leg kick that knocks Coco off balance momentarily.
Nekele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coco looks for the body kick but Nekele saw that one coming.
It seemed like Nekele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Coco throws a one two combo.
Coco closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A jab from Coco misses.
Nekele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Coco throws a head kick that half lands.
Nekele shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coco throws a series of punches but Nekele avoids them all with ease.
Nekele with a jab.
It looks like Fanta Coco has been cut.
Nekele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coco misses with a wild combination.
Nekele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nekele takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Coco throws a head kick that misses.
Coco tries a low kick but Nekele avoids it.
Nekele lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Coco scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nekele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coco.
Coco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nekele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nekele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coco throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coco. Nekele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coco tries to land a leg kick but Nekele saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nekele darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nekele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coco.
Nekele throws out a counter right but Coco avoids it with no problem.
Nekele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nekele has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nekele thuds his right hand into Coco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nekele clinches.
Nekele blocks a body shot from Coco.
Nekele throws a head punch that misses.
Coco misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Coco's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nekele prevents Coco from breaking the clinch.
Nekele working aggressively here.
Nekele misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nekele.
Nekele working aggressively here.
Coco tries to work over Nekele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekele tries to work over Coco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nekele misses with a punch on the inside.
Coco lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nekele backwards.
Coco tries a body shot but Nekele blocks it.
Nekele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coco takes a shot to the head.
Nekele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coco missing with a left hand there. Nekele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nekele takes a kick to the side of the head.
Coco misses with a hook.
Nekele is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Coco with a body shot.
Coco misses with a head kick.
Coco throws a sloppy head kick and Nekele moves out of range easily.
Nekele throws out a counter right but Coco avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nekele scores with a hook to the body. Coco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Coco lands a jab.
Nekele misses with a left hand
and Coco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nekele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nekele.
Fanta Coco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coco lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nekele misses the shot to the body.
Coco throws a chopping leg kick but Nekele manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nekele throws a hook to the side of Coco's head but Coco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Coco fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nekele checks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nekele misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fanta Coco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fanta Coco's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nekele slips under a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Coco checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Coco throws a counter high kick but Nekele was just alert enough to avoid it.
A big left from Coco misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nekele in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nekele throws a low kick but Coco avoids it.
Nekele avoids the head kick by Coco.
Coco throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nekele doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fanta Coco is winning the standup battle so far.
Coco throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nekele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coco scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nekele in his tracks.
Nekele lands a jab to Coco's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nekele with a nice cross.
Nekele lunges at Coco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Coco's hand.
Coco wants to slow Nekele down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Coco misses.
Coco sets himself, and Nekele steps forward looking for the clinch! Coco avoids it this time.
Nekele clinches.
Coco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nekele lands a right hand.
Nekele misses with a body punch.
Coco tries to work over Nekele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coco has had enough of the clinch but Nekele keeps him there for the moment.
Coco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coco can't break the clinch.
Coco throws a punch but it's blocked by Nekele.
Coco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Nekele fails to land.
Nekele breaks from the clinch.
Coco lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nekele.
Nekele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Coco.
Coco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nekele can do to turn this around?
Coco misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Nekele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Coco throws a series of punches but Nekele moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Nekele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Coco lands a jab to the head.
Coco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Coco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nekele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Coco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coco throws a right hand that misses
and Nekele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nekele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coco throws a sloppy head kick
and Nekele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nekele throws a low kick, looking for Coco's leg but Coco calmly moves out of range.
Coco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nekele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Coco misses the target.
Nekele thows a leg kick but Coco checks it
letting Coco counter with a right hand.
Coco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nekele wants to counter with a clinch but Coco pushes him away.
Coco throws a solid leg kick but Nekele takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coco.
A big left from Coco misses.
Nekele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coco feints and then cracks Nekele's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nekele down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nekele scores with a punch to the head.
Fanta Coco's cut is getting worse.
Coco misses with a body kick.
Nekele throws a shot 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!
Nekele takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Coco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nekele manages to avoid it.
Coco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Coco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nekele flicks out a counter leg kick but Coco steps away.
Coco throws a body kick that misses.
Nekele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Coco tried to score with a low kick but Nekele checks it.
Nekele moves out of range of the strikes.
Coco walks into a straight right hand from Nekele.
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 Fanta Coco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fanta Coco's cut.
That's time! Coco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab from Coco misses.
Coco throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nekele counters with a nice uppercut.
Nekele is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Coco throws a hook to the side of Nekele's head but Nekele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nekele blocks the body kick.
Coco digs a good body shot into Nekele's ribs.
Coco misses with an uppercut
and Coco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coco is rocked!
Coco throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nekele makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Coco misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Coco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nekele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coco keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nekele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coco throws a right hand that Nekele ducks under and follows up with a left that Nekele also avoids with ease.
Nekele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nekele thumps Coco with a low kick.
Nekele pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Coco throws a hook to the side of Nekele's head but Nekele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nekele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Coco throws a low kick, looking for Nekele's leg but Nekele calmly moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Nekele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good work by Nekele as he checks the leg kick.
Coco misses with a looping left.
Coco tries to land a body kick
and Nekele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fanta Coco's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Coco misses with a right hand
and Nekele counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coco's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Coco.
A little jabbing left from Nekele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Coco's head.
Coco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nekele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coco.
A big left from Coco misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nekele.
Coco half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nekele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coco misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nekele blocks a low kick nicely.
Coco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Coco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nekele fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Coco on the side of the head.
Oh Coco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Fanta Coco's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nekele has time to react.
Coco seems to have got his legs back now.
Coco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nekele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Coco.
Coco throws the left hand but Nekele avoids the punch easily.
Coco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Coco lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nekele throws the left hand but Coco avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Coco. Those never looked like landing.
Nekele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
BOOM! Nekele lands a beautiful left hook that drops Coco. Coco tries to recover but Nekele is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Coco lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naiki Nekele!
Naiki Nekele made sure to mention his sponsor, HELLBENT in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mew Choo (ranked 1355 p4p, 191 weight class) and Damien OQuinn (ranked 1230 p4p, 172 weight class). OQuinn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blac Youngsta - Late. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien OQuinn!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as OQuinn throws out the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by OQuinn as he connects with a hook.
OQuinn looks to land a left hand but Choo moved out of range nicely.
Choo throws out a loose jab but OQuinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
OQuinn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Choo on the side of the head.
OQuinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Choo is just out of range.
Choo's corner calls for a 1-2. Choo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Choo throws a body shot but no joy.
OQuinn unleashes a big counter combination but Choo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Choo throws a looping overhand right but OQuinn ducks down to avoid it.
OQuinn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Choo misses with a double jab.
Choo avoids the body shot from OQuinn.
OQuinn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Choo's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OQuinn throws an off balance right hand
and Choo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo lands with a shot to the body.
Choo swings for the body but OQuinn moves out of range.
Choo avoids the body shot from OQuinn.
Choo lands with a shot to the body.
OQuinn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Choo.
OQuinn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
OQuinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Choo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
OQuinn with a nice cross.
Choo throws a right and a left that OQuinn avoids nicely.
A big left from OQuinn misses.
OQuinn throws a poor cross that misses
and Choo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
OQuinn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Choo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Choo misses with a looping left.
It seemed like OQuinn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
OQuinn slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by OQuinn.
A slow jab from OQuinn misses its intended target.
OQuinn throws a right and a left that Choo avoids nicely.
OQuinn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Choo is able to avoid easily.
OQuinn lands a body shot.
Choo throws a series of punches but OQuinn moves out of range.
OQuinn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Choo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Choo checks a low kick from OQuinn.
OQuinn throws a body punch but Choo moves out of range.
OQuinn punishes Choo's body with a nice straight punch.
Choo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before OQuinn has time to react.
Mew Choo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Choo lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Damien OQuinn has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as OQuinn throws out the jab.
Choo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from OQuinn.
The fighters circling - OQuinn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Choo lands a jab to the head.
Choo tries to bum rush OQuinn with a series of wild strikes but OQuinn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Choo scores with a hook to the body. OQuinn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Choo cracks a nice hook into OQuinn's ribs.
OQuinn avoids the body shot from Choo.
OQuinn slips under a jab.
Choo misses with a left hand
and OQuinn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
OQuinn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Choo counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn staying out of range there.
Choo throws a body shot but no joy.
Choo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Choo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but OQuinn moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Choo misses the target.
OQuinn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Choo is looking to counter punch.
Choo sizes up OQuinn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Choo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
OQuinn throws a body punch but Choo moves out of range.
Choo throws a lazy uppercut
enabling OQuinn to counter with a crisp jab.
OQuinn jabs Choo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
OQuinn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Choo is looking for a counter combo.
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 Mew Choo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damien OQuinn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big right from OQuinn misses.
OQuinn lands with a shot to the body.
Mew Choo is winning the standup battle so far.
OQuinn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Choo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
OQuinn throws a looping overhand right but Choo ducks down to avoid it.
OQuinn walks into a jab.
Choo works OQuinn's body with a nice hook.
Choo throws a left and a right that both miss
letting OQuinn counter with a right hand.
OQuinn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Choo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Choo misses its intended target.
Choo throws a good cross that connects.
OQuinn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Choo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from OQuinn! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OQuinn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Choo lands a body shot.
OQuinn just misses with a punch to the body.
Choo takes one on the button.
Choo connects with a jab.
OQuinn scores with a body shot.
Choo works OQuinn's body with a nice hook.
Choo lands a nice looking body shot.
OQuinn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Choos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Choo misses the target.
Choo scores with a hook to the body. OQuinn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
OQuinn misses with a right hand
and Choo counters with a left and a right that stings OQuinn.
Choo throws an overhand right that lands on OQuinn's shoulder, as OQuinn tries to avoid the shot.
Choo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by OQuinn.
Choo connects with a good right hand that stumbles OQuinn. OQuinn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Choo misses with a body shot.
Choo misses with a hook.
OQuinn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Choo missing with a left hand there. OQuinn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
OQuinn fails to land with a series of punches.
OQuinn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Choo finds it's way round the side to connect with OQuinn's head.
Choo misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from OQuinn misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn connects with a right hand. Choo shakes it off.
Choo lands a nice looking body shot.
Choo dodges the punch combination from OQuinn.
Choo ducks under a wild hook from OQuinn.
OQuinn slips a straight right by Choo.
Choo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Choo throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from OQuinn misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Choo misses the target.
A left lands for OQuinn.
OQuinn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
OQuinn takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choo cracks OQuinn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but OQuinn circles away quickly and effectively.
Choo with a hook.
A swing and a miss from OQuinn.
OQuinn swings widly with a right hand
and Choo counters with a nice body shot.
OQuinn throws an off balance right hand
and Choo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Choo connects with a good right hand that stumbles OQuinn. OQuinn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Choo just misses with a punch to the body.
Choo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Choo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
OQuinn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Choo counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Choo thuds a left hand into OQuinn's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mew Choo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damien OQuinn's cut.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Choo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
OQuinn misses with a hook
and Choo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Choo misses with a looping right.
OQuinn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Choo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OQuinn.
I was talking to Choo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
OQuinn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
OQuinn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
OQuinn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
OQuinn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Mew Choo has been cut.
OQuinn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Choo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choo works over OQuinn's head and body with a nice combination.
Choo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OQuinn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Choo lands with an overhand left.
OQuinn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A counter left hand to the body from Choo misses its target.
Choo moves out of range of the strikes.
Choo misses the shot to the body.
Choo throws an off balance right hand
and OQuinn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
OQuinn swings widly with a right hand
and Choo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Choo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but OQuinn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
OQuinn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Choo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Choo misses with a looping right.
Choo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Choo under the eye.
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!
Choo jabs OQuinn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Choo walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from OQuinn. Choo does a little dance to reset his feet.
OQuinn misses with an uppercut. Choo saw that one coming.
OQuinn staying out of range there.
OQuinn swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Choo counter with a right hand.
Choo lands a body shot.
Choo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Choo looks to score with a jab to the body but OQuinn is just out of range.
Choo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
OQuinn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Choo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn misses with a double jab
and Choo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Choo misses.
OQuinn tries to counter with a clinch but Choo shakes him off and moves away.
OQuinn moves out of range as Choo strikes.
A swing and a miss from Choo.
OQuinn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
OQuinn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Choo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Choo scores with a one two! OQuinn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
OQuinn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Choo. Beautiful body shot.
Choo throws a body shot but no joy.
Damien OQuinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn staying out of range there.
Choo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from OQuinn.
Choo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed OQuinn momentarily.
Choo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Choo throwing a counter right hand but OQuinn manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Choo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed OQuinn momentarily.
Mew Choo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
OQuinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Choo is just out of range.
Choo scores with a decent looking hook.
OQuinn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Choo throws a body punch but OQuinn moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from OQuinn! But no joy.
Choo throws the left hand but OQuinn avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mew Choo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Choo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mew Choo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mew Choo made sure he mentioned IniTech Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Damien OQuinn was interviewed post fight and said 'This is irritating as f*ck'.
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