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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leo Castellano (ranked 3970 p4p, 307 weight class) and Agustin Benitez (ranked 3631 p4p, 287 weight class). Castellano comes to the cage accompanied by TESTIFY. Agustin Benitez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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150 lbs
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153 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Leo Castellano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Agustin Benitez!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benitez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castellano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castellano throws out a powerful jab.
Castellano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benitez has managed to clinch.
Benitez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benitez blocks an elbow strike.
Castellano misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Castellano's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Benitez throws a punch but it's blocked by Castellano.
A short right from Benitez.
A short body shot lands from Castellano as the two fighters clinch.
Benitez trying to stall but Castellano improves his position.
Castellano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benitez tries to throw a body punch but Castellano avoids it by throwing Benitez back against the cage.
Benitez prevents a body shot from Castellano.
A short right from Castellano on the inside.
Castellano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Castellano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benitez wants to stall.
Benitez avoiding damage.
Castellano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Benitez fails to land.
Castellano working aggressively here.
Castellano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castellano works on Benitez's body with a couple of short punches.
Benitez tries to stall but Castellano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Benitez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Benitez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castellano avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benitez.
Benitez misses with the head strike.
Castellano tries a body shot but Benitez blocks it.
Benitez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Come on Benitez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Benitez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castellano backwards.
Castellano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Benitez fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Castellano as the two fighters clinch.
Benitez is trying to stall.
Benitez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Castellano trying to land knees to the body.
Benitez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benitez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benitez taking a breather.
Castellano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benitez backwards.
Benitez throws a punch but it's blocked by Castellano.
Castellano can't find room to land a body shot as Benitez controls the action.
Benitez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benitez prevents a body shot from Castellano.
A short right from Benitez.
Benitez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Castellano.
Nice body punch from Castellano.
Castellano tries to throw a body punch but Benitez avoids it by throwing Castellano back against the cage.
Castellano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Benitez.
Benitez misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Castellano - that landed with a thud.
Benitez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benitez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castellano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castellano misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benitez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Castellano pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Benitez taking a breather.
Castellano blocking some punches.
Benitez scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Castellano.
Benitez looking to slow down the pace here.
Castellano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benitez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Benitez fails to land.
Castellano misses with a punch to the body.
Benitez tries to stall but Castellano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Castellano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castellano being controlled against the cage.
Castellano misses with a body punch.
Benitez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castellano lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castellano.
Castellano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Benitez lands a nice uppercut.
Benitez throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Benitez.
Castellano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benitez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castellano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castellano.
Benitez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castellano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benitez.
Castellano scores with a shot to the side of Benitez's head.
Benitez avoids a wild elbow strike from Castellano.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castellano.
Castellano avoiding damage as Benitez throws knees to the body.
Castellano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Castellano breaks from the clinch.
Castellano throws a body shot but no joy.
Castellano jabs Benitez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Castellano scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castellano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Castellano dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Castellano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Castellano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Castellano throws a body punch but Benitez moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Castellano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Castellano.
Benitez moves into range and clinches up with Castellano.
Benitez pushes Castellano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benitez misses with a body punch.
Benitez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benitez throws an elbow that misses.
Castellano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castellano tries a body shot but Benitez blocks it.
A hook to the body from Castellano.
Castellano takes a shot to the head.
Castellano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leo Castellano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Benitez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A shot in the inside from Castellano.
A hook to the body from Castellano.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benitez has a couple of punches blocked by Castellano.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castellano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benitez throws a punch but it's blocked by Castellano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benitez backwards.
Castellano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benitez's elbow.
A short uppercut from Castellano.
Castellano lands with a light punch inside.
Benitez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Castellano scores with a hook to the body.
Castellano lands a shoulder strike.
Castellano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benitez backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benitez.
Castellano lands a shoulder strike.
Castellano blocks an elbow strike from Benitez.
Benitez managing to block the knees to the body from Castellano.
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!
Castellano misses with a punch on the inside.
Benitez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benitez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castellano.
Benitez misses with some punches.
Castellano struggles to land a body shot inside as Benitez controls his hands.
Castellano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benitez can do to turn this around?
Castellano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benitez's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Castellano.
Benitez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castellano's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benitez backwards.
Benitez tries to stall but Castellano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Castellano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benitez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Castellano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benitez scrambles back to his feet.
Castellano lands a jab to the nose.
Benitez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leo Castellano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benitez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castellano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castellano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benitez has time to react.
Castellano swats away the attempt to clinch by Benitez.
Castellano looks to throw the jab but Benitez is out of range.
Benitez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Castellano misses with a looping left.
Castellano digs a good body shot into Benitez's ribs.
Castellano throws a series of punches but Benitez avoids them all with ease.
Benitez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castellano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benitez is looking to clinch but Castellano is avoiding it.
Castellano lands the left hand.
Benitez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellano misses the jab.
It seemed like Benitez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Castellano throws a hook but Benitez blocks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Benitez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castellano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benitez dodges the punch combination from Castellano.
Benitez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Benitez tries to close the distance and clinch but Castellano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benitez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castellano throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Benitez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Benitez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benitez is looking to clinch but Castellano is avoiding it.
Benitez clinches with his opponent.
Benitez takes a shot to the head.
Castellano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Castellano as Benitez tries to tie him up.
Castellano can't find room to land a body shot as Benitez controls the action.
Benitez prevents a body shot from Castellano.
Benitez lands a hook that snaps the head of Castellano backwards.
Castellano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Benitez trying to control the position but instead, Castellano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benitez into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castellano is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castellano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benitez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Castellano scores with a hook.
Castellano lands a body shot.
Benitez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Castellano tries to keep at a distance but Benitez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benitez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Benitez prevents a body shot from Castellano.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Benitez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Castellano.
Benitez throws a punch but it's blocked by Castellano.
Benitez is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Benitez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Castellano dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Castellano throws a lazy right hand but Benitez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castellano cracks Benitez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Benitez tries to clinch but Castellano moves out of range.
Castellano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benitez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castellano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castellano appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Castellano missing with a left hand there. Benitez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benitez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benitez wants to clinch but Castellano slips to the side
enabling Castellano to counter with a crisp jab.
Benitez doesn't manage to clinch there - Castellano circles away.
Benitez tries to clinch but Castellano moves out of range.
Castellano just misses with a punch to the body.
Benitez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castellano throws a looping overhand right but Benitez ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benitez drives through and clinches with Castellano against the cage.
Castellano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castellano wants to get back to striking at distance but Benitez won't allow it.
Benitez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benitez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Benitez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez blocks a body shot from Castellano.
Castellano has a couple of punches blocked by Benitez.
Benitez swings wildly with an uppercut but Castellano uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Castellano.
Castellano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Castellano - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castellano.
Benitez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benitez is leaning against Castellano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Benitez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castellano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castellano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castellano lands a body punch.
Castellano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benitez backwards.
Castellano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castellano throws a looping overhand right but Benitez ducks down to avoid it.
Benitez blocks a jab.
Castellano looks to land a right hand but Benitez moved out of range.
Castellano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castellano cracks Benitez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benitez is looking to clinch.
Benitez is looking to clinch.
Castellano scores with a jab. Benitez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Castellano looks to throw the jab but Benitez is out of range.
Benitez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castellano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benitez wants to clinch up but Castellano keeps it at a distance.
Benitez has Castellano up against the cage in a clinch.
Castellano lands with a short shot to the head.
Castellano lands with a left to the head.
Castellano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castellano scores with a shot to the side of Benitez's head.
Benitez tries to throw a body punch but Castellano avoids it by throwing Benitez back against the cage.
Castellano prevents a body shot from Benitez.
Benitez working aggressively here.
Castellano misses with a body punch.
Benitez working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Castellano.
Castellano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benitez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castellano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Agustin Benitez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castellano works Benitez's body with a nice hook.
Castellano takes a swing at Benitez's ribcage but misses.
Castellano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benitez manages to avoid it.
Castellano misses with a looping left.
Castellano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leo Castellano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benitez is looking to clinch.
Benitez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benitez! But no joy.
Benitez wants to clinch.
Castellano throwing a counter right hand but Benitez manages to avoid it.
Leo Castellano is winning the standup battle so far.
Benitez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castellano.
Castellano jabs Benitez right on the nose. Benitez blinks but takes it well.
Good exchange - Castellano coming out on top.
A jab from Castellano misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Castellano misses.
It seemed like Benitez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Castellano throws a shot from downtown. Benitez moves away and avoids it.
Castellano cracks Benitez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Agustin Benitez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castellano jabs at Benitez's body.
Castellano works the jab nicely.
Benitez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Castellano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benitez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benitez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castellano lands a glancing blow to the side of Benitez's head.
Castellano keeps the fight on the outside.
Benitez doesn't manage to clinch there - Castellano circles away.
Benitez takes one on the button.
Castellano swats away the attempt to clinch by Benitez.
Castellano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benitez.
Benitez is looking to clinch.
Benitez tries to close the distance and clinch but Castellano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Castellano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castellano 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Castellano!
Leo Castellano decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Power (ranked 2120 p4p, 107 weight class) and Dominick Bruise (ranked 4788 p4p, 251 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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149 lbs
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142 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Bruise!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power thows a leg kick but Bruise checks it
and Bruise counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bruise looks to land a left hand but Power moved out of range nicely.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruise.
Bruise scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruise.
Power is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruise misses with a right hand
and Power counters with a nice uppercut.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Bruise was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Power takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Power forces Bruise back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Power.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Bruise tries to land knees in the clinch but Power avoids the damage to the body.
Power throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruise leaning against his opponent.
Bruise blocking some punches.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruise blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bruise prevents a body shot from Power.
Bruise leaning against his opponent.
Bruise tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bruise lands a good knee to the midsection. Power won't want to take too many of those.
Power misses with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Power's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Power blocks an elbow strike from Bruise.
Bruise tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bruise is stalling here.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Bruise.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Power lands a left hand.
Bruise blocks an uppercut.
Bruise prevents Power from breaking the clinch.
Power lands a left hand.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruise throws a knee to the head but misses.
Power has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Power lands with a light punch inside.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Power managing to block the knees to the body from Bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power avoids a wild elbow strike from Bruise.
Bruise is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Power gets through Bruise's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bruise managing to block the knees to the body from Power.
Bruise will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Power up against the cage.
Power blocks an elbow strike.
Bruise dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Power is working Bruise over against the cage.
Bruise trying to control the position but instead, Power has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bruise into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Power ducks right into an uppercut from Bruise.
Bruise lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Power at a distance.
Power avoids the body shot from Bruise.
Power connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bruise closes the distance and clinches up with Power, looking for a takedown. Bruise pushes Power against the cage but Power circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Bruise.
Bruise stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bruise gets tackled into the cage by Power. Power maintains the clinch.
Bruise blocks an uppercut.
Bruise throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bruise breaks from the clinch.
Power tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruise avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bruise blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bruise looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power throws a head kick that misses.
Power cracks Bruise with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bruise throws out a loose jab but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruise scores with a leg kick.
Power tries to clinch up.
A big right from Bruise misses.
Power is looking for a counter combo.
Power takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Power looks to throw the jab but Bruise is out of range.
Bruise misses with an uppercut. Power saw that one coming.
Power wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Power 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Power throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Power throws a right and a left that Bruise avoids nicely.
Bruise moves out of range of the leg kick from Power.
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 Thomas Power will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Bruise does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruise only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Power connects with a single shot there.
Power looks to throw the jab but Bruise is out of range.
Bruise lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bruise cracks Power with an open hand slap.
Nice jab there from Power.
Bruise throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Power feints and then cracks Bruise's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bruise down.
Bruise uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
Bruise takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Power tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power wants to clinch up but Bruise keeps it at a distance.
Bruise flicks out a counter leg kick but Power steps away.
Power misses with a combination
and Bruise counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dominick Bruise seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bruise to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Power misses
and Bruise counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bruise throws a hook but Power avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruise's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bruise duly obliges.
Power dips to his left and cracks Bruise with an uppercut!
Power closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Power throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bruise.
Power on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bruise misses with a takedown attempt - Power sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bruise takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bruise is rocked!
Thomas Power is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Power changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bruise, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruise takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bruise is still on wobbly legs! Can Power finish him?
Power cracks Bruise with a hook to the temple - Bruise is on wobbly legs here! Power swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Bruise falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Power wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thomas Power!
Thomas Power tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Dela Rosa (ranked 3915 p4p, 456 weight class) and Corwin Valentine (ranked 2251 p4p, 303 weight class). Valentine is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm the Man. Corwin Valentine is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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194 lbs
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronald Dela Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corwin Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine tests Dela Rosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dela Rosa dodges the punch combination from Valentine.
Valentine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Valentine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dela Rosa's face.
It looks like Ronald Dela Rosa has been cut.
Valentine drops Dela Rosa with a big knee straight up the middle! Dela Rosa is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Dela Rosa is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Dela Rosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dela Rosa is pressed against the cage. Valentine pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Dela Rosa! Two more big strikes from Valentine and Dela Rosa crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Corwin Valentine!
Corwin Valentine decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Bornholm (ranked 3150 p4p, 389 weight class) and Sheikh Amun Ghosh (ranked 2322 p4p, 310 weight class). Sheikh Amun Ghosh has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Daniel Bornholm's chin.
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189 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Bornholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheikh Amun Ghosh!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bornholm motions for Ghosh to come forward. Bornholm throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bornholm misses with a wild body shot.
Ghosh misses with a straight left.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ghosh has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bornholm throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ghosh counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Daniel Bornholm has been cut.
Bornholm throws a low kick but Ghosh avoids it.
Bornholm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bornholm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Ghosh misses.
Bornholm misses with a double jab
and Ghosh counters with a low kick, right behind Bornholm 's knee.
Bornholm pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ghosh is out of range and Bornholm settles back down.
Ghosh with the counter takedown but Bornholm avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bornholm uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bornholm cracks Ghosh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Daniel Bornholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bornholm gets caught napping as Ghosh dives in and scores a takedown. Bornholm manages to retain guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ghosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Bornholm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bornholm keeping full guard, as Ghosh tries to pass.
Bornholm controls Ghosh momentarily but Ghosh frees himself.
Bornholm keeping moving, preventing Ghosh from controlling successfully.
Ghosh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bornholm is keeping the position for now.
Bornholm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ghosh looking to pass the guard.
Ghosh passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bornholm is staying active underneath Ghosh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ghosh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bornholm doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ghosh.
Ghosh wants to pass to mount but Bornholm is defending the position.
Bornholm controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ghosh tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bornholm knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bornholm is controlling Ghosh's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ghosh wants to pass the guard but Bornholm is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghosh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bornholm doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ghosh.
Bornholm wants to control but Ghosh is keeping busy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ghosh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bornholm does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bornholm.
A low kick from Bornholm misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Daniel Bornholm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bornholm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ghosh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bornholm manages to avoid it.
Bornholm throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ghosh on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghosh. Bornholm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ghosh checks a leg kick nicely.
Ghosh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bornholm on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ghosh misses with an uppercut. Bornholm saw that one coming.
Bornholm throws the left hand but Ghosh avoids the punch easily.
Ghosh throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bornholm counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheikh Amun Ghosh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Bornholm's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ghosh throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Bornholm counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Ghosh.
Ghosh throws an overhand right that lands on Bornholm's shoulder, as Bornholm tries to avoid the shot.
Ghosh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ghosh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bornholm can pounce on him.
Bornholm thuds a left hand into Ghosh's body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ghosh.
Nice body kick there by Bornholm.
Ghosh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Daniel Bornholm is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghosh takes a swing at Bornholm's ribcage but misses.
Bornholm throwing a counter right hand but Ghosh manages to avoid it.
Ghosh avoids the head kick by Bornholm.
Bornholm lands a jab.
Nice body kick from Bornholm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bornholm misses with a leg kick
and Ghosh counters with a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Ghosh - just one landing.
A jab from Bornholm misses.
Ghosh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good exchange - Bornholm coming out on top.
Bornholm goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bornholm throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bornholm throws a right hand that misses
and Ghosh counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bornholm won't be happy with that.
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!
Ghosh slows the pace down.
Bornholm tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghosh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ghosh wants to take his opponent's back but Bornholm doesn't allow it.
Ghosh is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bornholm has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ghosh wants to control the action but instead Bornholm gets a body lock and reverses into Ghosh's guard! Nice work!
Bornholm got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ghosh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bornholm has managed to get both his arms back between Ghosh's legs - danger averted.
Bornholm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bornholm looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ghosh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bornholm slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ghosh has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Bornholm should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Ghosh has tightened it up now! Bornholm should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sheikh Amun Ghosh!
Sheikh Amun Ghosh decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Morgan (ranked 2128 p4p, 83 weight class) and Mikko Alatalo (ranked 2794 p4p, 101 weight class). Mikko Alatalo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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252 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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260 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikko Alatalo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan throws a looping overhand right but Alatalo ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alatalo! But no joy.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
Morgan thumps Alatalo with a low kick.
Jack Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alatalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Alatalo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Alatalo.
Alatalo avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alatalo's hands.
Alatalo throws a head kick that Morgan semi-blocks.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good exchange - Morgan coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alatalo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alatalo throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Alatalo throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
Morgan walks into a straight right hand from Alatalo.
Morgan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alatalo misses with a looping right.
Alatalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Alatalo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alatalo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alatalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alatalo just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Morgan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morgan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alatalo slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Alatalo misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Morgan connects with a solid leg kick.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alatalo.
Alatalo misses with a looping right.
Alatalo misses with a hook.
Alatalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Morgan misses with a hook
letting Alatalo counter with a right hand.
Morgan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alatalo throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Alatalo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Morgan as he connects with a hook.
Morgan throws a hook but Alatalo blocks it.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alatalo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Morgan.
Morgan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alatalo cracks a nice hook into Morgan's ribs.
Morgan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alatalo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alatalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Nice shot by Morgan.
Alatalo takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alatalo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Alatalo does it's job there.
Morgan tried to score with a low kick but Alatalo checks it.
Alatalo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alatalo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alatalo duly obliges.
Morgan throws a hook but Alatalo avoids it easily.
Morgan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alatalo is able to avoid easily.
Morgan scores with a hook.
A big left from Alatalo misses.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morgan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Morgan scores with a leg kick.
Alatalo looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Alatalo moves away and avoids it.
Alatalo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morgan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alatalo slips under a jab from Morgan.
Alatalo misses with a body shot.
Alatalo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morgan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morgan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan staying out of range there.
Morgan connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Mikko Alatalo has been cut.
Alatalo moves out of range as Morgan throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Alatalo throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Alatalo's head but Alatalo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morgan lands a body shot.
Alatalo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alatalo lands with a hook. Morgan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alatalo checks the leg kick.
Alatalo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alatalo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Alatalo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan throws a hook but Alatalo blocks it.
Alatalo connects with a body shot that sends Morgan's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alatalo connects with a right hand. Morgan shakes it off.
Alatalo checks a low kick from Morgan.
Morgan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alatalo blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikko Alatalo'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.
Alatalo moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Alatalo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morgan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alatalo misses with a wild body shot.
Alatalo digs a good hook to Morgan's body.
Alatalo throws a series of punches but Morgan avoids them all with ease.
Alatalo throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Morgan.
A little feinted left hand from Morgan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morgan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morgan. That's going to slow Alatalo down.
Alatalo with a nice cross.
Morgan is rocked!
Alatalo throws an overhand right that drops Morgan like a sack of potatoes! Alatalo dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikko Alatalo!
Our winner, Mikko Alatalo, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Haislan Garcia (ranked 1729 p4p, 169 weight class) and Mahalo Bittencourt (ranked 1608 p4p, 160 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haislan Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahalo Bittencourt!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws a body punch but Bittencourt moves out of range.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bittencourt moves away.
Garcia scores with a nice right hand.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Garcia moves out of range as Bittencourt throws a body kick.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
A left lands for Garcia.
Garcia lands a jab-cross combination.
Garcia thumps Bittencourt with a low kick.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick from Bittencourt misses.
Bittencourt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bittencourt.
Bittencourt loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia throws a jab when Bittencourt was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bittencourt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Garcia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garcia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcia.
Garcia lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia checks a low kick from Bittencourt.
Garcia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bittencourt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bittencourt misses with a kick to the body.
Bittencourt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bittencourt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bittencourt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Decent striking displayed by Garcia there.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bittencourt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bittencourt throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Bittencourt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bittencourt slips under a jab.
Bittencourt tries a quick counter leg kick but Garcia is wise to it.
Bittencourt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Garcia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Bittencourt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Garcia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bittencourt ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia defending well as Bittencourt loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Garcia takes a swing at Bittencourt's ribcage but misses.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bittencourt.
Garcia scores with a hook.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Bittencourt appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Bittencourt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bittencourt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia checks a low kick from Bittencourt.
Garcia blocks a low kick nicely.
Bittencourt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Bittencourt saw that one coming.
Bittencourt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garcia cracks Bittencourt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bittencourt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bittencourt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia tries to score with a low kick but Bittencourt moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bittencourt defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Bittencourt lands a glancing blow to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia misses with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bittencourt. That's going to slow Garcia down.
Garcia scores with a nice strike.
Bittencourt has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Garcia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Bittencourt moved out of range nicely.
Haislan Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bittencourt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bittencourt looks to land a combination. Garcia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bittencourt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bittencourt throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Bittencourt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bittencourt. Garcia shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Bittencourt misses with a left hand
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Bittencourt avoids it well.
Garcia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bittencourt throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bittencourt is looking to land body kicks.
Bittencourt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Garcia misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Bittencourt misses.
Garcia throws a low kick but Bittencourt avoids it.
Bittencourt checks a leg kick nicely.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick from Bittencourt.
Bittencourt misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bittencourt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bittencourt throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it.
Garcia moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bittencourt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bittencourt throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bittencourt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bittencourt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia lands an overhand right.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bittencourt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bittencourt moves away.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bittencourt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bittencourt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bittencourt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Bittencourt tries a quick counter leg kick but Garcia is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bittencourt.
A lazy left from Garcia finds it's target.
Garcia with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Bittencourt blocks the leg kick.
Garcia lands a glancing blow to the side of Bittencourt's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Bittencourt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bittencourt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Bittencourt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bittencourt throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia lands a jab to the nose.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Bittencourt avoids nicely.
Bittencourt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garcia with a body shot.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bittencourt.
Bittencourt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Bittencourt lands a slapping body shot.
A jab lands there for Garcia.
Bittencourt pushes Garcia away with a front kick.
Garcia throws a body punch but Bittencourt moves out of range.
Bittencourt appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Bittencourt off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bittencourt was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Bittencourt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bittencourt throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bittencourt is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bittencourt can do to turn this around?
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Bittencourt does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garcia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bittencourt missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bittencourt throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
A jab lands there for Garcia.
Bittencourt swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia cracks the inside of Bittencourt's front leg.
Bittencourt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A left lands for Garcia.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia tries to land a leg kick but Bittencourt saw it coming and moves away.
Bittencourt defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Bittencourt counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bittencourt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bittencourt slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia walks into a straight right hand from Bittencourt.
Garcia throws the kick towards the body but Bittencourt avoids it.
Bittencourt misses with a low kick.
Garcia punishes Bittencourt's body with a nice straight punch.
Haislan Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Bittencourt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bittencourt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat.
Garcia lands a really nice looking cross but Bittencourt seems unphased.
Bittencourt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garcia throws a body punch but Bittencourt moves out of range.
Garcia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bittencourt is out of range and Garcia settles back down.
Garcia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bittencourt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bittencourt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Garcia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bittencourt is out of range and Garcia settles back down.
It seemed like Bittencourt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bittencourt manages to avoid it.
Garcia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A left lands for Garcia.
Garcia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bittencourt's calf.
Bittencourt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bittencourt, right into the meat.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia lands the left hand.
Garcia slips under a jab from Bittencourt.
Bittencourt blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia wants to land a leg kick but Bittencourt is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Garcia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia works over Bittencourt's head and body with a nice combination.
Bittencourt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bittencourt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Bittencourt moves out of range of the leg kick from Garcia.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bittencourt. That did some damage!
Bittencourt loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Bittencourt walks into a stiff left hand from Garcia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Bittencourt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A good leg kick by Garcia.
A head kick misses from Bittencourt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Bittencourt.
Good shot there by Garcia.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bittencourt was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook
and Bittencourt counters with an outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Bittencourt.
Bittencourt avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Nice shot by Garcia.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bittencourt.
Nice shot by Bittencourt.
Bittencourt cracks the inside of Garcia's front leg.
Garcia misses with a hook. Bittencourt ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Garcia does it's job there.
Bittencourt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bittencourt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mahalo Bittencourt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bittencourt moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Bittencourt misses.
Garcia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bittencourt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bittencourt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Bittencourt misses with an uppercut
and Garcia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garcia lands an overhand right.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bittencourt.
Garcia lands a nice shot that snaps Bittencourt's head back.
Garcia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bittencourt misses with a leg kick
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia connects with a right hand. Bittencourt shakes it off.
Good work by Garcia as he checks the leg kick.
Bittencourt scores with a body shot.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Bittencourt saw that one coming.
Bittencourt lands with an uppercut that bounces Garcia off the cage and back into range.
Bittencourt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Haislan Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bittencourt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Bittencourt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bittencourt throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia lands a nice hook to Bittencourt's body. Bittencourt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bittencourt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick.
Garcia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bittencourt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bittencourt throws out a leg kick but Garcia moves out of range and Bittencourt only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia scores with a leg kick.
Garcia walks into a straight right hand from Bittencourt.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bittencourt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid body kick from Garcia.
Bittencourt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bittencourt tries to land a leg kick but Garcia saw it coming and moves away.
Garcia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Garcia feints a jab promting Bittencourt to slip. Garcia then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bittencourt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bittencourt walks into a jab.
Garcia throws a sloppy body shot
and Bittencourt counters with a series of strikes. Garcia will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haislan Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garcia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haislan Garcia!
Haislan Garcia was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Pyke (ranked 868 p4p, 121 weight class) and Aito Lager (ranked 1736 p4p, 235 weight class). Pyke comes to the cage accompanied by Magnus Pyke. Lager has chosen Army Of The Pharaohs - Seven as his entrance music. Aito Lager has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magnus Pyke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aito Lager!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lager checks a low kick from Pyke.
Lager lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Magnus Pyke has been cut.
Pyke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lager jabs Pyke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pyke just misses with a punch to the body.
Lager connects with a body shot that sends Pyke's belly button to the back.
Pyke lands a head shot.
Lager pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pyke lands with a nice body punch.
Lager swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lager has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pyke gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lager to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lager scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lager trying to control the position from guard on top but Pyke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pyke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lager can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pyke wants to sweep here but Lager controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lager connects with a couple of short punches.
Lager postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pyke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lager trying to control but Pyke is working from the bottom.
Lager content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pyke has his hands on Lager's head, controlling the position.
Lager is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pyke trying to control the position here.
Lager controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pyke keeping moving, preventing Lager from controlling successfully.
Lager tries to free his leg and advance position but Pyke is retaining full guard.
Lager is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lager connects with a couple of short punches.
Lager has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pyke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lager won't allow Pyke to sweep him here.
Lager postures up and lands a big shot to Pyke's brow.
Lager wants to control from the top but Pyke keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pyke wants to sweep here but Lager controlling him for the moment.
Lager is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lager is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pyke is controlling Lager's posture.
Lager wants to control from the top but Pyke keeps moving.
Pyke being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lager wants to control from the top but Pyke keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Aito Lager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Lager there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lager lands with a nice body punch.
Lager's corner calls for a 1-2. Lager obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pyke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lager.
Pyke manages to get back to half guard.
Lager with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lager throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lager is thwarting Pyke's attempts to control the position.
Lager wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pyke keeps working.
Pyke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aito Lager dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Pyke's cut.
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.
Pyke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lager is out of range.
Lager throws a body shot but no joy.
Pyke throwing a counter right hand but Lager manages to avoid it.
Lager throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lager thuds a left hand into Pyke's body.
Lager cracks a nice hook into Pyke's ribs.
Lager takes a swing at Pyke's ribcage but misses.
Lager displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pyke throws out the jab.
Lager now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pyke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pyke misses with a wild body shot.
Lager lands a body shot.
Lager has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pyke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Lager misses.
Lager takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lager dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lager takes a swing at Pyke's ribcage but misses.
Pyke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lager to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Lager. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lager swings for the body but Pyke moves out of range.
Pyke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pyke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lager is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pyke.
Pyke lands a jab to Lager's midsection.
Lager scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lager pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Pyke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lager throws a lazy right hand but Pyke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lager thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lager fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lager scores with a nice head shot.
Lager fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pyke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lager dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lager throws a big shot that misses.
Lager takes a swing at Pyke's ribcage but misses.
Pyke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pyke is looking to wear down Lager with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lager shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pyke napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lager wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pyke, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lager wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pyke keeps working.
Lager scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pyke to see if he's OK.
Lager lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pyke is not content to let Lager control the position.
Pyke manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lager is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lager is continuing to stall.
Pyke taking some punishment here, with Lager in his half guard.
Lager looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pyke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lager takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lager working Pyke over with strikes.
Lager tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pyke knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aito Lager has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lager working over Pyke with some ground and pound. Pyke looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lager controlling the action here.
Pyke slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lager is looking to work some ground and pound but Pyke has wrist control.
Pyke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lager engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lager has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lager trying to control the position from guard on top but Pyke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pyke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pyke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lager.
Lager is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aito Lager showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Magnus Pyke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lager looks to score with a jab to the body but Pyke is just out of range.
Pyke half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pyke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pyke doesn't manage to clinch there - Lager circles away.
Lager lands a nice shot to the body.
Lager misses the shot to the body.
Lager with a nice cross.
Lager bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pyke's head backwards.
Pyke is rocked!
Aito Lager seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lager closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Pyke! Lager dives in looking to finish! Pyke is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aito Lager!
An out of breath Aito Lager thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Magnus Pyke was interviewed post fight and said 'If it squirms, it's biology. If it stinks, it's chemistry. If it doesn't work, it's physics. And if you can't understand it, it's mathamatics.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Arones (ranked 891 p4p, 107 weight class) and Marv Ellis (ranked 1575 p4p, 178 weight class). Arones comes to the cage accompanied by Lonely is the night. Gabriel Arones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marv Ellis's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Arones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marv Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis misses with an uppercut. Arones saw that one coming.
Arones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ellis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ellis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Arones as he jumps to the side.
Marv Ellis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arones moves away.
Arones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ellis manages to circle out of the way.
Ellis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ellis duly obliges.
Arones lands a really nice looking cross but Ellis seems unphased.
Ellis walks into a straight right hand from Arones.
Arones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ellis.
A bone on bone clash there as Arones blocks the leg kick.
Ellis misses with a body shot
and Arones 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.
Arones cracks Ellis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A left lands for Arones.
Ellis scores with a nice head shot.
Arones connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ellis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ellis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ellis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arones.
Arones connects with a body shot.
Ellis throws a hook but Arones blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Arones.
Arones works Ellis's body with a nice hook.
Ellis tries to land a leg kick but Arones saw it coming and moves away.
Arones connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Ellis! He's out on his feet! Arones rushes in and drops Ellis with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gabriel Arones!
Gabriel Arones seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Correira (ranked 297 p4p, 32 weight class) and Wolfgang Muller (ranked 480 p4p, 57 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Wesley Correira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wolfgang Muller!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Muller cracks Correira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Correira throws a hook but Muller blocks it.
Muller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Correira.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Muller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Correira has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Correira and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Correira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muller looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Muller punishes Correira's body with a nice straight punch.
Muller throws a jab but it's blocked by Correira.
Muller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Correira swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Muller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Muller throws a leg kick
and Correira counters with a three punch combo that has Muller backing up. Muller nods at Correira to acknowledge the strikes.
Muller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muller throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller tries to land a front kick but Correira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice shot by Correira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller misses with a wild body shot.
Correira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Muller misses with a double jab.
Correira dodges the punch combination from Muller.
Muller misses with a straight right.
Correira lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Muller misses with a hook. Correira ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Correira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Muller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Muller.
Muller cracks the inside of Correira's front leg.
Muller slips a straight right by Correira.
Muller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Correira.
Wolfgang Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Correira manages to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Muller.
Correira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Correira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Muller.
Correira moves out of range as Muller throws a body kick.
Correira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller cracks the inside of Correira's front leg.
Muller misses with a series of wild punches.
Correira throws a quick counter head kick but Muller was just out of range.
Muller cracks Correira with an open hand slap.
Correira moves away from the strike by Muller.
A little feinted left hand from Correira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Muller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Correira checks it well.
Correira is looking for a counter combo.
Muller throws a big shot that misses.
Correira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muller was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Correira darts in and clinches Muller up against the cage.
Muller blocks an elbow strike.
Muller lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Muller.
Correira prevents a body shot from Muller.
Correira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Correira lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Wolfgang Muller has been cut.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Correira avoids it by throwing Muller back against the cage.
Correira lands a damaging elbow.
Muller lands with a light punch inside.
Muller looking to stall.
Muller controlling the action here for a moment.
Correira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Muller tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Correira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Muller misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Correira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Correira fails to land.
Muller tries to pull guard but Correira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Correira has a couple of punches blocked by Muller.
Correira lands a body shot.
Correira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Muller looks winded!
Correira scores a nice knee to the body.
Correira lands with a left to the head.
Nice elbow from Correira.
Muller takes a shot to the head.
Correira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Correira.
Correira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Correira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Correira.
A body shot lands from Correira.
Correira lands an uppercut.
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 Wesley Correira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Muller'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.
Correira throws a hook but Muller avoids it easily.
Correira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Correira slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Correira misses the target.
Muller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Correira.
It looked like Correira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Correira lands a big head kick that sends Muller tumbling to the mat! Correira takes a step backwards and waves Muller back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Muller is rocked!
Correira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muller. Muller obviously looking to wear him down.
Muller swinging wildly here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A swing and a miss from Correira.
Correira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Muller throws a body punch but Correira moves out of range.
Muller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Correira is able to avoid easily.
Correira is looking to counter punch.
Muller misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller misses with a kick to the body
and Correira counters with a nice right hand that sends Muller toppling to the canvas! Muller scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Correira finish him?!
Muller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Muller.
Muller has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Muller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Correira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Correira looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Correira slips a straight right by Muller.
Correira went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Correira throws a looping overhand right but Muller ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Muller.
Correira misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Muller.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Correira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Correira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Muller does no damage.
Muller misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Correira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Correira blocks the low kick.
As Muller looks to move away, Correira throws a big counter combo but Muller just gets out of the way.
Correira moves out of range as Muller throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Correira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Correira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Muller.
Muller misses with a straight right.
Correira throws a sloppy head kick and Muller moves out of range easily.
Muller flicks out a counter leg kick but Correira steps away.
Muller walks into a left hand.
Correira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muller.
Correira appears to be looking for a big counter.
Muller feints and then cracks Correira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Correira down.
Muller feints and then cracks Correira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Correira down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller swings widly with a right hand
and Correira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle, before Correira throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Muller's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Correira lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Wesley Correira!
Wesley Correira tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Midick Aiken (ranked 76 p4p, 4 weight class) and Wamberto Boaz (ranked 55 p4p, 1 weight class). Boaz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Preciso me encontrar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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138 lbs
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136 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Midick Aiken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Wamberto Boaz!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aiken fails to land with a series of punches.
Boaz tries to counter with a clinch but Aiken shakes him off and moves away.
Boaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheers as Boaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aiken doesn't seem phased though.
Boaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aiken moves away.
A jab from Aiken misses.
Decent striking displayed by Boaz there.
Boaz gets a double leg takedown into Aiken's guard.
Boaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aiken swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boaz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boaz slips nicely into half guard.
Aiken is trying to stand up here but Boaz is controlling him well.
Boaz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz is keen to just control but Aiken is a slippery customer.
Boaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Aiken is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aiken won't allow Boaz to pass to mount.
Boaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aiken has managed to free his arm - good work.
Aiken is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boaz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Aiken controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aiken won't allow Boaz to pass to mount.
Aiken is looking to escape.
Boaz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Aiken sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Boaz moves nicely into side control.
Aiken struggling a bit here.
Boaz trying to control the action but Aiken is working from the bottom.
Aiken stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Boaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aiken keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boaz works to advance to full mount. Aiken defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aiken is looking to improve his position but Boaz isn't that keen on the idea.
Aiken just holding on.
Aiken wants to hold on but Boaz pushes him away.
Boaz wants to take his opponent's back but Aiken doesn't allow it.
Aiken is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Aiken is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Boaz has taken his back.
You can see the frustration on Aiken's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken is keeping busy.
Aiken is trying to get back to his feet but Boaz has full control of the position and if anything, Aiken has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Aiken is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Aiken just trying to survive but Boaz is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, with Boaz on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Aiken is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Aiken prevents Boaz from getting a body triangle.
Aiken defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aiken is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wamberto Boaz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aiken stuffs the takedown.
We've been told by Aiken's head coaches at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Boaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aiken.
Aiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boaz moves away.
Boaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aiken closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boaz blocks a body shot from Aiken.
Aiken misses with a body punch.
Aiken misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Aiken fails to land.
Boaz is looking for a takedown.
Aiken lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aiken misses with a body punch.
Boaz breaks the clinch.
A big left from Aiken misses.
A lazy left from Aiken finds it's target.
Wamberto Boaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aiken throws a sloppy body shot
and Boaz counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz throws a big shot that misses.
Boaz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Boaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aiken throws out the jab.
Aiken moves out of range as Boaz strikes.
Aiken tried to counter with a leg kick but Boaz avoided it.
Boaz misses with a body punch
and Aiken counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boaz's knee momentarily.
Aiken slips a jab and a cross from Boaz.
A telegraphed right hand from Boaz misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Aiken misses the target.
Boaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Aiken misses the shot to the body.
Boaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aiken counters with a right hand to the body.
Aiken throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aiken defending well as Boaz loads up on a big left hand.
Boaz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aiken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aiken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boaz.
Boaz moves to clinch but Aiken breaks away
and Aiken counters with a low kick, right behind Boaz 's knee.
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!
Aiken looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Aiken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aiken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boaz throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Aiken misses the target.
A slow jab from Aiken misses its intended target.
Boaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Aiken.
Boaz lands a right hook to the body.
Boaz jabs Aiken to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boaz misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Aiken misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aiken takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boaz throws a body punch but Aiken moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Boaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boaz.
Aiken swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boaz loads up on a big right hand but Aiken slips the punch.
Aiken shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boaz with a jab.
Boaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Aiken is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Aiken on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aiken misses the shot to the body.
Aiken tried to score with a low kick but Boaz checks it.
Boaz lands a slapping body shot.
Wamberto Boaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken slips a straight right by Boaz.
A shot to the body from Boaz misses
and Aiken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aiken stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Aiken.
Aiken appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boaz lunges at Aiken with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aiken's hand.
Boaz swings for the body but Aiken moves out of range.
Aiken throws a hook but Boaz blocks it.
Aiken darts in trying to clinch
and Boaz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Aiken manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Boaz keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boaz as Aiken tries to tie him up.
Good body shot from Aiken.
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 Midick Aiken will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boaz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Boaz is trying to control. Aiken wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Aiken is trying to stand back up but Boaz is controlling him
Aiken trying to control here.
Boaz prevents Aiken from standing back up.
Boaz is trying to control the action in half guard but Aiken is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Aiken is looking to get back to is feet but Boaz passes into side control.
Aiken tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aiken manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Aiken wants to get back to his feet.
Boaz is trying to maintain the position but Aiken is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz is pressing down on Aiken's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boaz has his feet on Aiken's thighs here. He's pushed Aiken off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Aiken screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wamberto Boaz!
A very excited looking Wamberto Boaz rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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