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IFA 23:03 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Pelayo (ranked 1339 p4p, 173 weight class) and Iti Malia (ranked 1323 p4p, 172 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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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Don Pelayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iti Malia!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pelayo misses with an elbow over the top.
Malia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Malia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Don Pelayo has been cut.
Pelayo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pelayo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pelayo misses with a punch on the inside.
Malia lands an uppercut.
Malia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pelayo misses with some punches.
Pelayo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Malia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malia is working Pelayo over against the cage.
Pelayo has a couple of punches blocked by Malia.
Malia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malia scores with a shoulder strike.
Pelayo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Malia lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Malia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Malia blocks an elbow strike.
Pelayo has a couple of punches blocked by Malia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pelayo.
Pelayo misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pelayo.
Malia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pelayo.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pelayo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Malia's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malia.
Pelayo lands a right hand.
Malia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Malia - that landed with a thud.
Pelayo swings wildly with an uppercut but Malia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malia misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malia misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pelayo fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Malia.
Pelayo is working Malia over against the cage.
Malia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pelayo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Malia blocks an uppercut.
Malia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pelayo lands an uppercut.
Malia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Malia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pelayo takes a shot to the head.
Malia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malia lands a hook that snaps the head of Pelayo backwards.
Malia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pelayo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malia tries to work over Pelayo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pelayo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pelayo throws a punch but it's blocked by Malia.
Malia pushes Pelayo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malia misses with some punches.
Pelayo struggles to land a body shot inside as Malia controls his hands.
Malia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pelayos head.
Malia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Malia can't find room to land a body shot as Pelayo controls the action.
Malia misses with some punches.
A short right from Malia on the inside.
Pelayo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Iti Malia has been cut.
Pelayo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Malia misses with the head strike.
Pelayo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pelayo struggles to land a body shot inside as Malia controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malia swings wildly with an uppercut but Pelayo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pelayo throws an elbow but it misses.
Malia lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malia swings wildly with an uppercut but Pelayo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malia blocks an elbow strike.
Malia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pelayo's elbow.
Malia lands a shoulder strike.
Pelayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malia misses with a body punch.
Pelayo scores with a shot to the side of Malia's head.
Pelayo misses with an elbow over the top.
Pelayo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malia misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iti Malia dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Malia walks into a straight right hand from Pelayo.
Pelayo clinches up with Malia and pushes him back against the cage.
Pelayo working aggressively here.
Malia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pelayo.
Malia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pelayo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pelayo.
Malia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pelayo blocking some punches.
Malia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malia misses with a punch on the inside.
Malia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malia throws a head punch that misses.
Pelayo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malia can't find room to land a body shot as Pelayo controls the action.
Pelayo blocking some punches.
Malia has a couple of punches blocked by Pelayo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Malia.
Malia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pelayo's elbow.
Malia working aggressively here.
Pelayo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Malia lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malia.
Pelayo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Malia blocks an uppercut.
Pelayo trying to land knees to the body.
Pelayo prevents a body shot from Malia.
Malia tries to work over Pelayo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pelayo prevents a body shot from Malia.
Malia throws a punch but it's blocked by Pelayo.
Malia misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Malia.
Malia swings wildly with an uppercut but Pelayo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Malia.
Malia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pelayo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pelayo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pelayo misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pelayos head.
Pelayo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pelayo.
Malia tries a body shot but Pelayo blocks it.
Iti Malia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pelayo misses with a punch on the inside.
Pelayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pelayo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malia backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pelayo.
Malia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pelayo.
Malia misses with the head strike.
Malia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pelayo misses with an elbow strike.
Malia throws a punch but it's blocked by Pelayo.
Pelayo lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malia.
Pelayo struggles to land a body shot inside as Malia controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Malia.
Malia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malia pushes Pelayo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo throws an elbow that misses.
Malia blocks a body shot from Pelayo.
Malia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Malia.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malia tries to work over Pelayo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Malia.
A short right from Pelayo on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pelayo.
Malia lands a body punch.
Malia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Malia.
A head punch on the inside from Pelayo fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Malia fails to land.
Malia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pelayo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iti Malia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pelayo throws a shot from downtown. Malia moves away and avoids it.
Malia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice straight punches there by Pelayo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pelayo.
Pelayo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pelayo clinches.
Pelayo misses with an elbow over the top.
Pelayo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pelayo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Pelayo - that landed with a thud.
Malia is leaning against Pelayo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Malia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pelayo prevents a body shot from Malia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelayo throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malia.
Malia blocks the elbow strike.
Malia blocks an uppercut.
Malia throws a punch but it's blocked by Pelayo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malia scores with a shot to the side of Pelayo's head.
Nice body punch from Malia.
Malia misses with a punch to the body.
Malia blocks an elbow strike.
Pelayo lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pelayo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malia.
Malia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pelayo misses with an elbow over the top.
Pelayo misses with a body punch.
Pelayo cracks Malia with a nice body shot.
Pelayo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pelayo's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Malia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pelayo lands a nice shot to the body.
Malia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malia gets through Pelayo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Malia has a couple of punches blocked by Pelayo.
A short body shot lands from Malia as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malia tries to work over Pelayo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malia throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malia.
Pelayo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Malia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malia blocking some punches.
Malia blocks a body shot from Pelayo.
Malia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pelayo.
Malia misses with the head strike.
Malia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pelayo takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pelayo tries to throw a body punch but Malia avoids it by throwing Pelayo back against the cage.
Pelayo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pelayo misses with the head strike.
Malia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Malia.
A right hook to the body lands for Malia.
Malia misses with a punch on the inside.
Don Pelayo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malia tries to work over Pelayo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malia misses with the head strike.
A short left from Pelayo.
Malia lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malia.
Malia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pelayo or not.
Malia prevents a body shot from Pelayo.
Pelayo struggles to land a body shot inside as Malia controls his hands.
Iti Malia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Pelayo.
Malia misses with a body punch.
Malia struggles to land a body shot inside as Pelayo controls his hands.
Malia tries a body shot but Pelayo blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pelayo backwards.
Malia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pelayo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pelayo tries a body shot but Malia blocks it.
Malia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pelayo is leaning against Malia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pelayo lands a left hand.
Malia misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iti Malia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Malia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iti Malia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dino Pelayo (ranked 1796 p4p, 221 weight class) and Nicholas Petrone (ranked 2517 p4p, 310 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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182 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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169 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dino Pelayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicholas Petrone!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelayo clinches up against the cage.
Petrone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pelayo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pelayo moves into the clinch.
Petrone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pelayo prevents it.
Pelayo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pelayo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pelayo pushes Petrone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pelayo stops a takedown attempt from Petrone.
Dino Pelayo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicholas Petrone.
Petrone is working for takedown but Pelayo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pelayo tightens his grip and picks Petrone up, before dumping him to the ground. Petrone manages to land in guard.
Pelayo working some strikes from top position.
Petrone looking for a guillotine here but Pelayo defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrone pushes a forearm under Pelayo's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Pelayo is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nicholas Petrone!
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FIGHT
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Corbett (ranked 3921 p4p, 432 weight class) and Bora Lutar (ranked 4312 p4p, 470 weight class). Bora Lutar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Corbett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bora Lutar!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corbett tries for a takedown but Lutar circles away easily
and Lutar counters by moving into the clinch.
Corbett goes for a takedown attempt but Lutar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lutar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Corbett gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lutar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Corbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lutar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lutar wants it to stay on the feet.
Corbett has his takedown stuffed
and Lutar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Corbett misses with a takedown
and Lutar moves into the clinch.
Lutar gets through Corbett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corbett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lutar prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Lutar.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lutar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett goes for a takedown attempt but Lutar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Corbett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Corbett is breathing heavily.
Lutar cracks a nice hook into Corbett's ribs.
Lutar lands a nice hook to Corbett's body. Corbett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Corbett looks for a takedown but Lutar sprawls well.
Lutar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Corbett doesn't seem bothered though.
Corbett takes one to the side of the head.
Corbett shoots in for a takedown but Lutar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lutar digs a good body shot into Corbett's ribs.
Corbett tries for a takedown but Lutar circles away easily
and Lutar counters with a nice body shot.
Corbett dives in and grabs Lutar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lutar pushes down on Corbett's head and hops out.
Lutar throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Corbett at a distance.
Lutar cracks Corbett with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lutar cracks a nice hook into Corbett's ribs.
Lutar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lutar cracks a nice hook into Corbett's ribs.
Lutar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Corbett.
A nice combination there by Lutar.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lutar!
Lutar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lutar lands a jab-cross combination.
Lutar is working the combinations to good effect here.
Corbett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lutar as he avoids it easily.
Corbett with a poor takedown
and Lutar counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lutar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Corbett.
Bora Lutar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lutar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Corbett shoots in looking for a takedown but Lutar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Corbett's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lutar wants to counter with a clinch but Corbett pushes him away.
Lutar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lutar scores with a body shot.
Corbett tries for a takedown but Lutar circles away easily
and Lutar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lutar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Corbett takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Lutar as Corbett shoots in.
A shot to the liver by Lutar. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Corbett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lutar lands a slapping body shot.
Lutar lands a nice hook to Corbett's body. Corbett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James Corbett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corbett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lutar scores with a hook to the body. Corbett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lutar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Corbett misses with a takedown attempt
and Lutar counters by clinching up.
Lutar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lutar is pressed up against the cage. Corbett has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lutar down to the mat. Lutar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A nice combination there by Lutar.
Corbett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lutar counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bora Lutar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lutar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lutar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Corbett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Corbett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lutar as he jumps to the side.
Corbett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lutar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lutar feints a jab promting Corbett to slip. Lutar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Corbett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Corbett with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lutar counters by clinching up.
Corbett is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lutar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Corbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Lutar.
Corbett turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Corbett manages to end up in side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Lutar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lutar manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lutar desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutar is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lutar wants to control but Corbett is keeping busy.
Lutar is positioning himself well to prevent Corbett advancing to mount.
Corbett seems to be working for a kimura but Lutar defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lutar wants to improve his position but Corbett is controlling well.
Corbett is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lutar defends it well.
Lutar controlling the position well.
Corbett is trying to work for a kimura but Lutar is defending well.
Lutar controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett is looking for a kimura here.
Lutar is looking to control Corbett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lutar avoid being mounted?
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Corbett misses with a takedown
and Lutar counters with a right hand to the body.
Corbett doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lutar moves into the clinch.
Lutar lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutar stops a takedown attempt from Corbett.
Lutar is struggling to control the position.
Corbett wants a takedown.
Corbett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lutar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lutar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lutar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
Lutar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corbett takes a shot to the head.
Lutar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lutar lands an uppercut.
Corbett drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lutar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Corbett with a poor takedown
and Lutar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lutar scores with a three punch combo!
Lutar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lutar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bora Lutar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lutar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Corbett looks for a takedown but Lutar sprawls well.
Bora Lutar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corbett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lutar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Corbett.
A right-left combo lands from Lutar.
Lutar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Corbett.
Lutar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lutar connects with a body shot.
Corbett shoots for a double leg takedown but Lutar sprawls well. He's pushed Corbett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Corbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lutar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lutar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lutar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lutar wants it to stay on the feet.
Lutar wants to counter with a clinch but Corbett pushes him away.
Lutar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lutar!
Lutar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Corbett shoots and misses
and Lutar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lutar.
Lutar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lutar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lutar.
Corbett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lutar presses Corbett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Lutar.
A short uppercut from Lutar.
A right hook to the body lands for Lutar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lutar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lutar lands a shot to the body.
Lutar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Lutar.
Lutar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Lutar scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
A short left from Lutar.
A short right from Lutar.
Corbett is working for takedown but Lutar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lutar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
Lutar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Corbett is looking for a takedown.
Corbett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corbett goes for a takedown attempt but Lutar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lutar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Corbett back to the cage. Lutar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lutar lands a body shot.
Corbett with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lutar counters with a three punch combo that has Corbett backing up. Corbett nods at Lutar to acknowledge the strikes.
Lutar stuffs the takedown attempt from Corbett. Corbett gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett drops his hands momentarily and Lutar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lutar scores with a body shot.
Corbett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lutar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lutar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lutar lands with a nice body punch.
Corbett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lutar is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lutar lands a really nice looking cross but Corbett seems unphased.
Lutar lands with a good body shot.
Corbett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lutar as he avoids it easily.
Lutar wants to counter with a clinch but Corbett pushes him away.
Corbett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Corbett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Corbett.
Corbett has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lutar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Corbett has his takedown stuffed
and Lutar counters with a nice uppercut.
James Corbett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lutar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Corbett rather than just go for the knockout.
Lutar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Corbett wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lutar looks to land a combination. Corbett sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bora Lutar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lutar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Lutar!
A very excited looking Bora Lutar rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Baly (ranked 6372 p4p, 425 weight class) and Richard Richards (ranked 2958 p4p, 284 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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155 lbs
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mohammed Baly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Richards!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baly tries for a takedown. No joy.
Baly goes for a takedown attempt but Richards pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Richards changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Baly looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Baly is looking to regain half guard here but Richards keeps moving and retains side control.
Check out the look on Richards's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Baly is working to avoid the ground and pound but Richards connects with a decent elbow.
Richards really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baly parries the strikes from Richards easily there. Richards is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Baly to escape.
Richards grinds an elbow into Baly's temple.
Baly gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Richards content to control rather than advance.
Baly tries to roll over but Richards keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baly defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baly on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Richards is stalling here. Baly is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Richards seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Baly has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Richards throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Baly is working Richards over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Richards's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Richards manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Baly wants to control but Richards is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Richards seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Richards missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Richards looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Richards is looking to take a break and control but Baly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baly trying to control but Richards postures up.
Richards throwing shots but Baly is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Richards connects with a nice short shot to Baly's temple.
Baly is pressing down on Richards's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Baly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Richards must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Baly throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to free his leg and advance position but Baly is retaining full guard.
Baly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Richards.
Richards throwing strikes but missing.
Richards is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Baly will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Baly keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
Richards postures up in Baly's guard and throws a big left but Baly blocks it.
Richards in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Richards with a flurry of punches that miss.
Richards throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Richards shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Baly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Richards is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Richards throws a big right hand that misses.
Richards postures up.
Baly 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.
Richards throwing strikes from guard but Baly blocks nicely.
Baly throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Baly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Richards dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Richards darts in and clinches Baly up against the cage.
Baly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Richards pulls his leg out and moves away.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but Baly shows good takedown defense.
Richards rushes Baly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Baly.
Richards has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Baly is trying to keep an underhook but Richards manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Richards is keen to just control but Baly is a slippery customer.
Richards thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baly's head.
Baly is looking for a sweep. Richards is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards trying to control from half guard but Baly is working away.
Baly wants to sweep but Richards has passed to side control!
Baly is trying to control Richards's posture but Richards avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Richards scoring with punches and elbows.
Richards tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Richards throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Richards works to advance to full mount. Baly defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Richards cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Baly takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Richards lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Richards connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Richards looking to finish Baly with some ground and pound. This is bad for Baly!
Baly is rocked!
Baly is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oh Baly is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Richards lands a big elbow - Baly is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Baly is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Richard Richards!
Richard Richards thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Girbby Mobubadanu (ranked 3708 p4p, 461 weight class) and Giampaolo Turturro (ranked 1178 p4p, 181 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Girbby Mobubadanu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Giampaolo Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro clinches up against the cage.
Turturro pulls guard effortlessly.
Turturro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mobubadanu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Turturro 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.
Turturro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Turturro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mobubadanu keeps working.
Mobubadanu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mobubadanu tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mobubadanu is looking for a sweep. Turturro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mobubadanu is working hard here to advance position.
Turturro is looking to advance position but Mobubadanu won't allow it.
Turturro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mobubadanu defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro is looking for a kimura but Mobubadanu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Turturro to get the leverage.
Mobubadanu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Turturro is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turturro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Turturro trying to control from half guard but Mobubadanu is working away.
Turturro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mobubadanu defends it well.
Turturro seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Mobubadanu is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Giampaolo Turturro!
Giampaolo Turturro decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Coleman (ranked 296 p4p, 43 weight class) and Paulo Guedes (ranked 475 p4p, 75 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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213 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phil Coleman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paulo Guedes!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guedes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Guedes looks to score with a jab to the body but Coleman is just out of range.
Coleman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Guedes sprawls and moves away.
Coleman moves out of range as Guedes strikes.
Guedes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Guedes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coleman.
Coleman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Guedes sprawls and moves away.
Guedes slips under a jab.
Guedes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Coleman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coleman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coleman fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Coleman misses its intended target.
Coleman moves away from the strike by Guedes.
Guedes gets caught flat footed, as Coleman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Guedes wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Coleman manages to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman lands with a punch from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Guedes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Coleman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Coleman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Coleman is nestled in close to Guedes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Coleman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Coleman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Guedes wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coleman lands a nice short elbow.
Coleman working Guedes over with strikes.
Coleman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Coleman working Guedes over with strikes.
Guedes is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman scores with a big shot! Guedes's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Guedes! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Coleman!
Phil Coleman retains his light heavyweight title!
After the fight, Phil Coleman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Whorely Alvarez (ranked 2343 p4p, 289 weight class) and Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci (ranked 2896 p4p, 351 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Whorely Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Da Vinci finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Alvarez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Da Vinci blocks the body kick.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvarez misses with a hook
and Da Vinci counters with an outside leg kick.
Alvarez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Da Vinci if he has to take too many more of those.
Alvarez swings for the body but Da Vinci moves out of range.
Alvarez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Da Vinci blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a looping right.
Alvarez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Da Vinci is able to avoid easily.
Da Vinci looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez checks a leg kick nicely.
Alvarez looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Da Vinci fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alvarez.
Da Vinci feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vinci ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Alvarez throws a quick counter kick to the body but Da Vinci avoids it.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Da Vinci moves out of range.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Vinci.
A slapping leg kick lands for Da Vinci.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Da Vinci moves out of range.
Alvarez looks to land a body kick but Da Vinci moved away.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Da Vinci lands a high kick!
Alvarez misses with a hook
and Da Vinci counters with a thumping low kick.
Da Vinci has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Da Vinci scores with a leg kick.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.
Da Vinci is looking to slow Alvarez down with leg kicks.
Alvarez throws a leg kick that misses.
Alvarez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci throws a chopping leg kick but Alvarez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alvarez lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Da Vinci tried to score with a low kick but Alvarez checks it.
Alvarez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Da Vinci blocks a jab.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Da Vinci.
Alvarez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Da Vinci turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alvarez checks a leg kick.
Alvarez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Da Vinci.
It looks like Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci has been cut.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
Da Vinci buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a counter high kick but Da Vinci was just alert enough to avoid it.
Da Vinci keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck for Alvarez with that takedown attempt.
Da Vinci was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Whorely Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Da Vinci tries a quick counter leg kick but Alvarez is wise to it.
Alvarez misses the body punch
and Da Vinci makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Da Vinci fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alvarez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Da Vinci turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Da Vinci steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alvarez. That one must have hurt.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Vinci.
Alvarez 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez throws a counter high kick but Da Vinci was just alert enough to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Da Vinci there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters circling a little - Da Vinci finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Alvarez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Da Vinci looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Vinci moves out of range of the body kick from Alvarez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Da Vinci.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Da Vinci scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Da Vinci scoring well with a low kick there.
Da Vinci scoring well with a low kick there.
Alvarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Da Vinci.
Alvarez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Da Vinci waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut
and Da Vinci counters with an inside leg kick.
Da Vinci connects with a leg kick. Alvarez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Da Vinci connects with a leg kick. Alvarez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alvarez throws a lazy right hand but Da Vinci sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Da Vinci cracks the inside of Alvarez's front leg.
Alvarez dips to his left and cracks Da Vinci with an uppercut!
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Vinci manages to avoid it.
Alvarez lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Da Vinci counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Da Vinci.
Da Vinci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Da Vinci manages to get underhooks.
Alvarez gets through Da Vinci's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Da Vinci trying to land knees to the body.
Da Vinci has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvarez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Da Vinci after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alvarez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Da Vinci after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Whorely Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez avoiding damage as Da Vinci throws knees to the body.
Alvarez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Alvarez.
Da Vinci tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alvarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Da Vinci is defending well.
Da Vinci utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Da Vinci using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alvarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Da Vinci blocks a body shot from Alvarez.
Da Vinci misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
Alvarez tries a body shot but Da Vinci blocks it.
Alvarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Da Vinci tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Da Vinci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci trying to land knees to the body.
Da Vinci is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvarez is defending well for now.
Alvarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Vinci avoids the damage to the body.
Alvarez is looking for a takedown.
Da Vinci misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
A right hand to the body from Alvarez.
Da Vinci tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Da Vinci misses with some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Vinci.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Da Vinci misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
Alvarez wants to break free but Da Vinci has control.
Alvarez is trying to break free.
Alvarez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Da Vinci tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alvarez avoiding damage as Da Vinci throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a shot to the body.
Alvarez avoiding damage as Da Vinci throws knees to the body.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Da Vinci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
Da Vinci misses with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alvarez. Da Vinci shrugs it off though.
Alvarez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Da Vinci. That did some damage!
Alvarez shoots in but Da Vinci avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Vinci. That's going to slow Alvarez down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Vinci manages to avoid it.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Da Vinci moves out of range.
Da Vinci dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvarez. That did some damage!
Da Vinci checks a leg kick nicely.
Alvarez throws the left hand but Da Vinci avoids the punch easily.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Da Vinci appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alvarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Da Vinci. Da Vinci obviously looking to wear him down.
Da Vinci lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick by Alvarez misses
and Da Vinci counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Da Vinci avoids a kick to the body.
Da Vinci was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Da Vinci throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci's cut.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Alvarez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Da Vinci counters with a leg kick.
Da Vinci looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Da Vinci, right into the meat.
Alvarez throws a body kick that misses
and Da Vinci counters with an outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Da Vinci there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alvarez tests Da Vinci's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Da Vinci throws a leg kick but Alvarez moved away.
Da Vinci throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Da Vinci.
Da Vinci finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alvarez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Whorely Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vinci takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alvarez misses with a body punch
and Da Vinci counters with a slapping leg kick.
Da Vinci takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Alvarez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Da Vinci appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Da Vinci lands a leg kick that knocks Alvarez off balance momentarily.
A punch combination from Alvarez misses.
Da Vinci fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alvarez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alvarez tries to land a front kick but Da Vinci steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Da Vinci lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alvarez's sensitive parts.
Da Vinci throws a leg kick which misses Alvarez's front leg but catches the back leg as Alvarez tries to avoid it.
Da Vinci avoids a kick to the body.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches up with Da Vinci, looking for a takedown. Alvarez pushes Da Vinci against the cage but Da Vinci circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Whorely Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci scoring well with a low kick there.
Alvarez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Da Vinci can pounce on him.
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!
Da Vinci moves out of range of the body kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez is looking to wear down Da Vinci with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Da Vinci checks a leg kick nicely.
Alvarez 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.
Alvarez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Da Vinci.
Alvarez tries to land a front kick but Da Vinci steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alvarez throws a lazy uppercut
and Da Vinci counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Da Vinci throws a nice inside leg kick.
Da Vinci chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alvarez swings for the body but Da Vinci moves out of range.
Da Vinci scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci throws a quick inside leg kick.
Da Vinci blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
Da Vinci avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Da Vinci lands a nice looking body kick.
Alvarez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alvarez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Da Vinci makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Da Vinci scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Da Vinci scoring well with a low kick there.
Da Vinci connects with a solid leg kick.
Da Vinci fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alvarez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alvarez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Da Vinci there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Da Vinci throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Alvarez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Da Vinci explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Alvarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Da Vinci. Da Vinci obviously looking to wear him down.
Da Vinci thumps Alvarez with a low kick.
Da Vinci throws a leg kick which misses Alvarez's front leg but catches the back leg as Alvarez tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Da Vinci was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Da Vinci wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Da Vinci connects with a leg kick. Alvarez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alvarez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Alvarez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Da Vinci. That one must have hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Da Vinci has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci!
A very excited looking Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi (ranked 1862 p4p, 246 weight class) and Doppo Orochi (ranked 3043 p4p, 367 weight class). Orochi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. RISE - I Prevail kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Doppo Orochi!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orochi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Di Betto Bardi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Orochi misses with a looping right.
Orochi swings widly with a right hand
and Di Betto Bardi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Orochi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Di Betto Bardi can't break the clinch.
Orochi scores with a shot to the side of Di Betto Bardi's head.
Orochi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Di Betto Bardi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orochi.
Orochi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Di Betto Bardi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Di Betto Bardi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orochi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a good low kick that Orochi was not able to check.
Di Betto Bardi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orochi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orochi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Orochi tries to close the distance and clinch but Di Betto Bardi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Di Betto Bardi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Orochi takes a step back to recover.
Orochi misses with a hook
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Orochi's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orochi looks to throw the jab but Di Betto Bardi is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Betto Bardi lands a high kick!
Di Betto Bardi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orochi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Di Betto Bardi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Orochi throws an off balance right hand
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Orochi throws a right hand that misses
and Di Betto Bardi counters with an inside leg kick.
Orochi throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Orochi misses with a wild body shot.
Di Betto Bardi scores with a leg kick.
Di Betto Bardi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Di Betto Bardi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orochi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a low kick, right behind Orochi 's knee.
Orochi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Di Betto Bardi scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Betto Bardi scores with a leg kick.
Di Betto Bardi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Orochi.
Orochi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Orochi rushes Di Betto Bardi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Di Betto Bardi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Orochi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Di Betto Bardi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orochi's elbow.
Orochi lands a hook that snaps the head of Di Betto Bardi backwards.
Di Betto Bardi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Orochi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Di Betto Bardi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Di Betto Bardi connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Di Betto Bardi.
Orochi misses with a looping left.
Di Betto Bardi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Orochi takes a step back to recover.
Di Betto Bardi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Betto Bardi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orochi. Di Betto Bardi does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Orochi tries to get set, Di Betto Bardi tries to push him back and clinch up but Orochi manages to avoid the attempt.
Orochi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Di Betto Bardi.
Orochi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Orochi swings widly with a right hand
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Di Betto Bardi connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Orochi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Orochi.
It looks like Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi has been cut.
Di Betto Bardi scores with a push kick.
Di Betto Bardi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orochi clinches with his opponent.
Orochi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Di Betto Bardi.
Di Betto Bardi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Orochi fails to land.
Di Betto Bardi misses with a punch to the body.
Di Betto Bardi tries to break free but Orochi pushes him back against the cage.
Di Betto Bardi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Orochi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orochi has Di Betto Bardi pressed against the cage, preventing Di Betto Bardi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orochi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Di Betto Bardi.
Orochi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Di Betto Bardi has had enough of the clinch but Orochi keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Orochi fails to land.
Di Betto Bardi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Di Betto Bardi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orochi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a big head kick but Orochi shrugs it off.
Di Betto Bardi staying out of range there.
Orochi throws a series of punches but Di Betto Bardi moves out of range.
Orochi misses with a jab to the body
letting Di Betto Bardi counter with a right hand.
Orochi throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooh!!! Orochi has knocked Di Betto Bardi down with a huge combo! Orochi steps away and waves a wobbly Di Betto Bardi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Di Betto Bardi is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Orochi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Di Betto Bardi cracks the inside of Orochi's front leg.
Doppo Orochi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Di Betto Bardi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orochi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi'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.
Orochi misses with a body punch
and Di Betto Bardi counters with an outside leg kick.
Orochi throws a poor cross that misses
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a good low kick that Orochi was not able to check.
Orochi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Di Betto Bardi counters with an inside leg kick.
Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi is winning the standup battle so far.
Orochi misses with a body shot
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a big head kick but Orochi shrugs it off.
Orochi rushes Di Betto Bardi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Orochi misses with the head strike.
Di Betto Bardi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Di Betto Bardi connects with a high kick.
Orochi misses with a right hand
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a head kick that drops Orochi to the mat! Orochi scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Orochi is rocked!
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!
Di Betto Bardi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Orochi is still on wobbly legs! Can Di Betto Bardi finish him?
Orochi tries to clinch up
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Orochi seems to have recovered his senses.
Orochi throws a sloppy body shot
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a nice leg kick.
Orochi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Di Betto Bardi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orochi throws a jab when Di Betto Bardi was well out of range.
Orochi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a good low kick that Orochi was not able to check.
Orochi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Di Betto Bardi. Di Betto Bardi obviously looking to wear him down.
Orochi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Di Betto Bardi. Di Betto Bardi obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Orochi misses its intended target.
Di Betto Bardi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Orochi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Orochi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Orochi ducks under a wild hook from Di Betto Bardi.
Orochi misses with a hook
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Di Betto Bardi, right into the meat.
Di Betto Bardi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orochi can do to turn this around?
Di Betto Bardi ducks under a wild hook from Orochi.
Orochi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Di Betto Bardi slips a straight right by Orochi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orochi misses with a body punch
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a thumping low kick.
Orochi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orochi cracks Di Betto Bardi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A shot to the body from Orochi misses
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a thumping low kick.
Orochi misses with a body shot
and Di Betto Bardi counters with an inside leg kick.
Di Betto Bardi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Di Betto Bardi cracks the inside of Orochi's front leg.
Di Betto Bardi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Orochi. Those never looked like landing.
Orochi throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Orochi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Di Betto Bardi.
Orochi throws out a loose jab but Di Betto Bardi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orochi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Di Betto Bardi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Orochi is breathing heavily.
Orochi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Di Betto Bardi counters with an outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Di Betto Bardi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Betto Bardi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Orochi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Di Betto Bardi.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Di Betto Bardi. Orochi shrugs it off though.
Di Betto Bardi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orochi's sensitive parts.
Di Betto Bardi cracks the inside of Orochi's front leg.
Di Betto Bardi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Di Betto Bardi scoring well with a low kick there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Di Betto Bardi.
Orochi throws a right hand that misses
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Orochi's knee momentarily.
Orochi throws a sloppy body shot
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Di Betto Bardi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orochi. Di Betto Bardi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Di Betto Bardi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Di Betto Bardi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Di Betto Bardi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Betto Bardi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Di Betto Bardi lands a high kick!
Orochi tries to clinch up but Di Betto Bardi circles away and keeps his distance.
Orochi looks to clinch
and Di Betto Bardi counters with an outside leg kick.
Orochi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Di Betto Bardi.
Orochi misses with a left hand
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Orochi's knee momentarily.
Di Betto Bardi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from Orochi misses
and Di Betto Bardi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Orochi really felt that one!
Orochi wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orochi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Di Betto Bardi. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Di Betto Bardi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orochi.
Orochi takes the fight into the clinch.
Di Betto Bardi is trying to break free.
Orochi wants to break free but Di Betto Bardi has control.
Orochi misses with a punch to the body.
Orochi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orochi breaks from the clinch.
Orochi misses with an uppercut
and Di Betto Bardi counters with an inside leg kick.
Orochi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Di Betto Bardi.
Orochi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Di Betto Bardi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Orochi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Orochi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a thumping low kick.
Di Betto Bardi throws a head kick that half lands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Orochi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Di Betto Bardi - the referee stops the clock and Orochi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Di Betto Bardi. Orochi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orochi misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orochi. Di Betto Bardi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Di Betto Bardi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Orochi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orochi throws an off balance right hand
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Orochi's knee momentarily.
That kick from Di Betto Bardi tenderised Orochi's leg. Orochi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Orochi 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.
Orochi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orochi misses with a body shot
and Di Betto Bardi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Orochi really felt that one!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Di Betto Bardi, right into the meat.
Orochi throws a right hand that misses
and Di Betto Bardi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Di Betto Bardi moves out of range of the strikes.
Di Betto Bardi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Orochi's calf.
You can see that Orochi has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Orochi moves out of range of the strikes.
Di Betto Bardi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Orochi. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orochi throws a sloppy body shot
and Di Betto Bardi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Di Betto Bardi.
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!
Di Betto Bardi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orochi's elbow.
Di Betto Bardi breaks the clinch.
Orochi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Di Betto Bardi can pounce on him.
Orochi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Di Betto Bardi can pounce on him.
Di Betto Bardi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orochi tries to clinch there but Di Betto Bardi circles away.
Di Betto Bardi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Orochi just manages to avoid it.
Orochi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Di Betto Bardi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orochi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Orochi's knee momentarily.
Di Betto Bardi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Di Betto Bardi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Di Betto Bardi thumps Orochi with a low kick.
Di Betto Bardi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Orochi throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Orochi misses with a hook to the body
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Orochi scores with a four punch combination!
Orochi throws a sloppy body shot
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a head kick that drops Orochi to the mat! Orochi scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Orochi clinches up with Di Betto Bardi and pushes him back against the cage.
Orochi prevents Di Betto Bardi from breaking the clinch.
Orochi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Di Betto Bardi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Di Betto Bardi blocks a body shot from Orochi.
Di Betto Bardi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orochi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orochi misses the shot to the body.
Orochi doesn't manage to clinch there - Di Betto Bardi circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Di Betto Bardi walks into a straight right hand from Orochi.
Orochi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Di Betto Bardi manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Di Betto Bardi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Betto Bardi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Orochi swings widly with a right hand
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a low kick, right behind Orochi 's knee.
Di Betto Bardi throws a hook to the side of Orochi's head but Orochi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orochi throws a body shot but no joy.
Orochi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Di Betto Bardi throws a nice head kick!
Orochi throws a right hand that misses
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Orochi's knee momentarily.
Orochi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Orochi misses with a lunging right hand
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a low kick, right behind Orochi 's knee.
A thudding body kick lands there by Di Betto Bardi!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Orochi finds it's way through Di Betto Bardi's defenses.
Orochi misses with a lunging right hand
and Di Betto Bardi counters with an outside leg kick.
Di Betto Bardi takes one to the chin there.
Di Betto Bardi keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Di Betto Bardi, 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi!
After winning the bout, Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Whitaker (ranked 1154 p4p, 176 weight class) and Jambe De Bois (ranked 688 p4p, 114 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Whitaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jambe De Bois!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker wants to clinch up but De Bois keeps it at a distance.
Whitaker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Whitaker showed some decent athleticism there.
De Bois wants to improve his position but Whitaker is controlling well.
De Bois is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Whitaker wants to control but De Bois is keeping him busy.
Whitaker is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because De Bois is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
De Bois looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitaker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Bois gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker cracks De Bois with a solid left hand.
De Bois working a defensive guard here.
Whitaker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Bois is keeping the position for now.
Whitaker is in close to De Bois's body, working some short punches and elbows.
De Bois working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whitaker.
De Bois utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Whitaker is stalling in the full guard.
De Bois tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whitaker wants to pass the guard but De Bois is keeping the position.
Whitaker working some strikes from top position.
De Bois looking for a sweep. Not yet De Bois, not yet.
Whitaker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Bois keeping moving, preventing Whitaker from controlling successfully.
Whitaker wants to pass the guard but De Bois is keeping the position.
De Bois manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whitaker manages to get himself to full guard.
De Bois must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
De Bois stopping the sweep attempt from Whitaker.
De Bois is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Whitaker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Bois trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Bois postures up and lands a big shot to Whitaker's brow.
Whitaker wants to sweep but no luck.
De Bois scoring with some ground and pound.
Whitaker wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Whitaker trying to control the action but De Bois is working from the bottom.
De Bois trying to control but Whitaker postures up.
De Bois is trying to get back to full guard.
De Bois trying to control but Whitaker postures up.
Whitaker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Whitaker winds up and cracks De Bois with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Whitaker drops an elbow to the side of De Bois's head.
De Bois tries to roll over but Whitaker keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De Bois can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker wants to control but De Bois is keeping him busy.
De Bois is looking to control Whitaker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Bois avoid being mounted?
Whitaker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Bois does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De Bois is looking to improve his position.
Whitaker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
De Bois won't allow Whitaker to pass to mount.
Whitaker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Bois is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Whitaker scores with a couple of nice shots.
De Bois manages to get to full guard.
De Bois really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Whitaker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Bois has momentary wrist control but Whitaker slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Whitaker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from De Bois misses.
Whitaker takes one to the chin there.
Whitaker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whitaker tries to clinch up.
Whitaker connects with a nice looking jab.
Whitaker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Bois jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whitaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whitaker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
De Bois is trying to get back to half guard.
Whitaker wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Bois keeps working.
De Bois stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Whitaker fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Whitaker is putting a hurting on De Bois here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bois is looking for a sweep.
De Bois takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on De Bois's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Bois tries to bench press Whitaker off him but Whitaker keeps the position.
Whitaker trying to control the position but De Bois is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Bois tries to buck Whitaker off but Whitaker is having none of it.
Whitaker wants to control but De Bois is keeping him busy.
De Bois tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Whitaker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Whitaker controls the position from side control.
De Bois tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Bois is trying to control Whitaker's posture but Whitaker avoids it.
Whitaker landing strikes.
Whitaker wants to control but De Bois is keeping him busy.
Whitaker has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for De Bois!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker punching from mount but De Bois doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Whitaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Bois can do to turn this around?
Whitaker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Whitaker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
De Bois sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Whitaker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Bois avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whitaker.
De Bois is looking to control Whitaker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Bois avoid being mounted?
De Bois tries to get to full guard but Whitaker has control of the leg.
De Bois is looking to control Whitaker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Bois avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Bois defending well though.
Nice strikes from Whitaker there.
De Bois taking some punishment here, with Whitaker in his half guard.
Whitaker wants to pass the guard but De Bois is defending well.
Whitaker working the head and body with strikes.
Eric Whitaker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whitaker uses his free foot to push down on De Bois's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for De Bois.
De Bois tries to lock up and control but Whitaker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitaker punishing his opponent with strikes.
Whitaker avoids the attempt from De Bois to control.
Whitaker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Whitaker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
De Bois waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whitaker.
Whitaker shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. De Bois is trying to defend but Whitaker finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Whitaker moves nicely into side control.
Whitaker misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Whitaker has knee on belly and moves into mount.
De Bois tries to lock up and control but Whitaker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Bois takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Whitaker lands with some strikes.
Whitaker looking to finish De Bois with some ground and pound. This is bad for De Bois!
De Bois is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitaker cracks De Bois with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Whitaker!
Eric Whitaker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Litill Bjornsson (ranked 285 p4p, 38 weight class) and Dirk Kutaz (ranked 435 p4p, 60 weight class). Litill Bjornsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Litill Bjornsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dirk Kutaz!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kutaz is just out of range.
Kutaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Kutaz misses.
Bjornsson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kutaz manages to circle out of the way.
Bjornsson staying out of range there.
Bjornsson is looking to counter the offense by Kutaz and move into the clinch.
Bjornsson rushes Kutaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kutaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bjornsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Kutaz.
A short uppercut from Kutaz.
Kutaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Bjornsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bjornsson.
Bjornsson jumps guard but Kutaz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bjornsson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kutaz walks away with a smile on his face. Bjornsson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Bjornsson misses.
A jab from Kutaz misses.
A jab from Kutaz misses.
Bjornsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kutaz throws out the jab.
Bjornsson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kutaz throws a hook to the side of Bjornsson's head but Bjornsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Kutaz misses.
Bjornsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kutaz punishes Bjornsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bjornsson, as that shot connected.
Bjornsson misses the body punch
and Kutaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Bjornsson darts in and clinches Kutaz up against the cage.
Kutaz throws a head punch that misses.
Bjornsson pulls guard successfully.
Kutaz wants to stand but Bjornsson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bjornsson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bjornsson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kutaz is aware though and is defending well.
Kutaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bjornsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bjornsson has his foot on Kutaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kutaz works his way back into a safe position though.
Bjornsson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kutaz doesn't defend quickly enough and Bjornsson has managed to lock this one up! Can Kutaz escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Bjornsson on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Litill Bjornsson!
Litill Bjornsson retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Litill Bjornsson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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