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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Chang (ranked 2640 p4p, 280 weight class) and Xavier Merlin (ranked 2685 p4p, 283 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pedro Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Merlin!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Merlin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Merlin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Chang counter with a right hand.
Merlin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chang is fending him off so far but Merlin persists. Nope, Chang circles away and we're back to standing.
Merlin tries for a takedown but Chang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pedro Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Merlin.
Merlin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Changs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Merlin checks a low kick from Chang.
Chang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Merlin has his takedown stuffed
and Chang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merlin swings widly with a right hand
and Merlin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Merlin shoots in but Chang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chang is looking for a counter combo.
Chang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Merlin moves away.
Merlin feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merlin throws out a loose jab but Chang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chang tries to score with a low kick but Merlin moves his leg out of the way.
Chang seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Merlin darts in looking for a takedown but Chang gets double underhooks and turns Merlin into the cage.
Merlin misses with a straight right.
Merlin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chang but Chang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Merlin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chang was covering up waiting for the punch and Merlin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Chang pulls Merlin in close to prevent any damage.
Merlin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Merlin's guard.
Merlin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chang is aware though and is defending well.
Chang wants to stand but Merlin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Chang won't allow Merlin to sweep him here.
Chang wants to stand but Merlin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Merlin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chang defends well.
Chang has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Merlin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Chang stacks Merlin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Chang!
Merlin is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang wants to stand but Merlin has his arm trapped.
Chang stands up.
Chang throws a low kick but Merlin moves out of range easily.
Merlin shoots in for a takedown but Chang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Merlin shoots in and bounces Chang off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Merlin trying to control but Chang is working from the bottom.
Merlin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Chang manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Merlin has Chang in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merlin pulls Chang in to control the position.
Merlin is looking for a triangle here but Chang uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Chang stands up.
Merlin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chang is trying to stand back up but Merlin is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Chang dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Merlin closes the distance and clinches up with Chang, looking for a takedown. Merlin pushes Chang against the cage but Chang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Merlin closes the distance and clinches up with Chang, looking for a takedown. Merlin pushes Chang against the cage but Chang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Merlin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Chang!
Merlin goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Chang rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Merlin's guard! Nice work there by Chang!
Merlin is trying to keep Chang in close.
Chang gets to his feet. Merlin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merlin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chang defends it nicely.
Chang throws a quick counter kick to the body but Merlin avoids it.
Pedro Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Merlin.
Chang throws a sloppy head kick and Merlin moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Merlin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Chang to counter with a crisp jab.
Chang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Merlin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chang connects with a jab.
Merlin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chang throws a jab when Merlin was well out of range.
And Merlin tries to counter it with a takedown but Chang pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Merlin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chang swivels and escapes.
Pedro Chang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Merlin is defended easily by Chang.
Merlin is breathing heavily.
Chang tries a head kick but it misses.
Merlin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merlin cracks Chang with a good jab.
Chang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chang gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Chang manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chang looking to slow down the pace here.
Chang misses with an elbow strike.
Chang misses with some punches.
Chang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Merlin.
Merlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Chang.
Chang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short uppercut from Merlin.
Merlin lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chang.
Merlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Chang.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Merlin.
Merlin tries a body shot but Chang blocks it.
Merlin takes a shot to the head.
Chang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chang trying to control the position but instead, Merlin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chang into the cage.
A short right from Merlin.
Merlin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chang.
Merlin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chang prevents it.
Chang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Merlin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang tries to land a knee to the head but Merlin blocks with his arms.
Merlin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chang misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Chang.
Merlin misses with a punch on the inside.
Merlin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
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!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Merlin working aggressively here.
Chang lands a knee to the head.
Chang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Merlin tries a body shot but Chang blocks it.
Merlin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chang tries to throw a body punch but Merlin avoids it by throwing Chang back against the cage.
Chang avoiding damage.
Chang lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Chang dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Merlin misses with a takedown attempt
and Chang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Merlin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Pedro Chang has been cut.
Merlin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Chang's guard.
Merlin stopping the sweep attempt from Chang.
Merlin trying to control the position from guard on top but Chang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Merlin stops Chang from standing up.
Chang pushes Merlin off and scrambles back to his feet.
Merlin shoots in and drives through. Chang sprawls well.
It looked like Chang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Merlin.
Merlin swings widly with a right hand
and Chang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chang is looking to land body kicks.
Merlin fails with the takedown
and Chang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pedro Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Merlin.
Merlin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang tries to land a front kick but Merlin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Merlin has a takedown stuffed.
Chang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Merlin.
Chang gets a clinch.
Chang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Merlin misses with some punches.
Merlin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Merlin can do to turn this around?
Merlin tries to work over Chang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Merlin has a couple of punches blocked by Chang.
A short body shot lands from Chang as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Merlin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Merlin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Merlin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Merlin misses with a punch on the inside.
Chang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chang missing with knees to the body.
Merlin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Merlin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chang working Merlin over with knees to the body.
Pedro Chang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!
Merlin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chang tries to throw a body punch but Merlin avoids it by throwing Chang back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang scores with a shot to the side of Merlin's head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chang.
Chang trying to land knees to the body.
Merlin working aggressively here.
Merlin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chang lands an elbow that stopped Merlin in his tracks for a moment.
Merlin is rocked!
Chang lands a knee to the head.
Merlin is still on wobbly legs! Can Chang finish him?
Merlin working aggressively here.
Chang creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Merlin! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Chang.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Chang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Erikson (ranked 3055 p4p, 287 weight class) and Erik Friedrichsen (ranked 2041 p4p, 210 weight class). Erikson comes to the cage accompanied by Gåte - Statt Opp. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Erikson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Friedrichsen!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedrichsen throws out a leg kick but Erikson moves out of range and Friedrichsen only half commits.
As Friedrichsen tries to get set, Erikson tries to push him back and clinch up but Friedrichsen manages to avoid the attempt.
Friedrichsen throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Jon Erikson has been cut.
Erikson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Friedrichsen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Erikson momentarily.
Friedrichsen misses with an uppercut.
Erikson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Erikson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Erikson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Friedrichsen misses with a low kick as Erikson jumps back.
Friedrichsen misses with a looping left.
Erik Friedrichsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friedrichsen tests Erikson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Erikson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Friedrichsen sends Erikson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Friedrichsen is motioning to the referee to let Erikson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Erikson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Friedrichsen scores with a leg kick.
Oh Erikson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Friedrichsen walks into a jab.
It looks like Erik Friedrichsen has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Friedrichsen. Erikson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Erikson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Friedrichsen manages to circle out of the way.
Friedrichsen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Erikson seems to have got his legs back now.
Friedrichsen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Friedrichsen misses with a jab to the body
and Erikson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Friedrichsen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Friedrichsen.
Erikson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Erikson avoids the body shot from Friedrichsen.
Friedrichsen throws a sloppy body shot
and Erikson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Friedrichsen.
Friedrichsen swinging wildly here.
Friedrichsen misses the body punch
and Erikson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Erikson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Friedrichsen misses with a right hand
and Erikson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friedrichsen swings widly with a right hand
letting Erikson counter with a right hand.
Friedrichsen is rocked!
That has opened up Erik Friedrichsen's cut even more.
Friedrichsen drops his hands momentarily and Erikson needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Friedrichsen just on the top of the head. Friedrichsen drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Friedrichsen - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jon Erikson!
After winning the bout, Jon Erikson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Erik Friedrichsen was interviewed post fight and said 'I am young. This is merely a slight delay'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Fiaschi (ranked 2879 p4p, 306 weight class) and Johnny Truth (ranked 1775 p4p, 204 weight class). Fiaschi comes to the cage accompanied by ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Fiaschi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Johnny Truth!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truth lands an overhand right.
Fiaschi misses with a takedown attempt
and Truth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fiaschi misses with a two punch combination.
Fiaschi fails with the takedown.
Truth throws a counter combo.
Fiaschi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fiaschi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Fiaschi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Truth keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fiaschi doesn't seem bothered though.
Fiaschi has his takedown stuffed
and Truth counters with a nice right hand that sends Fiaschi toppling to the canvas! Fiaschi scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Truth finish him?!
Fiaschi is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiaschi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oh Fiaschi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fiaschi misses with a takedown
and Truth counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Truth!
Johnny Truth thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Hauweg (ranked 1290 p4p, 169 weight class) and Mario Rossi (ranked 1520 p4p, 189 weight class). Bob Hauweg had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Hauweg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi just misses with a punch to the body.
Rossi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rossi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rossi slaps away a takedown attempt from Hauweg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've been informed that Rossi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rossi pushes Hauweg up against the cage in a clinch.
Hauweg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rossi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hauweg blocking some punches.
Hauweg has a couple of punches blocked by Rossi.
Rossi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hauweg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Rossi.
Rossi pushes Hauweg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rossi blocks a body shot from Hauweg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hauweg lands a takedown into guard.
Rossi has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hauweg is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Rossi misses with a punch to the body.
Rossi is trying to break the clinch but Hauweg has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauweg lands a nice uppercut.
Rossi prevents a body shot from Hauweg.
We've been hearing reports that Hauweg has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hauweg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rossi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rossi tries a body shot but Hauweg blocks it.
Hauweg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rossi takes a shot to the head.
Rossi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rossi breaks the clinch.
Hauweg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rossi.
Hauweg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hauweg throws a jab but it's blocked by Rossi.
Hauweg throws a body shot but no joy.
Hauweg lands with a hook. Rossi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hauweg lands a jab.
Rossi looks to land a left hand but Hauweg moved out of range nicely.
Hauweg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rossi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Hauweg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hauweg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hauweg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hauweg misses with a punch to the body.
Hauweg has hold of one of Rossi's legs. Rossi is fighting the takedown attempt but Hauweg gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hauweg throwing strikes from guard but Rossi blocks nicely.
Hauweg distracts Rossi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hauweg stops Rossi from standing up.
Hauweg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rossi keeping moving, preventing Hauweg from controlling successfully.
Hauweg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rossi is keeping the position for now.
Rossi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hauweg is controlling him.
Hauweg landing with the ground and pound.
Rossi has his feet on Hauweg's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauweg dips to his left and cracks Rossi with an uppercut!
Rossi stuns Hauweg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Rossi.
Hauweg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rossi.
Rossi throws the left hand but Hauweg avoids the punch easily.
Rossi swings for the body but Hauweg moves out of range.
Rossi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hauweg with a poor takedown
letting Rossi counter with a right hand.
Hauweg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rossi.
Rossi misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Rossi. Those never looked like landing.
Hauweg slips under a jab from Rossi.
Sloppy strikes from Rossi. Those never looked like landing.
Hauweg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Despite the aggression on Rossi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauweg dives in for a single leg takedown but Rossi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hauweg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Hauweg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hauweg is looking to counter punch.
Hauweg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rossi.
Hauweg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rossi defends it nicely.
Hauweg tries to bum rush Rossi with a series of wild strikes but Rossi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hauweg fails with the takedown.
Rossi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hauweg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rossi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hauweg somewhat.
Rossi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Rossi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hauweg throws a hook to the side of Rossi's head but Rossi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Hauweg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hauweg just misses with a punch to the body.
Hauweg lands a jab to the head.
Hauweg connects with a right hand. Rossi shakes it off.
Hauweg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bob Hauweg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hauweg thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hauweg is defended easily by Rossi.
Hauweg with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hauweg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rossi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mario Rossi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rossi throws out a loose jab but Hauweg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Rossi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi leaves Hauweg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rossi tries to counter with a clinch but Hauweg shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Hauweg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rossi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hauweg counters with a takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Hauweg's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rossi wants to control but Hauweg postures up.
Rossi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hauweg working the head with strikes.
Rossi defending against the ground and pound.
Rossi wants to get back to his feet but Hauweg drags him back down.
Rossi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hauweg's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hauweg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hauweg stops Rossi from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi taking some punishment here, with Hauweg in his half guard.
Rossi has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Hauweg is on him like a limpet, forcing Rossi back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossi blocks an uppercut.
Hauweg is trying to stall.
Rossi blocks a body shot from Hauweg.
Rossi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hauweg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rossi throws out the jab.
Hauweg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rossi as he jumps to the side.
Rossi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hauweg in his tracks.
Rossi misses the jab.
Hauweg went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rossi throws a shot from downtown. Hauweg moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi swings for the body but Hauweg moves out of range.
Hauweg attempts a counter takedown but Rossi avoids it well and moves away.
Hauweg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rossi as he avoids it easily.
Rossi tries to clinch but Hauweg moves out of range.
Hauweg fails with a takedown attempt.
Rossi throws a wild body kick that Hauweg sees coming a mile off.
Hauweg shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rossi but Rossi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rossi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mario Rossi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hauweg.
Rossi connects with a nice looking jab.
Rossi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hauweg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hauweg is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauweg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hauweg throws a lazy right hand but Rossi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hauweg misses the shot to the body.
Rossi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hauweg scores with a shot to the body.
Hauweg lands a head shot.
Rossi walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hauweg loads up on a big right hand but Rossi slips the punch.
Hauweg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rossi finds it's way round the side to connect with Hauweg's head.
Rossi cracks Hauweg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hauweg misses with a double jab
and Rossi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rossi misses with a hook. Hauweg ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mario Rossi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. 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.
Hauweg just misses with a punch to the body.
Hauweg slips under a jab from Rossi.
Rossi motions for Hauweg to come forward. Rossi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hauweg feinted with a counter takedown.
Hauweg shoots in but Rossi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rossi raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hauweg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rossi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rossi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hauweg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rossi.
Rossi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hauweg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rossi as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi scores with a nice right hand.
Donk. Rossi catches Hauweg right on the button with a cross.
Hauweg is rocked!
The crowd cheers as Rossi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hauweg doesn't seem phased though.
Oh Hauweg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hauweg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rossi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rossi walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hauweg drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Rossi swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hauweg's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Rossi!
Mario Rossi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Philip Ziskie (ranked 1501 p4p, 159 weight class) and Rocco OGrady (ranked 1306 p4p, 135 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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149 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philip Ziskie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco OGrady!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OGrady throws a leg kick
enabling Ziskie to counter with a crisp jab.
OGrady missing with a left hand there. Ziskie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
OGrady has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ziskie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ziskie is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but OGrady still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, OGrady has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Ziskie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ziskie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ziskie actively working from the bottom here.
Ziskie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie tries to get to full guard but OGrady has control of the leg.
Ziskie is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute OGrady jumps into side control!
Ziskie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Ziskie is working hard here to advance position.
OGrady wants to stand but Ziskie has his arm trapped.
Ziskie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ziskie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
OGrady stopping the sweep attempt from Ziskie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ziskie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead OGrady passes into half guard.
OGrady wants to get back to his feet.
OGrady prevents Ziskie from improving his position.
OGrady seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A swing and a miss from Ziskie.
Ziskie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by OGrady.
Ziskie misses with the combination.
OGrady throws a push kick but Ziskie slaps the foot to one side.
Ziskie throws an off balance right hand
and OGrady cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
OGrady throws a leg kick but Ziskie sees it coming and moves out of range.
OGrady throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ziskie throwing a counter right hand but OGrady manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Ziskie.
OGrady misses with a low kick.
Ziskie misses with a straight left.
Ziskie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ziskie wants to control for a moment but OGrady uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ziskie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, OGrady has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Philip Ziskie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
OGrady throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
OGrady ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ziskie moves away.
Ziskie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ziskie throws a low kick, looking for OGrady's leg but OGrady calmly moves out of range.
Ziskie checks a leg kick.
Ziskie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
OGrady throws a wild body kick that Ziskie sees coming a mile off.
Ziskie goes for a double leg but OGrady avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as OGrady continues to drive forward.
OGrady takes a body punch but keeps moving.
OGrady lunges at Ziskie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ziskie's hand.
OGrady lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Ziskie finds it's way through OGrady's defenses.
Ziskie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before OGrady can pounce on him.
OGrady uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ziskie.
Ziskie ducks under a wild hook from OGrady.
OGrady ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ziskie moves away.
OGrady throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
OGrady blocks a head kick by Ziskie.
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!
Nice straight punches there by OGrady. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of OGrady.
Ziskie dives in and grabs OGrady's left leg, looking for a takedown. OGrady pushes down on Ziskie's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OGrady throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Ziskie.
OGrady fails to land with a series of punches.
Rocco OGrady seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ziskie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ziskie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
OGrady misses with a straight left.
OGrady stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Ziskie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from OGrady misses
and Ziskie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ziskie.
Ziskie throwing strikes from guard but OGrady blocks nicely.
Ziskie trying to control but OGrady is working from the bottom.
Ziskie pushes down on OGrady's leg and manages to get into half guard.
OGrady is trying to stand back up but Ziskie is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie with the ground and pound but OGrady uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ziskie pushing down on OGrady's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ziskie is trying to work for a kimura but OGrady is defending well.
Ziskie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, OGrady has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ziskie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ziskie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie is looking for a kimura here.
Ziskie wants to work for an arm triangle but OGrady is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
OGrady wants to get back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ziskie blocks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Ziskie coming out on top.
Ziskie throws a sloppy body shot
and Ziskie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ziskie's corner calls for a 1-2. Ziskie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good work by Ziskie as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Ziskie misses.
OGrady let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Ziskie.
A slow jab from OGrady misses its intended target.
Ziskie avoids the body shot from OGrady.
Decent striking displayed by OGrady there.
OGrady has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from OGrady there as he acknowledges the shot.
OGrady misses with a wild body shot.
Ziskie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
OGrady takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ziskie misses with a wild body shot.
Ziskie slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rocco OGrady will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ziskie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. OGrady is trying to defend but Ziskie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ziskie prevents OGrady from standing back up.
Ziskie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
OGrady is trying to stand up here but Ziskie is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but OGrady does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ziskie seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead OGrady has recovered full guard.
Ziskie tries to free his leg and advance position but OGrady is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OGrady is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Philip Ziskie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ziskie trying to control the position from guard on top but OGrady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
OGrady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
OGrady keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ziskie.
Jab, jab by Ziskie - just one landing.
Philip Ziskie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OGrady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ziskie.
OGrady checks the leg kick.
OGrady gets cracked there but stands up to it.
OGrady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ziskie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
OGrady is trying to stand back up but Ziskie is controlling him
OGrady keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ziskie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ziskie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ziskie trying to pass the guard but OGrady defending well.
Ziskie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and OGrady defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OGrady wants to get back to his feet.
Ziskie is pressing down on OGrady's thigh, looking to free his foot. OGrady is holding on for now.
Ziskie misses with a head shot. OGrady uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ziskie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ziskie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ziskie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. OGrady swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ziskie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ziskie throws a hook to the side of OGrady's head but OGrady sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
OGrady tries to move into range but Ziskie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ziskie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract OGrady.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ziskie. OGrady does a little dance to reset his feet.
OGrady uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ziskie has time to react.
OGrady looks to score with a jab to the body but Ziskie is just out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
OGrady ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
OGrady throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ziskie.
Ziskie throws a hook but OGrady blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Ziskie blocks the low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Ziskie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ziskie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Philip Ziskie!
After winning the bout, Philip Ziskie 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Black Alligator (ranked 1225 p4p, 62 weight class) and Twea King (ranked 834 p4p, 38 weight class). Alligator comes to the cage accompanied by Golden Features - Always. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Black Alligator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Twea King!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King lands a jab to the nose.
Alligator definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
King cracks Alligator with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Twea King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alligator displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Alligator bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alligator tried to counter with a leg kick but King avoided it.
King cracks Alligator with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alligator's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alligator scrambles back to his feet.
King shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alligator cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alligator on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King lands with a good body shot.
Alligator slips under a jab from King.
Alligator needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there.
King has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alligator has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from King finds it's way round the side to connect with Alligator's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alligator as he avoids it easily.
King misses the jab.
It looked like Alligator wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alligator is looking for a counter combo.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
Alligator appears to be looking for a big counter.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King digs a good hook to Alligator's body.
Alligator uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Alligator swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
King swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alligator connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alligator slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Alligator misses its target.
King lands with a good body shot.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alligator manages to avoid it.
King lands a jab to Alligator's midsection.
Alligator's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alligator scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King swings for the body but Alligator moves out of range.
Alligator looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alligator keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Alligator tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
King has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from King misses.
Alligator half committed to a counter leg kick.
King missing with a left hand there. Alligator was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Alligator was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
King connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
King misses with a hook. Alligator ducked under it nicely.
King connects with the punch.
Alligator takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good standup being displayed there by King as he connects with a hook.
Alligator walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alligator leaves King with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Alligator tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black Alligator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twea King.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alligator sprawls well. Alligator wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Alligator appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands with a nice body punch.
King dives in and scores a takedown into Alligator's guard.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Alligator is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alligator on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alligator tries to get out of the position.
King advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
King prevents Alligator from improving his position.
Alligator might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alligator tries to kick King off but King keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Alligator is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
King is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alligator doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time King.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alligator has his hands clasped together around King's back. He's all about the action.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alligator is trying is best to control the position here.
King seems to be looking for submissions.
Alligator makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alligator.
Alligator is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.
King trying to control but Alligator is working from the bottom.
King seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Alligator knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
Alligator controls King momentarily but King frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twea King dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alligator takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
King is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alligator's half guard.
King wants to take a breather but Alligator is having none of it.
King is working for a kimura but Alligator is defending it quite comfortably.
Alligator trying to control here.
King is trying to work for a kimura but Alligator is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alligator tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.
Alligator is trying to stand up here but King is controlling him well.
King is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alligator is just riding it out for now. King eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alligator makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alligator.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alligator is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
King drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and King jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Twea King has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alligator trying to control the position.
Alligator controlling King's posture.
Alligator working a defensive guard here.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alligator wants to stand and escape but King is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
King thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
King thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
King passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Alligator tries to bench press King off him but King keeps the position.
Alligator wants to control but King postures up.
Alligator gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
King seems to be looking for submissions.
King sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alligator defending well though.
King is trying to work for a kimura but Alligator is defending well.
Alligator wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King seems to be working for a kimura but Alligator defends the submission attempt.
King stops Alligator from getting back to his feet.
Alligator tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.
Alligator wants to control but King is keeping busy.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King seems to be looking for submissions.
Alligator moves into full guard.
Alligator not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alligator is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
King is standing up over Alligator. Alligator looks to escape but King dives into side control.
Alligator wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Alligator has one of King's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
King working away.
Alligator is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because King is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alligator tries to get back to half guard but can't.
King looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
King thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twea King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
King is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
King clobbers Alligator with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alligator slips a straight right by King.
Alligator appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
King wants to clinch but Alligator slips to the side
and Alligator counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alligator needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there.
King lands a really nice looking cross but Alligator seems unphased.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alligator on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
King takes a swing at Alligator's ribcage but misses.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Alligator tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Twea King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Alligator is looking to wear down King with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Alligator is just out of range.
Alligator swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alligator uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King connects with a nice looking jab.
King looks for a takedown but Alligator sprawls well.
Alligator looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
King misses with a jab to the body
and Alligator counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
King looks to throw the jab but Alligator is out of range.
Alligator throws a big counter combination but King scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
King fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Alligator seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
King lands with a good body shot.
Alligator takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King has closed the distance and engaged Alligator in a clinch.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alligator backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alligator pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alligator just leaning against King, taking a breather.
Black Alligator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alligator blocking some punches.
Alligator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
King prevents a body shot from Alligator.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alligator's elbow.
Alligator lands with a light punch inside.
Alligator looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alligator tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King tries a body shot but Alligator blocks it.
King takes a shot to the head.
Alligator manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from King misses.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Alligator's head.
King closes the distance and pushes Alligator back into the cage.
Alligator misses with a body punch.
King pulls guard effortlessly.
King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alligator can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
King working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alligator doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alligator manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alligator wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
Alligator chips away with some ground and pound.
King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alligator can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alligator engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alligator postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
King keeping full guard, as Alligator tries to pass.
Alligator with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Twea King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Twea King!
The defeated Black Alligator had this to say: 'Aarrrghhhhhhhh.......
You got the best of me this time, Ill mash you up next time....
I know you'll feel it in the morning.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Balder Bull (ranked 1390 p4p, 176 weight class) and Lynn Steinheiser (ranked 1406 p4p, 180 weight class). Lynn Steinheiser has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Balder Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lynn Steinheiser!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull with a hook.
Donk. Bull catches Steinheiser right on the button with a cross.
Bull just misses with a punch to the body.
And Steinheiser tries to counter it with a takedown but Bull pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Steinheiser shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bull throws a shot from downtown. Steinheiser moves away and avoids it.
Steinheiser moves out of range of the strikes.
Bull scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bull scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steinheiser slips a straight right by Bull.
Steinheiser tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Steinheiser drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull defending against the ground and pound.
Steinheiser has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinheiser fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Steinheiser is trying to ground and pound but Bull uses the momentary lack of control by Steinheiser to regain half guard.
Bull is looking to improve his position.
Bull might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Steinheiser lands with a punch from half guard.
Bull is looking to improve his position.
Bull on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Steinheiser missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Steinheiser prevents Bull from improving his position.
Steinheiser working over Bull with some ground and pound. Bull looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Steinheiser has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinheiser throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bull to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steinheiser scoring with punches to the head and body.
Steinheiser throwing strikes from guard but Bull blocks nicely.
Bull utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steinheiser cracks Bull with a solid left hand.
Steinheiser content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Steinheiser postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steinheiser trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steinheiser postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steinheiser working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bull's head.
Steinheiser chips away with some ground and pound.
Steinheiser is looking to work some ground and pound but Bull has wrist control.
Steinheiser controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinheiser is looking to work some ground and pound but Bull has wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bull throws a looping overhand right but Steinheiser ducks down to avoid it.
Bull misses with an uppercut.
Steinheiser with the counter takedown but Bull avoids it easily.
Steinheiser misses with a takedown attempt
and Steinheiser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bull looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steinheiser dodges the punch combination from Bull.
Steinheiser drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bull defends it well.
Bull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bull throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinheiser shoots in and drives through. Bull sprawls well.
Bull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steinheiser is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bull loads up on a big right hand but Steinheiser slips the punch.
Bull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bull scores with a nice head shot.
Bull throws a jab but it's blocked by Steinheiser.
Steinheiser steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bull.
A telegraphed right hand from Bull misses the target.
Steinheiser is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bull fails to land with a series of punches.
Bull misses with a lunging right hand
and Steinheiser counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balder Bull dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bull throws a body shot but no joy.
Steinheiser slips a straight right by Bull.
Steinheiser drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bull defends it well.
Bull throws a hook but Steinheiser blocks it.
Steinheiser drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bull defends it well.
Lynn Steinheiser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steinheiser takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bull is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steinheiser can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Bull misses its intended target.
Steinheiser feints the counter takedown.
Steinheiser gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull looks to throw the jab but Steinheiser is out of range.
Steinheiser wants to counter the offense by Bull and move into the clinch position.
Steinheiser moves out of range of the strikes.
Bull lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steinheiser.
Steinheiser changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bull looks to land a left hand but Steinheiser moved out of range nicely.
Steinheiser with the counter takedown but Bull avoids it easily.
Balder Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull swinging wildly here.
Steinheiser takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Bull there.
Steinheiser shoots for a takedown but Bull saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Steinheiser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinheiser on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bull lands with a good body shot.
Balder Bull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steinheiser shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steinheiser trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steinheiser won't allow Bull to sweep him here.
Steinheiser stands up over Bull, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Steinheiser with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steinheiser is in close to Bull's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Steinheiser throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bull is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bull 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bull on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bull tries to get out of the position.
Steinheiser in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bull utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lynn Steinheiser has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steinheiser trying to control but Bull is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steinheiser.
Steinheiser is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Steinheiser slips a jab and a cross from Bull.
Bull lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steinheiser gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bull.
Balder Bull is winning the standup battle so far.
Bull works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a combination that misses
and Steinheiser decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bull's guard.
Steinheiser works over Bull with some ground and pound from guard.
Steinheiser wants to control from the top but Bull keeps moving.
Bull pulls Steinheiser in close to prevent any damage.
Steinheiser is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bull looking to control.
Steinheiser stands up and waves to Bull to follow him.
Steinheiser defending well as Bull loads up on a big left hand.
Steinheiser drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bull defends it well.
Steinheiser walks into a stiff left hand from Bull.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balder Bull dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bull looks to land a right hand but Steinheiser moved out of range.
Steinheiser changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A big right from Bull misses.
Steinheiser tries to counter by closing the distance.
Steinheiser closes the distance and clinches up with Bull, looking for a takedown. Steinheiser pushes Bull against the cage but Bull circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steinheiser feints the counter takedown.
Steinheiser fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bull avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steinheiser counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bull looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bull is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Steinheiser is controlling him.
Steinheiser trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steinheiser throws an elbow that misses. Bull uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Steinheiser's guard. Nice move by Bull!
Bull wants to control from the top but Steinheiser keeps moving.
Steinheiser escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bull gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinheiser keeping moving, preventing Bull from controlling successfully.
Bull avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Steinheiser keeping moving, preventing Bull from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull stays in close to Steinheiser's body and controls the position.
Bull trying to control the position from guard on top but Steinheiser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bull controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bull trying to control the position from guard on top but Steinheiser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bull seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bull works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lynn Steinheiser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balder Bull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bull is trying to control the action in half guard but Steinheiser is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balder Bull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bull, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balder Bull!
A very excited looking Balder Bull 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.
Lynn Steinheiser spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm calling for a review of this fight! This faggot kept sticking his finger in my asshole!!! Who the hell can fight effectively while getting fingered in their asshole??? I did not like that at all ... though it felt good, but that is besides the point! A distraction is a DISTRACTION!!!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Mfer (ranked 472 p4p, 63 weight class) and Iso Paa (ranked 188 p4p, 27 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ispa Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Paa!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paa throws a body punch but Mfer moves out of range.
Mfer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mfer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Paa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paa defending well as Mfer loads up on a big left hand.
Paa digs a good body shot into Mfer's ribs.
Mfer throws a sloppy body shot
and Paa counters with a nice uppercut.
Paa forces Mfer back against the cage and clinches.
Paa stalling in the clinch.
Mfer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Paa has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
Mfer tries to throw a body punch but Paa avoids it by throwing Mfer back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mfer's elbow.
Paa can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
Paa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Our sources have told us that Mfer has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Mfer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paas head.
Mfer gets through Paa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Paa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa presses Mfer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paa misses with a body punch.
Paa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mfer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paa avoiding damage.
Paa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer looking to stall.
Paa lands a body shot.
Paa misses with the head strike.
Mfer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mfer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mfer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paa is defending well for now.
Paa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Paa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mfer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paa tries to throw a body punch but Mfer avoids it by throwing Paa back against the cage.
Mfer lands a left hand.
Mfer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paa's elbow.
Paa can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Paa.
Paa presses Mfer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Paa.
Paa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paa has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mfer.
Paa lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Paa on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Paa.
Mfer prevents a body shot from Paa.
Paa taking a breather.
Paa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mfer tries to land knees in the clinch but Paa avoids the damage to the body.
Paa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paa blocks an uppercut.
Paa lands with a light punch inside.
Paa misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Paa.
Mfer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Mfer.
Mfer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Mfer trying to stall but Paa improves his position.
Mfer misses with some punches.
Paa misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Paa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer landing knees to the head.
It looks like Iso Paa has been cut.
Mfer landing knees to the head.
Paa slowing the pace effectively.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mfer.
Paa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mfer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mfer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paa lands with a light punch inside.
Paa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paa digs a right hand into Mfer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mfer's gas tank.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mfer blocks a body shot from Paa.
Paa tries to throw a body punch but Mfer avoids it by throwing Paa back against the cage.
Paa tries to land knees in the clinch but Mfer avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Paa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paa presses Mfer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paa lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Paa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iso Paa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Paa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Mfer finds it's way through Paa's defenses.
Paa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paa misses with a body shot.
Paa throws a series of punches but Mfer avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Mfer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mfer misses the shot to the body.
Mfer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paa. Paa obviously looking to wear him down.
Mfer throws a shot from downtown. Paa moves away and avoids it.
Paa feints a counter leg kick.
Mfer misses with a body shot.
Mfer wants to land a leg kick but Paa is out of range.
Mfer moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer throws a front kick aimed at Paa's knee but Paa avoids it well.
Mfer tries to clinch up.
Paa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mfer is out of range.
Paa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mfer.
A slow jab from Mfer misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paa. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mfer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa scoring well with a low kick there.
Mfer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Paa.
Mfer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Paa misses.
Mfer throws out a loose jab but Paa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paa clobbers Mfer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mfer lands a nice hook to Paa's body. Paa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Mfer.
Mfer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice uppercut lands for Paa. That snapped Mfer's head back.
Mfer misses with a leg kick.
Good work by Paa as he checks the leg kick.
Paa tries to counter with a clinch but Mfer shakes him off and moves away.
A jab from Mfer finds it's way through Paa's defenses.
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!
Paa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Mfer.
Paa moves out of range of the body kick from Mfer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mfer takes a step back to recover.
Mfer misses with a body shot.
Mfer misses with a looping left.
Mfer throws a leg kick but Paa checks it.
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paa throws a body punch but Mfer moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Mfer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mfer misses the jab.
Paa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mfer blocks it well.
Mfer lands with a right hand.
Mfer misses the shot to the body.
Paa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Iso Paa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Paa takes a swing at Mfer's ribcage but misses.
Mfer connects with a crisp jab.
Paa throws a head kick that misses.
Paa misses with a looping left.
Paa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mfer is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
Mfer scores with a leg kick.
Paa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mfer.
Paa lands a slapping body shot.
Paa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Paa jabs Mfer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mfer misses with a right hand
and Paa counters with a stiff right hand.
Paa throws a front kick that sends Mfer stumbling back into the cage.
Paa works Mfer's body with a nice hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mfer checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paa closes the distance and clinches.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer letting Paa take a breather here.
Iso Paa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Paa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Paa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Paa.
Paa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mfer misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paa misses with some punches.
Paa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paa misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
Paa digs a right hand into Mfer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mfer's gas tank.
Mfer trying to land knees to the body.
Mfer blocks a body shot from Paa.
Paa throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Paa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Iso Paa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Paa scores with a jab to the body.
Paa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mfer on the side of the head.
Mfer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mfer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mfer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paa can pounce on him.
Mfer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Paa.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Paa saw that one coming.
Paa connects with a jab.
Paa blocks a leg kick.
Mfer throws a looping overhand right but Paa ducks down to avoid it.
Paa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mfer doesn't seem bothered though.
Paa tries to clinch there but Mfer circles away.
Paa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Paa is looking to clinch but Mfer is avoiding it.
A solid body kick from Paa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paa blocks the body kick.
Paa feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paa. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paa scores with a nice body kick.
Paa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Paa throws the kick towards the body but Mfer avoids it.
Mfer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Paa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mfer with a body shot.
Paa misses with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Mfer. Beautiful body shot.
Mfer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paa. Paa obviously looking to wear him down.
Paa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy body kick from Mfer
and Mfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paa drives through and clinches with Mfer against the cage.
Paa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ispa Mfer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer is leaning against Paa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paa misses with some punches.
Paa slowing the pace effectively.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paa.
Paa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mfers head.
Mfer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer prevents a body shot from Paa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paa.
Paa stalling in the clinch.
Paa working aggressively here.
Mfer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paa.
A head punch on the inside from Paa fails to land.
Paa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Paa scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer digs a right hand into Paa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paa's gas tank.
Paa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Mfer.
Mfer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Paa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paa is defending well for now.
Mfer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paa avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Mfer scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Paa.
Paa lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Paa fails to land.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paa misses with a body punch.
Mfer stalling in the clinch but Paa improves position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paa as Mfer tries to tie him up.
Paa misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paa throws a punch but it's blocked by Mfer.
A short uppercut from Paa.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Mfer as the two fighters clinch.
Paa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mfer struggles to land a body shot inside as Paa controls his hands.
Paa scores with a shoulder strike.
Mfer lands with a short shot to the head.
Mfer jumps guard but Paa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mfer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paa is pushing Mfer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paa.
Paa is leaning against Mfer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Paa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mfer up against the cage.
Paa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iso Paa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paa 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iso Paa!
Iso Paa opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Nti (ranked 111 p4p, 19 weight class) and Lighty LightHeavyweight (ranked 753 p4p, 112 weight class). Samuel Nti had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Nti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Lighty LightHeavyweight!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nti lands a really nice looking cross but LightHeavyweight seems unphased.
Nti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nti keeps the fight on the outside.
LightHeavyweight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from LightHeavyweight.
Nti appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nti throws a body shot but no joy.
Nti connects with a body shot.
LightHeavyweight scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Samuel Nti has been cut.
Nti scores with a shot to the body.
LightHeavyweight throws the left hand but Nti avoids the punch easily.
Nti connects with a crisp jab.
LightHeavyweight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nti slips a straight right by LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight blocks a jab.
Samuel Nti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Nti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nti lunges at LightHeavyweight with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by LightHeavyweight's hand.
LightHeavyweight falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nti lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LightHeavyweight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nti.
A jab lands there for Nti.
Nti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight takes a swing at Nti's ribcage but misses.
LightHeavyweight takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for LightHeavyweight.
Nti throws a head punch that misses.
Nti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
LightHeavyweight's corner calls for a 1-2. LightHeavyweight obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nti misses with a right hand
and LightHeavyweight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nti lands an overhand right.
LightHeavyweight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nti was well out of range. Poor timing from LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight throws a lazy right hand but Nti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nti lunges at LightHeavyweight with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by LightHeavyweight's hand.
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!
LightHeavyweight misses with a wild body shot.
LightHeavyweight takes the fight into the clinch.
LightHeavyweight misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
LightHeavyweight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
LightHeavyweight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
LightHeavyweight misses with a punch to the body.
LightHeavyweight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nti's elbow.
Nti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
LightHeavyweight misses with a hook from the clinch.
LightHeavyweight throws a head punch that misses.
Nti prevents a body shot from LightHeavyweight.
Nti scores with a shot to the side of LightHeavyweight's head.
It looks like Lighty LightHeavyweight has been cut.
Nti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
LightHeavyweight misses with a punch on the inside.
LightHeavyweight tries a body shot but Nti blocks it.
LightHeavyweight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nti misses with the head strike.
Nti prevents a body shot from LightHeavyweight.
Nti tries to throw a body punch but LightHeavyweight avoids it by throwing Nti back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LightHeavyweight lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nti.
LightHeavyweight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but LightHeavyweight was well out of range. Poor timing from Nti.
Nti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
LightHeavyweight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling LightHeavyweight to score with a decent uppercut.
LightHeavyweight throws a hook but Nti avoids it easily.
LightHeavyweight takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nti throws an off balance right hand
and Nti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LightHeavyweight manages to avoid it.
Nti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nti lands with a straight right. LightHeavyweight didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LightHeavyweight tries to move into range but Nti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nti lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LightHeavyweight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nti.
Nti misses with an uppercut. LightHeavyweight saw that one coming.
LightHeavyweight wants to counter the offense by Nti and move into the clinch position.
Nti throws out a loose jab but LightHeavyweight uses good head movement to avoid it.
LightHeavyweight lands a jab to Nti's midsection.
LightHeavyweight moves into range and clinches up with Nti.
LightHeavyweight scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight tries a body shot but Nti blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by LightHeavyweight.
Samuel Nti's cut is getting worse.
LightHeavyweight lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nti.
LightHeavyweight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
LightHeavyweight is leaning against Nti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nti misses with a body punch.
LightHeavyweight blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Nti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
LightHeavyweight gets through Nti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
LightHeavyweight is working Nti over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Samuel Nti will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nti misses with a shot to the body
and LightHeavyweight counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
LightHeavyweight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
LightHeavyweight misses with a body punch.
LightHeavyweight tries to work over Nti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nti manages to break the clinch.
Nti throws a hook to the side of LightHeavyweight's head but LightHeavyweight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
LightHeavyweight misses with an uppercut.
Nti misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from LightHeavyweight. Nti does a little dance to reset his feet.
LightHeavyweight thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nti throws a hook but LightHeavyweight blocks it.
LightHeavyweight avoids the body shot from Nti.
LightHeavyweight wants to counter with a clinch but Nti pushes him away.
A lazy left from Nti finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Nti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Nti. That snapped LightHeavyweight's head back.
LightHeavyweight tries to bum rush Nti with a series of wild strikes but Nti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LightHeavyweight.
A cross from Nti lands.
LightHeavyweight throws the left hand but Nti avoids the punch easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LightHeavyweight.
Nti just misses with a punch to the body.
Nti digs a good body shot into LightHeavyweight's ribs.
LightHeavyweight gets a clinch.
Nti scores with a hook to the body.
LightHeavyweight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ntis head.
Lighty LightHeavyweight seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
LightHeavyweight gets through Nti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LightHeavyweight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nti misses with a body punch.
Nti lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LightHeavyweight blocks an uppercut.
LightHeavyweight can't find room to land a body shot as Nti controls the action.
Nti misses with the head strike.
LightHeavyweight struggles to land a body shot inside as Nti controls his hands.
LightHeavyweight misses with a short punch on the inside.
LightHeavyweight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight misses with the head strike.
LightHeavyweight misses with some punches.
LightHeavyweight misses with the head strike.
Nti struggles to land a body shot inside as LightHeavyweight controls his hands.
LightHeavyweight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nti backwards.
Samuel Nti's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nti struggles to land a body shot inside as LightHeavyweight controls his hands.
Nti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nti defending well as LightHeavyweight loads up on a big left hand.
LightHeavyweight scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nti in his tracks.
Nti throws a looping overhand right but LightHeavyweight ducks down to avoid it.
Nti takes a swing at LightHeavyweight's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti scores with a body shot.
Nti avoids the body shot from LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight throws a right hand that Nti ducks under and follows up with a left that Nti also avoids with ease.
Nti works LightHeavyweight's body with a nice hook.
Nti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nti swings for the body but LightHeavyweight moves out of range.
LightHeavyweight swings widly with a right hand
and Nti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nti looks to throw the jab but LightHeavyweight is out of range.
Nti connects with the punch.
Nti throws a body punch but LightHeavyweight moves out of range.
LightHeavyweight defending well as Nti loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and LightHeavyweight releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LightHeavyweight manages to avoid it.
Nti dodges the punch combination from LightHeavyweight.
Nti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti takes a swing at LightHeavyweight's ribcage but misses.
Nti connects with a good right hand that stumbles LightHeavyweight. LightHeavyweight circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Nti scores with a sloppy right hand. LightHeavyweight should have avoided that one.
Nti slips a jab from LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
LightHeavyweight slips a jab from Nti.
LightHeavyweight misses with a wild body shot.
Nti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LightHeavyweight works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
LightHeavyweight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nti takes one to the side of the head.
Jeez, Samuel Nti's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Samuel Nti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lighty LightHeavyweight!
During a confident post fight interview, Lighty LightHeavyweight thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Falcone (ranked 89 p4p, 8 weight class) and Jesse Kilpatrick (ranked 109 p4p, 15 weight class). Falcone comes to the cage accompanied by Goodfellas. Jesse Kilpatrick struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Falcone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Kilpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcone throws a low kick but Kilpatrick avoids it.
Kilpatrick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Falcone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kilpatrick misses with a straight left.
Falcone throws a body shot but no joy.
Falcone misses with a body shot.
Falcone staying out of range there.
Falcone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A swing and a miss from Kilpatrick.
Falcone has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kilpatrick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Falcone.
Falcone walks into a left hand.
Falcone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Falcone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kilpatrick's head backwards.
It looks like Jesse Kilpatrick has been cut.
Kilpatrick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone scores with a nice strike.
Falcone cracks Kilpatrick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kilpatrick scores with a nice head shot.
Kilpatrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falcone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anthony Falcone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab.
Kilpatrick connects with a looping right hand.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab from Falcone.
Kilpatrick misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Falcone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Falcone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kilpatrick's head backwards.
Kilpatrick fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick throws a right hand that misses
and Falcone counters with a good low kick that Kilpatrick was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilpatrick closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Falcone did well to prevent Kilpatrick getting side control.
Falcone preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kilpatrick wants to pass to mount but Falcone is defending the position.
Kilpatrick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kilpatrick working Falcone over with strikes.
Falcone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilpatrick.
Falcone pushes Kilpatrick off looking to stand but Kilpatrick dives back in and keeps control.
Falcone tries to roll over but Kilpatrick keeps him under control.
Falcone is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick is trying to control. Falcone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Falcone is looking to escape.
Kilpatrick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Falcone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kilpatrick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Falcone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kilpatrick is working away from the top position though.
Kilpatrick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Falcone's head.
Falcone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilpatrick.
My spies in LA Vale Tudo inform me that Kilpatrick has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kilpatrick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kilpatrick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Falcone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kilpatrick trying to mount his opponent but Falcone defends it.
Kilpatrick content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kilpatrick slows the pace down in half guard.
Kilpatrick thows a huge punch but Falcone dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Kilpatrick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Kilpatrick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Kilpatrick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Falcone doesn't seem phased though.
Jab by Falcone.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab from Falcone.
Kilpatrick misses with an uppercut.
Kilpatrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilpatrick tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Falcone misses with an uppercut.
Falcone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kilpatrick avoids the body shot from Falcone.
Falcone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone throws a body punch but Kilpatrick moves out of range.
Kilpatrick tests Falcone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Falcone is looking to chop away at Kilpatrick's legs.
Falcone throws a looping overhand right but Kilpatrick ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kilpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcone manages to avoid it.
Falcone jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kilpatrick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kilpatrick misses with a looping left.
Kilpatrick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Falcone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Falcone missing with a left hand there. Kilpatrick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilpatrick lands a really nice looking cross but Falcone seems unphased.
Nice uppercut lands for Kilpatrick. That snapped Falcone's head back.
Kilpatrick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Falcone throws a low kick but Kilpatrick avoids it.
Kilpatrick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Falcones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone ducks under a wild hook from Kilpatrick.
Falcone throws the left hand but Kilpatrick avoids the punch easily.
Kilpatrick throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Falcone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick looks to land a right hand but Falcone moved out of range.
Jesse Kilpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcone. Kilpatrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
Falcone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook. Falcone ducked under it nicely.
As Kilpatrick backs away, Falcone returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kilpatrick lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kilpatrick cracks Falcone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kilpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Falcone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Falcone avoids the body shot from Kilpatrick.
Falcone was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kilpatrick misses with a takedown
and Falcone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kilpatrick throws an off balance right hand
enabling Falcone to counter with a crisp jab.
Falcone lands a really nice looking cross but Kilpatrick seems unphased.
Kilpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcone moves away.
Kilpatrick scores with a shot to the body.
Falcone avoids the body shot from Kilpatrick.
Falcone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kilpatrick at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick swings for the body but Falcone moves out of range.
Falcone is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kilpatrick or perhaps it was just good defense by Falcone, which made it look bad.
Kilpatrick connects with a body shot that sends Falcone's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kilpatrick's sensitive parts.
Falcone misses with an uppercut.
Falcone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Falcone throws a leg kick
and Kilpatrick decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Falcone's guard.
Falcone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kilpatrick throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesse Kilpatrick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jesse Kilpatrick'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.
Kilpatrick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Falcone.
Kilpatrick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Falcone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Falcone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilpatrick changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Falcone scores with a body shot.
Kilpatrick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Falcone counters with a left to the body.
Falcone misses with a straight right.
Kilpatrick is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kilpatrick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook.
Falcone moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick takes a swing at Falcone's ribcage but misses.
Kilpatrick scores with a shot to the body.
Kilpatrick cracks Falcone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kilpatrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilpatrick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Falcone lands with a shot to the body.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook. Falcone ducked under it nicely.
Falcone throwing a counter right hand but Kilpatrick manages to avoid it.
Kilpatrick defending well as Falcone loads up on a big left hand.
Kilpatrick feints the counter takedown.
Falcone lands the left hand.
A big right from Falcone misses.
Kilpatrick with the counter takedown but Falcone avoids it easily.
Falcone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kilpatrick throws a hook but Falcone avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick looks to land a right hand but Falcone moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Falcone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Kilpatrick misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Falcone.
Falcone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Falcone is looking to score with low kicks.
Kilpatrick throws a lazy uppercut
and Falcone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Falcone staying out of range there.
Kilpatrick lands with a good body shot.
Anthony Falcone is winning the standup battle so far.
Kilpatrick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the side of Falcone's head but Falcone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Falcone.
Falcone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilpatrick.
Falcone cracks Kilpatrick with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kilpatrick looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Falcone finish him?
Kilpatrick is rocked!
Falcone blocks a jab.
Kilpatrick is still on wobbly legs! Can Falcone finish him?
Falcone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilpatrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcone.
Kilpatrick changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kilpatrick seems to have recovered his senses.
Kilpatrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falcone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick throws a right hand that Falcone ducks under and follows up with a left that Falcone also avoids with ease.
Kilpatrick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Falcone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kilpatrick shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Falcone eats them both and turns towards Kilpatrick to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilpatrick. Falcone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Falcone misses the jab.
Kilpatrick feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Falcone lands a big uppercut and Kilpatrick crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kilpatrick looks OK. Falcone waves Kilpatrick back to his feet!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Falcone! Kilpatrick is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Falcone!
Anthony Falcone retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Anthony Falcone 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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