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RapidFC 55 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Pinochet (ranked 4883 p4p, 397 weight class) and Marco Dorival (ranked 6019 p4p, 421 weight class). Pinochet comes into the arena with I Need a Pinochet blaring out of the sound system. Augusto Pinochet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augusto Pinochet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Dorival!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinochet takes one on the button.
Dorival swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dorival rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pinochet counters with a left to the body.
Dorival throws out a powerful jab.
Pinochet ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dorival throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pinochet on the side of the head.
Dorival swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pinochet counters with a right hand to the body.
Dorival misses with a lunging right hand
and Pinochet counters with an outside leg kick.
Dorival scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pinochet in his tracks.
Dorival throws a lazy right hand but Pinochet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinochet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorival tries to clinch but Pinochet is having none of it.
It looked like Pinochet was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pinochet lands a leg kick that knocks Dorival off balance momentarily.
Pinochet clobbers Dorival with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Dorival misses the target.
Pinochet has Dorival up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Pinochet as the two fighters clinch.
Dorival looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinochet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pinochet lands a hook that snaps the head of Dorival backwards.
Pinochet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pinochet avoiding damage.
Pinochet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dorival backwards.
Pinochet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pinochet is leaning against Dorival and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pinochet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pinochet scores with a shoulder strike.
Dorival gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pinochet.
Pinochet lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Pinochet - that landed with a thud.
Pinochet slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pinochet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Pinochet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pinochet gets through Dorival's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dorival is rocked!
Pinochet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dorival is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinochet finish him?
Pinochet digs a right hand into Dorival's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dorival's gas tank.
Pinochet throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet pushes Dorival back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Pinochet.
Dorival being controlled against the cage.
Dorival throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinochet.
A bit of stalling here from Pinochet.
Dorival seems to have recovered his senses.
Dorival missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Pinochet.
A right handed body shot lands from Pinochet.
Pinochet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pinochet digs a right hand into Dorival's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dorival's gas tank.
Pinochet cracks Dorival with a nice body shot.
Pinochet lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Pinochet.
Pinochet creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dorival with a big uppercut! Dorival tries to clinch up but Pinochet pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Dorival to the mat! Dorival covers up and Pinochet unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Augusto Pinochet!
Augusto Pinochet 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Van Cleefe (ranked 4299 p4p, 372 weight class) and Yowis Ben (ranked 23000 p4p, 497 weight class). Yowis Ben will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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270 lbs
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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
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Van Cleefe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yowis Ben!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Cleefe swivels and escapes.
Van Cleefe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ben shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Van Cleefe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ben's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Van Cleefe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ben can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ben in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ben controls from within his opponent's guard.
Van Cleefe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ben is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Cleefe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ben trying to control but Van Cleefe is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben throws a big right hand that misses.
Ben throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Cleefe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ben is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Cleefe has wrist control.
Ben lands a couple of elbows.
Ben trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Cleefe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Cleefe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ben sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ben is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Cleefe has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ben is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Cleefe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Van Cleefe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ben.
Ben passes into half guard.
Van Cleefe works his way to full guard. Good work.
Van Cleefe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ben makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ben lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ben slips nicely into half guard.
Van Cleefe is looking for a sweep. Ben is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ben tries to pass the half guard into mount. Van Cleefe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ben lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Cleefe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ben.
Ben looking to pass the guard.
Ben in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ben is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ben is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ben landing some decent shots from guard.
Ben makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ben distracts Van Cleefe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Van Cleefe working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Cleefe keeping moving, preventing Ben from controlling successfully.
Ben scoring with some ground and pound.
Ben must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Van Cleefe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ben is aware though and is defending well.
Ben cracks Van Cleefe with a solid left hand.
Ben looking to pass the guard.
Ben won't allow Van Cleefe to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Cleefe keeping full guard, as Ben tries to pass.
Ben stands up over Van Cleefe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yowis Ben dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ben closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ben lands in his opponent's guard.
Ben postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Van Cleefe is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ben, into his guard.
Ben looking to control.
Van Cleefe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ben is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Van Cleefe defends well.
Van Cleefe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Cleefe throws a big elbow that misses.
Van Cleefe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ben is looking for a triangle but Van Cleefe pushes his legs off easily.
Ben looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ben has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ben is looking for a triangle but Van Cleefe pushes his legs off easily.
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.
Ben 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.
Ben is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Cleefe drops back looking for a leg! Ben is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ben manages to kick Van Cleefe off! Van Cleefe jumps back into Ben's guard.
Van Cleefe drops back looking for a leg! Ben is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ben manages to kick Van Cleefe off! Van Cleefe jumps back into Ben's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Cleefe slips nicely into half guard.
Yowis Ben has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ben gets full guard.
Van Cleefe stopping the sweep attempt from Ben.
Ben keeping full guard, as Van Cleefe tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ben gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van Cleefe counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Yowis Ben has been cut.
Ben closes the distance and clinches up with Van Cleefe, looking for a takedown. Ben pushes Van Cleefe against the cage but Van Cleefe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Van Cleefe seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ben shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Van Cleefe defends it nicely.
Van Cleefe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lee Van Cleefe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yowis Ben.
Ben is breathing heavily.
Ben shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Cleefe sprawls well. Van Cleefe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ben gets slowly back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Cleefe lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Van Cleefe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yowis Ben's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Ben shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Van Cleefe is trying to defend but Ben finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Van Cleefe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ben thows a huge punch but Van Cleefe dodges it nicely.
Ben landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ben is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ben connects with a nice short shot to Van Cleefe's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ben seems to be looking for submissions.
Van Cleefe is not content to let Ben control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Cleefe is looking for a sweep. Ben is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Van Cleefe actively working from the bottom here.
Ben working the head and body with strikes.
Van Cleefe is not content to let Ben control the position.
Van Cleefe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ben scores with a couple of nice shots.
Van Cleefe trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Ben there.
Ground and pound from Ben.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Ben.
Ben trying to mount his opponent but Van Cleefe defends it.
Van Cleefe trying to control here.
Ben lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ben looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ben is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben is stalling here. Van Cleefe is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ben seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Van Cleefe has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ben is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Van Cleefe off and has taken his back!
The referee is taking a good look at Van Cleefe as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Ben!
Ben is landing with strikes from the back.
Ben is punishing Van Cleefe with some ground and pound.
Van Cleefe is in bad spot here.
Van Cleefe is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Cleefe is taking damage to the body and head.
Ben is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Van Cleefe. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Cleefe looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ben just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Can Van Cleefe hold on?! Ben is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Van Cleefe just trying to survive but Ben is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Cleefe tries to roll but Ben sticks to his back.
Ben is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Ben gets his hands free as Van Cleefe looks to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yowis Ben comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ben has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yowis Ben!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Borisov (ranked 23476 p4p, 292 weight class) and Steven Lurkman (ranked 2389 p4p, 137 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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135 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Borisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Lurkman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Chris Dean and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lurkman. Borisov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Lurkman.
It looks like Oleg Borisov has been cut.
Lurkman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Borisov walks into a jab.
A jab from Lurkman finds it's way through Borisov's defenses.
Borisov looks to clinch
and Lurkman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Borisov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Borisov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Borisov is rocked!
Lurkman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Borisov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Oh Borisov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borisov stopping the sweep attempt from Lurkman.
Borisov seems to have got his legs back now.
Lurkman controlling Borisov's posture.
Borisov is looking to pass into half guard but Lurkman pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lurkman is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lurkman is aware though and is defending well.
Lurkman controlling from the top position.
Lurkman has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Rio Fight Academy. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Lurkman pushing down on Borisov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lurkman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lurkman moves into full mount! Borisov won't be happy about that!
Lurkman controlling the pace for now.
Lurkman misses with a head shot.
Lurkman pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Lurkman controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov wants to hold on but Lurkman pushes him away.
Lurkman looking to ground and pound but Borisov is blocking nicely.
Lurkman raining down shots from the mount!
Lurkman controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lurkman landing strikes from the mount and Borisov is in trouble!
Lurkman controlling the position easily from mount.
Borisov blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lurkman content just to control the position here.
Lurkman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lurkman content just to control the position here.
Borisov has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Well, with Lurkman on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Borisov is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Borisov is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Lurkman has locked on a rear naked choke here! Borisov is tapping out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Steven Lurkman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Gordo (ranked 2138 p4p, 243 weight class) and Abul Khayr Belabed (ranked 3795 p4p, 404 weight class). Eddy Gordo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Abul Khayr Belabed's chin.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddy Gordo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abul Khayr Belabed!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordo misses with a few strikes there.
Gordo has Belabed up against the cage in a clinch.
Gordo jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gordo is pulling down on Belabed's head. It's preventing any offense from Belabed, at least for the moment.
Gordo looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Belabed is defending well. Gordo quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Belabed has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gordo celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eddy Gordo!
Eddy Gordo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Cruz (ranked 1655 p4p, 218 weight class) and Coiote Magrin (ranked 2368 p4p, 287 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Coiote Magrin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magrin blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Magrin avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Magrin.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Magrin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magrin pushes Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Magrin smiles and moves away.
Cruz moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cruz stalling in the clinch but Magrin improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz misses with some punches.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Magrin won't allow it.
Magrin is trying to pull guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Cruz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magrin.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Magrin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Cruz.
Magrin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Magrin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cruz smiles and moves away.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Magrin blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Magrin tries to counter with a clinch but Cruz shakes him off and moves away.
Magrin closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magrin fails to pull guard.
Magrin tries to pull guard but Cruz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cruz wants to take the fight to the mat but Magrin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Magrin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cruz smiles and moves away.
Magrin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magrin is trying to pull guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magrin is trying to pull guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magrin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cruz smiles and moves away.
Cruz lands a lovely overhand right.
Magrin rushes Cruz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Magrin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cruz misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
I was talking to Cruz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Magrin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cruz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Magrin tries to pull guard but Cruz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cruz trying to land knees to the body.
Magrin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cruz smiles and moves away.
Cruz looks for a takedown but Magrin sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magrin clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz pulls guard.
Magrin content to stall in guard here.
Magrin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Magrin uses it to pass to side control.
Cruz is trying to work for a sweep but Magrin has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
Magrin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magrin is in trouble now - Cruz has advanced to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magrin wants to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Magrin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is keen to just control but Magrin is a slippery customer.
Magrin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Magrin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Magrin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Magrin from controlling successfully.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magrin can do to turn this around?
Magrin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to bench press Magrin off him but Magrin keeps the position.
Magrin controlling from side mount.
Cruz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Magrin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Magrin tries to advance to mount but Cruz denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz seems a little lost for a moment, as Magrin dominates the positioning.
Cruz wants to control but Magrin postures up.
Magrin wants to control but Cruz is keeping him busy.
Coiote Magrin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Magrin just content to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Magrin darts in and clinches Cruz up against the cage.
Cruz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Magrin is trying to keep an underhook but Cruz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Magrin has hold of Cruz's hands but Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magrin is holding on to half guard well.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magrin's head.
Magrin trying to control here.
Magrin has his hands clasped together around Cruz's back. He's all about the action.
Cruz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cruz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cruz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cruz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Magrin's half guard.
Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but Magrin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Magrin wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Magrin has hold of Cruz's hands but Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magrin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Magrin.
Magrin working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Magrin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magrin wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.
Cruz trying to control but Magrin is working from the bottom.
Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Magrin has wrist control.
Magrin wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Magrin keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Magrin shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense.
As Magrin looks to move away, Cruz throws a big counter combo but Magrin just gets out of the way.
Magrin darts in and clinches Cruz up against the cage.
Cruz decides to pull guard.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cruz has his foot on Magrin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Magrin works his way back into a safe position though.
Magrin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magrin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Magrin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Magrin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Magrin is sitting in close to Cruz's body. Cruz has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Magrin is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Magrin is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Cruz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Michael Cruz!
After the fight, Michael Cruz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Lee (ranked 1033 p4p, 57 weight class) and Theodore Nouveau (ranked 3626 p4p, 192 weight class). John Lee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Theodore Nouveau's chin.
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135 lbs
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26
145 lbs
9 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Theodore Nouveau!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nouveau fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lee sprawls well initially but Nouveau persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lee actively working from the bottom here.
Lee gets back to full guard.
Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nouveau can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nouveau stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.
Lee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Nouveau pushes his legs off easily.
Nouveau trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nouveau gets to his feet. Lee looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nouveau's coach down at The Kegerator - 650$ was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nouveau's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A lazy left from Nouveau finds it's target.
Lee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nouveau wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.
Lee wants to pass to mount but Nouveau is defending the position.
Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lee is stalling here. Nouveau is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lee seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nouveau has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lee is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Nouveau is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nouveau with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nouveau with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lee regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lee.
Lee looking to control.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nouveau's guard.
Nouveau is looking to stand up but Lee isn't so interested in that idea.
Nouveau has his foot on Lee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lee works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nouveau is keeping the position for now.
Nouveau keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee works over Nouveau with some ground and pound from guard.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Nouveau is retaining full guard.
Lee is in close to Nouveau's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nouveau seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nouveau looking to control.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nouveau works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Nouveau blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nouveau utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nouveau's head.
Nouveau is looking to stand up but Lee isn't so interested in that idea.
Nouveau wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nouveau working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Nouveau keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nouveau is keeping the position for now.
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 John Lee will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nouveau shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee pulls guard successfully.
Nouveau trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nouveau defends well.
Nouveau tries to stand but Lee is controlling from the bottom.
Nouveau with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is looking for a triangle here but Nouveau uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lee is trying to control Nouveau's posture but Nouveau avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nouveau wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
Lee is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nouveau off and has taken his back!
Nouveau looking very determined here, making life difficult for Lee.
Lee has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Lee has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
John Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nouveau trying to control the hands but Lee breaks the grip.
Nouveau rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nouveau can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau is trying to stand back up but Lee is controlling him
Lee is working for a submission of some sort.
Nouveau regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nouveau tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lee postures up.
Nouveau wants to stand but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lee in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
Lee landing strikes.
Nouveau tries to improve position but can't.
Lee lands some shots froms side control.
Nouveau gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lee has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nouveau's face.
Lee landing shots from mount.
Lee moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Nouveau has worked his arm free - good work by Nouveau!
Lee misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to take a breather but Nouveau manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Lee.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Nouveau has wrist control.
Nouveau keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Nouveau bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard.
Lee wants to sweep here but Nouveau controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nouveau slips nicely into half guard.
Nouveau looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Lee dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee tests Nouveau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nouveau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nouveau circles away quickly and effectively.
Nouveau misses with a head kick.
Nouveau shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Nouveau feints and as Lee raises his hands in defense, Nouveau changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee wants to sweep here but Nouveau controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nouveau wants to get back to his feet.
Nouveau is not content to let Lee control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nouveau is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Nouveau trying to control here.
Lee working the head and body with strikes.
Lee controlling the action here.
Lee is keen to just control but Nouveau is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lee is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nouveau is just riding it out for now. Lee eventually gives up the hold.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Nouveau is working away.
Theodore Nouveau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee lands with a punch from half guard.
Lee working Nouveau over with strikes.
Lee is trying to work for a kimura but Nouveau is defending well.
Lee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nouveau is looking to escape.
Nouveau trying to control from the bottom.
Nouveau actively working from the bottom here.
Lee prevents Nouveau from improving his position.
Lee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nouveau with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Lee there.
Lee is looking to stall here but Nouveau recovers full guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Nouveau keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee postures up.
Lee forces his way into half guard.
Nouveau is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nouveau is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
John Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nouveau missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Lee!
In his post fight interview, John Lee started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Genji Kamogawa (ranked 1501 p4p, 86 weight class) and Anthony Shiina (ranked 1128 p4p, 65 weight class). Kamogawa comes to the cage accompanied by The Veer Union - Bitter End. Shiina has chosen Gurren Lagaan OST - To Hell With Gattai! as his entrance music. Anthony Shiina is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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29
143 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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22
142 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Genji Kamogawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Shiina!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ron Honeybunn and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Kamogawa misses the target.
Kamogawa throws a hook but Shiina blocks it.
Kamogawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shiina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shiina shoots in and bounces Kamogawa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Shiina thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kamogawa 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.
Kamogawa has Shiina pulled in close to control his posture.
Kamogawa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shiina wants to control from the top but Kamogawa keeps moving.
Kamogawa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kamogawa tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kamogawa holds on and takes a little breather.
Shiina pushing down on Kamogawa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shiina is working for a kimura but Kamogawa is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiina is working for a submission of some sort.
Shiina wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kamogawa keeps working.
Shiina is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kamogawa is just riding it out for now. Shiina eventually gives up the hold.
Kamogawa is looking to improve his position.
Shiina is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kamogawa defends it well.
Shiina tries to pass to full mount but Kamogawa defends it.
Shiina is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Kamogawa wants to improve his position but Shiina is controlling well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shiina is looking for a kimura but Kamogawa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shiina to get the leverage.
Shiina is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kamogawa sees it coming and defends easily.
Kamogawa is doing well to control the position and prevent Shiina from advancing to side control.
Shiina looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kamogawa wants to control but Shiina is keeping busy.
Shiina is looking for a kimura but Kamogawa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shiina to get the leverage.
Kamogawa is trying to control but can't.
Shiina wants to work for an arm triangle but Kamogawa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kamogawa tries to roll over but Shiina keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa won't allow Shiina to pass to mount.
Shiina seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kamogawa is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Anthony Shiina!
In his post fight interview, Anthony Shiina started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kreepee Krawlee (ranked 1106 p4p, 64 weight class) and Tamid Nasib (ranked 1102 p4p, 63 weight class). Tamid Nasib has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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146 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kreepee Krawlee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tamid Nasib!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Nasib throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krawlee half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nasib dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krawlee drives through with a takedown into guard.
Krawlee throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krawlee trying to control the position from guard on top but Nasib is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Krawlee's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Krawlee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krawlee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Krawlee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krawlee postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nasib is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Krawlee, into his guard.
Krawlee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasib controlling from the top position.
Krawlee looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nasib passes into side control.
Krawlee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nasib working away.
Krawlee wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Krawlee is trying to get back to half guard.
Nasib trying to control the position but Krawlee is working away.
Krawlee tries to improve position but can't.
Krawlee can't do much from the bottom here.
Krawlee tries to buck Nasib off but Nasib is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Krawlee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Krawlee tries to bench press Nasib off him but Nasib keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee manages to get back to half guard.
Krawlee tries to get to full guard but Nasib has control of the leg.
Krawlee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nasib pulls his head out easily.
Krawlee tries to roll over but Nasib keeps him under control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Krawlee shoots in looking for a takedown but Nasib manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krawlee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nasib throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nasib throws a body shot but no joy.
Krawlee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nasib avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasib cracks Krawlee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Krawlee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nasib counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Kreepee Krawlee has been cut.
Tamid Nasib is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krawlee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Krawlee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nasib parries the strikes from Krawlee easily there. Krawlee is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nasib to escape.
Krawlee is trying to get an arm triangle but Nasib is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tamid Nasib will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kreepee Krawlee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Donk. Nasib catches Krawlee right on the button with a cross.
Krawlee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krawlee misses with a looping left.
Krawlee ducks under a wild hook from Nasib.
Krawlee feinted with a counter takedown.
Krawlee misses with a takedown attempt
and Nasib counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nasib has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Nasib - just one landing.
Nasib is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice jab there from Nasib.
Nasib looks to land a right hand but Krawlee moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawlee tries for a takedown but Nasib circles away easily
and Nasib counters with a stiff right hand.
Nasib leaves Krawlee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kreepee Krawlee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nasib scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Krawlee blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Krawlee misses its target.
Nasib with a nice cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nasib looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee throws out a loose jab but Nasib uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nasib throws out a loose jab but Krawlee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krawlee attempts a counter takedown but Nasib avoids it well and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Nasib.
Krawlee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nasib sprawls well. Nasib wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Krawlee gets slowly back to his feet.
Nasib might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nasib throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krawlee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krawlee tries to counter with a takedown but Nasib is quick to defend against it.
Krawlee slips a jab and a cross from Nasib.
Nasib scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasib fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Krawlee on the side of the head.
Krawlee slips a straight right by Nasib.
Tamid Nasib seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nasib scores with the left hand. Krawlee knows he should have avoided that one.
Krawlee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nasib circles away.
Nasib avoids the body shot from Krawlee.
Nasib stuffs the takedown.
A shot to the liver by Nasib. Beautiful body shot.
Krawlee takes one on the button.
Krawlee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nasib manages to avoid it.
Nasib swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nasib's corner calls for a 1-2. Nasib obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee shoots in for a takedown but Nasib shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nasib throws out a counter right but Krawlee avoids it with no problem.
Nasib jabs Krawlee right on the nose. Krawlee blinks but takes it well.
Krawlee with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nasib counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Nasib misses.
Krawlee misses with a takedown attempt
and Nasib counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krawlee is rocked!
Krawlee misses with a takedown attempt
and Nasib scores with a counter punch that sends Krawlee to the canvas! Nasib smells blood - he's punishing Krawlee with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Krawlee has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tamid Nasib!
A victorious Tamid Nasib thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Fusi (ranked 332 p4p, 11 weight class) and Luis Maestre (ranked 666 p4p, 31 weight class). Luis Maestre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Fusi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fusi moves into the clinch.
Maestre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maestre looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maestre has had enough of the clinch but Fusi keeps him there for the moment.
Fusi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fusi as Maestre tries to tie him up.
Fusi pushes Maestre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Fusi.
Maestre is looking to break free of the clinch but Fusi has double underhooks.
Fusi lands a hook that snaps the head of Maestre backwards.
Fusi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fusi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Maestre fails to land.
Fusi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fusi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fusi scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fusi lands a right hand.
Fusi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fusi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fusi lands with a short shot to the head.
Fusi lands with a right to the head.
Fusi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fusi lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fusi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maestre is trying to force a seperation but Fusi has the dominant position.
Fusi drops Maestre onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Maestre is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Maestre is rocked!
Maestre looks winded!
Fusi drops Maestre onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Maestre is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Maestre is still on wobbly legs! Can Fusi finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maestre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fusi cracks Maestre with a nice body shot.
Fusi pushes Maestre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fusi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maestre seems to have recovered his senses.
Fusi scores with a shoulder strike.
Fusi creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Maestre with a big uppercut! Maestre tries to clinch up but Fusi pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Maestre to the mat! Maestre covers up and Fusi unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Fusi!
James Fusi retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, James Fusi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edison Atunes (ranked 101 p4p, 17 weight class) and Michael Swango (ranked 371 p4p, 56 weight class). Michael Swango has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Swango!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swango throws a one two combo.
It looks like Edison Atunes has been cut.
Swango misses the jab.
Atunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Swango.
Atunes lands with a shot to the body.
Atunes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
Atunes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Swango takes a step back to recover.
Swango misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
Swango swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Michael Swango has been cut.
Swango slips a straight right by Atunes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swango. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Atunes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Swango lands a jab to Atunes's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swango misses with a body shot.
Swango throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Atunes.
Swango is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Swango steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Atunes. That one must have hurt.
Atunes misses the shot to the body.
Swango doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Atunes throws a head kick but Swango moves out of range.
Atunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swango misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swango on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Swango uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atunes.
Swango misses with the combination.
Swango swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atunes slips a jab from Swango.
Swango throws a combination that misses
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Atunes takes a swing at Swango's ribcage but misses.
Swango stalks Atunes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Atunes's face. Atunes staggers backwards, shaken.
Atunes throws an overhand right that lands on Swango's shoulder, as Swango tries to avoid the shot.
Atunes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Swango.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swango.
Atunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swango.
Atunes lands a big head kick that sends Swango tumbling to the mat! Atunes takes a step backwards and waves Swango back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Atunes lands with a hook. Swango tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick misses from Atunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swango bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atunes moves away from the strike by Swango.
Atunes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Swango throws a nice looking combination but Atunes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Atunes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swango moves away.
Swango checks the leg kick.
Atunes lands a nice looking body shot.
Swango throws a jab when Atunes was well out of range.
Swango throws a series of punches but Atunes avoids them all with ease.
Atunes takes a swing at Swango's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Atunes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Swango! But no joy.
Atunes's corner calls for a 1-2. Atunes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Swango misses with a wild body shot.
Swango scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Swango misses with a body shot.
Edison Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swango takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swango just misses with a punch to the body.
Swango scores with a jab.
Swango misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atunes.
Atunes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Atunes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Swango misses.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Swango on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Swango misses with a double jab
and Atunes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Atunes swings for the body but Swango moves out of range.
Swango appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Atunes connects with a body shot that sends Swango's belly button to the back.
Swango uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Swango uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atunes.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
Atunes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Swango throws the left hand but Atunes avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Atunes misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Swango crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Atunes - the referee stops the clock and Swango gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Atunes. Swango manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Atunes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Atunes has Swango pressed against the cage, preventing Swango from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Swango breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atunes moves into the clinch successfully.
Atunes throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Atunes.
Atunes blocks an uppercut.
Atunes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Atunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Swango throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Atunes misses with a straight right.
Swango is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes lands a body shot.
Atunes connects with a looping right hand.
Atunes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Atunes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swango.
Atunes connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edison Atunes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Swango stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atunes.
Swango fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Atunes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Swango throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swango walks into a left hand.
Atunes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Atunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swango.
Atunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swango misses with an uppercut. Atunes saw that one coming.
Atunes throws a jab when Swango was well out of range.
Swango lands a jab to Atunes's midsection.
Swango pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Swango swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes thows a body kick. Swango tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atunes throws a hook but Swango blocks it.
Atunes throws an off balance right hand
and Swango counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Swango misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses.
Swango gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That has opened up Michael Swango's cut even more.
Swango shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Atunes eats them both and turns towards Swango to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Atunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swango throws out the jab.
Edison Atunes is winning the standup battle so far.
Swango throws a hook to the side of Atunes's head but Atunes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Swango blocks the body kick.
Michael Swango is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Swango misses with an uppercut. Atunes saw that one coming.
Swango throws a right and a left that Atunes avoids nicely.
Swango connects with a jab.
Swango throws a right hand that Atunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Atunes also avoids with ease.
Swango uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Swango throws a counter combo.
Swango moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes scores with a jab. Swango acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swango misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Atunes misses.
Atunes missing with a left hand there. Swango was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Swango. Those never looked like landing.
Atunes misses with a low kick.
Swango jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
Swango is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atunes.
Atunes missing with a left hand there. Swango was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atunes with a jab.
Atunes connects with a body shot that sends Swango's belly button to the back.
A thudding body kick lands there by Atunes!
Swango is breathing heavily.
Swango closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Atunes scoring well with a low kick there.
Swango misses with a hook.
Swango misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swango with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Atunes to score with a decent uppercut.
Swango is rocked!
The cut above Michael Swango's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
Swango connects with a nice looking jab.
Atunes misses with a body kick.
Atunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swango throws out the jab.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swango.
Swango misses with a hook.
Swango looks to land a combination but Atunes avoids it well.
It looked like Atunes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Swango tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Swango.
Atunes throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Swango to counter with a crisp jab.
Swango misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Swango misses its intended target.
Atunes misses with a hook to the body
and Swango counters with a stiff right hand.
Swango misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Swango misses.
Atunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Swango.
Swango on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Swango slips a straight right by Atunes.
Swango tries to keep at a distance but Atunes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Atunes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Atunes.
Swango's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Atunes just leaning against Swango, taking a breather.
A short right from Atunes on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes breaks the clinch.
Nice body kick from Atunes.
A lazy left from Atunes finds it's target.
Atunes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Swango's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Edison Atunes 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.
Atunes cracks Swango with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Atunes has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Swango to stand back up!
Swango is still on wobbly legs! Can Atunes finish him?
Swango steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
A little jabbing left from Swango on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Atunes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
Swango walks into a stiff left hand from Atunes.
Atunes tests Swango's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Swango throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swango getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atunes knocks out Swango with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Atunes before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Atunes picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edison Atunes!
Edison Atunes retains his middleweight title!
Edison Atunes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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