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UnderGround FC 104 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Clint (ranked 22820 p4p, 166 weight class) and Andrejs Medvedevs (ranked 6564 p4p, 161 weight class). Kyle Clint has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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280 lbs
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Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Clint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrejs Medvedevs!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clint loads up on a big right hand but Medvedevs slips the punch.
Medvedevs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clint defends it nicely.
Clint throws a body punch but Medvedevs moves out of range.
Clint jabs Medvedevs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Medvedevs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Clint sends Medvedevs crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Clint is motioning to the referee to let Medvedevs up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Medvedevs is rocked!
It looks like Andrejs Medvedevs has been cut.
Clint looks to throw the jab but Medvedevs is out of range.
Medvedevs is still on wobbly legs! Can Clint finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Medvedevs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Medvedevs looks winded!
Medvedevs misses with a head kick.
Medvedevs is looking to clinch.
Medvedevs seems to have recovered his senses.
Clint throws a right hand that Medvedevs ducks under and follows up with a left that Medvedevs also avoids with ease.
Clint circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Medvedevs tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Clint wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kyle Clint!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Daisy (ranked 2860 p4p, 323 weight class) and Jamie James (ranked 3929 p4p, 396 weight class). Freddie Daisy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddie Daisy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie James!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Daisy's shoulder, as Daisy tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from James.
We've been told by Daisy's head coaches at Wookies Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Daisy walks into a left hand.
Daisy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
James fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daisy.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daisy moves away.
Daisy is looking to counter punch.
James lands a head shot.
Daisy throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
James putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daisy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daisy avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
James makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
James creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
James lands an uppercut.
Daisy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
James lands with a light punch inside.
James lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daisy.
A shot in the inside from James.
Daisy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
James lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daisy is trying to force a seperation but James has the dominant position.
A right handed body shot lands from James.
James controlling the action here for a moment.
Daisy prevents a body shot from James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James keeps control of Daisy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daisy breaks the clinch.
James loads up on a big right hand but Daisy slips the punch.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daisy.
James scores with a spinning back kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
James connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from James misses.
James closes the distance and clinches.
Daisy wants to get back to striking at distance but James won't allow it.
Daisy wants to get back to striking at distance but James won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James avoiding damage.
Daisy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
James has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Daisy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if James can turn it around.
Daisy can't break the clinch.
Daisy takes a knee to the side of the body.
James misses with an elbow over the top.
Daisy dodges an elbow strike from James.
Daisy is trying to break the clinch but James has him pressed against the cage.
James crunches a lovely knee into Daisy's ribcage.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from James.
James stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Daisy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from James.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daisy is defending well for now.
James lands a good knee to the midsection. Daisy won't want to take too many of those.
Daisy is breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Daisy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
James stalling in the clinch.
James lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daisy backwards.
James keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daisy's efforts to push away.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daisy is trying to break the clinch but James is controlling him.
A right hand to the body from James.
James using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie James dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
James delivers a nice body kick.
Jamie James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James throws a head kick that half lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
James effectively controlling the action here.
Daisy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
James lands a hook that snaps the head of Daisy backwards.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James gets through Daisy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daisy is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James'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.
Oh Daisy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James lands a good knee to the midsection. Daisy won't want to take too many of those.
James working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from James.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daisy backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. James obliges.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James crunches a lovely knee into Daisy's ribcage.
Jamie James seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
James pushes Daisy against the cage. James is working some dirty boxing. James pushes off with a quick right hook! Daisy goes down! Daisy tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! James moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie James!
Jamie James decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Vigo (ranked 2653 p4p, 307 weight class) and Zhorik Fartanov (ranked 3375 p4p, 356 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Vigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zhorik Fartanov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vigo connects with a nice looking jab.
Fartanov throws a right and a left that Vigo avoids nicely.
Vigo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fartanov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vigo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fartanov.
Vigo lands a right hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Vigo.
Vigo batters Fartanov with a massive right followed by a huge left! Fartanov is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Vigo lands a final crushing right hand to drop Fartanov to the mat with a gruesome thud! Vigo is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Don Vigo!
Don Vigo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rothco (ranked 2505 p4p, 297 weight class) and Francis Begbie (ranked 2374 p4p, 281 weight class). Begbie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Raining Blood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Frank Rothco could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Francis Begbie's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Rothco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Francis Begbie!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothco bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Begbie's head backwards.
Rothco takes a swing at Begbie's ribcage but misses.
Begbie moves in looking to clinch but Rothco pushes him off.
A quick step to the side and Rothco tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Begbie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rothco misses with a hook.
Begbie replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Rothco blocks it well.
Rothco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Begbie tries to clinch up but Rothco circles away and keeps his distance.
Begbie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rothco looks for the body kick but Begbie saw that one coming.
Rothco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rothco throws a low kick but it's checked well by Begbie.
Rothco scores with a jab to the body.
Begbie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Begbie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Begbie is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rothco tries a head kick but it misses.
Begbie is still on wobbly legs! Can Rothco finish him?
Rothco feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Begbie's calf.
Begbie seems to have recovered his senses.
Begbie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothco.
Rothco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Begbie tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Begbie manages to break the clinch.
Rothco lands with a shot to the body.
Rothco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Begbie tries to clinch
and Rothco counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rothco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Begbie appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rothco connects with a good right hand that stumbles Begbie. Begbie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rothco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Begbie.
Rothco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Begbie has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Begbie closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rothco.
Rothco misses with a body punch.
Rothco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Begbie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rothco smiles and moves away.
Rothco knocks out Begbie with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Rothco before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Rothco picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Rothco!
After the fight, Frank Rothco 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.
In defeat, Francis Begbie stepped up to the mic, saying 'Bollocks'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Lewis (ranked 2041 p4p, 242 weight class) and Enzo Viticello (ranked 1406 p4p, 183 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Derrick Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enzo Viticello!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lewis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Viticello circles away.
Lewis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Viticello 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.
Viticello misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lewis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Enzo Viticello has been cut.
Lewis misses with a combination
and Viticello counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Viticello.
Lewis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Viticello is defending well for now.
Lewis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Viticello is defending well.
A short left from Viticello.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viticello pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooh!!! Viticello has knocked Lewis down with a huge combo! Viticello steps away and waves a wobbly Lewis back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Lewis is rocked!
It looks like Derrick Lewis has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viticello throws a series of punches but Lewis moves out of range.
Viticello takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Viticello misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Viticello keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Viticello moves out of range.
Viticello tries to counter with a clinch but Lewis shakes him off and moves away.
Viticello ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Lewis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Viticello misses.
Viticello drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lewis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Viticello manages to escape and get back to his feet.
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!
Viticello throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewis tries to work over Viticello's front leg with a kick but Viticello checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viticello avoids the head kick by Lewis.
Viticello lands a left and a right that send Lewis crashing to the mat, dazed. Viticello thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Lewis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Viticello connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Lewis covering up! Viticello comes in with a big uppercut and Lewis goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Enzo Viticello!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Cricky (ranked 1560 p4p, 198 weight class) and Antonio Almeida (ranked 1306 p4p, 173 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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204 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimbo Cricky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Cricky.
Almeida is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cricky sprawls well. Cricky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Almeida gets slowly back to his feet.
Cricky leaves Almeida with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cricky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almeida manages to avoid it.
Almeida appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Almeida throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cricky's waist but Cricky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Almeida off to one side.
Cricky throwing a counter right hand but Almeida manages to avoid it.
Jimbo Cricky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Almeida.
Almeida darts in looking for a takedown but Cricky gets double underhooks and turns Almeida into the cage.
Cricky was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cricky works Almeida's body with a nice hook.
Almeida shoots for a takedown but Cricky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cricky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cricky throws a lazy right hand but Almeida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Almeida fails with the takedown
enabling Cricky to counter with a crisp jab.
Almeida moves forwards but Cricky connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Antonio Almeida has been cut.
Almeida slips a straight right by Cricky.
Almeida unleashes a big counter combination but Cricky bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cricky uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Almeida has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Cricky. No joy for Almeida on that attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Cricky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Cricky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cricky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cricky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Cricky backs off Almeida throws a huge counter combo but Cricky manages to avoid it all.
Almeida tries to clinch up.
Almeida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cricky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jimbo Cricky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almeida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cricky throws out the jab.
Cricky is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cricky misses with a hook.
Cricky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Cricky misses.
Cricky lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A punch combination from Cricky misses.
Despite the aggression on Almeida's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Almeida fails with a takedown attempt.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cricky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cricky throws a shot from downtown. Almeida moves away and avoids it.
Almeida feints the counter takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Almeida or perhaps it was just good defense by Cricky, which made it look bad.
Cricky lands with a cross.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cricky lands the left hand.
Nice sprawl there from Cricky as Almeida shoots in.
Cricky is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimbo Cricky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Almeida's cut.
That's time! Cricky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Almeida misses with a takedown
enabling Cricky to counter with a crisp jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Almeida might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cricky has got the better of the exchanges.
Cricky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Antonio Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cricky stalks Almeida and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Almeida's face. Almeida staggers backwards, shaken.
Cricky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Almeida can do to turn this around?
Almeida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cricky circles away.
Cricky throws a hook but Almeida blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cricky tests Almeida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Almeida looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jimbo Cricky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Almeida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cricky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Almeida in his tracks.
Almeida shoots for a double leg takedown but Cricky sprawls well. He's pushed Almeida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Almeida goes for a double leg but Cricky avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cricky continues to drive forward.
Almeida fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cricky misses with a hook. Almeida ducked under it nicely.
Almeida throws a fast counter high kick but Cricky manages to duck under it in time.
Cricky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Almeida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cricky.
Almeida shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cricky pinned against the cage. Cricky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Almeida shoots for a takedown but Cricky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cricky looks to land a left hand but Almeida moved out of range nicely.
Almeida throws a counter combo.
Cricky throws a hook to the side of Almeida's head but Almeida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Cricky backs off Almeida throws a huge counter combo but Cricky manages to avoid it all.
Almeida staying out of range there.
As Cricky backs off Almeida throws a huge counter combo but Cricky manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cricky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Almeida ducks under a wild hook from Cricky.
A countering left hand to the body from Almeida misses.
Almeida ducks right into an uppercut from Cricky.
Cricky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Almeida misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Almeida defending well as Cricky loads up on a big left hand.
Cricky digs a good hook to Almeida's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cricky stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cricky wants it to stay on the feet.
Almeida blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Cricky.
Almeida slips a jab from Cricky.
Despite the aggression on Almeida's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Almeida throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cricky's waist but Cricky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Almeida off to one side.
Almeida shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cricky defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimbo Cricky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Almeida's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cricky throws a hook but Almeida avoids it easily.
Almeida lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Almeida moves out of range as Cricky strikes.
Cricky just misses with a punch to the body.
Almeida is looking for the big counter here.
Almeida shoots in looking for a takedown. Cricky tries to sprawl out of it but Almeida keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cricky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cricky looks to land a left hand but Almeida moved out of range nicely.
Cricky scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Almeida shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cricky defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cricky misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Almeida.
Almeida replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cricky blocks it well.
Almeida tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cricky swivels and escapes.
Jimbo Cricky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Almeida.
Nice straight punches there by Cricky. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cricky.
Almeida wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cricky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Almeida is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cricky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Almeida moves out of range as Cricky strikes.
Cricky misses with a straight right.
Cricky throws a looping overhand right but Almeida ducks down to avoid it.
Almeida staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Cricky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cricky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Almeida is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cricky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Almeida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Almeida is defended easily by Cricky.
Jimbo Cricky is winning the standup battle so far.
Almeida dives in and grabs Cricky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cricky pushes down on Almeida's head and hops out.
Good shot there by Cricky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Cricky counter with a right hand.
Cricky clobbers Almeida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cricky lands a jab to the head.
Cricky missing with a left hand there. Almeida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cricky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Almeida is looking for the big counter here.
Antonio Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big right from Cricky misses.
Almeida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cricky tries to avoid it but Almeida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cricky to the ground. Cricky escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimbo Cricky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cricky has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimbo Cricky!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Derrick (ranked 1012 p4p, 137 weight class) and Patrick Bower (ranked 1351 p4p, 177 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Derrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Bower!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bower changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bower takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bower looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Derrick.
Derrick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bower scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Decent striking displayed by Bower there.
A swing and a miss from Bower.
A big right from Bower misses.
Bower tries to keep at a distance but Derrick has taken the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Derrick's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bower lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Joe Derrick has been cut.
Derrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Derrick has Bower pressed against the cage, preventing Bower from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Derrick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Derrick lands with a left to the head.
Derrick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Derrick misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Derrick on the inside.
Derrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Derrick.
Bower stalling in the clinch but Derrick improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Derrick.
Bower looks winded!
Knees to the body from Derrick.
Derrick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bower or not.
Derrick landing knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Derrick.
Derrick stalling against the cage.
Derrick misses with a knee to the head.
Bower tries to work over Derrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bower is trying to break the clinch but Derrick has him pressed against the cage.
Derrick lands a nice uppercut.
Derrick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bower's efforts to push away.
Derrick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Derrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Bower controls his hands.
Bower wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Derrick has him pressed against the cage.
Bower wants to break free but Derrick has control.
Derrick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bower backwards.
Derrick misses with a punch to the body.
Derrick digs a right hand into Bower's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bower's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bower is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Derrick is keeping busy.
Derrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Derrick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derrick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Derrick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bower avoiding damage as Derrick throws knees to the body.
Derrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bower is defending well for now.
Bower has had enough of the clinch but Derrick keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Derrick.
Derrick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Derrick lands an elbow just above Bower 's eye.
Derrick digs a right hand underneath Bower's ribcage. Bower let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Derrick pushes Bower back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Derrick lands a hook that snaps the head of Bower backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Derrick.
Bower misses with a punch on the inside.
Derrick lands an elbow that stopped Bower in his tracks for a moment.
Bower has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bower throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bower tries to break free but Derrick pushes him back against the cage.
Derrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Derrick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bower backwards.
Derrick tries to land knees in the clinch but Bower avoids the damage to the body.
Derrick tries a body shot but Bower blocks it.
Derrick lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Derrick - that landed with a thud.
Derrick lands a nice knee to the body.
Bower blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Derrick lands a knee to the body.
Derrick scores with a hook to the body.
Derrick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short uppercut from Derrick.
Derrick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bower backwards.
Derrick pushes Bower back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derrick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Derrick lands a nice elbow.
Derrick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Derrick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Derrick.
Bower takes a shot to the head.
Derrick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Derrick landing knees to the body.
Bower takes a knee to the side of the body.
Derrick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bower can't break the clinch.
Bower doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Derrick lands a body punch.
Derrick digs a right hand into Bower's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bower's gas tank.
Derrick scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Derrick.
A right handed body shot lands from Derrick.
Derrick lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Derrick cracks Bower with a nice body shot.
Derrick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Derrick.
Derrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bower avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Derrick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Derrick'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.
Derrick rushes Bower and presses him up against the cage.
Derrick pushes Bower back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Derrick - that landed with a thud.
Derrick is working Bower over against the cage.
Derrick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Derrick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Derrick is leaning against Bower and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Derrick lands a hook that snaps the head of Bower backwards.
Derrick has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Derrick lands a left hand.
Derrick cracks Bower with a nice body shot.
Derrick misses with a punch to the body.
Derrick lands an elbow that stopped Bower in his tracks for a moment.
Derrick blocks an elbow strike from Bower.
Derrick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Derrick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bower is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Derrick.
Derrick pushes Bower back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Derrick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bower in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Derrick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Derrick.
Bower is rocked!
Derrick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bower is still on wobbly legs! Can Derrick finish him?
A short body shot lands from Derrick as the two fighters clinch.
Derrick has Bower pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Bower is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Derrick - that's hurt Bower badly! Oh, another knee lands and Bower is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Bower doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Joe Derrick!
A victorious Joe Derrick 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paw Paw Udomprecha (ranked 1381 p4p, 73 weight class) and Morris Day (ranked 1266 p4p, 65 weight class). Morris Day is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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136 lbs
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paw Paw Udomprecha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morris Day!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Udomprecha lands the left hand.
Udomprecha throws a leg kick which misses Day's front leg but catches the back leg as Day tries to avoid it.
Udomprecha tries to sprawl but Day drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Day there.
Day looks to land a strike but Udomprecha avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Day postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Udomprecha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Udomprecha is controlling Day's posture.
Day lands a couple of elbows.
Udomprecha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Udomprecha is really struggling to control Day but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day is looking to work some ground and pound but Udomprecha has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Udomprecha is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Day throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Udomprecha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udomprecha is trying to control the position but Day postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Day trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Day working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Udomprecha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Day.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Day takes one to the chin there.
Day walks forward, straight into a front kick from Udomprecha.
Nice sprawl there from Udomprecha as Day shoots in.
Udomprecha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Udomprecha misses with a head kick.
Udomprecha tries to sprawl but Day drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Day not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Day throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Day has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Udomprecha is trying to control but can't.
Day thows a huge punch but Udomprecha dodges it nicely.
Day looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Udomprecha with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Udomprecha defending well though.
Udomprecha regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Day.
Day throws a big elbow that misses.
Udomprecha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Day postures up in Udomprecha's guard and throws a big left but Udomprecha blocks it.
Udomprecha has momentary wrist control but Day slips an elbow through the middle.
Day missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Day postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Day throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Day scoring with punches to the head and body.
Day working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Udomprecha trying to keep a closed guard but Day is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body kick there by Udomprecha.
Day takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Day uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Udomprecha.
Day takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Day shoots in and drives through. Udomprecha sprawls well.
Udomprecha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Udomprecha wants it to stay on the feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Udomprecha misses the target.
Paw Paw Udomprecha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morris Day.
Udomprecha tries a head kick but it misses.
Day looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Udomprecha is fending him off so far but Day persists. Nope, Udomprecha circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Udomprecha. No joy for Day on that attempt.
Udomprecha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Udomprecha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Udomprecha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Day gets a takedown into half guard.
Udomprecha is doing well to control the position and prevent Day from advancing to side control.
Day throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Day lands strikes from half guard.
Udomprecha has hold of Day's hands but Day slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Udomprecha is concentrating on defense, preventing Day from advancing position.
Udomprecha is trying to maintain the position but Day is very close to passing his half guard.
Day throwing shots but Udomprecha is blocking nicely.
Udomprecha has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Day is working away from the top position though.
Day not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Day throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Udomprecha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Day.
Udomprecha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Day.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Morris Day will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Udomprecha delivers a nice body kick.
Day shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Udomprecha as he jumps to the side.
Udomprecha thuds his right hand into Day's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Udomprecha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab by Udomprecha.
Day gets the takedown into side control.
Udomprecha explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Day swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Day shoots in but no luck this time.
Paw Paw Udomprecha is winning the standup battle so far.
Day shoots for a takedown but Udomprecha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paw Paw Udomprecha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morris Day.
Day shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Udomprecha defends it nicely.
Day fails to land the takedown.
Udomprecha lands a really nice looking cross but Day seems unphased.
Udomprecha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Day takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Day's coach down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Day's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Udomprecha lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udomprecha scores with a jab to the jaw.
Day takes a kick to the side of the head.
Udomprecha connects with a jab.
Udomprecha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Udomprecha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Day drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Udomprecha defends it well.
Udomprecha slaps away a takedown attempt from Day, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Udomprecha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Day takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Udomprecha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Udomprecha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Day.
Day tries to counter with a clinch but Udomprecha shakes him off and moves away.
Day fails with the takedown.
Udomprecha lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Day throws a leg kick but Udomprecha moved away.
Udomprecha thinks about countering with a body kick.
Day shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Udomprecha's guard.
Udomprecha kicks Day off and gets to his feet.
Day shoots for a takedown but Udomprecha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day tries to score a power double leg takedown but Udomprecha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Day somewhat.
Udomprecha scores with a kick to the body.
Udomprecha with a hook.
Udomprecha throws a series of strikes that have Day backpedaling.
Morris Day is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Day throws the kick towards the body but Udomprecha avoids it.
Udomprecha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Udomprecha digs a good hook to Day's body.
It looks like Udomprecha has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Day shoots for a double leg takedown but Udomprecha sprawls well. He's pushed Day's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Udomprecha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Day shoots in and drives through. Udomprecha sprawls well.
Nice body kick there by Udomprecha.
Udomprecha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Day tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Udomprecha defends well and Day ends up having to push Udomprecha into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Day is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Day is defended easily by Udomprecha.
Udomprecha is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Udomprecha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Udomprecha.
Day takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Udomprecha lands a jab to Day's midsection.
Day changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Udomprecha tries to avoid it but Day manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Udomprecha to the ground. Udomprecha escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Day shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Udomprecha as he jumps to the side.
Day has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Udomprecha.
Day will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like Udomprecha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
No luck for Day with that takedown attempt.
Paw Paw Udomprecha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Day shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Udomprecha but Udomprecha pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Udomprecha lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Udomprecha scores with a nice strike.
Udomprecha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Udomprecha lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Udomprecha lands a lovely overhand right.
Day is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Udomprecha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Day can do to turn this around?
Udomprecha lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Day takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters circling a little - Udomprecha finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Day darts in looking for a takedown but Udomprecha gets double underhooks and turns Day into the cage.
Udomprecha bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Day's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Day.
Day will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Day gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Udomprecha.
Day takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Day closes the distance and clinches up with Udomprecha, looking for a takedown. Day pushes Udomprecha against the cage but Udomprecha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Day shoots in but no luck this time.
Udomprecha scores with a nice head shot.
Udomprecha fakes the leg kick and cracks Day in the body.
Day changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Udomprecha tries to avoid it but Day manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Udomprecha to the ground. Udomprecha escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Udomprecha takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Day gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Day 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.
Udomprecha lands the left hand.
Udomprecha lets loose with a powerful body kick. Day will feel that in the morning.
Udomprecha lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paw Paw Udomprecha dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Udomprecha throws a shot to the body.
Udomprecha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Day at a distance.
Day moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Day has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Udomprecha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Day doesn't seem bothered though.
Udomprecha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Day.
A solid body kick from Udomprecha.
Day goes for a double leg but Udomprecha avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Udomprecha continues to drive forward.
Udomprecha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Udomprecha lands with a straight right. Day didn't see that one coming.
Day scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Udomprecha wants to control but Day postures up.
Day misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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Day is trying to ground and pound but Udomprecha uses the momentary lack of control by Day to regain half guard.
Udomprecha trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Udomprecha's head.
Udomprecha wants to control but Day is keeping busy.
Day missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Udomprecha is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Day scores with a couple of nice shots.
Udomprecha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Day.
Udomprecha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Day.
Day scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Udomprecha is in trouble now - Day has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day dominating with strikes here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Day misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Udomprecha is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The referee warns Udomprecha that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Day raining down shots from the mount!
Day landing strikes, looking to finish!
Udomprecha is in a horrible position here. Day smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Day throwing strikes here but Udomprecha is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Day landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Udomprecha wants to hold on but Day pushes him away.
Day moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Udomprecha has worked his arm free - good work by Udomprecha!
Day working the body and head with strikes.
Day working away.
Day postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Day goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Udomprecha has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Day but great work by Udomprecha.
Day seems a little lost for a moment, as Udomprecha dominates the positioning.
Udomprecha misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Udomprecha is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Day will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Day is looking for a sweep.
Day is being controlled here.
Day is not content to let Udomprecha control the position.
Day wants to control but Udomprecha postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Morris Day.
I think Day 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Shiina (ranked 788 p4p, 40 weight class) and Eduardo Corassa (ranked 837 p4p, 42 weight class). Anthony Shiina has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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24
145 lbs
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22
145 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Shiina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Corassa!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Corassa.
Shiina slips a straight right by Corassa.
Shiina blocks a head kick by Corassa.
Eduardo Corassa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corassa lands a front kick.
Corassa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Corassa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shiina is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Corassa throws a wild body kick that Shiina sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Shiina wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Corassa walks into a left hand.
Shiina closes the distance looking to clinch
and Corassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corassa 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.
Shiina takes a swing at Corassa's ribcage but misses.
Shiina has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clark's Champion's in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa misses with an uppercut.
Shiina quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Corassa throws a hook but Shiina avoids it easily.
Corassa throws a hook to the side of Shiina's head but Shiina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corassa scores with a head kick. Shiina tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Corassa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big left from Corassa misses.
Shiina lands a nice hook to Corassa's body. Corassa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shiina looks to score with a jab to the body but Corassa is just out of range.
Corassa connects with an inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Corassa coming out on top.
Corassa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Corassa thows a leg kick but Shiina checks it
and Shiina counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shiina throws a low kick but it's checked well by Corassa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corassa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Corassa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab from Corassa.
Shiina throws a head kick but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa slips a straight right by Shiina.
Shiina throws a predictable looking body shot
and Corassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Corassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shiina was well out of range. Poor timing from Corassa.
A quick step to the side and Shiina tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eduardo Corassa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shiina misses with a jab to the body
and Corassa counters with a straight right hand.
Corassa misses with a hook. Shiina ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiina throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shiina scores with a body shot.
Shiina moves out of range of the body kick.
Corassa looks for the body kick but Shiina saw that one coming.
Shiina swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Corassa throws a lazy head kick
and Shiina connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corassa lands a glancing blow to the side of Shiina's head.
Corassa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corassa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big right from Corassa misses.
Corassa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shiina misses with an uppercut
and Corassa counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiina lands a right hook to the body.
Shiina clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shiina misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corassa is working Shiina over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Corassa fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Corassa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Corassa working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Corassa.
Corassa lands a nice uppercut.
Shiina tries to work over Corassa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Corassa.
Corassa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shiina tries a body shot but Corassa blocks it.
Shiina being controlled against the cage.
Corassa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Corassa throws a leg kick but Shiina checks it.
Shiina tried to counter with a leg kick but Corassa avoided it.
Shiina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corassa moves away.
Corassa misses with a leg kick
and Shiina counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Corassa lands with an uppercut that bounces Shiina off the cage and back into range.
Corassa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Corassa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shiina's head.
Shiina avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Corassa misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Corassa misses the target.
Corassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shiina moves away.
Shiina throws a leg kick that is checked
and Corassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shiina fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiina misses with a jab to the body
and Corassa counters with a body kick.
Corassa throws the kick towards the body but Shiina avoids it.
Corassa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shiina throws a body punch but Corassa moves out of range.
Shiina misses with a looping right.
Corassa gets caught flat footed, as Shiina shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shiina looking to pass the guard.
Corassa pulls Shiina in close to his closed guard and prevents Shiina from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiina tries to free his leg and advance position but Corassa is retaining full guard.
Shiina stands and throws Corassa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Corassa felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Corassa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Corassa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shiina is looking to take a break and control but Corassa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shiina is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Corassa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Corassa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiina has control of an arm but Corassa manages to advance to Shiina's back!
Corassa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shiina. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Corassa is not going to allow Shiina to sit and survive in this position.
I would not like to be Shiina right now.
Corassa is trying to stick to Shiina's back but Shiina is turning into Corassa. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Corassa's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Shiina.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiina looking to pass the guard.
Shiina postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Corassa is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shiina, into his guard.
Shiina throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corassa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Corassa throws a sloppy head kick and Shiina moves out of range easily.
Shiina bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shiina is looking to wear down Corassa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Corassa slips a jab from Shiina.
Shiina lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shiina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corassa.
Shiina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corassa.
Corassa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shiina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corassa misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiina throws a poor cross that misses
and Shiina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corassa lands a nice looking body kick.
Corassa misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Corassa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shiina momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Shiina blocks the leg kick.
Shiina gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Corassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Corassa misses
and Shiina counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Corassa throws a lazy head kick
and Shiina counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corassa connects with an inside leg kick.
Shiina on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corassa. Corassa obviously looking to wear him down.
Corassa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Corassa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shiina throws a body shot but no joy.
Shiina is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shiina will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corassa throws a wild body kick that Shiina sees coming a mile off.
Corassa throws a wild body kick that Shiina sees coming a mile off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shiina checks a leg kick.
Shiina misses the jab.
Corassa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shiina is out of range and Corassa settles back down.
Shiina avoids a kick to the body.
Shiina misses the shot to the body.
Corassa lands a leg kick that knocks Shiina off balance momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Corassa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shiina has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shiina and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A quick step to the side and Shiina tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corassa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa moves out of range of the body kick from Shiina.
Corassa looks to land a left hand but Shiina moved out of range nicely.
Corassa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Corassa tries to score with a low kick but Shiina moves his leg out of the way.
Shiina appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Corassa misses with a left hand
and Corassa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shiina stuns Corassa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Corassa tests Shiina's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Corassa throws a leg kick
and Shiina makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Shiina throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shiina lands a slapping body shot.
Anthony Shiina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa misses with the body kick
and Shiina counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corassa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shiina tried to counter with a leg kick but Corassa avoided it.
Corassa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shiina has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shiina misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Corassa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corassa throws an off balance right hand
and Shiina counters with a right hand to the body.
Eduardo Corassa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Corassa tries to land a front kick but Shiina steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Corassa misses with an uppercut. Shiina saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Shiina misses the target.
Shiina scores with a jab to the body.
Shiina tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shiina throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Corassa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Shiina is in Corassa's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Corassa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Corassa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Corassa!
A very excited looking Eduardo Corassa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Romeo (ranked 233 p4p, 31 weight class) and Mwenye Kwadwo (ranked 595 p4p, 85 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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30
218 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Romeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mwenye Kwadwo!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romeo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kwadwo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Romeo throws a jab when Kwadwo was well out of range.
A jab from Romeo does it's job there.
Kwadwo connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Anthony Romeo has been cut.
A cross from Romeo lands.
Kwadwo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romeo misses with a hook to the body
and Kwadwo counters with a nice body shot.
Kwadwo takes one to the chin there.
Romeo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kwadwo finds it's way round the side to connect with Romeo's head.
Kwadwo lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kwadwo misses with a straight right.
Romeo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kwadwo.
Anthony Romeo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romeo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kwadwo momentarily.
Romeo misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romeo moves out of range of the strikes.
Romeo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kwadwo misses with a straight left.
Kwadwo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romeo throws a shot from downtown. Kwadwo moves away and avoids it.
Romeo scores with a body shot.
Romeo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romeo misses with a hook. Kwadwo ducked under it nicely.
Romeo throws a big shot that misses.
Kwadwo throws a right hand that misses
and Romeo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Romeo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kwadwo counters with a nice body shot.
Kwadwo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romeo.
Romeo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwadwo manages to avoid it.
Kwadwo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romeo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeo throws a looping overhand right but Kwadwo ducks down to avoid it.
Romeo throws a jab but it's blocked by Kwadwo.
A shot to the liver by Romeo. Beautiful body shot.
Kwadwo missing with a left hand there. Romeo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romeo lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Romeo lands a nice shot to the body.
Romeo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kwadwo.
Romeo misses the body punch
and Kwadwo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwadwo. Romeo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romeo digs a good body shot into Kwadwo's ribs.
Kwadwo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwadwo. Romeo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Romeo does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romeo digs a good hook to Kwadwo's body.
Romeo fails to land with a series of punches.
Romeo misses with a hook
enabling Kwadwo to counter with a crisp jab.
Kwadwo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romeo fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Kwadwo misses.
Romeo avoids the body shot from Kwadwo.
Romeo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kwadwo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kwadwo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A shot to the body from Romeo misses
and Kwadwo counters with a stiff right hand.
Kwadwo connects with a nice looking jab.
Romeo looks to land a right hand but Kwadwo moved out of range.
Kwadwo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Romeo counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kwadwo lands with a nice combination. Romeo backs away looking to recover.
Kwadwo misses with a looping right.
A jab from Romeo misses.
Kwadwo moves away from the strike by Romeo.
Kwadwo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kwadwo lunges at Romeo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Romeo's hand.
Nice body punch from Romeo.
Kwadwo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romeo.
Romeo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kwadwo scores with a hook to the body. Romeo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Romeo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romeo loads up on a big right hand but Kwadwo slips the punch.
Kwadwo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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 Anthony Romeo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anthony Romeo's cut.
That's time! Romeo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kwadwo slips a jab from Romeo.
Kwadwo misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Romeo to counter with a crisp jab.
Romeo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kwadwos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kwadwo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romeo.
Romeo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Romeo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kwadwo is just out of range.
Kwadwo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Romeo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kwadwo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Romeo to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romeo misses with a wild body shot.
Kwadwo lands a nice hook to Romeo's body. Romeo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Romeo jabs Kwadwo right on the nose. Kwadwo blinks but takes it well.
Kwadwo is rocked!
It looks like Mwenye Kwadwo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romeo fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Kwadwo to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Kwadwo looks to clinch but Romeo throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Kwadwo taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Anthony Romeo!
An out of breath Anthony Romeo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Mwenye Kwadwo spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks for coming..I'll be back'.
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