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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gudmar Lilja (ranked 4554 p4p, 4643 weight class) and Ronny Naarden (ranked 276 p4p, 277 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gudmar Lilja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronny Naarden!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naarden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Naarden wants to counter with a clinch but Lilja pushes him away.
Lilja listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lilja with a jab.
Naarden closes the distance and clinches.
Naarden drags the fight down to the ground.
Naarden looking for a guillotine here but Lilja defends easily.
Naarden is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Lilja frees his head nicely. Oh but Naarden has switched to an armbar! Lilja is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ronny Naarden!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Malig (ranked 4514 p4p, 4482 weight class) and Eros Valentino (ranked 271 p4p, 269 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Morgan Malig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eros Valentino!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentino rushes Malig and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Valentino gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Malig not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Valentino tries to free his leg and advance position but Malig is retaining full guard.
Valentino is sitting in close to Malig's body. Malig has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Valentino is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Valentino is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Malig.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Morgan Malig!
During a confident post fight interview, Morgan Malig thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Eros Valentino spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm a lover'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Sonnen (ranked 3365 p4p, 4516 weight class) and DreBerto Colon (ranked 218 p4p, 272 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sterling Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, DreBerto Colon!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen with a poor takedown
and Colon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sterling Sonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Colon. No joy for Sonnen on that attempt.
Sonnen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sonnen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Colon throws out a counter right but Sonnen avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sterling Sonnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonnen has a takedown stuffed.
Sonnen with a poor takedown
and Sonnen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 Sonnen is rocked!
Colon fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Sonnen square on the jaw! Damn, Sonnen is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DreBerto Colon!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Einar (ranked 4671 p4p, 2873 weight class) and Jerry Short (ranked 279 p4p, 179 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Einar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Stone Cherry - Again. The crowd seem to be enjoying Short's choice of entrance music: Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksander Einar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerry Short!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Short has a takedown stuffed.
Short drives through with a takedown into guard.
Einar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Short on the ground.
Short trying to control but Einar is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Einar keeping full guard, as Short tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Short drops back looking for a leg! Einar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Einar manages to kick Short off! Short jumps back into Einar's guard.
Short thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Einar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Einar tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Short in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Einar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Short lands a couple of elbows.
Short drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Short jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Short throwing strikes from guard but Einar blocks nicely.
Einar trying to control the position.
Einar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Einar keeping moving, preventing Short from controlling successfully.
Short drops back looking for a leg! Einar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Einar manages to kick Short off! Short jumps back into Einar's guard.
Einar controlling Short's posture.
Einar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Short thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Short postures up in Einar's guard and throws a big left but Einar blocks it.
Einar keeping moving, preventing Short from controlling successfully.
Short passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Short wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Einar, who protects the arm well.
Short looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Short in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Einar is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jerry Short!
The defeated Aleksander Einar had this to say: 'That ref is corrupted AF! Defund the police!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Suzuki (ranked 3951 p4p, 2822 weight class) and Trevor McCallen (ranked 247 p4p, 173 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenji Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor McCallen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Still in half guard, Suzuki seems content to control.
McCallen 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.
McCallen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suzuki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Suzuki has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can McCallen defend it? Suzuki steps over the head and cranks it - McCallen is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Suzuki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kenji Suzuki!
The defeated Trevor McCallen had this to say: 'Well Done Judo, good luck rest of the tournament.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Jack (ranked 2112 p4p, 3143 weight class) and Kaiden Thibodeaux (ranked 127 p4p, 198 weight class). Billy Jack has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Brawler
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Basic striking
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaiden Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack shoots in for a double leg but Thibodeaux sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thibodeaux rushes Jack and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jack is trying to break free.
Thibodeaux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jack backwards.
Thibodeaux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jack takes a shot to the head.
Thibodeaux lands a body punch.
Jack drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thibodeaux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jack is rocked!
Thibodeaux lands with a left to the head.
Oh Jack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jack wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a big uppercut that drops Jack! More strikes from Thibodeaux and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jack lies dazed against the cage as Thibodeaux celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaiden Thibodeaux!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwalin Giantslayer (ranked 484 p4p, 795 weight class) and Balin Trollslayer (ranked 67 p4p, 105 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwalin Giantslayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Balin Trollslayer!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trollslayer shoots in and drives through. Giantslayer sprawls well.
Giantslayer stuffs the takedown attempt from Trollslayer. Trollslayer gets slowly back to his feet.
Trollslayer throws a body shot but no joy.
Trollslayer tries to clinch but Giantslayer moves out of range.
Giantslayer feinted with a counter takedown.
Giantslayer slips under a jab from Trollslayer.
Giantslayer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Trollslayer shoots in for a takedown but Giantslayer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dwalin Giantslayer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balin Trollslayer.
Giantslayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trollslayer moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trollslayer shoots in but no luck this time.
Giantslayer misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giantslayer swings for the body but Trollslayer moves out of range.
Trollslayer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giantslayer.
Trollslayer drives through with a takedown into Giantslayer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Trollslayer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Giantslayer is trying to control the position but Trollslayer postures up.
Trollslayer preventing the sweep.
Trollslayer throwing strikes from guard but Giantslayer blocks nicely.
Giantslayer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trollslayer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giantslayer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Giantslayer trying to keep a closed guard but Trollslayer is proving a slippery customer.
Trollslayer is working Giantslayer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
 It looks like Dwalin Giantslayer has been cut.
Giantslayer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Trollslayer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Trollslayer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Giantslayer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trollslayer trying to control the position from guard on top but Giantslayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trollslayer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trollslayer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trollslayer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trollslayer landing with the ground and pound.
Trollslayer cracks Giantslayer with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trollslayer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trollslayer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trollslayer landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trollslayer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trollslayer stopping the sweep attempt from Giantslayer.
Trollslayer is looking to work some ground and pound but Giantslayer has wrist control.
Trollslayer wants to control from the top but Giantslayer keeps moving.
Giantslayer controlling Trollslayer's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Giantslayer is pulling down on Trollslayer's head. It's preventing any offense from Trollslayer, at least for the moment.
Trollslayer postures up in Giantslayer's guard and throws a big left but Giantslayer blocks it.
Giantslayer keeping moving, preventing Trollslayer from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Trollslayer wants to clinch up but Giantslayer keeps it at a distance.
Giantslayer tries to counter with a takedown but Trollslayer is quick to defend against it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giantslayer swings for the body but Trollslayer moves out of range.
Trollslayer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giantslayer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Giantslayer wants it to stay on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Balin Trollslayer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dwalin Giantslayer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Trollslayer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Giantslayer defends well and Trollslayer ends up having to push Giantslayer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Giantslayer misses with a body punch
and Trollslayer counters with a takedown into side control.
Trollslayer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Giantslayer tries to improve position but can't.
Giantslayer is working hard here to advance position.
Trollslayer working away.
Giantslayer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Trollslayer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ground and pound from Trollslayer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giantslayer is looking to regain half guard here but Trollslayer keeps moving and retains side control.
Trollslayer in side control lands a decent elbow.
Giantslayer wants to control but Trollslayer postures up.
Balin Trollslayer has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trollslayer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ground and pound from Trollslayer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Trollslayer controlling from side mount.
Trollslayer misses with the ground and pound.
Trollslayer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
An elbow from Trollslayer crashes against the mat.
You can see the frustration on Giantslayer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Trollslayer is working Giantslayer over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dwalin Giantslayer's cut is getting worse.
Trollslayer landing a few strikes.
Trollslayer throws an elbow but Giantslayer slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Trollslayer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer landing a few strikes.
Jeez, Dwalin Giantslayer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dwalin Giantslayer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Balin Trollslayer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Godoi (ranked 413 p4p, 588 weight class) and Nikolay Leonov (ranked 54 p4p, 87 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Guilherme Godoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Leonov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Leonov.
A good leg kick by Leonov.
Godoi throws a right hand that misses
and Leonov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Leonov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Godoi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leonov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Godoi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Nikolay Leonov has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leonov.
Godoi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Leonov throws a big shot that misses.
Leonov misses with a lunging right hand
and Godoi counters with a nice uppercut.
Leonov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leonov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonov looks to land a combination. Godoi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Leonov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leonov throws a poor cross that misses
and Godoi counters with a one-two to the body.
 Leonov is rocked!
Leonov delivers a nice body kick.
Leonov misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Godoi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leonov.
A low kick lands for Leonov.
Leonov lands with a cross.
Leonov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Godoi misses its intended target.
Leonov scores with a push kick.
Leonov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Godoi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Leonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leonov throws a jab when Godoi was well out of range.
Godoi throwing a counter right hand but Leonov manages to avoid it.
Godoi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leonov. Leonov obviously looking to wear him down.
Godoi slips a jab from Leonov.
Godoi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Godoi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leonov can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godoi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonov throws out the jab.
Godoi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leonov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Godoi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Leonov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonov thuds his right hand into Godoi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leonov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Godoi momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonov. Godoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Godoi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Godoi misses.
Leonov missing with a left hand there. Godoi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Godoi. That did some damage!
Leonov looks to land a right hand but Godoi moved out of range.
Leonov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leonov misses the shot to the body.
Leonov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Godoi. Godoi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godoi slips under a jab.
Godoi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leonov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Godoi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Godoi throws out a loose jab but Leonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonov throws a counter combo.
Leonov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nikolay Leonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godoi 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.
Leonov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leonov misses with the combination.
Leonov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Godoi's sensitive parts.
Leonov cracks Godoi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leonov throws a lazy right hand but Godoi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leonov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Godoi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Godoi's sensitive parts.
Leonov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Leonov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leonov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Godoi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leonov circles away quickly and effectively.
Godoi backing away here, and Leonov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Leonov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leonov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Godoi misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Leonov.
Leonov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leonov is looking for the big counter here.
Godoi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice defenses there by Godoi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Godoi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leonov.
Godoi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice straight punches there by Leonov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leonov.
Godoi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Leonov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Leonov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leonov throws an off balance right hand
and Godoi counters with a straight right hand.
Leonov connects with an inside leg kick.
Godoi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leonov tests Godoi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Godoi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leonov - the referee stops the clock and Godoi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leonov. Godoi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Leonov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leonov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Godoi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonov.
Leonov connects with an inside leg kick.
Leonov throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonov lands with a nice body kick.
Leonov looks to land a combination but Godoi avoids it well.
Leonov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Godoi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Godoi.
Leonov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leonov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Godoi counters with a straight right hand.
Godoi 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.
Nikolay Leonov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Godoi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonov connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Leonov. Beautiful body shot.
Godoi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Godoi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonov.
Leonov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Godoi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Godoi misses with a looping right.
Leonov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leonov scores with a jab. Godoi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Godoi blocks a jab.
Godoi slips under a jab from Leonov.
Leonov throws a sloppy head kick and Godoi moves out of range easily.
Godoi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Godoi ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.
No joy there for Leonov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leonov lands a nice looking body shot.
Leonov connects with a leg kick.
Leonov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Godoi throws a big shot that misses.
Godoi ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.
Leonov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonov cracks Godoi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leonov.
Leonov scores with a hook.
Leonov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonov misses the target.
Godoi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leonov. Leonov obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Leonov.
Leonov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leonov connects with a right hand. Godoi shakes it off.
Leonov looks to land a combination but Godoi avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Godoi misses the target.
Leonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Godoi.
Godoi throws the left hand but Leonov avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godoi walks into a stiff left hand from Leonov.
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!
Godoi ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.
An attempted straight right counter from Godoi misses the target.
Leonov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Godoi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Godoi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leonov.
Leonov throws a good cross that connects.
Godoi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Leonov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leonov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leonov throws a lazy right hand but Godoi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leonov connects with the punch.
Leonov throws a hook but Godoi blocks it.
Leonov misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Godoi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Leonov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Leonov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Leonov.
Leonov misses with a hook. Godoi ducked under it nicely.
Godoi throws a lazy uppercut
and Leonov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leonov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Leonov. Those never looked like landing.
Leonov thumps Godoi with a low kick.
Leonov lands a really nice looking cross but Godoi seems unphased.
Leonov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Godoi.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Godoi slips a straight right by Leonov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Godoi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leonov scrambles back to his feet.
Godoi lands a jab to the nose.
Leonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Godoi finish him?
Leonov with the inside leg kick.
Leonov throws a right hand that misses
and Godoi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Leonov! Godoi lets Leonov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonov scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov tries to land a leg kick but Godoi saw it coming and moves away.
Leonov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Godoi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Godoi throws the left hand but Leonov avoids the punch easily.
Leonov ducks under a wild hook from Godoi.
Leonov seems to have recovered his senses.
Leonov catches Godoi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leonov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Godoi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Godoi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leonov throws a jab when Godoi was well out of range.
Leonov throws a lazy uppercut
and Godoi counters with a big right hand! Oh Leonov is in trouble here! Godoi follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guilherme Godoi!
A relieved looking Guilherme Godoi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonatane Veainu (ranked 85 p4p, 1056 weight class) and Ludwig Lachmann (ranked 13 p4p, 143 weight class). The key to victory for Sonatane Veainu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonatane Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ludwig Lachmann!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lachmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Veainu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ludwig Lachmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veainu blocks a head kick by Lachmann.
A little feinted left hand from Veainu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lachmann on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lachmann misses with a double jab
and Veainu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veainu cracks Lachmann with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lachmann looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Veainu finish him?
Lachmann is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lachmann is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Veainu doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Lachmann crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Lachmann's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sonatane Veainu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phuc Dat Bich (ranked 219 p4p, 253 weight class) and Rav Kapur (ranked 33 p4p, 38 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phuc Dat Bich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rav Kapur!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapur scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bich struggling a bit here.
Bich definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bich tries to bench press Kapur off him but Kapur keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Bich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bich tries to bench press Kapur off him but Kapur keeps the position.
Bich can't do much from the bottom here.
Kapur is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bich has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bich can't do much from the bottom here.
Bich manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kapur's best efforts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bich moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bich looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kapur passes into side control.
Kapur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bich keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapur working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bich sneaks back into half guard.
Kapur is trying to control the action in half guard but Bich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kapur is working for a kimura but Bich is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kapur trying to control the action but Bich is working from the bottom.
Bich looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kapur is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bich regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapur pushes down on Bich's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bich is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Kapur is tapping! Great win for Bich!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Phuc Dat Bich!
A less than humble Phuc Dat Bich misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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