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WCF WNF 96: Barbosa vs White PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Esteves (ranked 4056 p4p, 2662 weight class) and Tenshin Nas (ranked 246 p4p, 165 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145
3 - 2 - 0 |
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135
7 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucio Esteves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tenshin Nas!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
 It looks like Lucio Esteves has been cut.
Nas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Esteves is working an open guard so Nas takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Esteves appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Esteves is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Esteves is looking to take this one to the mat.
A shot in the inside from Nas.
Nas gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esteves tries to get to full guard but Nas has control of the leg.
Esteves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nas is looking for a kimura here.
Esteves's coaches at Mapinguari Guerreiro have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esteves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nas is looking to take a break and control but Esteves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Esteves looking for submissions off his back.
Esteves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Esteves looking for submissions off his back.
Esteves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
It looks like Nas might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Esteves tries to roll over but Nas keeps him under control.
Esteves is staying active underneath Nas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Esteves is just riding it out for now. Nas eventually gives up the hold.
Esteves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Esteves actively working from the bottom here.
Esteves is not content to let Nas control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Esteves looking for submissions off his back.
Nas content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Esteves regains full guard. Nicely done.
Esteves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nas trying to control the position from guard on top but Esteves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esteves working for submissions but it's allowed Nas to get to half guard.
Nas thows a huge punch but Esteves dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nas thows a huge punch but Esteves dodges it nicely.
Esteves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Esteves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Esteves looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Nas pushes past his half guard into mount!
Esteves takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nas prevents Esteves from getting the reversal.
Esteves avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nas.
Nas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Esteves looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nas looking to finish with strikes here!
Esteves is bucking up trying to escape but Nas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nas punching from mount but Esteves doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Nas content just to control the position here.
Esteves is trying to escape the mount.
Nas landing punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tenshin Nas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucio Esteves'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.
Nas has closed the distance and engaged Esteves in a clinch.
Nas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nas scores with a head kick.
 Esteves is rocked!
Nas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nas scores with a takedown into Esteves's guard.
Oh Esteves is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Esteves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Esteves isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nas stacks Esteves on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nas!
The strikes coming from Nas are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Esteves seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esteves dodges the ground and pound from Nas.
The ground and pound from Nas seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Esteves is looking to reverse the position.
Nas trying to control the action but Esteves is working from the bottom.
Nas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Esteves has escaped the position, nice work there.
Esteves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nas's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Esteves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Esteves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nas passes the guard and advances to mount!
Esteves is desperately trying to improve his position but Nas has a good base and remains in mount.
Esteves sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nas is trying to work for a kimura but Esteves is defending well.
Esteves taking some punishment here, with Nas in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Esteves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Esteves is not content to let Nas control the position.
Esteves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nas stalling.
Nas seems to be working for a kimura but Esteves defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Esteves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Esteves looking for submissions off his back.
Esteves is in trouble now - Nas has advanced to mount!
Esteves working to try and regain half guard.
Esteves taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nas thowing shots but they're missing.
Esteves can't escape the position.
Nas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Esteves looks a forlorn figure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tenshin Nas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lucio Esteves's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Esteves takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nas!
Nas tries a head kick but it misses.
Esteves attempts a counter takedown but Nas avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nas looking to score a takedown here. Esteves is defending well but Nas drives through and ends up in Esteves's guard.
Esteves working for submissions but it's allowed Nas to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Esteves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Esteves actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Esteves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nas trying to control from half guard but Esteves is working away.
Nas is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nas controlling the pace for now.
Esteves keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nas throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Esteves because Nas loaded up on that one.
Nas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Esteves looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Esteves blocking the ground and pound.
Esteves regains half guard.
Nas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nas controlling the action here.
Esteves has hold of Nas's hands but Nas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is staying active underneath Nas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Esteves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nas.
Esteves actively working from the bottom here.
Nas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tenshin Nas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nas prevents Esteves from improving his position.
Esteves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Esteves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nas pulls his head out easily.
Nas thows a huge punch but Esteves dodges it nicely.
Tenshin Nas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nas slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nas is looking for a kimura but Esteves is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nas to get the leverage.
Nas passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Esteves!
Esteves gets back to half guard.
Lucio Esteves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in half guard, Nas seems content to control.
Esteves actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Esteves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tenshin Nas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tenshin Nas!
Tenshin Nas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Murphy (ranked 3748 p4p, 4509 weight class) and Jackmerius Tacktheritrix (ranked 420 p4p, 485 weight class). Jackmerius Tacktheritrix will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackmerius Tacktheritrix!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tacktheritrix throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Tacktheritrix lands an overhand right.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Tacktheritrix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Tacktheritrix is trying to break free.
Tacktheritrix blocking some punches.
Tacktheritrix is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tacktheritrix blocks an uppercut.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Tacktheritrix blocks an uppercut.
Tacktheritrix is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Tacktheritrix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Tacktheritrix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tacktheritrix blocking some punches.
Tacktheritrix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tacktheritrix connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murphy. Murphy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tacktheritrix tries to keep at a distance but Murphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Tacktheritrix tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.
Tacktheritrix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tacktheritrix tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tacktheritrix misses with a body punch.
Tacktheritrix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Tacktheritrix tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Tacktheritrix tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tacktheritrix.
Tacktheritrix has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.
Tacktheritrix breaks from the clinch.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tacktheritrix.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tacktheritrix.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tacktheritrix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tacktheritrix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Tacktheritrix.
Tacktheritrix has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tacktheritrix wants to get back to striking at distance but Murphy won't allow it.
Tacktheritrix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tacktheritrix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy prevents Tacktheritrix from breaking the clinch.
Tacktheritrix is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy prevents Tacktheritrix from breaking the clinch.
Tacktheritrix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tacktheritrix.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tacktheritrix.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Tacktheritrix blocking some punches.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Tacktheritrix is trying to force a seperation but Murphy has the dominant position.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tacktheritrix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tacktheritrix.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tacktheritrix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tacktheritrix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy tries to clinch but Tacktheritrix moves away
enabling Tacktheritrix to counter with a crisp jab.
Tacktheritrix throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tacktheritrix moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tacktheritrix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tacktheritrix swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tacktheritrix! But no joy.
Murphy has Tacktheritrix up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Tacktheritrix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tacktheritrix blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tacktheritrix is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tacktheritrix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
Tacktheritrix tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
Tacktheritrix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Tacktheritrix is avoiding it.
Murphy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Murphy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tacktheritrix throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
Murphy closes the distance and pushes Tacktheritrix back into the cage.
Tacktheritrix takes a shot to the head.
Murphy keeps control of Tacktheritrix as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Liam Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tacktheritrix can't break the clinch.
Tacktheritrix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tacktheritrix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Tacktheritrix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Tacktheritrix.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Tacktheritrix backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tacktheritrix manages to break the clinch.
Murphy tries to clinch
and Tacktheritrix counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy prevents Tacktheritrix from breaking the clinch.
Tacktheritrix blocking some punches.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tacktheritrix blocks an uppercut.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tacktheritrix can do to turn this around?
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tacktheritrix will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Murphy up against the cage.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Tacktheritrix blocks an uppercut.
Tacktheritrix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tacktheritrix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy pushes Tacktheritrix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Tacktheritrix.
Tacktheritrix is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Tacktheritrix.
Tacktheritrix tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Tacktheritrix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Tacktheritrix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tacktheritrix working hard to break the clinch.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Tacktheritrix.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tacktheritrix breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tacktheritrix's corner calls for a 1-2. Tacktheritrix obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tacktheritrix misses with the combination.
Tacktheritrix gets tackled into the cage by Murphy. Murphy maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacktheritrix can't break the clinch.
Tacktheritrix blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Murphy pushes Tacktheritrix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tacktheritrix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tacktheritrix wants to break free but Murphy has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Tacktheritrix is trying to force a seperation but Murphy has the dominant position.
Tacktheritrix is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Tacktheritrix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tacktheritrix is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Tacktheritrix is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Tacktheritrix.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tacktheritrix tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tacktheritrix uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tacktheritrix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy has Tacktheritrix pressed against the cage, preventing Tacktheritrix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tacktheritrix is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Tacktheritrix has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tacktheritrix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tacktheritrix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Tacktheritrix circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy drives through and clinches with Tacktheritrix against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Murphy dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tacktheritrix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tacktheritrix counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tacktheritrix misses the jab.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tacktheritrix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Tacktheritrix was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tacktheritrix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Tacktheritrix keeps it at a distance.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Tacktheritrix pushes him off.
Tacktheritrix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackmerius Tacktheritrix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy closes the distance but Tacktheritrix moves to the side
and Tacktheritrix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tacktheritrix scores with a jab. Murphy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murphy tries to clinch but Tacktheritrix moves out of range.
Tacktheritrix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Tacktheritrix.
Murphy closes the distance and pushes Tacktheritrix back into the cage.
Tacktheritrix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tacktheritrix backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Tacktheritrix tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Tacktheritrix wants to break free but Murphy has control.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Tacktheritrix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Tacktheritrix backwards.
Tacktheritrix is trying to maintain a safe position but Murphy gets an underhook and turns Tacktheritrix into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tacktheritrix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tacktheritrix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Liam Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacktheritrix wants to get back to striking at distance but Murphy won't allow it.
Tacktheritrix breaks the clinch.
Murphy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Tacktheritrix looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Tacktheritrix is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy forces Tacktheritrix back against the cage and clinches.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Tacktheritrix.
Tacktheritrix tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
Tacktheritrix wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
Murphy keeps control of Tacktheritrix as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacktheritrix looking to stall.
Tacktheritrix tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Tacktheritrix.
Tacktheritrix wants to break free but Murphy has control.
Tacktheritrix tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.
Tacktheritrix working hard to break the clinch.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tacktheritrix is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tacktheritrix is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tacktheritrix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tacktheritrix has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackmerius Tacktheritrix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Tacktheritrix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tacktheritrix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Tacktheritrix is trying to force a seperation but Murphy has the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tacktheritrix tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.
Murphy has Tacktheritrix pressed against the cage, preventing Tacktheritrix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murphy has Tacktheritrix pressed against the cage, preventing Tacktheritrix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murphy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Murphy!
A very excited looking Liam Murphy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kai Aikau (ranked 4346 p4p, 5061 weight class) and Gancho Ganevski (ranked 531 p4p, 578 weight class). Aikau comes to the cage accompanied by Jack Johnson - Upside Down. Gancho Ganevski told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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169
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kai Aikau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gancho Ganevski!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganevski instigates a clinch.
Ganevski works on Aikau's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Ganevski - that landed with a thud.
Ganevski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ganevski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ganevski drops Aikau with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Aikau looks back up at him and smiles so Ganevski waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Kai Aikau has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ganevski rushes Aikau and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ganevski works on Aikau's body with a couple of short punches.
Aikau is breathing heavily.
Ganevski manages to pull guard.
Ganevski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ganevski wants to stand up but Aikau is controlling him.
Aikau has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aikau trying to control the position from guard on top but Ganevski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ganevski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Aikau is controlling him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ganevski is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ganevski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aikau, pushing him back against the cage.
Ganevski is working Aikau over against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Ganevski.
A right handed body shot lands from Ganevski.
Ganevski cracks Aikau with a nice body shot.
Ganevski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ganevski pushes Aikau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ganevski lands a hook that snaps the head of Aikau backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganevski lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Ganevski.
A right handed body shot lands from Ganevski.
Ganevski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aikau or not.
Ganevski presses Aikau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Ganevski.
Ganevski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ganevski scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ganevski lands a nice shot to the body.
Ganevski lands with a light punch inside.
Ganevski pulls Aikau into guard.
Aikau prevents Ganevski from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aikau wanted to stand there but Ganevski had control of the position.
Aikau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ganevski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ganevski is looking to stand up but Aikau isn't so interested in that idea.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ganevski lands a leg kick that knocks Aikau off balance momentarily.
Aikau finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Ganevski's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Aikau falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gancho Ganevski!
A very excited looking Gancho Ganevski 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.
Kai Aikau spoke after the fight, saying 'No aloha.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roel Yomero (ranked 2862 p4p, 3200 weight class) and Griffith Femto (ranked 380 p4p, 418 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roel Yomero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Griffith Femto!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Femto shoots in but Yomero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yomero lands with an uppercut that bounces Femto off the cage and back into range.
Femto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Yomero is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Yomero is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Femto's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Femto trying to control the action but Yomero is working from the bottom.
Yomero trying to hold on to Femto's head to control him but Femto postures up.
Femto tries to pass to full mount but Yomero defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Femto prevents Yomero from improving his position.
Femto lands with a punch from half guard.
Yomero makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Femto gets a double leg takedown into Yomero's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yomero has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Femto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Femto throwing strikes but missing.
Femto looking to pass the guard.
Yomero keeping moving, preventing Femto from controlling successfully.
Femto tries to free his leg and advance position but Yomero is retaining full guard.
Femto scoring with punches to the head and body.
Femto is looking to work some ground and pound but Yomero has wrist control.
Yomero seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yomero throws his legs up looking for a submission but Femto uses it to pass to side control.
Yomero gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yomero is staying active underneath Femto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Femto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yomero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yomero makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yomero.
Femto looking to sit in guard and control but Yomero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Femto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Femto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yomero trying to control the position from guard on top but Femto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yomero works over Femto with some ground and pound from guard.
Femto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yomero doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yomero manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yomero working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Femto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yomero trying to control but Femto is working from the bottom.
Yomero postures up and lands a big shot to Femto's brow.
Femto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yomero landing some decent shots from guard.
Yomero got a little sloppy there for a moment and Femto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yomero has managed to get both his arms back between Femto's legs - danger averted.
Femto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yomero can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yomero trying to control the position from guard on top but Femto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yomero got a little sloppy there for a moment and Femto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yomero has managed to get both his arms back between Femto's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Femto lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Femto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yomero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yomero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Femto wants to control from the top but Yomero keeps moving.
Femto throws a big right hand that misses.
Yomero is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Femto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Femto stands up over Yomero, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Femto trying to control the position from guard on top but Yomero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yomero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Griffith Femto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Femto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Femto blocks a jab.
Femto shoots for a takedown but Yomero saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yomero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Femto looks for a takedown but Yomero sprawls well.
Roel Yomero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Griffith Femto.
Femto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yomero's waist but Yomero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Femto off to one side.
Femto shoots in but no luck this time.
Yomero looks for the body kick but Femto saw that one coming.
Femto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yomero defends it nicely.
Yomero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yomero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yomero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Femto.
Yomero seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Femto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yomero circles away.
Yomero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Femto was well out of range. Poor timing from Yomero.
Yomero misses with a low kick as Femto jumps back.
Femto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yomero stuns Femto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Femto.
Yomero gets caught napping as Femto dives in and scores a takedown. Yomero manages to retain guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yomero is on top in guard.
Yomero is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yomero avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Femto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yomero defends well.
Femto is breathing heavily.
Yomero trying to control the position from guard on top but Femto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yomero landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yomero postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yomero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yomero avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Griffith Femto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yomero scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yomero wants to control from the top but Femto keeps moving.
Femto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Femto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yomero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Femto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yomero lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yomero wants to control from the top but Femto keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yomero avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yomero is in close to Femto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Femto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Femto looking for a guillotine here but Yomero defends easily.
Yomero is looking to work some ground and pound but Femto has wrist control.
Yomero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Femto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Femto isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Yomero stacks Femto on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Yomero!
Yomero cracks Femto with a big right hand but Femto just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Femto on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Yomero landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yomero tries for a kimura but Femto is defending well.
Yomero lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Femto down.
Yomero scoring with punches from side control.
Yomero is looking to take a break and control but Femto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Femto is trying to get back to half guard.
Femto gets back to half guard.
Yomero prevents Femto from improving his position.
Yomero is nestled in close to Femto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Femto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yomero pulls his head out easily.
Femto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yomero scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yomero not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roel Yomero dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Yomero misses.
Femto avoids a kick to the body.
Yomero stuffs the takedown.
Femto moves out of range of the body kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Femto or perhaps it was just good defense by Yomero, which made it look bad.
Femto shoots in but Yomero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Roel Yomero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Griffith Femto.
Yomero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Femto fails with a takedown attempt.
Yomero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Femto fails with a takedown attempt.
Femto fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yomero.
Femto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yomero manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Femto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yomero is trying to stand up here but Femto is controlling him well.
Femto is looking to take a break and control but Yomero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yomero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Femto can do to turn this around?
Yomero gets full guard.
Femto has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Yomero to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Femto is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Yomero pulls down on the head and he's put Femto to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Roel Yomero!
A very excited looking Roel Yomero made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barron White (ranked 992 p4p, 1608 weight class) and Jan Hradek (ranked 155 p4p, 236 weight class). Barron White is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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28
270
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barron White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Hradek!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hradek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Hradek wants to counter with a clinch but White pushes him away.
Hradek goes for a double leg but White avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as White continues to drive forward.
A quick step to the side and White tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
White connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hradek momentarily.
Hradek is trying hard to land a takedown here. White sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hradek tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Hradek throws a sloppy head kick
and White counters with a series of strikes that sends Hradek to the canvas! White follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
 Hradek is rocked!
White engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hradek is still in real trouble! Can White finish him?
Hradek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and White defends well.
White has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hradek wants to get back to his feet but White is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hradek seems to have recovered his senses.
Hradek has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. White is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hradek.
Hradek is trying to control White's posture but White avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White prevents Hradek from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White staying calm.
Hradek is looking to regain half guard here but White keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hradek manages to get back to half guard.
Hradek actively working from the bottom here.
Hradek looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and White pushes past his half guard into mount!
Hradek wants to hold on but White pushes him away.
White is trying to take his opponent's back.
White prevents Hradek from getting the reversal.
Hradek wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hradek wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
White just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hradek tries to roll but White sticks to his back.
White just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
I really don't envy Hradek right now.
Hradek is trying to stand back up.
Hradek is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hradek trying to control the hands but White won't let him.
White controlling well, preventing Hradek from escaping the position.
White keeps control of the position easily here as Hradek tries to buck him off.
Hradek tries to escape but White has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hradek is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
White keeps control of the position easily here as Hradek tries to buck him off.
Hradek 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.
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hradek on the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barron White dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hradek tries for a takedown but White circles away easily
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Jan Hradek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hradek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hradek with a lazy takedown attempt
and White lands a stunning uppercut that sends Hradek to the mat!
 It looks like Jan Hradek has been cut.
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!
White wants to stand but Hradek has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Still in half guard, White seems content to control.
Hradek wants to control but White passes into side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hradek being controlled for a moment.
Hradek is trying to improve his position.
Hradek prevents White from moving into mount.
White controls the position.
Barron White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hradek can't do much from the bottom here.
Hradek manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
White is controlling the pace.
White is pressing down on Hradek's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hradek is holding on for now.
Hradek pushes White off but White dives into side control.
White working away.
Hradek gets back to half guard.
White content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hradek trying to get back to full guard but White takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hradek tries to hold on but White pushes him away.
Hradek is trying to escape the mount.
Hradek is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
White stands up from mount. Strange move.
Hradek with a poor takedown
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barron White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Hradek.
Hradek is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hradek's hands are dropping dangerously low here and White connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hradek scrambles back to his feet.
White drops Hradek with a right and a left! White comes rushing in but Hradek regains his composure and manages to keep White in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hradek is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hradek can do to turn this around?
White not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hradek is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hradek looking for subs off his back but White has passed one foot through into half guard.
White controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barron White dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jan Hradek's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hradek feints the counter takedown.
Hradek takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hradek with a poor takedown
and Hradek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hradek shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hradek dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Hradek's head and hops out.
White swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barron White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Hradek.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hradek.
White lands a right hook to the body.
Hradek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White connects with a nice looking jab.
Jan Hradek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White scores with a sloppy right hand. Hradek should have avoided that one.
Hradek is rocked!
White shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Hradek takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - White sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Hradek bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barron White!
During a confident post fight interview, Barron White thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramdin Bolsdeep (ranked 2085 p4p, 1750 weight class) and Jethro Boudreaux (ranked 299 p4p, 268 weight class). Bolsdeep comes to the cage accompanied by Sir Psycho Sexy, Red Hot Chilli Peppers. . Boudreaux comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Degenerate Boy - Mark of Cain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramdin Bolsdeep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jethro Boudreaux!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudreaux throws a left that rocks Bolsdeep and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Boudreaux dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Bolsdeep regain composure!
It looks like Ramdin Bolsdeep has been cut.
Boudreaux wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bolsdeep, who protects the arm well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boudreaux is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bolsdeep has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boudreaux is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bolsdeep has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boudreaux tries for a kimura but Bolsdeep is defending well.
Boudreaux is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bolsdeep is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boudreaux has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bolsdeep tries to bench press Boudreaux off him but Boudreaux keeps the position.
Boudreaux is trying to get an arm triangle but Bolsdeep is defending well.
Boudreaux is working to tighten his grip on Bolsdeep's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Bolsdeep has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Boudreaux is really squeezing tight and eventually Bolsdeep passes out! Boudreaux breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jethro Boudreaux!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jethro Boudreaux waved his t-shirt featuring Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Shutes (ranked 1059 p4p, 1304 weight class) and Tyson Asakura (ranked 141 p4p, 174 weight class). Asakura has chosen JJBA - Giorno's Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tyson Asakura told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Shutes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Asakura!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shutes throws a low kick but Asakura moves out of range easily.
Shutes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asakura now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shutes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shutes lands an overhand right.
We've been told by Shutes's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shutes.
Shutes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shutes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Asakura breaks the clinch.
Asakura tries a head kick but it misses.
Shutes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Asakura backs up against the cage.
Shutes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Asakura is looking for the big counter here.
Shutes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shutes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asakura manages to avoid it.
Asakura walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shutes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shutes thumps Asakura with a low kick.
Shutes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shutes lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutes tries to clinch there but Asakura circles away.
A shot to the body from Shutes misses
and Asakura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Shutes.
Shutes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Shutes lands with a nice body kick.
Asakura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asakura tries to bum rush Shutes with a series of wild strikes but Shutes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Asakura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wesley Shutes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shutes tries to land a leg kick but Asakura saw it coming and moves away.
Asakura takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Asakura moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shutes gets tackled into the cage by Asakura. Asakura maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Asakura fails to land.
Asakura missing with knees to the body.
Asakura throws a punch but it's blocked by Shutes.
Asakura breaks the clinch.
Shutes is looking to clinch but Asakura is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shutes lands a front kick.
Shutes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shutes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asakura was well out of range. Poor timing from Shutes.
Shutes is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Asakura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Asakura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shutes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Asakura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Asakura throws out a loose jab but Shutes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shutes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shutes just misses with a punch to the body.
Asakura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shutes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Asakura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shutes misses with a low kick.
Shutes scores with a spinning back kick!
Shutes misses with a low kick as Asakura jumps back.
Shutes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Asakura takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shutes lands a right hook to the body.
Asakura checks the leg kick nicely there.
Asakura uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shutes has time to react.
Shutes misses with a low kick.
Shutes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shutes swings for the body but Asakura moves out of range.
Shutes lands an overhand right.
Asakura lands a nice shot to the body.
Shutes is looking to wear down Asakura with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Asakura lands with an overhand left.
Asakura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shutes misses with a low kick.
Shutes throws a shot to the body.
Shutes throws a low kick but Asakura avoids it.
Asakura swats away the attempt to clinch by Shutes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asakura will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shutes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shutes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asakura.
Asakura takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shutes connects with a crisp jab.
Shutes shoots in and bounces Asakura off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Shutes controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Shutes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Asakura throws a jab but it's blocked by Shutes.
Asakura throws a hook to the side of Shutes's head but Shutes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shutes tries to counter by clinching up but Asakura breaks away and moves out of range.
Asakura misses with a straight left.
It looked like Shutes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shutes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Asakura.
Shutes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shutes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shutes tries to score with a low kick but Asakura moves his leg out of the way.
Asakura jabs Shutes right on the nose. Shutes blinks but takes it well.
Asakura rushes Shutes and presses him up against the cage.
Asakura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asakura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shutes is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shutes landing knees to the head.
Asakura breaks from the clinch.
That kick from Shutes tenderised Asakura's leg. Asakura is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shutes scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asakura tries to sprawl but Shutes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura pushes Shutes off looking to stand but Shutes dives back in and keeps control.
Shutes wants to control but Asakura is keeping him busy.
Asakura gets full guard.
Shutes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shutes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Asakura is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shutes is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asakura pulls Shutes in close to prevent any damage.
Shutes wants to control from the top but Asakura keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Asakura might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shutes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Asakura lands a glancing blow to the side of Shutes's head.
Asakura scores with a nice right hand.
Wesley Shutes is winning the standup battle so far.
Shutes motions for Asakura to come forward. Shutes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shutes throws a lazy right hand but Asakura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asakura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shutes.
Asakura throws the left hand but Shutes avoids the punch easily.
Shutes lands with a straight right. Asakura didn't see that one coming.
Asakura throws out a loose jab but Shutes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asakura keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shutes fails with a takedown attempt.
Shutes throws a leg kick
and Asakura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shutes misses with a jab to the body
and Asakura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shutes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asakura was well out of range. Poor timing from Shutes.
Shutes circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Asakura blocks the leg kick.
Shutes throws an overhand right that lands on Asakura's shoulder, as Asakura tries to avoid the shot.
Shutes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Asakura misses with an uppercut.
Asakura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shutes.
Asakura misses with an uppercut. Shutes saw that one coming.
Shutes misses with a body kick.
Asakura swinging wildly here.
Asakura's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Asakura checks a low kick from Shutes.
Shutes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shutes thumps Asakura with a low kick.
Shutes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Asakura.
Asakura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shutes throws a low kick but Asakura moves out of range easily.
Asakura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shutes.
A shot to the liver by Asakura. Beautiful body shot.
Shutes moves away from the strike by Asakura.
Asakura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shutes's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asakura swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shutes.
Shutes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Asakura has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shutes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Asakura is out of range.
Shutes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Asakura counters with a one-two to the body.
Shutes throws a leg kick that misses.
Shutes lands a front kick.
Shutes misses with a hook. Asakura ducked under it nicely.
Shutes dips to his left and cracks Asakura with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Asakura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Shutes throws a low kick, looking for Asakura's leg but Asakura calmly moves out of range.
Shutes moves out of range as Asakura strikes.
Asakura has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Shutes.
Shutes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Asakura's face as Shutes controls the position.
Shutes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Asakura keeps working.
Asakura is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shutes is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Asakura will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Shutes trying to control the action but Asakura is working from the bottom.
Asakura is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Asakura throws a body punch but Shutes moves out of range.
Asakura takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shutes 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 Asakura has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Asakura and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Asakura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shutes.
Shutes throws a leg kick but Asakura sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Asakura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shutes connects with a leg kick.
Shutes throws a shot to the body.
Shutes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Asakura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shutes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Asakura connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shutes scrambles back to his feet.
Asakura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shutes, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shutes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asakura misses with some punches.
Asakura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shutes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shutes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shutes.
Shutes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asakura manages to avoid it.
Shutes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asakura.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shutes connects with a body shot that sends Asakura's belly button to the back.
Asakura jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shutes misses with a hook to the body
enabling Asakura to counter with a crisp jab.
Shutes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Asakura.
Asakura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shutes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Asakura does it's job there.
Shutes throws the kick towards the body but Asakura avoids it.
Asakura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shutes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shutes misses with a low kick.
Asakura displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shutes connects with a crisp jab.
Asakura has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shutes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Asakura pulls his leg out and moves away.
Asakura scores with a jab.
A low kick from Shutes misses
and Asakura counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shutes thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Asakura - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shutes throws a front kick aimed at Asakura's knee but Asakura avoids it well.
Shutes misses the jab.
Asakura throws out a counter right but Shutes avoids it with no problem.
Shutes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Asakura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shutes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asakura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shutes.
Asakura on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Asakura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shutes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asakura.
Shutes ducks under a wild hook from Asakura.
Decent striking displayed by Asakura there.
Shutes throws a wild body kick that Asakura sees coming a mile off.
Shutes wants to slow Asakura down by chopping away at his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyson Asakura.
I think Asakura 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Asakura!
A very excited looking Tyson Asakura made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Efraim Turban (ranked 1200 p4p, 1788 weight class) and Islam Petrov (ranked 161 p4p, 228 weight class). Turban's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nadav Guedj - Golden Boy . Efraim Turban could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Islam Petrov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efraim Turban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Islam Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turban shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Petrov eats them both and turns towards Turban to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Turban loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Petrov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Petrov with a poor takedown
and Turban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Petrov there.
Petrov lands a glancing blow to the side of Turban's head.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turban moves away.
Petrov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turban pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Turban's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turban digs a good hook to Petrov's body.
Petrov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turban sprawls well. Turban wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Petrov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov closes the distance and clinches up with Turban, looking for a takedown. Petrov pushes Turban against the cage but Turban circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Efraim Turban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Islam Petrov.
Petrov is looking to clinch.
Turban takes one to the side of the head.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Turban moved out of range.
Turban misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Turban. No joy for Petrov on that attempt.
Turban swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turban takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turban.
Turban swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petrov counters with a left and a right that stings Turban.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turban throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov throws a body punch but Turban moves out of range.
Turban throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turban was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
That kick from Turban tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turban.
Turban connects with a body shot.
Turban shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Petrov.
Turban clobbers Petrov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Petrov misses with a takedown attempt - Turban sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Petrov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turban. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turban stuffs the takedown.
Islam Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Petrov.
Turban was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Turban avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov blocks a jab.
Petrov shoots in and drives through. Turban sprawls well.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turban.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Turban fires out a quick counter leg kick but Petrov just manages to avoid it.
Petrov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turban moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Turban on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A clash of legs there as Petrov blocks the low kick.
Petrov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turban stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Efraim Turban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turban misses with a hook
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Islam Petrov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turban.
Turban fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Petrov closes the distance and clinches.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Petrov scores with a shoulder strike.
Petrov tries to pull guard but Turban won't allow it.
Turban swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov is trying to pull guard but Turban has him pressed against the cage.
Petrov lands with a short shot to the head.
Petrov tries to work over Turban's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turban struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrov controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petrov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turban breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov moves into the clinch.
Turban taking a breather.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
Turban tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Turban.
Turban digs a right hand underneath Petrov's ribcage. Petrov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Petrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turban's elbow.
Petrov is trying to pull guard but Turban has him pressed against the cage.
Efraim Turban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Islam Petrov.
Turban breaks from the clinch.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Turban.
Petrov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Turban defends well and Petrov ends up having to push Turban into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Petrov shoots in looking for a takedown but Turban manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Petrov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Turban uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
It looked like Turban wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Turban does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turban throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrov is breathing heavily.
Turban dodges the punch combination from Petrov.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and Turban counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Petrov is rocked!
Petrov gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Turban gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Efraim Turban!
Efraim Turban managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, HARDCORE Threads (Closing), into his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Corona (ranked 319 p4p, 941 weight class) and Jose Ronaldo (ranked 43 p4p, 112 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Corona might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lil Baby, Lil Durk - How It Feels. Jose Ronaldo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Corona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Corona counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ronaldo throws a body punch but Corona moves out of range.
Corona takes a jab right on the kisser.
Corona connects with a body shot that sends Ronaldo's belly button to the back.
Ronaldo connects with a body shot that sends Corona's belly button to the back.
Corona circles away from the clinch attempt
and Corona counters with a nice leg kick.
Ronaldo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corona looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
Ronaldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Corona feints and then cracks Ronaldo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ronaldo down.
Ronaldo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Ronaldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Corona tries to keep at a distance but Ronaldo has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corona can't find room to land a body shot as Ronaldo controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Corona scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ronaldo misses with the head strike.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corona's elbow.
Corona is trying to pull guard but Ronaldo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Corona controls the action.
Corona scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Corona scores with a nice short uppercut.
Corona lands with a light punch inside.
Corona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corona blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ronaldo.
A right hook to the body lands for Ronaldo.
Corona throws a punch but it's blocked by Ronaldo.
Corona jumps guard but Ronaldo stands there with Corona around his waist. Corona gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Corona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corona lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Corona has Ronaldo pushed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo stalls.
Ronaldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Corona tries to pull guard but Ronaldo won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Corona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ronaldo tries to work over Corona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ronaldo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ronaldo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Corona has Ronaldo pressed against the cage.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Corona controls the action.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch.
Corona working aggressively here.
Corona working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corona makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Corona prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
Corona working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Corona manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ronaldo tries to free his leg and advance position but Corona is retaining full guard.
Corona is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Corona with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Corona looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Corona slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Corona trying to control from Ronaldo's half guard. Ronaldo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Corona will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ronaldo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Corona pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ronaldo is keeping the position for now.
Corona wants to control from the top but Ronaldo keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Corona dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ronaldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corona manages to avoid it.
Ronaldo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corona connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ronaldo. Ronaldo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Corona throws a jab when Ronaldo was well out of range.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Corona swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Corona lands a really nice looking cross but Ronaldo seems unphased.
Corona with a hook.
Corona wants to slow Ronaldo down by chopping away at his legs.
Ronaldo thuds a left hand into Corona's body.
Corona really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ronaldo closes the distance and clinches.
Corona looking to stall.
Ronaldo lands a nice uppercut.
Ronaldo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Corona gets through Ronaldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ronaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corona lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Corona.
Corona tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
Ronaldo lands a left hand.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Corona's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch.
Corona blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corona lands a left hand.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Corona avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Corona blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corona lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corona.
Corona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corona.
Ronaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corona has a couple of punches blocked by Ronaldo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corona tries to work over Ronaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corona is trying to pull guard but Ronaldo has him pressed against the cage.
Corona blocks an uppercut.
Corona throws a head punch that misses.
Ronaldo misses with the head strike.
Corona is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ronaldo is keeping busy.
Corona is trying to pull guard but Ronaldo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Corona blocks an uppercut.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corona scores with a shot to the side of Ronaldo's head.
Ronaldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo takes a shot to the head.
Ronaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ronaldo pushes Corona back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Corona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ronaldo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corona jumps guard and drags Ronaldo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Corona has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Ronaldo doesn't defend quickly enough and Corona has managed to lock this one up! Can Ronaldo escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Corona on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Juan Corona!
Juan Corona decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Barbosa (ranked 115 p4p, 243 weight class) and Bruce White Jr (ranked 18 p4p, 31 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Barbosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce White Jr!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White Jr swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
White Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
White Jr lands a jab to the nose.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa takes one to the side of the head.
White Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from White Jr misses.
White Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
We've been told by Barbosa's head coaches at Nap or Tap that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White Jr throws out the jab.
Barbosa lands the left hand.
White Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. White Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
It looked like Barbosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from White Jr.
White Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.
White Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from White Jr misses.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by White Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of White Jr.
White Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from White Jr.
White Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barbosa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
White Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barbosa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and White Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White Jr with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
White Jr closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from White Jr.
White Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as White Jr controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White Jr's elbow.
White Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White Jr.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White Jr obliges.
A hook to the body from White Jr.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
White Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
A short right from Barbosa on the inside.
Barbosa tries to work over White Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White Jr tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from White Jr fails to land.
White Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barbosa digs a right hand underneath White Jr's ribcage. White Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White Jr works on Barbosa's body with a couple of short punches.
White Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
White Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from White Jr.
White Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
White Jr lands a nice uppercut.
White Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White Jr tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but White Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Barbosa drops back down to his feet.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
White Jr throws a head punch that misses.
White Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White Jr.
White Jr misses with some punches.
White Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barbosa jumps guard but White Jr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White Jr scores with a shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
White Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White Jr.
White Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
White Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barbosa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Barbosa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but White Jr avoids them all with ease.
White Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa slips a straight right by White Jr.
White Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White Jr moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
White Jr wants to counter the offense by Barbosa and move into the clinch position.
White Jr jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
White Jr misses with a looping left.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce White Jr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
White Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
White Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
White Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa lands with an overhand left.
White Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Nice uppercut lands for White Jr. That snapped Barbosa's head back.
Barbosa clinches.
Barbosa tries to work over White Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White Jr blocking some punches.
White Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White Jr.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by White Jr.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa cracks White Jr with a nice body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right handed body shot lands from White Jr.
Barbosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
White Jr blocking some punches.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from White Jr.
White Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barbosa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A hook to the body from Barbosa.
White Jr blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
White Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
White Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
White Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
White Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr working aggressively here.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. White Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as White Jr controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as White Jr controls the action.
Barbosa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barbosa pushes White Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
White Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
White Jr digs a right hand underneath Barbosa's ribcage. Barbosa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
White Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White Jr's elbow.
Bruce White Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from White Jr.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from White Jr.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from White Jr.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
White Jr tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
White Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Barbosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
A short left from White Jr.
White Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
White Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
White Jr misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from White Jr fails to land.
White Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. White Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from White Jr.
White Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by White Jr.
White Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but White Jr avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
White Jr takes a shot to the head.
White Jr lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from White Jr on the inside.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as White Jr controls the action.
White Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as White Jr controls the action.
White Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
White Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
White Jr working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from White Jr fails to land.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from White Jr.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
White Jr tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa tries to work over White Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
White Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics White Jr uses from the top position.
Barbosa is looking for a triangle here but White Jr uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Barbosa tries to improve position but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce White Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
White Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by White Jr.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
White Jr digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
White Jr misses with a wild body shot.
White Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barbosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barbosa 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.
A telegraphed right hand from White Jr misses the target.
Barbosa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bruce White Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White Jr misses with a double jab
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa tries to clinch up.
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
White Jr swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
White Jr lands with a straight right. Barbosa didn't see that one coming.
White Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
White Jr scores with a shot to the body.
White Jr tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
White Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from White Jr misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbosa misses its target.
White Jr misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
White Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from White Jr misses.
Barbosa slips a straight right by White Jr.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White Jr, as that shot connected.
White Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White Jr.
White Jr tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from White Jr misses.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by White Jr.
Barbosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
White Jr looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
White Jr connects with a body shot that sends Barbosa's belly button to the back.
White Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bruce White Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White Jr scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by White Jr.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but White Jr manages to avoid it.
White Jr throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
White Jr misses with a wild body shot.
White Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbosa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barbosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White Jr prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from White Jr fails to land.
White Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa tries to work over White Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
White Jr misses with some punches.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White Jr.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
White Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but White Jr forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White Jr.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barbosa or not.
White Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce White Jr really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice cross by White Jr.
White Jr loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
White Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White Jr.
White Jr throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
It looked like Barbosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from White Jr.
White Jr takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
White Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa digs a good body shot into White Jr's ribs.
White Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws a body punch but White Jr moves out of range.
White Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Good shot there by White Jr.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from White Jr.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Barbosa.
White Jr closes the distance and pushes Barbosa back into the cage.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
White Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
White Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from White Jr.
White Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White Jr tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
White Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa lands a shot to the body.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
White Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Barbosa jumps guard and drags White Jr to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is pulling down on White Jr's head to control his posture.
White Jr wants to stand but Barbosa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Barbosa trying to control the position here.
White Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
White Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barbosa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, White Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Barbosa's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. White Jr stacks Barbosa on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by White Jr!
Barbosa tries to control but White Jr manages to take his back.
White Jr is looking to control Barbosa but Barbosa is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Barbosa just trying to survive but White Jr is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to roll but White Jr sticks to his back.
White Jr avoiding Barbosa 's attempts to control his hands.
White Jr is riding his opponent, not letting Barbosa buck him off.
Barbosa trying to control the position but White Jr manages to sink in the hooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White Jr wants to stand up but Barbosa is stuck to his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce White Jr dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
White Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circle momentarily. White Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
White Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
White Jr tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White Jr misses with a body shot.
Barbosa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
White Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
White Jr clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
White Jr is looking to clinch.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
White Jr misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barbosa, pushing him back against the cage.
White Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr lands an uppercut.
White Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa tries to work over White Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for White Jr.
White Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
White Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbosas head.
White Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White Jr blocks an uppercut.
White Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
White Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but White Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa jumps guard.
Daniel Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa is looking for a triangle here but White Jr uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
White Jr decides to stand back up.
White Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White Jr.
White Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
White Jr loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barbosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
White Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White Jr lands a body shot.
White Jr digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
White Jr misses with a looping left.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
White Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
White Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
White Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
White Jr throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from White Jr misses its intended target.
White Jr scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Barbosa finds it's way through White Jr's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White Jr misses with a straight left.
White Jr throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
White Jr throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on White Jr's shoulder, as White Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa throws a body punch but White Jr moves out of range.
Bruce White Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White Jr misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barbosa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White Jr.
White Jr misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbosa misses its target.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and White Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce White Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well White Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce White Jr!
Bruce White Jr is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Bruce White Jr 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.
Daniel Barbosa was interviewed post fight and said 'Congrats to White Jr, I fought hard to be champion and will keep fighting hard to get back and get my title. Back to the gym, I’d like to fight again soon... '.
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