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GC 427:Oosthuizen VS Lentz PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Johnson (ranked 3082 p4p, 1477 weight class) and Jean Cristopher La Vellei (ranked 399 p4p, 217 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 16 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Cristopher La Vellei!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as La Vellei backs up against the cage.
La Vellei tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and La Vellei ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
La Vellei throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
La Vellei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
La Vellei is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice body kick from La Vellei.
Good shot there by Johnson.
La Vellei looking to score a takedown here. Johnson is defending well but La Vellei drives through and ends up in Johnson's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as La Vellei accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
La Vellei working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but La Vellei slips an elbow through the middle.
La Vellei throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but La Vellei is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
La Vellei trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Vellei working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst La Vellei is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as La Vellei accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
La Vellei trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson wants to stand but La Vellei is controlling the position.
La Vellei stands and steps away. Johnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Johnson misses with a hook.
La Vellei scores with a hook.
La Vellei moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but La Vellei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
La Vellei looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. La Vellei moves away and avoids it.
La Vellei will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A counter left hand to the body from Johnson misses its target.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a right and a left that La Vellei avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and La Vellei makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Vellei looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but La Vellei persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jeff Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Cristopher La Vellei.
La Vellei staying out of range there.
La Vellei throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - La Vellei had a free shot at his head there.
Sloppy strikes from La Vellei. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by La Vellei.
Johnson throws a jab when La Vellei was well out of range.
La Vellei lands with a cross.
La Vellei dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
La Vellei misses with a body shot.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and La Vellei connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
La Vellei dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
La Vellei shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing La Vellei's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from La Vellei misses the target.
Johnson throws a body punch but La Vellei moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
La Vellei will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
La Vellei closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - La Vellei lands in his opponent's guard.
La Vellei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
La Vellei has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but La Vellei is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
La Vellei works a leg free and moves into half guard.
La Vellei wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
La Vellei wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Tran MMA Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
La Vellei is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
La Vellei wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
La Vellei is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for La Vellei to get the leverage.
Johnson has one foot on La Vellei's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
La Vellei lands with a shot to the body.
La Vellei closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - La Vellei lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson wants to stand but La Vellei is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jean Cristopher La Vellei will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
La Vellei misses with a jab, cross combination.
La Vellei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
La Vellei fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Johnson to the ground. La Vellei is now in Johnson's guard.
La Vellei decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnson, up you get!
Nice body punch from La Vellei.
La Vellei throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
La Vellei shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but La Vellei is controlling him well.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from La Vellei.
La Vellei is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but La Vellei is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
La Vellei missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
La Vellei drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
La Vellei lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
La Vellei wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
La Vellei not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
La Vellei wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson pushes La Vellei off looking to stand but La Vellei dives back in and keeps control.
La Vellei trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
La Vellei is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. La Vellei eventually gives up the hold.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as La Vellei sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnson kicks La Vellei off and gets back to his feet.
La Vellei lands a slapping body shot.
Jeff Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
La Vellei ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Nice defenses there by La Vellei.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
La Vellei avoids the body shot from Johnson.
La Vellei misses with a two punch combination.
La Vellei shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from La Vellei.
A big left from La Vellei misses.
La Vellei doesn't succeed with the takedown
and La Vellei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of La Vellei's head.
La Vellei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jeff Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Johnson enables La Vellei to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Johnson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
La Vellei trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson wants to stand but La Vellei is controlling the position.
La Vellei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
La Vellei working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
La Vellei prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
La Vellei tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
La Vellei prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
La Vellei avoids the head kick by Johnson.
A low kick lands for La Vellei.
La Vellei throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a jab when La Vellei was well out of range.
La Vellei fails to land the takedown.
Jeff Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Cristopher La Vellei.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La Vellei misses with a looping right.
La Vellei shoots in and gets a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson is looking to stand up but La Vellei isn't so interested in that idea.
La Vellei throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson wants to stand up but La Vellei is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Johnson throws a leg kick but La Vellei checks it.
It seemed like La Vellei was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
La Vellei misses with a wild combination.
La Vellei connects with a jab.
La Vellei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
La Vellei lands a high kick!
La Vellei shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but La Vellei keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
La Vellei shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed La Vellei's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson throws a big counter combination but La Vellei scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
La Vellei fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jeff Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Cristopher La Vellei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Vellei throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
A head kick from Johnson lands but La Vellei takes it in his stride.
No luck for La Vellei with that takedown attempt.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
La Vellei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
La Vellei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by La Vellei.
La Vellei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but La Vellei uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Vellei shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
La Vellei has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and La Vellei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
La Vellei has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and La Vellei counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
La Vellei goes for a double leg but Johnson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Johnson continues to drive forward.
Johnson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
La Vellei looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
La Vellei throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. La Vellei is in Johnson's guard.
Johnson wants to stand up but La Vellei is controlling him.
La Vellei advances to half guard.
Johnson tries to kick La Vellei off but La Vellei keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei has got the better of the ground game so far.
La Vellei is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
La Vellei is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
La Vellei trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
La Vellei seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
La Vellei is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
You get the feeling that Johnson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei landing strikes, looking to finish!
Johnson tries to buck La Vellei off but he can't manage it.
La Vellei is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
La Vellei content just to control the position here.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
La Vellei looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.
La Vellei with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
La Vellei controlling the pace for now.
La Vellei wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Johnson tries to buck La Vellei off but he can't manage it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, La Vellei cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jeff Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Vellei controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Cristopher La Vellei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got La Vellei winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Cristopher La Vellei!
After winning the bout, Jean Cristopher La Vellei thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Black Lives Jackson (ranked 2389 p4p, 2501 weight class) and Renato Laranja (ranked 305 p4p, 322 weight class). Laranja has chosen Sepultura - The Hunt as his entrance music. Black Lives Jackson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Lives Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Renato Laranja!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laranja lands with a nice body punch.
Laranja misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Laranja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laranja! But no joy.
Laranja swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Laranja throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Laranja sees coming a mile off.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Laranja avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laranja throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Laranja makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Laranja fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Laranja misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Laranja gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laranja throws a head punch that misses.
Laranja digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laranja.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Laranja.
Still in the clinch, Laranja scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Laranja is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laranja's brow.
Laranja has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Laranja misses with a punch to the body.
Laranja has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Laranja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Laranja lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laranja tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Laranja 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Laranja lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laranja blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Laranja as the two fighters clinch.
Laranja stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Laranja tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Laranja lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Laranja blocks with his arms.
Laranja misses with the head strike.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Laranja is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laranja's brow.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laranja blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laranja blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Laranja.
Laranja lands a left hand.
Laranja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Laranja.
Laranja digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Laranja tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laranja misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Laranja lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laranja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laranja scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laranja pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Laranja avoids the damage to the body.
Laranja working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laranja lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laranja lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Laranja.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laranja blocks it with crossed arms.
Laranja throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Laranja.
Laranja lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laranja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laranja scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laranja.
Laranja stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Laranja misses with some punches.
Laranja misses with some punches.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Laranja is blocking nicely.
Laranja swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Laranja working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laranja tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Laranja leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Laranja lands a body punch.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Laranja is blocking nicely.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Laranja lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Laranja dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laranja.
Crunch! Laranja slams his shin into Jackson's torso.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Laranja in a clinch.
Laranja throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Laranja misses with a body punch.
Laranja has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laranja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laranja misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Laranja in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laranja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laranja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Laranja avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Laranja misses with a body punch.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Laranja is blocking nicely.
Renato Laranja seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Laranja lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Laranja takes a knee right on the jaw!
 It looks like Renato Laranja has been cut.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Laranja.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Laranja shrugs off.
Laranja misses with the head strike.
Laranja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laranja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laranja takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Laranja blocks it.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Laranja blocks it.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Laranja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Laranja is blocking nicely.
Laranja misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laranja throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laranja misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Laranja misses with the head strike.
Laranja scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laranja takes an elbow to the temple.
Laranja avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Laranja misses with some punches.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laranja blocks it with crossed arms.
Laranja tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Laranja has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jackson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Laranja can turn it around.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Laranja blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Laranja.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laranja avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laranja lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laranja creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Laranja - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Laranja fails to land.
Laranja avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Laranja scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laranja lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laranja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laranja throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Laranja 's eye.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Laranja as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laranja.
Laranja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laranja working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laranja blocks it with crossed arms.
Laranja scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Laranja blocks with his arms.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Laranja - that landed with a thud.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short left from Laranja.
Laranja managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Laranja has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Laranja tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Laranja back against the cage.
Laranja avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Laranja misses with the head strike.
Laranja misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laranja lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Renato Laranja will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Renato Laranja's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Laranja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Laranja moves out of range easily.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laranja cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Jackson scores with a spinning back kick!
Laranja lands a head shot.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laranja with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A leg kick checked by Laranja.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Laranja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laranja checks a low kick from Jackson.
Laranja thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laranja.
Laranja misses with a looping left.
Renato Laranja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Laranja if he has to take too many more of those.
Laranja cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Laranja scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Laranja lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
 Jackson is rocked!
Laranja swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laranja paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
A head kick by Jackson misses
and Laranja counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Laranja.
Jackson throws a jab when Laranja was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a nice head kick!
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!
Jackson avoids the head kick by Laranja.
Jackson has managed to clinch.
Laranja lands with a short shot to the head.
Laranja softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laranja blocks it with crossed arms.
Laranja working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laranja has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laranja.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laranja creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Laranja.
A short body shot lands from Laranja as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laranja.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Laranja pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laranja struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Laranja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Laranja.
Laranja lands an uppercut.
Black Lives Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laranja throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Laranja works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Laranja.
Laranja lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Jackson to his knees! Laranja keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renato Laranja!
In his post fight interview, Renato Laranja started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micah Frank (ranked 4178 p4p, 4513 weight class) and Blade Wolf (ranked 475 p4p, 505 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micah Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Blade Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank looks to land a right hand but Wolf moved out of range.
Frank tries a head kick but it misses.
Wolf takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Blade Wolf has been cut.
Wolf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolf doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Micah Frank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frank throws a series of punches but Wolf moves out of range.
Wolf blocks a head kick by Frank.
Frank works Wolf's body with a nice hook.
Frank throws a jab when Wolf was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Frank.
Wolf throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Frank misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank clinches with his opponent.
Wolf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frank.
Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frank goes for a small jab and connects. Now Frank goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Wolf stumbles back but Frank runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Wolf to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Wolf will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Micah Frank!
After winning the bout, Micah Frank thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Loris (ranked 1558 p4p, 1238 weight class) and Jack Waller (ranked 172 p4p, 134 weight class). Waller is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Snoop Dogg - Murder Was the Case. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jack Waller was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugo Loris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Waller!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waller throws a shot to the body.
Loris bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Loris misses with a lunging right hand
and Waller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the liver by Loris. Beautiful body shot.
Waller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice straight punches there by Waller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Waller.
Waller throws a jab but it's blocked by Loris.
Loris misses with an uppercut.
Loris misses with a looping right.
Waller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Loris is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Waller's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waller tries to get to full guard but Loris has control of the leg.
Loris has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Loris thows a huge punch but Waller dodges it nicely.
Still in half guard, Loris seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loris seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Waller is trying to stand up here but Loris is controlling him well.
Loris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Waller's head.
Waller is doing well to control the position and prevent Loris from advancing to side control.
Still in half guard, Loris seems content to control.
Loris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Waller defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loris lands strikes from half guard.
Loris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Waller is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Loris.
Waller pushes Loris off looking to stand but Loris dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waller has hold of Loris's hands but Loris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Waller is staying active underneath Loris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Waller is trying to stand back up but Loris is controlling him
Loris working the head and body with strikes.
Waller controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Waller has hold of Loris's hands but Loris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Waller is doing well to control the position and prevent Loris from advancing to side control.
Waller has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Loris is on him like a limpet, forcing Waller back against the cage.
Waller lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loris throws a series of punches but Waller moves out of range.
Waller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Loris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Waller slips under a jab.
Waller misses with a two punch combination.
Waller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Waller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Loris moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Jack Waller has been cut.
Waller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Loris eats them both and turns towards Waller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Waller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loris lands with a hook. Waller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Loris misses with a two punch combination.
Waller tries to bum rush Loris with a series of wild strikes but Loris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Loris misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Loris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Waller on the side of the head.
Loris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Loris just misses with a punch to the body.
Waller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loris.
Loris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Loris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Waller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Waller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Loris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Waller finds it's way through Loris's defenses.
Loris swings widly with a right hand
and Waller counters with a stiff right hand.
Waller slips a straight right by Loris.
Waller misses with a looping left.
Waller's coach down at Gunner's School of Combat was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Waller's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Waller throws a body shot but no joy.
Loris quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Waller looks to score with a jab to the body but Loris is just out of range.
No joy there for Waller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hugo Loris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loris misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hugo Loris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Waller's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Waller lands a nice looking body shot.
Loris swings for the body but Waller moves out of range.
Loris blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Loris. Beautiful body shot.
Waller lands a nice hook to Loris's body. Loris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Loris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Waller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Loris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Waller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Loris rather than just go for the knockout.
Waller slips a jab from Loris.
Waller staying out of range there.
Waller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Loris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Loris lands a nice shot that snaps Waller's head back.
Waller takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jack Waller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice cross by Waller.
Decent striking displayed by Waller there.
Loris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Waller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Loris.
Loris tests Waller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Waller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loris bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Waller throws a body shot but no joy.
Loris appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jack Waller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Waller.
Waller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waller lands a slapping body shot.
Loris catches Waller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Loris scores with a jab.
Loris loads up on a big right hand but Waller slips the punch.
Loris throws a head kick but Waller moves out of range.
Loris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A shot to the liver by Waller. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loris swings for the body but Waller moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waller throws a body shot but no joy.
Waller misses with a hook. Loris ducked under it nicely.
Waller moves out of range as Loris strikes.
Loris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Waller throws a series of punches but Loris avoids them all with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Loris, as that shot connected.
Loris throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Waller swings for the body but Loris moves out of range.
Loris misses with a straight right.
Loris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Waller misses with an uppercut
letting Loris counter with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Loris. Beautiful body shot.
Loris misses with a wild body shot.
Waller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Loris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waller connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Waller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loris throws a hook to the side of Waller's head but Waller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loris connects with a single shot there.
Waller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Loris dives in and grabs Waller's left leg, looking for a takedown. Waller pushes down on Loris's head and hops out.
Loris misses with the body kick
and Waller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Waller throws a poor cross that misses
and Loris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loris misses with a left hand
enabling Waller to counter with a crisp jab.
Loris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loris throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Waller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Waller takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Loris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Loris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Waller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Loris.
Loris misses with a body shot.
Loris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Waller throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loris. Waller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waller avoids the body shot from Loris.
A countering left hand to the body from Waller misses.
Loris scores with a jab to the body.
Waller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loris.
Loris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Waller as he avoids it easily.
Waller with a hook.
Waller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Loris.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loris throws a big shot that misses.
Loris sizes up Waller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Waller jabs Loris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hugo Loris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Waller'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A jab from Loris misses.
Waller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Loris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waller moves away.
Loris misses with a body kick.
Waller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Loris throws out the jab.
Loris misses with an uppercut. Waller saw that one coming.
Loris takes a swing at Waller's ribcage but misses.
Waller throws a body punch but Loris moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Waller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loris lands a jab.
Loris misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Loris finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Loris throws a combination that misses
and Waller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Waller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loris's jab looks to have found its range, popping Waller under the eye.
Waller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Loris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Waller moves out of range as Loris strikes.
Waller checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Waller.
Waller looks to land a combination but Loris avoids it well.
Loris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waller manages to avoid it.
Waller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Loris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Waller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Waller scores with a nice right hand.
Waller scores with a nice right hand.
Loris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waller has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Loris.
Loris just misses with a punch to the body.
Hugo Loris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waller manages to avoid it.
Loris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Waller has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Loris.
Loris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loris throws a jab but it's blocked by Waller.
Waller misses with a straight left.
Waller lands with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Loris. That's going to slow Waller down.
Loris throws a jab when Waller was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Waller.
Loris moves away from the strike by Waller.
Waller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Waller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loris.
Loris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Waller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loris swings away with a body shot that misses
and Waller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Loris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loris throws a big shot that misses.
Loris swings away with a body shot that misses
and Waller counters with a straight right hand.
Waller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Waller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Waller blocks the leg kick.
Jack Waller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Loris scores with a body shot.
Loris staying out of range there.
Waller takes a swing at Loris's ribcage but misses.
As Waller looks to move away, Loris throws a big counter combo but Waller just gets out of the way.
Waller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Loris.
Loris works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Waller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Loris's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waller throws a jab but it's blocked by Loris.
Loris shoots in but Waller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Loris looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Waller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loris misses with a body shot
and Waller counters with a stiff right hand.
Waller stuns Loris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Waller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loris.
Waller takes a kick to the side of the head.
Waller throws the left hand but Loris avoids the punch easily.
Waller throws a hook but Loris avoids it easily.
Waller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Loris to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab, jab by Loris - just one landing.
Waller misses with a body shot
and Loris counters with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Waller.
I think Loris has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hugo Loris!
Hugo Loris bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rikiya Goromaru (ranked 2376 p4p, 690 weight class) and Graham Mantle (ranked 245 p4p, 77 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
145
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28
145
14 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Rikiya Goromaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Graham Mantle!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goromaru thumps Mantle with a low kick.
Mantle lands with a cross.
Goromaru misses with an uppercut. Mantle saw that one coming.
Mantle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Goromaru.
Mantle misses with a shot to the body
and Goromaru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goromaru lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mantle keeps the fight on the outside.
Goromaru lands with a right hand.
A lazy left from Mantle finds it's target.
Goromaru connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mantle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Goromaru.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mantle rushes Goromaru and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mantle looking to stall.
Mantle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goromarus head.
Mantle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mantle works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Goromaru is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mantle is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mantle looking to sit in guard and control but Goromaru gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goromaru looking to pass the guard.
Goromaru being controlled here momentarily.
Goromaru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mantle is keeping the position for now.
Mantle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Goromaru's guard.
Goromaru utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mantle sitting in guard here, content to control.
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.
Goromaru working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mantle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mantle manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mantle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goromaru has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mantle has managed to get both his arms back between Goromaru's legs - danger averted.
Goromaru looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Goromaru is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mantle defends well.
Mantle tries to free his leg and advance position but Goromaru is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle content to stall in guard here.
Mantle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goromaru works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mantle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mantle tries to free his leg and advance position but Goromaru is retaining full guard.
Mantle trying to control but Goromaru is working from the bottom.
Goromaru looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mantle is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Goromaru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mantle moves away.
Goromaru takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Goromaru misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mantle tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Goromaru with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Goromaru buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Goromaru is looking to land body kicks.
Mantle lands a nice hook to Goromaru's body. Goromaru takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mantle throws a good cross that connects.
Goromaru throws a body punch but Mantle moves out of range.
Mantle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Goromaru tries to roll over but Mantle keeps him under control.
Mantle is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Goromaru blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mantle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rikiya Goromaru will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mantle just misses with a punch to the body.
Goromaru avoids the body shot from Mantle.
Goromaru is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mantle catches Goromaru with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Goromaru looks to land a body kick but Mantle moved away.
Good shot there by Goromaru.
Goromaru's corner calls for a 1-2. Goromaru obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mantle shoots in and bounces Goromaru off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mantle tries to free his leg and advance position but Goromaru is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mantle throwing strikes but missing.
Mantle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goromaru has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mantle has managed to get both his arms back between Goromaru's legs - danger averted.
Mantle trying to control the position from guard on top but Goromaru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mantle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle is pushing down on Goromaru's leg trying to pass to half guard. Goromaru is fighting to maintain full guard but Mantle has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mantle controlling the action here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mantle working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Mantle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mantle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Goromaru looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Mantle there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mantle moves nicely into side control.
Mantle grinds an elbow into Goromaru's temple.
Mantle working the ground and pound.
Mantle just content to control the position.
Goromaru on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mantle lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mantle lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mantle creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Goromaru sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru is trying to improve his position.
Mantle is trying to ground and pound but Goromaru uses the momentary lack of control by Mantle to regain half guard.
Mantle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mantle is stalling here. Goromaru is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mantle seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Goromaru has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Goromaru working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Mantle's face as Goromaru controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantle managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Goromaru.
Mantle gets back to half guard.
Mantle trying to control but Goromaru postures up.
Goromaru passes the guard and advances to mount!
Goromaru raining down shots from the mount!
Goromaru punching from mount but Mantle doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mantle working to try and regain half guard.
Goromaru avoids the attempt from Mantle to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Graham Mantle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Goromaru throws out a leg kick but Mantle moves out of range and Goromaru only half commits.
Mantle drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Goromaru defends it well.
Goromaru tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mantle counters with a straight right hand.
Goromaru moves out of range as Mantle strikes.
It looks like Goromaru has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Goromaru lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Goromaru misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mantle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rikiya Goromaru is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Mantle misses.
Mantle lands a jab to Goromaru's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Mantle as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mantle. Goromaru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Goromaru.
Jab by Goromaru.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mantle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goromaru misses with a right hand
and Mantle counters with a straight right hand.
Goromaru clobbers Mantle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mantle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mantle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goromaru.
Mantle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mantle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goromaru moves away.
Mantle lunges at Goromaru with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goromaru's hand.
Mantle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Goromaru counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mantle's knee momentarily.
Mantle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mantle scores with a jab to the body.
Mantle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Goromaru sizes up Mantle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mantle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mantle moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goromaru can pounce on him.
Goromaru fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mantle is out of range.
Goromaru closes the distance and clinches.
Goromaru stalling in the clinch but Mantle improves position.
Mantle misses with a punch to the body.
Goromaru drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mantle pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mantle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goromaru was well out of range. Poor timing from Mantle.
Mantle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mantle misses with a left hand
enabling Goromaru to counter with a crisp jab.
Goromaru fails with the takedown
and Mantle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goromaru is rocked!
Mantle cracks Goromaru with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Graham Mantle!
After winning the bout, Graham Mantle thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alphonse Fuguego (ranked 6176 p4p, 1648 weight class) and Jans Schmidt (ranked 455 p4p, 179 weight class). Jans Schmidt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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20
145
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25
140
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alphonse Fuguego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jans Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuguego lands an overhand right.
Schmidt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fuguego, pushing him back against the cage.
Schmidt swings wildly with an uppercut but Fuguego uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Schmidt.
Schmidt stalling.
Schmidt scores with a shot to the side of Fuguego's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fuguego.
Fuguego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fuguego's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Schmidt.
Schmidt tries to throw a body punch but Fuguego avoids it by throwing Schmidt back against the cage.
Fuguego tries to work over Schmidt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schmidt blocks a body shot from Fuguego.
Fuguego scores with a shot to the side of Schmidt's head.
Schmidt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schmidt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fuguego fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuguego tries a body shot but Schmidt blocks it.
Fuguego throws a head punch that misses.
Schmidt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schmidt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuguego's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fuguego looking to stall.
Fuguego tries to throw a body punch but Schmidt avoids it by throwing Fuguego back against the cage.
Schmidt looking to slow down the pace here.
Schmidt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fuguego jumps guard and drags Schmidt to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fuguego is on top in guard.
Fuguego wants to pass the guard but Schmidt is keeping the position.
Fuguego controlling from the top position.
Schmidt keeping moving, preventing Fuguego from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt wants to stand but Fuguego is controlling the position.
Fuguego wants to pass the guard but Schmidt is keeping the position.
Fuguego is working hard here to advance position.
Fuguego is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Schmidt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Schmidt has escaped and now he's on top!
Schmidt wants to stand but Fuguego is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmidt is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Schmidt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Schmidt trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fuguego's guard.
Fuguego has his hands on Schmidt's head, controlling the position.
Fuguego has a closed guard, preventing Schmidt from standing up.
Fuguego has his foot on Schmidt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Schmidt works his way back into a safe position though.
Fuguego lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Schmidt wants to get back to his feet but Fuguego is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four 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.
Schmidt keeping full guard, as Fuguego tries to pass.
Schmidt wants to get back to his feet but Fuguego is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fuguego trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fuguego controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fuguego thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuguego seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fuguego slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alphonse Fuguego will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fuguego shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Schmidt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Schmidt wants to stand and escape but Fuguego is having none of it.
Fuguego has gone for a leg lock! Schmidt slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fuguego's guard.
Fuguego is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schmidt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Schmidt working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuguego wants to sweep here but Schmidt controlling him for the moment.
Fuguego is adopting a defensive guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fuguego looking for a guillotine here but Schmidt defends easily.
Schmidt trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fuguego's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fuguego is pulling down on Schmidt's head to control his posture.
Schmidt wants to stand but Fuguego is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fuguego misses with a hook.
Schmidt digs a good hook to Fuguego's body.
Schmidt clinches up against the cage.
Schmidt lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Schmidt.
Fuguego tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schmidt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schmidt lands a body punch.
Schmidt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Schmidt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schmidt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schmidt as Fuguego tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego is trying to stall.
Schmidt pushes Fuguego back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schmidt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fuguego backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Schmidt lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Schmidt.
Schmidt is leaning against Fuguego and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schmidt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schmidt lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Schmidt on the inside.
Fuguego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fuguego taking a breather.
Fuguego throws a punch but it's blocked by Schmidt.
Fuguego is trying to pull guard but Schmidt has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fuguego fails to land.
A short right from Schmidt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt has a couple of punches blocked by Fuguego.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuguego is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fuguego is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schmidt lands an uppercut.
Fuguego taking a breather.
A short left from Schmidt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schmidt.
Fuguego tries to throw a body punch but Schmidt avoids it by throwing Fuguego back against the cage.
Fuguego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fuguego throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Schmidt on the inside.
Fuguego working aggressively here.
Fuguego leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fuguego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fuguego is trying to pull guard but Schmidt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jans Schmidt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Schmidt. Fuguego does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Fuguego misses its intended target.
Schmidt is looking to clinch.
Schmidt misses the shot to the body.
Fuguego misses with a hook.
Schmidt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fuguego on the side of the head.
Schmidt clinches.
Fuguego blocks a body shot from Schmidt.
Fuguego swings wildly with an uppercut but Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fuguego.
Schmidt lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Schmidt.
Schmidt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schmidt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schmidt lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Schmidt.
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!
Schmidt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jans Schmidt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schmidt.
Schmidt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schmidt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fuguego backwards.
Schmidt gets through Fuguego's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fuguego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schmidt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Schmidt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schmidt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fuguego wants to stall.
Schmidt slowing the pace effectively.
A right handed body shot lands from Schmidt.
Schmidt lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fuguego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fuguego throws a punch but it's blocked by Schmidt.
Schmidt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schmidt lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schmidt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schmidt.
Fuguego is rocked!
A short right from Schmidt on the inside.
Oh Fuguego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schmidt presses Fuguego against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schmidt lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schmidt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a big uppercut that drops Fuguego! More strikes from Schmidt and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Fuguego lies dazed against the cage as Schmidt celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jans Schmidt!
Jans Schmidt decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Drop (ranked 3425 p4p, 2819 weight class) and DA Real (ranked 120 p4p, 102 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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278
3 - 3 - 0 |
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25
265
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Drop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DA Real!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drop scores with a takedown into Real's guard.
Real pulls Drop in close to his closed guard and prevents Drop from doing any damage or advancing position.
Drop looking to pass the guard.
Drop is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
It looks like DA Real has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Real is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Drop in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Real tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Real working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drop.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drop lands a couple of elbows.
Drop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Real pulls Drop in close to prevent any damage.
Real working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drop.
Drop missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Real preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Real keeping moving, preventing Drop from controlling successfully.
Drop has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drop throwing strikes but missing.
Real seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Drop trying to control but Real is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Real misses the shot to the body.
As Real tries to get set, Drop tries to push him back and clinch up but Real manages to avoid the attempt.
Real changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drop moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Real looks winded!
Real takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Drop fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drop scores with a leg kick.
Drop closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Real.
Real avoiding damage as Drop throws knees to the body.
Real avoiding damage as Drop throws knees to the body.
Drop connects with a knee to the head.
The cut above DA Real's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Drop scores a nice knee to the body.
Drop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Real in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Drop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Real lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Real avoids it.
Drop with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
DA Real's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A short left from Drop.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at DA Real's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Martin Drop!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donald Eibert (ranked 2992 p4p, 3252 weight class) and Lathem McGuire (ranked 387 p4p, 420 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donald Eibert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lathem McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eibert takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Eibert throws a low kick, looking for McGuire's leg but McGuire calmly moves out of range.
McGuire now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eibert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Eibert.
McGuire replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Eibert blocks it well.
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Eibert ducks down to avoid it.
McGuire just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromEibert.
McGuire has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McGuire fakes the leg kick and cracks Eibert in the body.
McGuire throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Eibert misses with a low kick.
McGuire let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McGuire misses with the combination.
Eibert looks to throw a body kick
letting McGuire counter with a right hand.
Eibert misses with a head kick.
That kick from McGuire tenderised Eibert's leg. Eibert is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGuire is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Eibert with a body shot.
Eibert lands a leg kick that knocks McGuire off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eibert. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire pushes Eibert away with a front kick.
Eibert is looking to chop away at McGuire's legs.
A slow jab from McGuire misses its intended target.
Donald Eibert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire connects with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGuire.
Eibert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eibert looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
Eibert showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGuire.
Eibert half committed to a counter leg kick.
McGuire swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eibert.
Nice body punch from McGuire.
Eibert throws a leg kick
and McGuire counters with a left to the body.
Eibert throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eibert seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. McGuire shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Eibert is backing up but McGuire catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Eibert covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! McGuire Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lathem McGuire!
A victorious Lathem McGuire thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Andros (ranked 2979 p4p, 2337 weight class) and Mike Camble (ranked 372 p4p, 299 weight class). Mike Camble 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Andros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Camble!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andros tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Camble counters with a straight right hand.
Andros tries to clinch up but Camble circles away and keeps his distance.
Andros tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Andros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Camble swats away the attempt to clinch by Andros.
Camble looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Camble lands with an overhand left.
Andros takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andros tries to clinch but Camble moves out of range.
Camble swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Andros fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Camble misses.
Andros attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Camble avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Camble on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Camble throws a shot from downtown. Andros moves away and avoids it.
Andros tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Camble manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andros doesn't manage to clinch there - Camble circles away.
Andros rushes Camble and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've been informed that Camble has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Camble lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camble avoiding damage as Andros throws knees to the body.
Camble's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Camble - just one landing.
Andros tries to clinch up
and Camble cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andros fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Andros backs off Camble throws a huge counter combo but Andros manages to avoid it all.
Andros throws out a leg kick but Camble moves out of range and Andros only half commits.
A nice side step and Camble releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Andros tries to close the distance and clinch but Camble swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andros tries to clinch up
enabling Camble to counter with a crisp jab.
Andros tries to clinch but Camble moves out of range.
Camble with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Andros looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andros looks to move to half guard but instead Camble has passed into mount! Damn!
Camble working Andros over with strikes here.
Andros is rocked!
Camble lands a couple of good shots and Andros has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Oh Andros is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andros wants to escape the position.
Camble is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Camble throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Andros!
Camble is looking for the choke from the back position but Andros is controlling his hands well.
Camble tightening his grip on Andros, looking for the choke.
Andros can't escape the position.
Camble biding his time, looking for the opening.
Andros rolls, trying to escape but Camble keeps control of the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Andros's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Camble working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Andros is doing well to defend. Camble seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Andros is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mike Camble!
Mike Camble was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francis Oosthuizen (ranked 385 p4p, 1431 weight class) and Leon Lentz (ranked 64 p4p, 195 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis Oosthuizen !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Lentz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oosthuizen scores with a nice head shot.
Oosthuizen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lentz throws a poor cross that misses
and Oosthuizen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Oosthuizen .
Lentz avoids the head kick by Oosthuizen .
Lentz looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Lentz throws a body shot but no joy.
Lentz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leon Lentz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oosthuizen throws a jab when Lentz was well out of range.
Lentz loads up on a big right hand but Oosthuizen slips the punch.
Lentz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oosthuizen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lentz, pushing him back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Oosthuizen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Oosthuizen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lentz is trying to break the clinch but Oosthuizen is controlling him.
Oosthuizen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lentz misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lentz.
Lentz throws a punch but it's blocked by Oosthuizen .
Lentz breaks the clinch.
Lentz lands a lovely overhand right.
Lentz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oosthuizen was well out of range. Poor timing from Lentz.
A quick step to the side and Oosthuizen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lentz sizes up Oosthuizen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 It looks like Francis Oosthuizen has been cut.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch there but Lentz circles away.
Lentz throws a sloppy body shot
and Oosthuizen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lentz. Oosthuizen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oosthuizen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lentz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lentz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lentz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lentz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Oosthuizen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lentz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Oosthuizen rather than just go for the knockout.
Oosthuizen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lentz.
Lentz just misses with a punch to the body.
Oosthuizen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lentz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oosthuizen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oosthuizen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lentz lands a slapping body shot.
Lentz throws a head kick but Oosthuizen moves out of range.
It looked like Oosthuizen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oosthuizen moves away.
Lentz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oosthuizen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lentz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lentz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oosthuizen counters with a stiff right hand.
Oosthuizen lands with a nice body punch.
Lentz misses with a hook. Oosthuizen ducked under it nicely.
Lentz catches Oosthuizen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lentz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Oosthuizen misses the target.
Oosthuizen looks to score with a jab to the body but Lentz is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lentz misses with a right hand
and Oosthuizen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lentz misses with an uppercut.
Oosthuizen throwing a counter right hand but Lentz manages to avoid it.
Lentz avoids the body shot from Oosthuizen .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oosthuizen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lentz throws a body shot but no joy.
Lentz throws a nice looking combination but Oosthuizen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oosthuizen walks into a stiff left hand from Lentz.
Oosthuizen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lentz throws the left hand but Oosthuizen avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leon Lentz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Francis Oosthuizen 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lentz throws a hook to the side of Oosthuizen 's head but Oosthuizen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oosthuizen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lentz.
Oosthuizen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lentz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oosthuizen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lentz lands a jab.
Oosthuizen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lentz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oosthuizen moves away.
Lentz throws the left hand but Oosthuizen avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentz throws a good cross that connects.
Lentz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick by Lentz misses
and Oosthuizen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oosthuizen throws a right hand that Lentz ducks under and follows up with a left that Lentz also avoids with ease.
Lentz scoring well with a low kick there.
Lentz just misses with a punch to the body.
Lentz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oosthuizen is looking to clinch but Lentz is avoiding it.
Lentz is looking for the big counter here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lentz.
Lentz ducks under a wild hook from Oosthuizen .
Leon Lentz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lentz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Oosthuizen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Oosthuizen missing with a left hand there. Lentz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lentz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oosthuizen manages to avoid it.
Lentz misses with a series of wild punches.
Lentz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oosthuizen slips a jab and a cross from Lentz.
Oosthuizen just misses with a punch to the body.
Lentz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lentz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lentz lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lentz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oosthuizen lands a nice shot to the body.
Lentz keeps the fight on the outside.
Oosthuizen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oosthuizen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oosthuizen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lentz.
Oosthuizen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Leon Lentz has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen lands a nice looking body shot.
Oosthuizen misses the jab.
Lentz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Oosthuizen ducks under a wild hook from Lentz.
Oosthuizen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oosthuizen misses with a wild body shot.
Oosthuizen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oosthuizen staying out of range there.
Lentz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lentz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oosthuizen is able to avoid easily.
The fighters circling - Oosthuizen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Lentz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lentz throws an overhand right that lands on Oosthuizen 's shoulder, as Oosthuizen tries to avoid the shot.
Oosthuizen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Lentz.
Oosthuizen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lentz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lentz lands a jab to the nose.
Oosthuizen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lentz swings widly with a right hand
and Oosthuizen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oosthuizen misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Oosthuizen coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lentz.
Lentz misses with a low kick.
Oosthuizen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lentz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lentz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oosthuizen manages to avoid it.
Oosthuizen drops Lentz with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lentz looks back up at him and smiles so Oosthuizen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Lentz is rocked!
Oosthuizen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lentz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lentz is still on wobbly legs! Can Oosthuizen finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oosthuizen lands a nice shot to the body.
Oosthuizen misses with a wild body shot.
Oosthuizen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lentz.
Lentz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oosthuizen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lentz seems to have recovered his senses.
Lentz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lentz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lentz throws a jab when Oosthuizen was well out of range.
Lentz moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Lentz misses.
Lentz lands a slapping body shot.
Oosthuizen moves out of range of the strikes.
Lentz moves into the clinch successfully.
Lentz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oosthuizen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lentz or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz tries to circle away but Oosthuizen has him pinned against the cage.
Lentz is trying to break free.
Oosthuizen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oosthuizen gets through Lentz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oosthuizen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oosthuizen is leaning against Lentz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oosthuizen keeps control of Lentz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Oosthuizen as the two fighters clinch.
Oosthuizen lands with a light punch inside.
Lentz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lentz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oosthuizen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lentz. Lentz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oosthuizen drops Lentz with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lentz looks back up at him and smiles so Oosthuizen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oosthuizen throws a body punch but Lentz moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lentz can pounce on him.
Oosthuizen looks to score with a jab to the body but Lentz is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Lentz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lentz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oosthuizen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with an uppercut but Lentz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Lentz.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lentz misses with the head strike.
Oosthuizen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lentz misses with the head strike.
Lentz prevents a body shot from Oosthuizen .
Lentz throws a punch but it's blocked by Oosthuizen .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Oosthuizen clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Oosthuizen 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oosthuizen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lentz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oosthuizen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lentz cracks Oosthuizen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lentz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lentz lands a body shot.
Jab, jab by Lentz - just one landing.
Oosthuizen throws a body punch but Lentz moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Lentz tenderised Oosthuizen 's leg. Oosthuizen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oosthuizen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oosthuizen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lentz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentz throws a shot from downtown. Oosthuizen moves away and avoids it.
Oosthuizen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Lentz.
Oosthuizen 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lentz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Oosthuizen scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick from Lentz is predictable there
and Oosthuizen counters with a stiff right hand.
Lentz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lentz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lentz looks to land a left hand but Oosthuizen moved out of range nicely.
Oosthuizen closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Lentz! Oosthuizen dives in looking to finish! Lentz is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francis Oosthuizen !
Francis Oosthuizen is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Francis Oosthuizen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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