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VFC 61 Ramos vs Lorentz PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Thumbs Up Emoji (ranked 6489 p4p, 6832 weight class) and Cristiano Messi (ranked 465 p4p, 478 weight class). Ricardo Thumbs Up Emoji is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricardo Thumbs Up Emoji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cristiano Messi!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thumbs Up Emoji misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Thumbs Up Emoji, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thumbs Up Emoji tries for a takedown but Messi circles away easily
and Messi counters with a left and a right that stings Thumbs Up Emoji.
Thumbs Up Emoji really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Messi gets tackled into the cage by Thumbs Up Emoji. Thumbs Up Emoji maintains the clinch.
Messi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Thumbs Up Emoji regains guard.
Thumbs Up Emoji kicks Messi off and gets to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Messi shoots in and bounces Thumbs Up Emoji off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Thumbs Up Emoji is trying to keep Messi in close.
Thumbs Up Emoji tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thumbs Up Emoji looking for subs off his back but Messi has passed one foot through into half guard.
Thumbs Up Emoji is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thumbs Up Emoji is trying to stand back up but Messi is controlling him
It looks like Messi is going to stand back up.
Messi controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Messi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thumbs Up Emoji tries to roll over but Messi keeps him under control.
Thumbs Up Emoji is trying to maintain the position but Messi is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Messi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thumbs Up Emoji is trying to defend but Messi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Thumbs Up Emoji is looking to control Messi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thumbs Up Emoji avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Thumbs Up Emoji is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Messi slows the pace down in half guard.
Messi stands up and beckons Thumbs Up Emoji to join him on the feet.
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.
Thumbs Up Emoji clinches up against the cage.
Messi has Thumbs Up Emoji pushed against the cage.
Thumbs Up Emoji tightens his grip and picks Messi up, before dumping him to the ground. Messi manages to land in guard.
Thumbs Up Emoji with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thumbs Up Emoji preventing the sweep.
Thumbs Up Emoji trying to control the position from guard on top but Messi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thumbs Up Emoji missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cristiano Messi 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.
Thumbs Up Emoji has his takedown stuffed
and Messi moves into the clinch.
Messi just leaning against Thumbs Up Emoji, taking a breather.
Messi tries to throw a body punch but Thumbs Up Emoji avoids it by throwing Messi back against the cage.
Messi tries to pull guard but Thumbs Up Emoji won't allow it.
Messi breaks from the clinch.
Thumbs Up Emoji manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Messi on his heels. He'll look to pass Messi's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Messi manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Messi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Messi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thumbs Up Emoji just stands there and leans against the cage.
Messi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Messi jumps guard but Thumbs Up Emoji stands there with Messi around his waist. Messi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ricardo Thumbs Up Emoji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cristiano Messi.
Messi looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thumbs Up Emoji gets control of Messi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Thumbs Up Emoji will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Thumbs Up Emoji trying to control the position.
Messi stands up over Thumbs Up Emoji, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Messi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thumbs Up Emoji wants to sweep but no luck.
Thumbs Up Emoji is adopting a defensive guard.
Messi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thumbs Up Emoji swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thumbs Up Emoji is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Thumbs Up Emoji trying to strike off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thumbs Up Emoji fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thumbs Up Emoji decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Thumbs Up Emoji content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Messi is looking to improve his position.
Messi is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thumbs Up Emoji working over Messi with some ground and pound. Messi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Thumbs Up Emoji is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Thumbs Up Emoji is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Messi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thumbs Up Emoji landing strikes from the mount and Messi is in trouble!
Thumbs Up Emoji sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thumbs Up Emoji looking to control but Messi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thumbs Up Emoji is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Messi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Thumbs Up Emoji lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Messi tries to reverse the position but Thumbs Up Emoji maintains control.
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 Ricardo Thumbs Up Emoji will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Thumbs Up Emoji closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Messi pushes Thumbs Up Emoji off and gets back to his feet.
Messi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thumbs Up Emoji's waist but Thumbs Up Emoji gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Messi off to one side.
Thumbs Up Emoji tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Messi swivels and escapes.
Messi looks to land a combination but Thumbs Up Emoji avoids it well.
Messi shoots in for a takedown but Thumbs Up Emoji shows good takedown defense.
Messi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thumbs Up Emoji fails with a takedown attempt.
Messi misses with a head kick.
Messi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Messi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good leg kick by Thumbs Up Emoji.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thumbs Up Emoji misses with a takedown attempt
and Messi counters with a series of strikes. Thumbs Up Emoji will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Thumbs Up Emoji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Thumbs Up Emoji with that takedown attempt.
Thumbs Up Emoji fails with the takedown
and Messi counters with a three punch combo that has Thumbs Up Emoji backing up. Thumbs Up Emoji nods at Messi to acknowledge the strikes.
Thumbs Up Emoji fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thumbs Up Emoji gets tackled into the cage by Messi. Messi maintains the clinch.
Thumbs Up Emoji working hard to break the clinch.
Messi jumps into guard, dragging Thumbs Up Emoji to the mat.
Messi wants to improve his position but instead Thumbs Up Emoji has moved into half guard.
Thumbs Up Emoji is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Messi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Thumbs Up Emoji.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thumbs Up Emoji is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Messi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Messi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thumbs Up Emoji is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thumbs Up Emoji prevents Messi from improving his position.
Thumbs Up Emoji wants to pass to mount but Messi is defending the position.
Thumbs Up Emoji working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Thumbs Up Emoji is trying to control. Messi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nice strikes from Thumbs Up Emoji there.
Thumbs Up Emoji wants to take a breather but Messi is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice strikes from Thumbs Up Emoji there.
Thumbs Up Emoji is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Thumbs Up Emoji perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Thumbs Up Emoji is trying to control. Messi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Messi trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Thumbs Up Emoji looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Messi!
Messi is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cristiano Messi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Messi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cristiano Messi!
An out of breath Cristiano Messi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nightey Knights (ranked 3039 p4p, 4494 weight class) and Suicide Pete (ranked 175 p4p, 243 weight class). Suicide Pete will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nightey Knights!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Suicide Pete!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Knights. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Knights misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pete! But no joy.
Knights dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knights connects with a single shot there.
 Pete is rocked!
 It looks like Suicide Pete has been cut.
Knights lands an uppercut, right on the button! Pete tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nightey Knights!
Nightey Knights seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andri Alfsson (ranked 3066 p4p, 5423 weight class) and Sam Cold Cuts (ranked 396 p4p, 580 weight class). Alfsson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eru álfar kannski menn. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andri Alfsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Cold Cuts!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alfsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alfsson lands a left and a right that send Cold Cuts crashing to the mat, dazed. Alfsson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Alfsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cold Cuts is rocked!
No joy there for Alfsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cold Cuts is still on wobbly legs! Can Alfsson finish him?
Alfsson scores with a hook to the body. Cold Cuts takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alfsson connects with the punch.
Cold Cuts throws a series of punches but Alfsson moves out of range.
Alfsson misses with a wild combination.
Alfsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cold Cuts's hands.
Alfsson lands a big uppercut and Cold Cuts crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cold Cuts looks OK. Alfsson waves Cold Cuts back to his feet!
Alfsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cold Cuts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alfsson tries to clinch there but Cold Cuts circles away.
Cold Cuts tries to clinch up.
Cold Cuts seems to have recovered his senses.
Cold Cuts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alfsson.
Alfsson misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfsson moves in looking to clinch but Cold Cuts pushes him off.
Alfsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alfsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cold Cuts is looking for the big counter here.
Alfsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cold Cuts manages to avoid it.
Alfsson works the jab nicely.
Cold Cuts has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alfsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Cold Cuts's head.
Alfsson feints a jab promting Cold Cuts to slip. Alfsson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cold Cuts slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alfsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cold Cuts ducks into an uppercut from Alfsson and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andri Alfsson!
Post fight, an emotional Andri Alfsson said 'Elf life matters!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dee Dee Balasco (ranked 4108 p4p, 2831 weight class) and Josh Brolin (ranked 375 p4p, 288 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 The Island, Dee Dee Balasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Brolin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brolin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Balasco on the side of the head.
Brolin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balasco was well out of range. Poor timing from Brolin.
Balasco throws a good cross that connects.
Brolin looks to land a combination but Balasco avoids it well.
Balasco moves away from the strike by Brolin.
Balasco misses the body punch
and Brolin counters with a stiff right hand.
Brolin scores with a three punch combo!
Brolin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brolin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balasco fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brolin just manages to avoid it.
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!
Brolin moves out of range of the leg kick from Balasco.
A big left from Brolin misses.
Balasco misses with a looping left.
Josh Brolin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balasco connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brolin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Balasco blocks a head kick by Brolin.
A slow jab from Balasco misses its intended target.
Balasco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brolin looks for the body kick but Balasco saw that one coming.
Brolin throws a head kick that half lands.
Brolin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brolin throws a hook but Balasco avoids it easily.
Balasco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balasco blocks a head kick by Brolin.
Brolin misses with an uppercut. Balasco saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Balasco.
Brolin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brolin checks a leg kick.
Balasco misses with a wild body shot.
Balasco throws a leg kick
and Brolin counters with a two punch combo.
Brolin checks the leg kick.
Brolin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balasco connects with a looping right hand.
Balasco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balasco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Balasco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brolin.
Brolin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brolin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brolin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brolin throws a jab when Balasco was well out of range.
Balasco wants to slow Brolin down by chopping away at his legs.
Balasco scores with a nice head shot.
Brolin misses with an uppercut. Balasco saw that one coming.
Balasco feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brolin checks a low kick from Balasco.
Nice shot by Balasco.
Balasco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brolin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brolin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balasco throwing a counter right hand but Brolin manages to avoid it.
Brolin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brolin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Balasco.
Balasco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brolin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balasco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brolin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balasco.
Brolin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balasco manages to avoid it.
Brolin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balasco.
Brolin loads up on a big right hand but Balasco slips the punch.
Balasco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brolin looks to land a right hand but Balasco moved out of range.
Balasco digs a good hook to Brolin's body.
Brolin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brolin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balasco tries to counter by clinching up but Brolin breaks away and moves out of range.
Balasco connects with a crisp jab.
Brolin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Balasco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balasco lands with an overhand left.
Balasco punishes Brolin's body with a nice straight punch.
Brolin throws a head kick but Balasco moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brolin misses with a wild body shot.
Brolin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brolin's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Brolin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Brolin throws a head kick that misses.
Brolin looks winded!
Balasco misses with a straight right.
Brolin throws a sloppy head kick and Balasco moves out of range easily.
Balasco scores with a hook to the body. Brolin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brolin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balasco.
Brolin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Balasco, as that shot connected.
Balasco misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Brolin misses the target.
Balasco throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brolin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balasco.
Some bone on bone action there as Brolin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Balasco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balasco misses with an uppercut.
Brolin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balasco.
Brolin checks a low kick from Balasco.
Brolin throws a sloppy head kick and Balasco moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brolin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brolin throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Balasco.
Balasco sizes up Brolin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brolin throws a series of punches but Balasco moves out of range.
Brolin lands a jab to the head.
Balasco jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big right from Brolin misses.
Brolin ducks right into an uppercut from Balasco.
Some wild striking there from Balasco.
Balasco sets himself, and Brolin steps forward looking for the clinch! Balasco avoids it this time.
The fighters circle momentarily. Balasco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brolin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balasco slips a straight right by Brolin.
Brolin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Balasco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Balasco finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brolin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balasco.
Balasco dodges the punch combination from Brolin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Josh Brolin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brolin staying out of range there.
Balasco blocks a head kick by Brolin.
Balasco looks to land a right hand but Brolin moved out of range.
Brolin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Balasco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brolin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balasco scores with a jab to the body.
Balasco works Brolin's body with a nice hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Balasco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Balasco is looking to chop away at Brolin's legs.
Balasco avoids the head kick by Brolin.
Brolin tries to bum rush Balasco with a series of wild strikes but Balasco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Balasco does no damage.
Balasco swings for the body but Brolin moves out of range.
Balasco moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brolin throws a series of punches but Balasco avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Brolin.
Brolin throws a leg kick but Balasco moved away.
Balasco scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Brolin does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brolin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balasco. That's going to slow Brolin down.
Balasco lunges at Brolin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brolin's hand.
Brolin tries a head kick but it misses.
Brolin tries a head kick but it misses.
Brolin is breathing heavily.
Brolin throws a sloppy head kick and Balasco moves out of range easily.
Balasco tries to land a leg kick but Brolin saw it coming and moves away.
Brolin misses with a wild body shot.
Brolin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balasco.
Good standup being displayed there by Balasco as he connects with a hook.
Brolin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balasco.
Brolin slips a straight right by Balasco.
Brolin tries a quick counter leg kick but Balasco is wise to it.
Balasco misses with a head kick.
Dee Dee Balasco is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Balasco.
Josh Brolin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balasco blocks a head kick by Brolin.
Balasco scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brolin in his tracks.
Brolin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brolin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Balasco circles away quickly and effectively.
Balasco swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brolin misses with a double jab.
Brolin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice body punch from Balasco.
Balasco slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brolin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Balasco throws a solid leg kick but Brolin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Balasco.
Brolin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balasco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balasco swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brolin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balasco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brolin. Balasco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brolin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab from Balasco.
Balasco throws a combination. Brolin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brolin is rocked!
Balasco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brolin is still on wobbly legs! Can Balasco finish him?
Balasco pounces like a tiger and cracks Brolin with a vicious hook! Brolin is down but not out! Balasco follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dee Dee Balasco!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ylli Kovaci (ranked 2187 p4p, 2616 weight class) and Rick Von Erick (ranked 273 p4p, 322 weight class). Kovaci comes to the cage accompanied by Morfina Ft. Ardit - Krateri. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ylli Kovaci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Von Erick!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Erick rushes Kovaci and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kovaci blocks an elbow strike from Von Erick.
Von Erick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Erick misses with some punches.
Von Erick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kovaci backwards.
Kovaci blocks an elbow strike from Von Erick.
Kovaci blocks the elbow strike.
Kovaci blocks an elbow strike from Von Erick.
Von Erick tries a knee to the head but Kovaci blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovaci.
Von Erick scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Erick trying to land knees to the body.
Von Erick misses with the head strike.
Kovaci dodges an elbow strike from Von Erick.
Von Erick working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Von Erick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Erick swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovaci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovaci definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Von Erick tries to land knees in the clinch but Kovaci avoids the damage to the body.
Von Erick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Von Erick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Erick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Erick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kovaci is defending well for now.
Von Erick tries a knee to the head but Kovaci blocks it.
Von Erick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Von Erick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Von Erick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kovaci's brow.
Kovaci wants to stall.
Kovaci blocks an elbow strike from Von Erick.
Von Erick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Erick lands with a light punch inside.
Von Erick looking to throw knees to the head but Kovaci is blocking nicely.
Kovaci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Von Erick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kovaci's efforts to push away.
Von Erick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kovaci is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Von Erick can't find room to land a body shot as Kovaci controls the action.
Kovaci dodges an elbow strike from Von Erick.
Von Erick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Von Erick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kovaci's brow.
Von Erick presses Kovaci against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Erick lands a body punch.
Von Erick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kovaci.
Kovaci managing to block the knees to the body from Von Erick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Erick struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovaci controls his hands.
Von Erick throws a head punch that misses.
Kovaci avoids the elbow strike from Von Erick, against the cage.
Von Erick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Erick misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Von Erick.
Kovaci breaks the clinch.
Kovaci sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Von Erick to the ground! Kovaci dives into full mount looking to finish!
Von Erick is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovaci stands up from mount. Strange move.
Von Erick is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovaci finish him?
Von Erick rushes Kovaci and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Von Erick lands with a right to the head.
We've been informed that Von Erick has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Von Erick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Von Erick seems to have recovered his senses.
Von Erick misses with a punch to the body.
Von Erick has a couple of punches blocked by Kovaci.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Erick trying to land knees to the body.
Von Erick lands with a left to the head.
Von Erick trying to land knees to the body.
Von Erick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kovaci wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Erick.
Von Erick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kovaci avoids it.
Kovaci tries to circle away but Von Erick has him pinned against the cage.
Von Erick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Von Erick has Kovaci pressed against the cage, preventing Kovaci from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kovaci avoiding damage as Von Erick throws knees to the body.
Von Erick misses with a knee to the head.
Von Erick misses with some punches.
Von Erick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kovaci's efforts to push away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Von Erick dominated that round.
That's time! Kovaci's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Von Erick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovaci.
Von Erick has managed to clinch.
Von Erick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Erick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kovaci tries to break free but Von Erick pushes him back against the cage.
Von Erick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kovaci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Von Erick pushes off an throws an elbow but Kovaci leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Von Erick has a couple of punches blocked by Kovaci.
Kovaci avoiding damage as Von Erick throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovaci breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Von Erick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Erick gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Von Erick - that landed with a thud.
Kovaci blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Erick misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Erick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Von Erick throws an elbow but it misses.
Kovaci blocking some punches.
Von Erick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Von Erick tries to land knees in the clinch but Kovaci avoids the damage to the body.
Kovaci is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Von Erick missing with knees to the body.
Von Erick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kovaci is defending well for now.
Von Erick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Von Erick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Von Erick misses with an elbow over the top.
Von Erick lands a right hand.
Von Erick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Von Erick misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovaci is trying to break free.
Kovaci managing to block the knees to the body from Von Erick.
Von Erick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kovaci blocks it with crossed arms.
Von Erick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rick Von Erick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kovaci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Von Erick lands a shot to the body.
Kovaci breaks the clinch.
Von Erick moves into the clinch.
Von Erick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Erick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Erick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Von Erick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovaci has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Von Erick lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovaci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Erick misses with some punches.
Kovaci avoids the elbow strike from Von Erick, against the cage.
Von Erick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kovaci has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kovaci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kovaci lands with an overhand left.
Von Erick blocks the body kick.
Von Erick clinches up with Kovaci and pushes him back against the cage.
Kovaci is looking for a takedown.
Von Erick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovaci is trying to force a seperation but Von Erick has the dominant position.
Kovaci is trying to force a seperation but Von Erick has the dominant position.
Von Erick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kovaci.
Von Erick tries a body shot but Kovaci blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovaci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kovaci blocks a body shot from Von Erick.
Von Erick misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Kovaci's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Von Erick lands a shoulder strike.
Von Erick misses with an elbow strike.
Kovaci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kovaci has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Von Erick misses with an elbow strike.
Von Erick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Von Erick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kovaci blocks it with crossed arms.
Kovaci blocks the elbow strike.
Von Erick misses with some punches.
Von Erick swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovaci uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Von Erick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Von Erick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kovaci pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Von Erick has closed the distance and engaged Kovaci in a clinch.
Kovaci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Von Erick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Von Erick is looking to clinch.
Von Erick gets a clinch.
Von Erick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kovaci has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Von Erick has a couple of punches blocked by Kovaci.
Kovaci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Erick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Erick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Von Erick tries to land a knee to the head but Kovaci blocks with his arms.
Von Erick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Erick misses with the head strike.
Kovaci is looking to break free of the clinch but Von Erick has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovaci blocking some punches.
Kovaci blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Erick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Erick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Von Erick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Von Erick can't find room to land a body shot as Kovaci controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Von Erick fails to land.
Kovaci wants to get back to striking at distance but Von Erick won't allow it.
Von Erick throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Von Erick.
Von Erick misses with a body punch.
Von Erick tries to land knees in the clinch but Kovaci avoids the damage to the body.
Von Erick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kovaci blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Erick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Erick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Von Erick trying to land knees to the body.
Kovaci tries to break the clinch but Von Erick is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Von Erick throws an elbow but misses.
Kovaci is trying to push Von Erick away but Von Erick has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Von Erick has Kovaci pressed against the cage, preventing Kovaci from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kovaci tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Erick's elbow.
Kovaci blocks the elbow strike.
Von Erick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kovaci avoids a wild elbow strike from Von Erick.
Von Erick tries to land knees in the clinch but Kovaci avoids the damage to the body.
Von Erick throws an elbow that misses.
Von Erick keeps control of Kovaci as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Erick throws a head punch that misses.
Kovaci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Von Erick tries to land a knee to the head but Kovaci blocks with his arms.
Kovaci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Erick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Von Erick throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovaci.
A head punch on the inside from Von Erick fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Von Erick fails to land.
Von Erick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Von Erick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kovaci avoids it.
Von Erick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kovaci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Erick keeps control of Kovaci as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Von Erick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovaci dodges an elbow strike from Von Erick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovaci.
Von Erick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kovaci is defending well for now.
Von Erick throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Von Erick.
Kovaci's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Von Erick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kovaci clinches up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Von Erick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kovaci jumps guard but Von Erick stands there with Kovaci around his waist. Kovaci gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Erick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kovaci has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Von Erick looking to throw knees to the head but Kovaci is blocking nicely.
Kovaci breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ylli Kovaci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rick Von Erick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Von Erick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Von Erick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Von Erick 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Von Erick!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Furriel (ranked 1502 p4p, 2974 weight class) and Stephen Hawking (ranked 205 p4p, 363 weight class). Stephen Hawking is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matheus Furriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stephen Hawking!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furriel slips a jab from Hawking.
Horrible takedown attempt by Furriel or perhaps it was just good defense by Hawking, which made it look bad.
Hawking looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hawking misses with a looping left.
Furriel closes the distance but Hawking moves to the side
and Hawking counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Furriel with a poor takedown
and Furriel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawking takes a swing at Furriel's ribcage but misses.
Furriel tries to counter by clinching up but Hawking breaks away and moves out of range.
Furriel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hawking counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Furriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawking punishes Furriel's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furriel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Furriel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawking.
A counter left hand to the body from Furriel misses its target.
Stephen Hawking is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Furriel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Hawking tries to get set, Furriel tries to push him back and clinch up but Hawking manages to avoid the attempt.
Furriel tries for a takedown but Hawking circles away easily
and Hawking counters with a nice right hand that sends Furriel toppling to the canvas! Furriel scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hawking finish him?!
 Furriel is rocked!
Hawking missing with a left hand there. Furriel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Hawking looks to move away, Furriel throws a big counter combo but Hawking just gets out of the way.
Furriel shoots in for a double leg but Hawking sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hawking is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Furriel with a body shot.
Furriel with a poor takedown
and Hawking counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Furriel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawking connects with a body shot that sends Furriel's belly button to the back.
Furriel seems to have got his legs back now.
Furriel goes for a double leg but Hawking avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hawking continues to drive forward.
A nice side step and Hawking releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Furriel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Furriel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawking throws a looping overhand right but Furriel ducks down to avoid it.
Furriel attempts a counter takedown but Hawking avoids it well and moves away.
Hawking connects with a body shot that sends Furriel's belly button to the back.
Furriel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawking swivels and escapes.
Hawking digs a good body shot into Furriel's ribs.
The fighters circling - Hawking throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matheus Furriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furriel fails with the takedown
and Hawking connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Furriel looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hawking feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Furriel sprawling to the canvas! Furriel rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hawking finish him?!
 It looks like Matheus Furriel has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawking. Furriel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawking throws a monster overhand right that drops Furriel! Hawking follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Hawking!
Stephen Hawking seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kodiyak Redd (ranked 1916 p4p, 3894 weight class) and Southall Freeman (ranked 112 p4p, 214 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kodiyak Redd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Southall Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redd scores with a three punch combo!
Redd blocks a jab.
Freeman lands a right hook to the body.
Redd looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Freeman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Redd pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Redd there.
Redd is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Freeman is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kodiyak Redd!
After winning the bout, Kodiyak Redd 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 Aleksandar Ivkov (ranked 5953 p4p, 2032 weight class) and Marie Pier Houle (ranked 442 p4p, 216 weight class). Marie Pier Houle has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aleksandar Ivkov's chin.
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aleksandar Ivkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marie Pier Houle!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ivkov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right from Houle on the inside.
Ivkov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Houle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Houle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ivkov misses with the head strike.
Ivkov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Houle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Houle lands a left hand.
Ivkov has a couple of punches blocked by Houle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Houle.
Houle lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Houle struggles to land a body shot inside as Ivkov controls his hands.
Houle blocks a body shot from Ivkov.
Houle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ivkov is rocked!
Houle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Ivkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ivkov blocks an uppercut.
Houle blocking some punches.
Houle can't find room to land a body shot as Ivkov controls the action.
Houle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ivkov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Houle on the inside.
Houle lands a shoulder strike.
Houle creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ivkov with a big uppercut! Ivkov tries to clinch up but Houle pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ivkov to the mat! Ivkov covers up and Houle unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Marie Pier Houle!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Doober (ranked 2757 p4p, 1899 weight class) and Buzz Killer (ranked 338 p4p, 240 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Doober!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buzz Killer!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Killer is trying to stall.
Doober wants to get back to striking at distance but Killer won't allow it.
Killer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doober backwards.
Killer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doober tries to break free but Killer pushes him back against the cage.
Doober blocks an uppercut.
Doober has had enough of the clinch but Killer keeps him there for the moment.
Killer misses with a punch on the inside.
Killer scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Doober takes a shot to the head.
Doober tries to circle away but Killer has him pinned against the cage.
Killer pushes Doober back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doober looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doober lands a body punch in the clinch.
Killer taking a breather.
Killer'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.
Doober wants to get back to striking at distance but Killer won't allow it.
Doober is trying to break free.
Killer tries to stall but Doober uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer lands with a short shot to the head.
Killer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Killer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doober backwards.
Killer working aggressively here.
Killer has a couple of punches blocked by Doober.
Doober wants to get back to striking at distance but Killer won't allow it.
Doober is looking to break free of the clinch but Killer has double underhooks.
Doober definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Doober lands a left hand.
Killer lands a nice uppercut.
Killer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Killer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doober backwards.
Killer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doober wants to break free but Killer has control.
Killer pushes Doober back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Killer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Doober can't find room to land a body shot as Killer controls the action.
Killer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doober lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Killer working aggressively here.
Doober can't break the clinch.
Doober tries to break free but Killer pushes him back against the cage.
Doober is trying to break the clinch but Killer has him pressed against the cage.
Doober pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Killer digs a good hook to Doober's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doober slips a straight right by Killer.
A decent looking cross lands there for Killer.
It looks like Daniel Doober has been cut.
Killer tries to clinch but Doober moves out of range.
Doober jabs Killer right on the nose. Killer blinks but takes it well.
Killer gets a clinch.
Killer prevents a body shot from Doober.
A short left from Killer.
A shot in the inside from Doober.
Killer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Killer leaning against his opponent.
Killer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Killer prevents a body shot from Doober.
Killer stalling.
Doober lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Killer backwards.
Killer is looking to control Doober's arms but Doober gets an underhook and turns him. Now Killer has his back to the cage.
Doober tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doober has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer tries to work over Doober's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Killer misses with some punches.
Killer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Doober working hard to break the clinch.
Doober escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Killer looks to throw the jab but Doober is out of range.
Killer slips a straight right by Doober.
Killer cracks a nice hook into Doober's ribs.
Buzz Killer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killer lands a lovely overhand right.
Killer tries to clinch up but Doober circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Doober misses the target.
Killer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Killer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doober appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Doober avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Killer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doober throws out the jab.
Killer misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Doober misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doober keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Killer.
Killer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Killer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Doober misses with a looping left.
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!
Doober lands with a right hand.
Killer tries to clinch up.
Killer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Killer walks into a straight right hand from Doober.
Killer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Doober fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Killer manages to avoid it.
Doober circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Doober.
Killer is looking to clinch but Doober is avoiding it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Killer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Doober's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A nice combination there by Killer.
Killer tries to close the distance and clinch but Doober swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doober scores with the left hand. Killer knows he should have avoided that one.
Doober misses with an uppercut
and Killer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Killer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doober.
Killer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doober shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doober scores with a hook to the body. Killer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Doober has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Killer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doober manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doober misses with a hook. Killer ducked under it nicely.
Doober loads up on a big right hand but Killer slips the punch.
Killer jabs Doober to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killer with a hook.
Doober takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Killer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doober.
Doober throwing a counter right hand but Killer manages to avoid it.
Killer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doober.
Doober throwing a counter right hand but Killer manages to avoid it.
Killer closes the distance and clinches.
Doober is trying to force a seperation but Killer has the dominant position.
Doober tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Killer lands a shoulder strike.
Killer lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Doober's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Doober looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Killer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Doober is trying to break the clinch but Killer is controlling him.
Doober blocks a body shot from Killer.
Killer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doober's efforts to push away.
Doober struggles to land a body shot inside as Killer controls his hands.
Doober is leaning against Killer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Killer misses with some punches.
Doober tries to break free but Killer pushes him back against the cage.
Doober tries to break the clinch but Killer is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doober backwards.
Killer stalling the fight.
Doober blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doober wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Killer fails to land.
Doober wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doober is trying to force a seperation but Killer has the dominant position.
Doober lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Killer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Killer has Doober pressed against the cage.
Killer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doober backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killer lands a nice uppercut.
Killer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doobers head.
A frustrated look appears on Doober's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Killer has Doober pressed against the cage, preventing Doober from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Killer pushes Doober back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Killer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doober backwards.
Killer wants to stall.
Killer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doober's elbow.
Doober working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Killer taking a breather.
Doober doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doober prevents a body shot from Killer.
Killer stalling against the cage.
Killer swings wildly with an uppercut but Doober uses good head movement to avoid it.
Killer lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Killer.
Doober tries a body shot but Killer blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Killer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Killer is trying to stall.
Doober tries a body shot but Killer blocks it.
Killer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doober backwards.
Killer wants to stall.
Killer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doober tries to circle away but Killer has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doober is keeping busy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doober creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doober wants to break the clinch but can't.
Doober lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Doober is trying to break free.
Buzz Killer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Killer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doober tries to throw a body punch but Killer avoids it by throwing Doober back against the cage.
Killer misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Killer on the inside.
Doober wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doober is looking to break free of the clinch but Killer has double underhooks.
Killer prevents a body shot from Doober.
Doober is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doober.
Nice body punch from Killer - that landed with a thud.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Killer trying to control the position but instead, Doober has worked for underhooks and has pushed Killer into the cage.
Killer lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Killer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Doober's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Killer clinches.
Doober tries a body shot but Killer blocks it.
Killer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doober lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Killer prevents Doober from breaking the clinch.
Killer misses with some punches.
Doober struggles to land a body shot inside as Killer controls his hands.
Killer keeps control of Doober as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doober tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Killer's elbow.
Killer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Killer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Killer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doober's efforts to push away.
Killer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doober is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Doober.
Killer tries to throw a body punch but Doober avoids it by throwing Killer back against the cage.
Killer is trying to maintain a safe position but Doober gets an underhook and turns Killer into the cage.
Killer has Doober pressed against the cage, preventing Doober from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Doober lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Killer.
Killer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Killer.
Doober scores with a shot to the side of Killer's head.
Killer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doober's efforts to push away.
Doober stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Doober lands a nice uppercut.
Killer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Doober misses with a short punch on the inside.
Killer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doober working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Killer tries a body shot but Doober blocks it.
Killer lands a shoulder strike.
Killer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Killer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Killer is struggling to control the position.
Killer gets through Doober's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doober blocks an uppercut.
Killer looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Doober doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Killer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doober backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Killer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doober is keeping busy.
Doober working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Killer struggles to land a body shot inside as Doober controls his hands.
Doober is trying to break the clinch but Killer is controlling him.
Doober looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Killer lands with a right to the head.
Killer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doober's efforts to push away.
Doober is trying to break the clinch but Killer has him pressed against the cage.
Doober's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Killer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Killer controlling the action here for a moment.
Doober tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doober looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Killer keeps control of Doober as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doober struggles to land a body shot inside as Killer controls his hands.
Doober is trying to push Killer away but Killer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Doober is trying to force a seperation but Killer has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Killer.
Doober working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Killer.
Killer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Daniel Doober has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doober wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Killer has him pressed against the cage.
Killer lands a nice uppercut.
Doober lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Killer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Killer swings wildly with an uppercut but Doober uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doober misses with a punch to the body.
Killer lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Killer.
Doober tries a body shot but Killer blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Killer.
A shot in the inside from Killer.
Killer digs a right hand into Doober's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doober's gas tank.
Killer digs a right hand into Doober's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doober's gas tank.
Killer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Killer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doober takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Killer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doober backwards.
Killer slowing the pace effectively.
Killer is trying to stall.
A short left from Killer.
Killer has a couple of punches blocked by Doober.
Killer is trying to maintain a safe position but Doober gets an underhook and turns Killer into the cage.
Doober misses with some punches.
Killer lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Killer.
Doober is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Killer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buzz Killer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Killer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buzz Killer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexsandro Ramos (ranked 1416 p4p, 3791 weight class) and Hendrik Lorentz (ranked 179 p4p, 397 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexsandro Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hendrik Lorentz!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos misses with a hook. Lorentz ducked under it nicely.
Lorentz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ramos misses with a looping left.
Lorentz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lorentz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ramos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lorentz.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
and Lorentz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ramos thinking.
Lorentz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ramos misses with a looping right.
Ramos sets himself, and Lorentz steps forward looking for the clinch! Ramos avoids it this time.
Ramos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lorentz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lorentz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lorentz moves away from the strike by Ramos.
Ramos misses with a left hand
and Lorentz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Alexsandro Ramos has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Lorentz.
Lorentz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ramos blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a straight left.
Ramos with a hook.
Lorentz drives through and clinches with Ramos against the cage.
Lorentz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lorentz swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos working hard to break the clinch.
Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lorentz misses with a head kick.
Alexsandro Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lorentz avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Lorentz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Ramos throws a jab when Lorentz was well out of range.
A big left from Ramos misses.
Lorentz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Ramos throws a body punch but Lorentz moves out of range.
Lorentz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Ramos.
Ramos misses the jab.
Lorentz misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Ramos misses the target.
Ramos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lorentz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramos manages to avoid it.
Ramos looks to land a right hand but Lorentz moved out of range.
Lorentz wants to counter with a clinch but Ramos pushes him away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lorentz was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Ramos ducks right into an uppercut from Lorentz.
Ramos throws a jab but it's blocked by Lorentz.
Lorentz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ramos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ramos throws a hook to the side of Lorentz's head but Lorentz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lorentz tries to counter with a clinch but Ramos shakes him off and moves away.
Ramos misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lorentz moves into the clinch.
Ramos tries to break the clinch but Lorentz is controlling the position.
Lorentz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lorentz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ramos is trying to force a seperation but Lorentz has the dominant position.
Lorentz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Lorentz.
Ramos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lorentz scores with a shoulder strike.
Lorentz scores with a shot to the side of Ramos's head.
Ramos working hard to break the clinch.
Ramos breaks the clinch.
Lorentz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lorentz.
Ramos misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos misses with a lunging right hand
letting Lorentz counter with a right hand.
Ramos connects with the punch.
Ramos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorentz lands a slapping body shot.
Ramos is breathing heavily.
Lorentz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Lorentz is just out of range.
Ramos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ramos blocks a jab.
Lorentz with a nice cross.
Lorentz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ramos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lorentz sends Ramos crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lorentz is motioning to the referee to let Ramos up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ramos is rocked!
Alexsandro Ramos's cut is getting worse.
Lorentz circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Ramos drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Lorentz follows Ramos to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hendrik Lorentz!
Our winner, Hendrik Lorentz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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