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DMMA 143 Polus vs Outback PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Schwonckl Diesel (ranked 5880 p4p, 3756 weight class) and Jordan Lisko (ranked 603 p4p, 478 weight class). Diesel comes to the cage accompanied by Outerspass - Laufhaus. Jordan Lisko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwonckl Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Lisko!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diesel. That's going to slow Lisko down.
Lisko misses with a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Diesel.
Good leg kick by Diesel.
Diesel scores with a nice head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diesel.
Nice body punch from Diesel.
Lisko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Schwonckl Diesel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lisko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lisko checks a leg kick.
Diesel sets himself, and Lisko steps forward looking for the clinch! Diesel avoids it this time.
Lisko throws a jab but it's blocked by Diesel.
Diesel scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diesel catches Lisko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diesel scores with a hook.
Lisko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lisko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diesel. That's going to slow Lisko down.
Lisko throws a head kick that misses
and Diesel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diesel jabs Lisko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diesel lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lisko throws a leg kick but Diesel moved away.
Diesel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diesel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lisko throws a right hand that misses
and Diesel counters with an inside leg kick.
Lisko tries to score with a low kick but Diesel moves his leg out of the way.
Lisko connects with a solid leg kick.
Lisko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lisko throws a low kick but Diesel moves out of range easily.
Diesel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lisko on the side of the head.
Lisko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diesel throws out the jab.
Lisko looks to land a body kick but Diesel moved away.
Diesel with a nice calf kick.
The fighters circling - Diesel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good work by Diesel as he checks the leg kick.
Lisko throws a sloppy head kick and Diesel moves out of range easily.
Diesel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Diesel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diesel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lisko looks to score with a jab to the body but Diesel is just out of range.
Diesel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lisko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diesel.
Diesel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Diesel misses with a wild body shot.
Lisko is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lisko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diesel.
Lisko throws a solid leg kick but Diesel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lisko.
Lisko looks to score with a jab to the body but Diesel is just out of range.
Diesel is looking to chop away at Lisko's legs.
Diesel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lisko.
Diesel is looking to clinch but Lisko is avoiding it.
A jab from Diesel finds it's way through Lisko's defenses.
Diesel takes the fight into the clinch.
Diesel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diesel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diesel breaks the clinch.
Lisko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diesel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Lisko looks to move away, Diesel throws a big counter combo but Lisko just gets out of the way.
Lisko slips under a jab from Diesel.
Lisko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diesel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lisko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diesel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lisko.
Lisko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diesel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diesel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lisko gets tackled into the cage by Diesel. Diesel maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Diesel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lisko is looking to control Diesel's arms but Diesel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lisko has his back to the cage.
Lisko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diesel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diesel lands an uppercut.
Lisko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diesel blocks it with crossed arms.
Diesel lands with a light punch inside.
Lisko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lisko throws an elbow that misses.
Diesel working aggressively here.
Lisko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lisko misses with a knee strike.
Lisko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diesel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diesel throws a punch but it's blocked by Lisko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lisko looking to slow down the pace here.
Lisko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lisko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lisko blocks an uppercut.
Lisko misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Diesel.
Diesel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diesel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diesel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diesel misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Diesel.
Diesel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lisko tries to throw a body punch but Diesel avoids it by throwing Lisko back against the cage.
Diesel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diesel lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lisko tries to pull guard but Diesel holds him up against the cage and eventually Lisko drops back down to his feet.
Lisko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diesel blocks it with crossed arms.
Diesel lands with a left to the head.
Diesel tries to work over Lisko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schwonckl Diesel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lisko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diesel misses with a head kick.
Lisko throws a hook to the side of Diesel's head but Diesel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diesel moves in looking to clinch but Lisko pushes him off.
Lisko tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lisko motions for Diesel to come forward. Lisko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lisko wants to land a leg kick but Diesel is out of range.
A lazy left from Lisko finds it's target.
Lisko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diesel scores with a sloppy right hand. Lisko should have avoided that one.
Diesel scores with a nice head shot.
Lisko misses with a leg kick.
Diesel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Diesel misses with a kick to the body.
Lisko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diesel rather than just go for the knockout.
Diesel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Diesel.
Lisko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Schwonckl Diesel is winning the standup battle so far.
Lisko is looking to clinch but Diesel is avoiding it.
Diesel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
 It looks like Schwonckl Diesel has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diesel digs a good body shot into Lisko's ribs.
Diesel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lisko throws out a loose jab but Diesel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lisko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diesel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lisko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diesel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lisko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diesel tries to score with a low kick but Lisko moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lisko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diesel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lisko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diesel darts in and clinches Lisko up against the cage.
Lisko blocks an uppercut.
Lisko gets control of Diesel's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lisko will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Diesel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lisko can do to turn this around?
Diesel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lisko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diesel has managed to get both his arms back between Lisko's legs - danger averted.
Diesel tries to free his leg and advance position but Lisko is retaining full guard.
Lisko is trying to keep Diesel in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisko is looking to land body kicks.
A combination from Lisko does no damage.
A clash of legs there as Diesel blocks the low kick.
Diesel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lisko.
Lisko misses with a low kick.
Lisko tries to land a body kick
and Diesel counters with a nice uppercut.
Diesel cracks Lisko with an open hand slap.
Diesel lands a nice shot that snaps Lisko's head back.
Lisko misses the shot to the body.
Lisko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diesel moves away.
Diesel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lisko just manages to avoid it.
Diesel lands with an overhand left.
Lisko is looking to score with low kicks.
Diesel throws a solid leg kick but Lisko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diesel.
Lisko is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Diesel lands a nice looking body shot.
Diesel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lisko walks into a straight right hand from Diesel.
Lisko avoids the body shot from Diesel.
Lisko moves out of range as Diesel strikes.
Diesel sets himself, and Lisko steps forward looking for the clinch! Diesel avoids it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lisko lands a lovely overhand right.
Lisko tries to land a front kick but Diesel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lisko wants to slow Diesel down by chopping away at his legs.
Lisko misses with a low kick.
Lisko misses the shot to the body.
Diesel is looking to slow Lisko down with leg kicks.
Lisko throws a push kick but Diesel slaps the foot to one side.
Diesel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lisko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lisko loads up on a big right hand but Diesel slips the punch.
Lisko slips under a jab.
Lisko scores with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Diesel.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch but Lisko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lisko swings for the body but Diesel moves out of range.
Diesel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lisko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lisko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lisko gets a clinch.
Diesel lands a hook that snaps the head of Lisko backwards.
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 Schwonckl Diesel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Schwonckl Diesel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lisko throws a head kick but Diesel moves out of range.
Lisko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diesel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lisko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lisko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lisko moves out of range of the strikes.
Lisko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diesel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lisko gets tackled into the cage by Diesel. Diesel maintains the clinch.
Diesel misses with some punches.
Diesel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diesel throws a head kick but Lisko moves out of range.
Lisko needs to keep his hands up - Diesel had a free shot at his head there.
Lisko moves in looking to clinch but Diesel pushes him off.
Lisko throws a leg kick
and Diesel counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lisko tries to score with a low kick but Diesel moves his leg out of the way.
Diesel punishes Lisko's body with a nice straight punch.
Lisko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lisko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel scores with a jab.
A head kick misses from Lisko.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lisko.
Lisko misses with a wild body shot.
Diesel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lisko just manages to avoid it.
Diesel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diesel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lisko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diesel checks it well.
Diesel lands a lovely overhand right.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diesel - that will leave a mark!
Diesel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diesel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diesel tries a head kick but it misses.
Diesel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lisko is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Diesel clinches.
Lisko misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diesel misses with a punch on the inside.
Diesel struggles to land a body shot inside as Lisko controls his hands.
Diesel works on Lisko's body with a couple of short punches.
Jordan Lisko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lisko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel has a couple of punches blocked by Lisko.
Lisko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lisko misses with a knee strike.
Diesel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lisko is trying to pull guard but Diesel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Diesel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diesel breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Diesel.
A jab from Diesel does it's job there.
Diesel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diesel thinks about countering with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Lisko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diesel cracks Lisko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lisko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diesel.
Lisko tries to score with a low kick but Diesel moves his leg out of the way.
Diesel lands with an uppercut that bounces Lisko off the cage and back into range.
Lisko throws a big shot that misses.
Diesel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diesel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lisko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diesel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lisko scrambles back to his feet.
Diesel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diesel scores with a nice right hand.
Lisko misses with a wild body shot.
Diesel throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lisko avoids it.
Diesel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diesel connects with a solid leg kick.
Lisko takes a swing at Diesel's ribcage but misses.
Lisko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lisko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diesel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diesel lands with a good body shot.
Lisko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lisko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diesel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lisko scrambles back to his feet.
Diesel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lisko on the side of the head.
Lisko blocks a head kick by Diesel.
Diesel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel with the inside leg kick.
Diesel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diesel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diesel slips a jab and a cross from Lisko.
Diesel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lisko looks to score with a jab to the body but Diesel is just out of range.
Schwonckl Diesel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diesel gets a clinch.
Lisko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Diesel digs a right hand underneath Lisko's ribcage. Lisko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diesel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lisko blocking some punches.
Diesel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diesel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diesel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lisko moves forwards but Diesel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lisko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diesel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Schwonckl Diesel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diesel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schwonckl Diesel!
A very excited looking Schwonckl Diesel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Corleone Jr. (ranked 3845 p4p, 4513 weight class) and Panda One (ranked 494 p4p, 533 weight class). Panda One told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sonny Corleone Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda One!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone Jr. ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corleone Jr. has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Julians Sports Bar & Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Corleone Jr. throws a shot from downtown. One moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick from Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. takes a swing at One's ribcage but misses.
One defending well as Corleone Jr. loads up on a big left hand.
One drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Corleone Jr. defends it well.
One with a lazy takedown attempt
and Corleone Jr. counters with a straight right hand.
One clinches up against the cage.
One wants to stall.
Corleone Jr. blocks a body shot from One.
One stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Corleone Jr. has One pressed against the cage.
One lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone Jr. has One pushed against the cage.
One gets control of Corleone Jr.'s arms and successfully pulls guard. One will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Corleone Jr. has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
One had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Corleone Jr. defends it easily.
One looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Corleone Jr. has picked One up and slammed him! One can't keep hold of the triangle and Corleone Jr. manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. tries to stand but One is controlling his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
One tries to bench press Corleone Jr. off him but Corleone Jr. keeps the position.
Corleone Jr. wants to stand but One has his arm trapped.
One tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Corleone Jr. wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
One is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
One has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. just content to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
One is looking for a sweep.
Corleone Jr. wants to stand but One is controlling his arm.
One is looking to regain half guard here but Corleone Jr. keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One is still trying to improve position.
Corleone Jr. tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
One is trying to get back to half guard.
Corleone Jr. just content to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
One tries to bum rush Corleone Jr. with a series of wild strikes but Corleone Jr. uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corleone Jr. fakes high and swings low for a body shot but One manages to avoid it.
Corleone Jr. lands with a hook. One tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sonny Corleone Jr. is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corleone Jr. throws a jab when One was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by One.
Corleone Jr. lands with an uppercut that bounces One off the cage and back into range.
A head kick misses from Corleone Jr..
One misses with a two punch combination.
Corleone Jr. misses with a head kick.
Sonny Corleone Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
One dives in and scores a takedown into Corleone Jr.'s guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corleone Jr. will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
One tries to free his leg and advance position but Corleone Jr. is retaining full guard.
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Sonny Corleone Jr. will probably get the nod.
That's time! Corleone Jr.'s corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Corleone Jr. fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt One.
Corleone Jr. scores with the left hand. One knows he should have avoided that one.
One tries to clinch up but Corleone Jr. circles away and keeps his distance.
Corleone Jr. bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
One darts in looking for a takedown but Corleone Jr. gets double underhooks and turns One into the cage.
Corleone Jr. is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Corleone Jr. wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Corleone Jr. tries to land a leg kick but One saw it coming and moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Corleone Jr. finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sonny Corleone Jr. is winning the standup battle so far.
One slips a jab from Corleone Jr..
One throws a body shot but no joy.
One swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One misses with a hook.
Nice body kick there by Corleone Jr..
One throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corleone Jr. half committed to a counter leg kick.
Corleone Jr. uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by One.
One on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corleone Jr.'s jab looks to have found its range, popping One under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. lands a jab to the head.
Corleone Jr. throws an uppercut from half a mile away. One sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corleone Jr. avoids the body shot from One.
One walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A head kick misses from Corleone Jr..
One changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Corleone Jr. is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Corleone Jr..
One moves out of range as Corleone Jr. strikes.
Corleone Jr. loads up on a big right hand but One slips the punch.
Corleone Jr. misses with a body kick.
Corleone Jr. scores with a head kick.
One will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Corleone Jr. looks to land a left hand but One moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Corleone Jr. misses.
One is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Corleone Jr. lands a right hook to the body.
A cross from Corleone Jr. lands.
One shoots in for a takedown but Corleone Jr. shows good takedown defense.
Sonny Corleone Jr. has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Panda One.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
One avoids a kick to the body.
One tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. misses with an uppercut. One saw that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as One checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
One looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Corleone Jr. keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from One.
One closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Corleone Jr.'s guard.
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
One is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Corleone Jr. is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Corleone Jr. has escaped and now he's on top!
Corleone Jr. wants to stand but One is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Corleone Jr. has picked One up and slammed him! One can't keep hold of the triangle and Corleone Jr. manages to pass to side control!
One is trying to improve his position.
One sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Corleone Jr. prevents One from improving his position.
Corleone Jr. seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
One tries to get to full guard but Corleone Jr. has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One actively working from the bottom here.
One is looking for a sweep. Corleone Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Corleone Jr. wants to stand up but One is controlling the position.
One looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Corleone Jr. tries to stand but can't do so whilst One controls his leg.
One is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Corleone Jr. pulls his head out easily.
Corleone Jr. sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Corleone Jr. dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Corleone Jr. dips to his left and cracks One with an uppercut!
Corleone Jr. on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
One doesn't manage to clinch there - Corleone Jr. circles away.
One doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Corleone Jr. counters with a solid body kick.
One lands with a nice body punch.
Corleone Jr. tries to land a front kick but One steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice takedown defense from Corleone Jr.. No joy for One on that attempt.
A quick step to the side and Corleone Jr. tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
One shoots in for a double leg but Corleone Jr. sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sonny Corleone Jr. has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Panda One.
Corleone Jr. with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone Jr. lands with a thumping leg kick.
A shot to the body from One misses
and Corleone Jr. counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Corleone Jr. lands an impressive looking overhand right. One doesn't seem phased though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
One blocks a jab.
One is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from One on the inside.
Corleone Jr. working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
One is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Corleone Jr. manages to break the clinch.
Corleone Jr. getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
One takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
One's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Corleone Jr. connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! One scrambles back to his feet.
One uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corleone Jr..
One wants to clinch.
Corleone Jr. uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before One has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corleone Jr. moves away.
Corleone Jr. appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
One thuds a left hand into Corleone Jr.'s body.
One drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
One goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Corleone Jr. has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for One but great work by Corleone Jr..
One is trying to improve his position.
One sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
One is looking for a sweep. Corleone Jr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
One is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Corleone Jr. pulls his head out easily.
One takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
One looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
One has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Corleone Jr. escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Corleone Jr.!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One is looking to regain half guard here but Corleone Jr. keeps moving and retains side control.
Corleone Jr. wants to stand but One is controlling his arm.
One is trying to improve his position.
Sonny Corleone Jr. is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Corleone Jr. is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that One can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
One gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
One is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Corleone Jr. pulls his head out easily.
Corleone Jr. wants to get back to his feet.
One is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Corleone Jr. pulls his head out easily.
Panda One has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
One actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Corleone Jr. is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Corleone Jr. showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Corleone Jr., winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Corleone Jr.!
Sonny Corleone Jr. 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Skrzetuski (ranked 3737 p4p, 3213 weight class) and Peter Kowalski (ranked 410 p4p, 369 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Skrzetuski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Krzesimir Dębski - Husaria Ginie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Skrzetuski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Skrzetuski.
Kowalski misses with an uppercut. Skrzetuski saw that one coming.
Skrzetuski misses with a straight left.
Skrzetuski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skrzetuski misses with a low kick.
Skrzetuski misses with an uppercut.
Skrzetuski throws a lazy uppercut
and Kowalski counters with a single leg into guard. Skrzetuski didn't expect that.
Kowalski landing some decent shots from guard.
Kowalski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Skrzetuski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kowalski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kowalski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kowalski throwing strikes but missing.
Kowalski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Skrzetuski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski scoring with some ground and pound.
Kowalski landing with the ground and pound.
Kowalski wants to control from the top but Skrzetuski keeps moving.
Kowalski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Skrzetuski's head.
Kowalski distracts Skrzetuski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kowalski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kowalski throwing strikes but missing.
Kowalski trying to control but Skrzetuski is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski postures up.
Kowalski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Skrzetuski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kowalski on the ground.
Kowalski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kowalski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kowalski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kowalski distracts Skrzetuski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
It looks like Jan Skrzetuski has been cut.
Kowalski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kowalski trying to control but Skrzetuski is working from the bottom.
Kowalski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Skrzetuski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kowalski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kowalski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Skrzetuski is keeping the position for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kowalski forces his way into half guard.
Kowalski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kowalski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Skrzetuski's head.
Skrzetuski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kowalski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Kowalski there.
Kowalski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Skrzetuski defending well though.
Kowalski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Skrzetuski is breathing heavily.
Kowalski working Skrzetuski over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrzetuski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kowalski.
Kowalski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kowalski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Skrzetuski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kowalski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jan Skrzetuski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Skrzetuski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kowalski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kowalski wants to take a breather but Skrzetuski is having none of it.
Kowalski thows a huge punch but Skrzetuski dodges it nicely.
Kowalski frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kowalski lands a nice shot to the head.
Jeez, Jan Skrzetuski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jan Skrzetuski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Peter Kowalski!
Peter Kowalski managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, MKFC , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Asher Barnes (ranked 3072 p4p, 3137 weight class) and Oscar De La Weirdo (ranked 379 p4p, 385 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asher Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar De La Weirdo!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes with a poor takedown
and De La Weirdo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Barnes's head coaches at Mentor Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De La Weirdo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Barnes.
De La Weirdo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
An inside leg kick from Barnes misses.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De La Weirdo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
De La Weirdo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barnes throws a lazy body kick
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice side step and De La Weirdo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
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!
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and De La Weirdo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Weirdo staying out of range there.
A nice side step and De La Weirdo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De La Weirdo was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes moves out of range as De La Weirdo strikes.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends De La Weirdo's belly button to the back.
De La Weirdo avoids the body shot from Barnes.
De La Weirdo misses with a looping right.
De La Weirdo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
De La Weirdo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
De La Weirdo throws a combination. Barnes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Asher Barnes has been cut.
De La Weirdo misses with a body shot.
Barnes is looking to wear down De La Weirdo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good shot there by Barnes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De La Weirdo.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but De La Weirdo is out of range.
De La Weirdo throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a hook
and De La Weirdo counters with a straight right hand.
De La Weirdo lands a head kick!
De La Weirdo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes a swing at De La Weirdo's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De La Weirdo! But no joy.
De La Weirdo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from De La Weirdo.
A looping hook to the body misses from De La Weirdo. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes throws a sloppy body shot
enabling De La Weirdo to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De La Weirdo is working Barnes over against the cage.
Barnes wants a takedown but no success here.
Barnes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De La Weirdo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asher Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Weirdo breaks from the clinch.
De La Weirdo keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes moves to clinch but De La Weirdo breaks away
and De La Weirdo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oscar De La Weirdo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes misses with a looping left.
Barnes throws an off balance right hand
and De La Weirdo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and De La Weirdo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De La Weirdo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De La Weirdo looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
De La Weirdo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar De La Weirdo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Asher Barnes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. De La Weirdo does a little dance to reset his feet.
De La Weirdo ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
De La Weirdo looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Oscar De La Weirdo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but De La Weirdo moved out of range nicely.
De La Weirdo throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
It looked like Barnes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Asher Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De La Weirdo throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
De La Weirdo needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
Barnes clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Weirdo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
De La Weirdo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De La Weirdo breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
and De La Weirdo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De La Weirdo misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
De La Weirdo scores with the left hand. Barnes knows he should have avoided that one.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Barnes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De La Weirdo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De La Weirdo misses with an uppercut.
Barnes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barnes avoids the body shot from De La Weirdo.
Barnes throws the left hand but De La Weirdo avoids the punch easily.
De La Weirdo lands a slapping body shot.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from De La Weirdo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but De La Weirdo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De La Weirdo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De La Weirdo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Weirdo misses with a head kick.
De La Weirdo blocks a low kick nicely.
De La Weirdo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De La Weirdo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De La Weirdo throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
De La Weirdo misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
De La Weirdo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes darts in and clinches De La Weirdo up against the cage.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
De La Weirdo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes tries to pull guard but De La Weirdo holds him up against the cage and eventually Barnes drops back down to his feet.
De La Weirdo breaks the clinch.
De La Weirdo lands a body shot.
Barnes lands a jab.
Barnes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De La Weirdo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Barnes is in De La Weirdo's guard.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo is pulling down on Barnes's head to control his posture.
Barnes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De La Weirdo's head.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Weirdo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De La Weirdo trying to keep a closed guard but Barnes is proving a slippery customer.
De La Weirdo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes.
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barnes advances position into side control!
Barnes sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but De La Weirdo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Oscar De La Weirdo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Asher Barnes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barnes misses with a hook. De La Weirdo ducked under it nicely.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Barnes throws a good cross that connects.
De La Weirdo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De La Weirdo misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Barnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De La Weirdo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from De La Weirdo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De La Weirdo tries to move into range but Barnes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barnes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes cracks De La Weirdo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De La Weirdo throws a sloppy head kick
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. De La Weirdo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De La Weirdo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De La Weirdo avoids the body shot from Barnes.
A countering left hand to the body from De La Weirdo misses.
De La Weirdo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes is looking to clinch.
A big right from Barnes misses.
De La Weirdo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De La Weirdo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from De La Weirdo both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
De La Weirdo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barnes with a body shot.
De La Weirdo works Barnes's body with a nice hook.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes jabs at De La Weirdo's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes throws an off balance right hand
letting De La Weirdo counter with a right hand.
De La Weirdo throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
De La Weirdo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from De La Weirdo misses the target.
De La Weirdo throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De La Weirdo! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a body shot
and De La Weirdo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De La Weirdo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
De La Weirdo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Asher Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Barnes does it's job there.
Barnes looks for a takedown but De La Weirdo sprawls well.
As Barnes backs off De La Weirdo throws a huge counter combo but Barnes manages to avoid it all.
Barnes throws a body punch but De La Weirdo moves out of range.
Barnes moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDe La Weirdo.
Barnes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De La Weirdo counters with a straight right hand.
Oscar De La Weirdo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo lands the left hand.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of De La Weirdo's head.
De La Weirdo cracks Barnes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
De La Weirdo jabs at Barnes's body.
De La Weirdo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
A big right from De La Weirdo misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. De La Weirdo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by De La Weirdo as he connects with a hook.
Barnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar De La Weirdo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De La Weirdo 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar De La Weirdo!
An out of breath Oscar De La Weirdo 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Hollow (ranked 2346 p4p, 2074 weight class) and Michael Barnes (ranked 246 p4p, 218 weight class). Hollow comes to the cage accompanied by Thresh League Theme. 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 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hawk Hollow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes takes a swing at Hollow's ribcage but misses.
Hollow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hollow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Hollow is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hollow seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hollow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Hollow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hollow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Hollow blocks the low kick.
Hollow throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Hollow down.
Hollow lands with a hook. Barnes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
It looked like Hollow was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barnes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Barnes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Hollow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hollow feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Hollow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Hollow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hollow throws a front kick that sends Barnes stumbling back into the cage.
Some bone on bone action there as Hollow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barnes showed some decent athleticism there.
Barnes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barnes thows a huge punch but Hollow dodges it nicely.
Hollow is looking to improve his position.
Barnes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barnes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Barnes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hollow defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes wants to work for an arm triangle but Hollow is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Barnes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Barnes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hollow manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnes throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnes throws a big elbow that misses.
Hollow trying to control the position here.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Hollow is retaining full guard.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Hollow blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnes 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Hollow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Hollow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hollow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Hollow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Hollow.
Hollow swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Hollow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barnes misses with a body punch
and Hollow counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hollow manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hollow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hollow takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Hollow misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hollow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hollow throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Michael Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hollow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hollow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Hollow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barnes throws a jab when Hollow was well out of range.
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barnes tries to work over Hollow's front leg with a kick but Hollow checks it.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hollow rather than just go for the knockout.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hollow.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Hollow connects with a looping right hand.
Barnes misses with a hook. Hollow ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hollow.
Hollow works the jab nicely.
Hollow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hollow misses with a looping left.
Hollow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollow connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnes momentarily.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hollow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hollow.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Hollow moves out of range of the strikes.
Hollow swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hawk Hollow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hollow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Hollow misses its intended target.
Hollow misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Hollow throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes with the counter takedown but Hollow avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Hollow does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Hollow misses the target.
Hollow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes feints the counter takedown.
A jab from Hollow does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes swings for the body but Hollow moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Barnes misses.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barnes lands with a good body shot.
Hollow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Hollow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice uppercut lands for Hollow. That snapped Barnes's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes is looking to chop away at Hollow's legs.
Barnes misses with a right hand
and Hollow counters with a nice body kick.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes misses with a hook. Hollow ducked under it nicely.
Hollow seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hollow throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollow blocks a jab.
Hollow throwing a counter right hand but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Hollow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barnes. That did some damage!
Hollow connects with a body shot.
Hollow throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Hollow avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and Hollow counters with a stiff right hand.
Hollow scores with the left hand. Barnes knows he should have avoided that one.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Hollow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Hollow lands with a cross.
Barnes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hollow can pounce on him.
Hollow throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hollow ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Hollow throwing a counter right hand but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollow throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Hollow moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Barnes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hollow circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barnes.
A telegraphed right hand from Hollow misses the target.
Hollow misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hollow tries to improve position but can't.
Hollow managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barnes.
Barnes working the ground and pound but Hollow is defending the strikes.
Barnes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hollow is avoiding damage well.
Hollow can't do much from the bottom here.
Barnes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hawk Hollow dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Hollow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hollow swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Barnes slips under a jab from Hollow.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hollow.
Hollow looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Hollow's front leg but catches the back leg as Hollow tries to avoid it.
Hollow throws a big shot that misses.
Hollow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Hollow misses the target.
Hollow looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hollow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollow checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Hollow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes throws a leg kick that misses.
Hollow checks the leg kick.
Barnes thumps Hollow with a low kick.
Barnes slips a straight right by Hollow.
The fighters circling - Hollow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes throws a hook but Hollow blocks it.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Hollow moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Hollow misses its target.
Hollow misses with a straight left.
Barnes slips a jab from Hollow.
Barnes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hollow defends it well.
Hollow throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hollow misses.
Hollow loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hollow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Hollow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes feints the counter takedown.
A big left from Hollow misses.
Hollow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hollow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Hollow throws a leg kick but Barnes moved away.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Hollow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Hollow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hollow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hollow misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Hollow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barnes on the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Hollow. No joy for Barnes on that attempt.
Hollow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hollow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hollow scores with a shot to the body.
Hollow misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hollow throwing a counter right hand but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Hollow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Hollow's shoulder, as Hollow tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes throws a poor cross that misses
and Hollow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hollow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barnes throws an off balance right hand
and Hollow counters with a stiff right hand.
Hollow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Barnes gets the takedown into side control.
Hollow sneaks out the side door and pushes Barnes away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Barnes slips a straight right by Hollow.
Barnes with the counter takedown but Hollow avoids it easily.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Barnes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hollow on his heels. He'll look to pass Hollow's guard now, I'm sure.
Michael Barnes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barnes is pushing down on Hollow's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hollow is fighting to maintain full guard but Barnes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Barnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hollow does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Barnes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barnes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hawk Hollow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hollow 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hawk Hollow!
Hawk Hollow looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'The holder of the dark lantern is here, but he lives amongst an army of shadows. Only the truly demented can see him and only the truly disturbed can survive. No matter how pure your soul is, The Snake is never too far away. Follow Him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mengrire Krenakore (ranked 1370 p4p, 1763 weight class) and Rafael Benedetti (ranked 154 p4p, 196 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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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mengrire Krenakore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Krenakore is out of range.
Krenakore moves out of range of the body kick from Benedetti.
Krenakore misses with a wild combination.
Krenakore 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.
Benedetti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Krenakore checks a low kick from Benedetti.
Krenakore appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Benedetti doesn't manage to clinch there - Krenakore circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Benedetti.
Benedetti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krenakore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benedetti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Krenakore lands a nice hook to Benedetti's body. Benedetti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benedetti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Krenakore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benedetti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krenakore misses the jab.
Krenakore scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krenakore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Krenakore gets tackled into the cage by Benedetti. Benedetti maintains the clinch.
Krenakore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benedetti lands with a shot to the body.
Benedetti misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a hook
and Krenakore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benedetti cracks Krenakore with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Krenakore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benedetti connects with a solid leg kick.
Krenakore misses with a wild body shot.
Krenakore looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Krenakore moved out of range nicely.
Benedetti slips a jab from Krenakore.
Krenakore misses with a right hand
and Benedetti counters with a stiff right hand.
Benedetti takes one to the chin there.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Krenakore checks a leg kick.
Benedetti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benedetti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krenakore misses with a looping right.
Krenakore misses the jab.
Benedetti has Krenakore up against the cage in a clinch.
Benedetti pushes Krenakore back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Krenakore working hard to break the clinch.
Benedetti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
Krenakore slips a straight right by Benedetti.
An attempted straight right counter from Krenakore misses the target.
Benedetti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Krenakore is out of range.
Benedetti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Krenakore throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
Krenakore backing away here, and Benedetti unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Krenakore.
Benedetti throws a low kick but Krenakore avoids it.
Krenakore misses with a looping left.
Benedetti tries to work over Krenakore's front leg with a kick but Krenakore checks it.
Benedetti moves into the clinch successfully.
Benedetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krenakore swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Krenakore takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Benedetti with the inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benedetti.
Krenakore tries to keep at a distance but Benedetti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krenakore breaks from the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Krenakore blocks the leg kick.
Benedetti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rafael Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Benedetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Krenakore.
Benedetti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Krenakore looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Krenakore throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
Krenakore looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Krenakore misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krenakore.
Benedetti with the inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krenakore defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krenakore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krenakore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Krenakore misses with an uppercut
and Benedetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Krenakore.
Benedetti is looking to slow Krenakore down with leg kicks.
Benedetti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benedetti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Krenakore misses its intended target.
A combination from Krenakore does no damage.
Benedetti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Krenakore looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Benedetti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Krenakore had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Krenakore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
Krenakore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Krenakore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Krenakore loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krenakore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Krenakore's shoulder, as Krenakore tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Krenakore.
Krenakore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Benedetti feints a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Benedetti dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Krenakore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti misses with a double jab.
Krenakore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Krenakore tries to move into range but Benedetti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Krenakore just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti moves into range and clinches up with Krenakore.
Benedetti can't find room to land a body shot as Krenakore controls the action.
Benedetti digs a right hand into Krenakore's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krenakore's gas tank.
Benedetti tries to throw a body punch but Krenakore avoids it by throwing Benedetti back against the cage.
Benedetti scores with a hook to the body.
Krenakore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benedetti has him pressed against the cage.
Benedetti can't find room to land a body shot as Krenakore controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krenakore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benedetti connects with a high kick.
Krenakore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
Krenakore misses with a series of wild punches.
Benedetti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti lands a jab to the head.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Krenakore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti tries to score with a low kick but Krenakore moves his leg out of the way.
Krenakore misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krenakore was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
A telegraphed right hand from Krenakore misses the target.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benedetti digs a good hook to Krenakore's body.
Krenakore misses with a looping right.
Krenakore misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Benedetti works the jab nicely.
Benedetti scores with a body shot.
Benedetti lands a nice looking body shot.
Krenakore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krenakore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benedetti lands with a kick to the temple. Krenakore shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krenakore misses with a wild body shot.
Krenakore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benedetti with the inside leg kick.
Krenakore misses with an uppercut.
Krenakore swats away the attempt to clinch by Benedetti.
A jab from Benedetti finds it's way through Krenakore's defenses.
Benedetti with the inside leg kick.
Krenakore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Krenakore misses its intended target.
Benedetti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Krenakore is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krenakore. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick
and Krenakore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti wants to clinch.
Krenakore throws a looping overhand right but Benedetti ducks down to avoid it.
Benedetti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Krenakore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benedetti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Krenakore takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rafael Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krenakore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krenakore missing with a left hand there. Benedetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Krenakore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krenakore scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Krenakore throws a looping overhand right but Benedetti ducks down to avoid it.
Benedetti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Krenakore. Krenakore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benedetti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Benedetti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benedetti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Krenakore loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Krenakore cracks Benedetti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
Benedetti closes the distance and clinches.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Krenakore blocks a body shot from Benedetti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benedetti! But no joy.
Krenakore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Krenakore takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Krenakore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Krenakore swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Krenakore throws a series of punches but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the head.
Krenakore cracks a nice hook into Benedetti's ribs.
Benedetti is looking to slow Krenakore down with leg kicks.
Krenakore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krenakore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krenakore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benedetti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benedetti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benedetti thuds a left hand into Krenakore's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Benedetti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but Krenakore slips the punch.
Krenakore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benedetti.
A jab from Krenakore misses.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krenakore.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krenakore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krenakore just misses with a punch to the body.
Krenakore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benedetti tries to clinch there but Krenakore circles away.
Krenakore misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krenakore.
Nice straight punches there by Benedetti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benedetti.
Benedetti connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti with a nice calf kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Benedetti.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krenakore. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krenakore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benedetti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krenakore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Krenakore misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benedetti! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti slips a jab from Krenakore.
Benedetti throws a leg kick that misses.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
Benedetti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Krenakore.
Krenakore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti moves in looking to clinch but Krenakore pushes him off.
Krenakore swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Krenakore throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Jab, jab by Krenakore - just one landing.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti wants to clinch but Krenakore slips to the side
and Krenakore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Benedetti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krenakore looks to throw the jab but Benedetti is out of range.
The fighters circling - Krenakore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benedetti moves into the clinch successfully.
Krenakore is trying to break free.
Mengrire Krenakore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benedetti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benedetti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krenakore backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krenakore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benedetti has him pressed against the cage.
Benedetti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benedetti lands a hook that snaps the head of Krenakore backwards.
Krenakore wants to break free but Benedetti has control.
Krenakore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benedetti manages to break the clinch.
Krenakore looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krenakore throws out the jab.
Benedetti misses with a kick to the body
and Krenakore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benedetti is looking to slow Krenakore down with leg kicks.
Benedetti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krenakore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krenakore lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Krenakore just misses with a punch to the body.
Krenakore connects with a body shot that sends Benedetti's belly button to the back.
Benedetti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krenakore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benedetti.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Krenakore misses with a series of wild punches.
Benedetti tries to clinch there but Krenakore circles away.
Krenakore lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti cracks a nice hook into Krenakore's ribs.
Benedetti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Krenakore shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Benedetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore missing with a left hand there. Benedetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Benedetti has Krenakore up against the cage in a clinch.
Krenakore throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedetti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Benedetti struggles to land a body shot inside as Krenakore controls his hands.
Krenakore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Benedetti.
Krenakore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krenakore swings widly with a right hand
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
Jab by Benedetti.
Krenakore moves forwards but Benedetti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krenakore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Krenakore. Those never looked like landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Benedetti as he connects with a hook.
Benedetti throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Benedetti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benedetti 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Benedetti!
During a confident post fight interview, Rafael Benedetti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pate Murhapuro (ranked 1268 p4p, 1357 weight class) and Benji Torres (ranked 179 p4p, 191 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 11 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pate Murhapuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benji Torres!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murhapuro.
Murhapuro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Torres momentarily.
Murhapuro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Pate Murhapuro has been cut.
Murhapuro with the inside leg kick.
Torres missing with a left hand there. Murhapuro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murhapuro throws out a loose jab but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres throws out a counter right but Murhapuro avoids it with no problem.
Pate Murhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhapuro has Torres up against the cage in a clinch.
Torres misses with the head strike.
Torres lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murhapuro backwards.
Murhapuro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhapuro presses Torres against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhapuro lands a shoulder strike.
Our sources have told us that Murhapuro has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhapuro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Torres lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhapuro.
Torres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Torres struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhapuro controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhapuro.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhapuro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torres tries a body shot but Murhapuro blocks it.
Torres misses with some punches.
Murhapuro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhapuro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres prevents a body shot from Murhapuro.
Torres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhapuro blocking some punches.
Murhapuro is trying to maintain a safe position but Torres gets an underhook and turns Murhapuro into the cage.
Murhapuro blocking some punches.
Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torres throws a counter combo.
Murhapuro wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Murhapuro to counter with a crisp jab.
Murhapuro staying out of range there.
Murhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Torres! But no joy.
Murhapuro moves into the clinch successfully.
Torres working aggressively here.
Murhapuro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torres struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhapuro controls his hands.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhapuro's elbow.
Torres avoids the elbow strike from Murhapuro, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Murhapuro fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhapuro.
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!
Murhapuro takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhapuro.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhapuro.
Torres lands with a light punch inside.
Torres working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torres lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torres.
Murhapuro avoiding damage.
Murhapuro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Torres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres cracks a nice hook into Murhapuro's ribs.
Murhapuro has Torres up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Torres.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Murhapuro controls the action.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Torres working hard to break the clinch.
Murhapuro blocks a body shot from Torres.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres throws an overhand right that lands on Murhapuro's shoulder, as Murhapuro tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
Murhapuro darts in trying to clinch
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torres scores with the left hand. Murhapuro knows he should have avoided that one.
Murhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murhapuro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murhapuro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benji Torres dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pate Murhapuro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murhapuro is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Murhapuro tries to clinch there but Torres circles away.
Murhapuro tries to clinch up.
Murhapuro jabs Torres right on the nose. Torres blinks but takes it well.
Torres throws a series of punches but Murhapuro moves out of range.
Torres gets tackled into the cage by Murhapuro. Murhapuro maintains the clinch.
The referee calls for Murhapuro to work.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murhapuro.
 It looks like Benji Torres has been cut.
Murhapuro swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres is leaning against Murhapuro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Torres stalling in the clinch but Murhapuro improves position.
A short right from Torres on the inside.
Torres blocking some punches.
Torres breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Murhapuro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Torres, pushing him back against the cage.
Torres has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murhapuro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Torres can turn it around.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Torres dodges an elbow strike from Murhapuro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhapuro.
Pate Murhapuro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murhapuro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Murhapuro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Torres lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murhapuro lands a hook that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Murhapuro taking a breather.
Torres on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Torres makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torres.
Torres scores with a shot to the side of Murhapuro's head.
Torres displaying some good clinch control by pressing Murhapuro up against the cage.
Torres scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murhapuro swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Torres misses with a body punch.
Torres lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murhapuro backwards.
Torres wants to break free but Murhapuro has control.
Still in the clinch, Murhapuro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Torres lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murhapuro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhapuro lands a left hand.
Torres blocking some punches.
Murhapuro blocks an uppercut.
Murhapuro lands a right hand.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhapuro.
Torres blocks an uppercut.
Murhapuro blocking some punches.
Murhapuro blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benji Torres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murhapuro misses with a body punch
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torres catches Murhapuro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murhapuro tries to clinch up but Torres circles away and keeps his distance.
Torres throws out a powerful jab.
Pate Murhapuro's cut is getting worse.
Murhapuro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Torres gets tackled into the cage by Murhapuro. Murhapuro maintains the clinch.
A short right from Torres.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Torres breaks the clinch.
Murhapuro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torres swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Torres avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murhapuro throws a jab but it's blocked by Torres.
and Torres counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Murhapuro! He's just covering up as Torres starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benji Torres!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Grubbs (ranked 1304 p4p, 1074 weight class) and Bofur Widenose (ranked 193 p4p, 171 weight class). Bofur Widenose 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Grubbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bofur Widenose!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grubbs missing with a left hand there. Widenose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Widenose changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've been informed that Widenose 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.
Grubbs throws a lazy uppercut
and Widenose counters with a takedown into side control.
Widenose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grubbs keeps working.
Widenose lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Widenose swings around for an armbar but Grubbs sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Widenose's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Widenose holds on and takes a little breather.
Grubbs would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Grubbs 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.
Widenose wants to control the position but Grubbs says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grubbs wants to stand but Widenose has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Grubbs prevents Widenose from improving his position.
Grubbs wants to stand but Widenose has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Widenose trying to control here.
It looks like Grubbs is going to stand back up.
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.
Widenose is looking to control Grubbs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Widenose avoid being mounted?
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Grubbs scores with a nice head shot.
Grubbs misses with a jab to the body
and Widenose counters with a shoot takedown. Grubbs fights it but they end up in guard.
Widenose wants to control from the top but Grubbs keeps moving.
Widenose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grubbs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grubbs wants to stand and escape but Widenose is having none of it.
Grubbs keeping moving, preventing Widenose from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grubbs pushes Widenose off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Edward Grubbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grubbs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grubbs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Widenose drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Grubbs defends it well.
Grubbs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grubbs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Widenose counters with a nice double leg into side control. Grubbs won't be happy with that.
Grubbs is trying to get back to his feet.
Widenose wants to control but Grubbs is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grubbs tries to escape but Widenose is in control.
Widenose trying to control the position but Grubbs is working away.
Grubbs taking punishment in the form of punches.
Grubbs is trying to buck Widenose off.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Widenose landing a few strikes.
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 Edward Grubbs will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grubbs misses the shot to the body.
Grubbs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Grubbs.
Widenose changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Widenose moves out of range of the strikes.
Widenose is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Widenose tries to clinch up.
Grubbs throws a shot from downtown. Widenose moves away and avoids it.
Widenose takes the fight into the clinch.
Grubbs tries to circle away but Widenose has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widenose drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grubbs manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grubbs throws a hook but Widenose avoids it easily.
Widenose avoids the body shot from Grubbs.
Grubbs connects with a looping right hand.
Grubbs cracks Widenose with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Widenose dives in for a single leg takedown but Grubbs sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Grubbs misses with an uppercut
and Widenose counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Grubbs will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Widenose throws a big right hand that misses.
Widenose cracks Grubbs with a solid left hand.
Grubbs is looking to stand up but Widenose isn't so interested in that idea.
Widenose trying to control the position from guard on top but Grubbs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grubbs wants to stand up but Widenose is controlling him.
Widenose throwing strikes but missing.
Widenose with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Widenose pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grubbs is keeping the position for now.
Grubbs wants to stand but Widenose is controlling the position.
Grubbs has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Widenose is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grubbs gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Widenose.
Edward Grubbs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bofur Widenose.
Widenose fails to pull guard.
Grubbs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Widenose is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Grubbs to keep the fight standing.
Widenose is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Grubbs can't fight it off and eventually Widenose manages to take the fight to the floor. Grubbs looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Grubbs keeping moving, preventing Widenose from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widenose won't allow Grubbs to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grubbs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Widenose won't allow Grubbs to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Widenose looking to pass the guard.
Grubbs wants to get back to his feet but Widenose is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Grubbs dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Widenose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Widenose looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grubbs is fending him off so far but Widenose persists. Nope, Grubbs circles away and we're back to standing.
Grubbs throws an off balance right hand
and Widenose counters with a single leg into guard. Grubbs didn't expect that.
Bofur Widenose has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grubbs wants to stand but Widenose is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widenose trying to control the position from guard on top but Grubbs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grubbs pushes Widenose off and gets back to his feet.
Grubbs throws out a loose jab but Widenose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grubbs swings for the body but Widenose moves out of range.
And Widenose tries to counter it with a takedown but Grubbs pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Widenose shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Grubbs's guard.
Grubbs pushes Widenose off and scrambles back to his feet.
Grubbs cracks Widenose with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grubbs throws a hook to the side of Widenose's head but Widenose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Widenose slips under a jab from Grubbs.
Widenose tries to clinch up but Grubbs circles away and keeps his distance.
Grubbs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Widenose.
Widenose with the counter takedown but Grubbs avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Grubbs as Widenose shoots in.
Edward Grubbs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grubbs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grubbs throws a body shot but no joy.
Widenose tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Widenose walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grubbs throws a body punch but Widenose moves out of range.
Grubbs misses with a straight right.
A cross from Grubbs lands.
Grubbs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Widenose counters with a takedown into side control.
Grubbs is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Widenose asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widenose throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Edward Grubbs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Widenose in side control lands a decent elbow.
Grubbs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Widenose can do to turn this around?
Grubbs on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Widenose has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grubbs is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Widenose has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widenose lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ground and pound from Widenose seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Widenose happy to just control the position for now.
Grubbs wants to get back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bofur Widenose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grubbs misses with a shot to the body
and Widenose counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Grubbs!
Grubbs throws Widenose to one side and escapes!
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Grubbs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grubbs, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Grubbs!
Edward Grubbs thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puncher Face (ranked 905 p4p, 1257 weight class) and Sheikh Mahmut (ranked 41 p4p, 59 weight class). Mahmut is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sheikh Mahmut enters the cage!
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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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Puncher Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sheikh Mahmut!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahmut misses with a right hand
letting Face counter with a right hand.
Mahmut throws a lazy head kick
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Face slips a jab and a cross from Mahmut.
Face appears to be looking for a big counter.
Face keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick by Mahmut misses
and Face counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahmut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Face 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.
Face looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mahmut misses with a right hand
letting Face counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmut misses with a hook
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mahmut throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Face appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mahmut throws a sloppy head kick and Face moves out of range easily.
Face swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mahmut tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Face on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mahmut misses with an attempted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Face misses the target.
Mahmut has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Face blocks a leg kick.
Mahmut wants to slow Face down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmut throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mahmut looks to throw a body kick
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mahmut pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Face on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mahmut misses with a body punch
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.
Mahmut throws a sloppy head kick
and Face cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mahmut throws a lazy body kick
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Face is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Face tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmut misses with an uppercut. Face saw that one coming.
Face seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mahmut throws a head kick that misses
and Face counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mahmut thinking.
Mahmut scores with a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Mahmut
and Face counters with a straight right hand.
Mahmut misses with a kick to the body
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahmut throws a leg kick
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.
Face takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mahmut. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Face wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mahmut throws a low kick but it's checked well by Face.
Mahmut throws a lazy head kick
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahmut throws a sloppy head kick
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Mahmut does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A little feinted left hand from Face on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Face displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahmut throws out the jab.
Face is looking for a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Puncher Face dominated that round.
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.
Mahmut throws the left hand but Face avoids the punch easily.
Face was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Face stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mahmut.
Mahmut fails to land with a series of punches.
Mahmut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Face misses the target.
Sheikh Mahmut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahmut moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Puncher Face has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahmut throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Face counters with a straight right hand.
Face moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmut throws a left and a right that both miss
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.
Mahmut throws a jab when Face was well out of range.
Mahmut misses with an uppercut. Face saw that one coming.
Face throwing a counter right hand but Mahmut manages to avoid it.
Mahmut misses with a left hand
and Face counters with a series of strikes. Mahmut will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mahmut fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Face.
Mahmut misses with a jab, cross combination.
Face was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mahmut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Face misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmut fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Face.
Mahmut misses with a kick to the body
and Face counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mahmut misses with a kick to the body
and Face counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Mahmut misses.
Face swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mahmut throws a sloppy body shot
and Mahmut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahmut throws a left and a right that both miss
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahmut throws a hook to the side of Face's head but Face sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmut throws a left and a right that both miss
and Face counters with a nice body shot.
Mahmut misses with a low kick.
Mahmut misses with an uppercut
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mahmut throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Face is looking to counter punch.
Mahmut looks to land a body kick but Face moved away.
Mahmut misses with a leg kick
and Face counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mahmut throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Face counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmut looks to throw a body kick
and Face counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mahmut thows a leg kick but Face checks it
and Face counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Face bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Face swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mahmut rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Face moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Face was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mahmut misses with a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Mahmut
and Face counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahmut lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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 Puncher Face will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Puncher Face's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mahmut throws a right hand that misses
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sheikh Mahmut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lazy body kick from Mahmut
and Mahmut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahmut throws a sloppy head kick
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahmut throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mahmut misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Face counters with a left and a right that stings Mahmut.
Face is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahmut throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mahmut misses with the body kick
and Face counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Face checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Face throws a big counter combination but Mahmut scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A shot to the body from Mahmut misses
enabling Face to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Mahmut is predictable there
and Face counters with a three punch combo that has Mahmut backing up. Mahmut nods at Face to acknowledge the strikes.
Face is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mahmut can do to turn this around?
Mahmut missing with a left hand there. Face was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Face swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mahmut throws a series of punches but Face moves out of range.
Mahmut swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.
Mahmut shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Face was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmut thows a leg kick but Face checks it
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Mahmut misses
and Mahmut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Face takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahmut misses with a double jab
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahmut misses with a hook
and Face counters with a left and a right that stings Mahmut.
Puncher Face is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mahmut finds it's way through Face's defenses.
Mahmut throws a sloppy head kick
and Face counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mahmut throws an off balance right hand
and Face counters with a nice body shot.
Mahmut swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Mahmut, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Face misses its target.
A head kick misses from Mahmut.
Mahmut throws a lazy uppercut
and Face counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mahmut thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmut looks to land a right hand but Face moved out of range.
Mahmut throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Face counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mahmut throws a sloppy head kick
and Face counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mahmut misses with an uppercut
and Face counters with a left and a right that stings Mahmut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Mahmut is predictable there
enabling Face to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahmut misses with a left hand
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puncher Face is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahmut throws a leg kick
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Puncher Face showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Face has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puncher Face!
Puncher Face decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raminus Polus (ranked 384 p4p, 217 weight class) and Macca Outback (ranked 59 p4p, 33 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raminus Polus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macca Outback!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outback throws a jab when Polus was well out of range.
Polus is looking to counter punch.
Polus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Polus throws a shot to the body.
Outback with a hook.
Outback will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little feinted left hand from Polus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Polus throws a sloppy head kick
and Outback finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Outback throws a leg kick
and Polus counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Outback.
Outback with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Outback looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Polus lands with a hook. Outback tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Outback.
Outback misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outback throws an overhand right that lands on Polus's shoulder, as Polus tries to avoid the shot.
Polus slips under a jab from Outback.
Outback tried to score with a low kick but Polus checks it.
Outback with a nice calf kick.
We've been hearing reports that Polus has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Macca Outback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polus scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Outback felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Polus seems to be working for a kimura but Outback defends the submission attempt.
Polus perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Polus is trying to work for a kimura but Outback is defending well.
Polus thows a huge punch but Outback dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polus slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polus seems to be looking for submissions.
Outback is staying active underneath Polus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Polus is really struggling to control Outback but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Outback can do anything to dispel that myth.
Polus slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Outback's head.
Polus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Outback does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Polus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Polus blocks the leg kick.
Outback stuffs the takedown attempt from Polus. Polus gets slowly back to his feet.
Polus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Polus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Outback misses with a straight right.
Polus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Outback steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outback lands with a thumping leg kick.
Polus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Outback.
Outback throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Polus moves out of range as Outback strikes.
Good leg kick by Outback.
Outback fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Polus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Polus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Outback buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Polus darts in looking for a takedown but Outback gets double underhooks and turns Polus into the cage.
Polus has Outback pressed against the cage, preventing Outback from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Outback manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Outback scores with a spinning back kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macca Outback dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Outback wants to land a leg kick but Polus is out of range.
Polus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Outback swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Outback throws a body punch but Polus moves out of range.
Polus slips a jab from Outback.
Polus closes the distance and clinches.
Outback breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Outback throws a head kick but Polus moves out of range.
Outback throws a leg kick
and Polus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Outback cracks a nice hook into Polus's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polus misses with a hook
and Outback counters with a leg kick.
Outback lands with a thumping leg kick.
Polus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Polus drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Outback parries the strikes from Polus easily there. Polus is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Outback to escape.
Polus trying to control the position but Outback is working away.
Polus is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Outback is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Outback manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Polus wants to control but Outback is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Polus regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polus seems keen to control Outback's posture.
Outback must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Outback won't allow Polus to sweep him here.
Polus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Outback really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Polus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Outback is looking to control Polus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Outback avoid being mounted?
Polus is keen to just control but Outback is a slippery customer.
Polus slows the pace down in half guard.
Polus trying to control the action but Outback is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polus slows the pace down in half guard.
Outback is holding on to half guard well.
Polus trying to mount his opponent but Outback defends it.
Polus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Outback sees it coming and defends easily.
Polus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Polus prevents Outback from improving his position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Polus is trying to control. Outback wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Polus takes the fight into the clinch.
Polus lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Polus is trying to control the action in half guard but Outback is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Polus is looking to stall here but Outback recovers full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raminus Polus dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Outback feints and then cracks Polus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Polus down.
Outback steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Polus.
Polus moves away from the strike by Outback.
Polus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Polus throws a sloppy body shot
and Outback counters with a stiff right hand.
Crunch! Outback slams his shin into Polus's torso.
Outback lands a really nice looking cross but Polus seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Outback.
Polus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Outback manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Outback.
Polus misses with a right hand
and Outback counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outback connects with a solid leg kick.
Polus loads up on a big right hand but Outback slips the punch.
Outback looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Polus tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Outback to counter with a crisp jab.
Polus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Outback. Outback obviously looking to wear him down.
Outback missing with a left hand there. Polus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Polus tries to counter with a takedown but Outback is quick to defend against it.
Outback will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donk. Outback catches Polus right on the button with a cross.
Outback throws a low kick but Polus avoids it.
Outback has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Outback throws a jab but it's blocked by Polus.
Outback throws a jab when Polus was well out of range.
Polus attempts a counter takedown but Outback avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outback throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Outback looks to land a left hand but Polus moved out of range nicely.
Outback scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Polus doesn't seem bothered though.
Polus throws the left hand but Outback avoids the punch easily.
Outback misses with a kick to the body.
Polus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Outback stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Outback wants it to stay on the feet.
Outback looks to land a right hand but Polus moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Polus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Polus 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Outback lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Macca Outback seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Polus misses with a takedown
and Outback counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outback lands with a hook. Polus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Polus avoids the head kick by Outback.
As Outback looks to move away, Polus throws a big counter combo but Outback just gets out of the way.
Outback throws a right and a left that both miss.
Outback stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raminus Polus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polus tries to work over Outback's front leg with a kick but Outback checks it.
Outback follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Outback.
Outback is looking to chop away at Polus's legs.
Outback is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Polus.
Outback misses with a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Polus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Polus looks to score with a jab to the body but Outback is just out of range.
Crunch! Outback slams his shin into Polus's torso.
Polus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Outback counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outback slips under a jab.
Polus slips under a jab.
Polus looks for a takedown but Outback sprawls well.
Polus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Outback in his tracks.
Outback looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polus misses the shot to the body.
Polus goes for a double leg but Outback avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Outback continues to drive forward.
Outback misses with a hook to the ribs.
Polus is working for takedown but Outback is calmly controlling the position for now.
Outback breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macca Outback really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Polus misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Outback tries a head kick but it misses.
Polus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Outback only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Outback moves away from the strike by Polus.
Outback looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Outback. That's going to slow Polus down.
Polus lands a body shot.
Polus with a poor takedown
and Outback counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Polus thinking.
Polus dives in and grabs Outback's left leg, looking for a takedown. Outback pushes down on Polus's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raminus Polus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Outback.
Outback looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Outback.
Polus misses with an uppercut. Outback saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Outback finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Polus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Outback.
That kick from Outback tenderised Polus's leg. Polus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Outback stuffs the takedown.
Outback swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Outback scores with a leg kick.
Outback comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Outback moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Polus defending well as Outback loads up on a big left hand.
Outback throws a hook but Polus avoids it easily.
Polus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Outback. Outback obviously looking to wear him down.
Outback throws an overhand right that lands on Polus's shoulder, as Polus tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outback tried to score with a low kick but Polus checks it.
Outback fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Outback thuds his shin into the meat of Polus's side.
Outback thumps Polus with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Polus throws a jab when Outback was well out of range.
Polus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Polus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Outback counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Outback buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Polus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Polus throws a head kick that misses
and Outback counters with a nice body kick.
That kick from Outback tenderised Polus's leg. Polus is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Outback slips a straight right by Polus.
Outback chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Outback moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Outback.
Outback fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Polus scores with a decent looking hook.
Outback wants to land a leg kick but Polus is out of range.
Polus feinted with a counter takedown.
Polus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Polus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Outback blocks a jab.
Outback looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outback lands a glancing blow to the side of Polus's head.
Polus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Polus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Outback counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Outback is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Polus.
Outback throws out a leg kick but Polus moves out of range and Outback only half commits.
Outback attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Polus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Polus shoots in for a takedown but Outback shows good takedown defense.
Outback fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Outback pushes Polus away with a front kick.
Outback throws out a loose jab but Polus uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Outback looks to move away, Polus throws a big counter combo but Outback just gets out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macca Outback dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Polus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Outback connects with a crisp jab.
Outback attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Outback lands a lovely overhand right.
Outback loads up on a big right hand but Polus slips the punch.
Polus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Outback bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Outback looks to land a left hand but Polus moved out of range nicely.
Outback throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outback tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Polus is able to avoid easily.
Outback looks to land a left hand but Polus moved out of range nicely.
Polus misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Macca Outback is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Outback throws a body shot but no joy.
Polus half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Outback delivers a nice body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Outback. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Outback.
Polus lands a nice shot that snaps Outback's head back.
Polus slips under a jab from Outback.
Outback stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Polus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Outback is not content to let Polus control the position.
Raminus Polus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outback trying to control here.
Outback is not content to let Polus control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Outback wants to get back to full guard.
Raminus Polus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Outback keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Polus sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polus trying to control the action but Outback is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Outback avoids the body shot from Polus.
Macca Outback is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Outback scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Polus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Polus's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Outback!
Polus scores with a sloppy right hand. Outback should have avoided that one.
Polus walks into a stiff left hand from Outback.
Outback with the inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Outback checks a leg kick.
Outback scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Outback connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polus throws a body shot but no joy.
Polus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Outback checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch combination from Outback misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Polus misses its target.
Polus has a takedown stuffed.
Polus misses with a body punch
and Outback counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Outback fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Macca Outback comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Outback 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:49
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 46:49
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macca Outback!
Macca Outback 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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