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OFK 261 - Paris Vs Presley PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nico DiAngelo (ranked 3459 p4p, 14805 weight class) and Masada The Zealot (ranked 377 p4p, 475 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Brawler
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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 9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nico DiAngelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 51 - 0, fighting out of New York, Masada The Zealot!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Zealot throws a right hand that misses
and DiAngelo counters with a leg kick.
The Zealot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and DiAngelo counters with a low kick, right behind The Zealot 's knee.
The Zealot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DiAngelo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The Zealot connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from The Zealot. Those never looked like landing.
The Zealot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and DiAngelo counters with a leg kick.
The Zealot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and DiAngelo counters with a leg kick.
The Zealot gets caught napping as DiAngelo dives in and scores a takedown. The Zealot manages to retain guard.
DiAngelo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
DiAngelo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed The Zealot's guard.
DiAngelo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Zealot defends it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DiAngelo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but The Zealot sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DiAngelo is looking for a kimura but The Zealot is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for DiAngelo to get the leverage.
DiAngelo is looking for a kimura here.
DiAngelo has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can The Zealot defend it? DiAngelo steps over the head and cranks it - The Zealot is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for DiAngelo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nico DiAngelo!
Nico DiAngelo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Altitude Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 1926 p4p, 24198 weight class) and Paul Herrera (ranked 252 p4p, 601 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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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 29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Herrera!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herrera defending well as Mendy loads up on a big left hand.
Herrera wants to counter the offense by Mendy and move into the clinch position.
Herrera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendy throws a leg kick that misses.
Mendy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Herrera looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mendy looks to land a combination but Herrera avoids it well.
Mendy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Herrera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendy misses with the combination.
Herrera is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mendy with a body shot.
Mendy misses with a left hand
and Herrera counters with a left and a right that stings Mendy.
Herrera wants to clinch.
Mendy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Herrera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy misses with an uppercut.
Herrera fails with the takedown
and Mendy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mendy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Herrera is trying to keep Mendy in close.
Mendy is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Mendy stays in close to Herrera's body and controls the position.
Mendy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Herrera for as long as he can get away with.
Herrera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendy is one step ahead there.
Mendy lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy working some strikes from top position.
Mendy is in close to Herrera's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Herrera trying to keep a closed guard but Mendy is proving a slippery customer.
Mendy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mendy postures up.
Mendy chips away with some ground and pound.
Mendy connects with a couple of short punches.
Mendy postures up and lands a big shot to Herrera's brow.
Mendy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mendy scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mendy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mendy slips nicely into half guard.
Herrera is trying to stand up here but Mendy is controlling him well.
Mendy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mendy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mendy lands with a punch from half guard.
Mendy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mendy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mendy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendy is nestled in close to Herrera, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Herrera is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mendy lands a nice short elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ragout Mendy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Herrera slips under a jab from Mendy.
As Mendy backs off Herrera throws a huge counter combo but Mendy manages to avoid it all.
Pierre Ragout Mendy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendy throws a looping overhand right but Herrera ducks down to avoid it.
Mendy throws a shot from downtown. Herrera moves away and avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Herrera.
Mendy throws a combination that misses
and Herrera counters with a straight right hand.
Mendy looks to land a left hand but Herrera moved out of range nicely.
Mendy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pierre Ragout Mendy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Herrera trying to control but Mendy is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendy has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Herrera has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Mendy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Herrera after a bit of a struggle.
Mendy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Herrera is looking to stand back up but Mendy counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Herrera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herrera is looking for a sweep. Mendy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mendy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Herrera wants to get back to his feet.
Herrera trying to control here.
Mendy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mendy landing strikes from the mount.
Mendy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Herrera's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Herrera's face.
Herrera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mendy avoids the attempt from Herrera to control.
Mendy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mendy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
 Herrera is rocked!
Mendy cracks Herrera with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Ragout Mendy!
Pierre Ragout Mendy very nearly forgot to thank Altitude Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Paul Herrera had this to say: 'I love you all!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sao Alela (ranked 1508 p4p, 6060 weight class) and Burrito Supreme (ranked 203 p4p, 471 weight class). Alela comes to the cage accompanied by Cryin' Like a Bitch. Sao Alela could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Burrito Supreme's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sao Alela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Burrito Supreme!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supreme throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alela scores with a hook to the body. Supreme takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Supreme lands a front kick.
Sloppy strikes from Supreme. Those never looked like landing.
Supreme misses with a few strikes there.
Alela keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Supreme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alela.
Alela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Supreme.
Alela has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A lazy left from Alela finds it's target.
Alela connects with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Supreme throws a series of punches but Alela avoids them all with ease.
Supreme plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Supreme avoids the body shot from Alela.
Alela throws a hook to the side of Supreme's head but Supreme sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Supreme.
Supreme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alela.
Supreme throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alela.
Supreme throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alela blocks a head kick by Supreme.
Supreme swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Supreme swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Supreme chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alela can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supreme throws a sloppy head kick and Alela moves out of range easily.
Supreme goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Supreme takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Supreme rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alela drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Alela controls the position.
Supreme taking punishment in the form of punches.
Alela controls the position.
Supreme stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Alela controlling the position from side mount.
Supreme is looking for a sweep.
Alela working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Alela connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Supreme some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alela lands an elbow.
Alela will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Supreme sneaks back into half guard.
Alela has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alela is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Alela controlling his opponent.
Alela wants to finish this one by submission but Supreme is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Alela.
Alela lands a big shot there that rocks Supreme but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Supreme can do anything to dispel that myth.
Supreme wants to hold on but Alela pushes him away.
Supreme can't escape the position.
Alela controlling from mount.
Supreme wants to hold on but Alela pushes him away.
Alela wants to control the pace but Supreme is squirming around nicely.
Supreme is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alela takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Alela working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alela postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Supreme looks a forlorn figure.
Alela has control of Supreme's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Supreme regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Supreme wants to hold on but Alela pushes him away.
Alela landing strikes from the mount and Supreme is in trouble!
Alela avoids the attempt from Supreme to control.
Supreme is trying to escape the mount.
Alela controlling from mount.
Supreme really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alela. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alela with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alela scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Supreme is rocked!
Alela sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Supreme is still in real trouble! Can Alela finish him?
Alela cracks Supreme with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alela unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Supreme wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Alela celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sao Alela!
Sao Alela gave a mention to Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roman Reyes (ranked 935 p4p, 4158 weight class) and Conor OShea (ranked 123 p4p, 452 weight class). Reyes comes into the arena with Zack Hemsey - Vengeance blaring out of the sound system. 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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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 33 - 1, fighting out of London, Conor OShea!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OShea throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
OShea is looking to clinch.
OShea wants to clinch
and OShea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
OShea fails with the takedown
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
OShea shoots in and drives through. Reyes sprawls well.
OShea swings for the body but Reyes moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by OShea or perhaps it was just good defense by Reyes, which made it look bad.
Reyes is looking to counter punch.
Roman Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor OShea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OShea misses with a right hand
and Reyes counters with a big left hand that crumples OShea! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roman Reyes!
Roman Reyes decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krisko Kurtev (ranked 706 p4p, 1922 weight class) and Gary Lineker (ranked 101 p4p, 251 weight class). Krisko Kurtev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 24 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Lineker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurtev fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Lineker does no damage.
Kurtev moves into the clinch.
Kurtev gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lineker wants to improve his position but Kurtev is controlling well.
Kurtev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lineker 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.
Lineker is looking to improve his position.
Lineker taking some punishment here, with Kurtev in his half guard.
Kurtev with the ground and pound but Lineker uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kurtev trying to control but Lineker is working from the bottom.
Lineker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kurtev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lineker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtev works over Lineker with some ground and pound from guard.
Lineker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kurtev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lineker controls Kurtev momentarily but Kurtev frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lineker is controlling Kurtev's posture.
Kurtev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lineker is trying to keep Kurtev in close.
Kurtev passes Lineker's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lineker is trying to control but can't.
Kurtev thows a huge punch but Lineker dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lineker is not content to let Kurtev control the position.
Lineker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kurtev is working away from the top position though.
Kurtev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lineker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kurtev lands a nice short elbow.
Lineker is looking to get back to full guard here but Kurtev has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kurtev cracks Lineker with a big right hand but Lineker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lineker is rocked!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lineker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lineker tries to improve position but can't.
Kurtev wants to control but Lineker is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Kurtev seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ground and pound from Kurtev seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Kurtev are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lineker is trying to control Kurtev's posture but Kurtev avoids it.
Lineker is looking to reverse the position.
Kurtev in side control, throwing shots but Lineker defends.
Kurtev throws an elbow but Lineker slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kurtev throws a strike aimed at the side of Lineker's head but Lineker avoids it well.
Kurtev cracks Lineker with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lineker is still in real trouble! Can Kurtev finish him?
Kurtev tries for a kimura but Lineker is defending well.
Kurtev works to advance to full mount. Lineker defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Lineker seems to have recovered his senses.
Lineker tries to hold on but Kurtev postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lineker taking shots to the head.
Kurtev has hold of Lineker's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lineker manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lineker working to try and regain half guard.
Kurtev thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lineker wants to hold on but Kurtev pushes him away.
Lineker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kurtev.
Kurtev working for a guillotine from mount but Lineker is in no mood to give up.
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!
Lineker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krisko Kurtev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kurtev moves into the clinch successfully.
Lineker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kurtev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lineker can do to turn this around?
Lineker is looking to control Kurtev's arms but Kurtev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lineker has his back to the cage.
Lineker seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Kurtev prevents a body shot from Lineker.
Lineker misses with some punches.
Lineker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kurtev blocks a body shot from Lineker.
Kurtev blocking some punches.
Kurtev has clasped his hands together around Lineker's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kurtev in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lineker is looking for a sweep.
Kurtev cracks Lineker with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kurtev sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lineker is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurtev lands a huge shot from side control! Lineker is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Krisko Kurtev!
Krisko Kurtev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balal Lama (ranked 692 p4p, 1856 weight class) and Fedor Mazepin (ranked 98 p4p, 220 weight class). Mazepin has chosen boom as his entrance music. Fedor Mazepin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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27 - 30 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balal Lama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Mazepin!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mazepin, pushing him back against the cage.
Lama has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mazepin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lama controlling the position well here. Mazepin rolled but Lama kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Lama is not going to allow Mazepin to sit and survive in this position.
I really don't envy Mazepin right now.
Lama biding his time, controlling Mazepin.
Lama lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Lama is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Mazepin knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Mazepin for a finish.
Good control from Lama.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mazepin tries to break free.
Lama is not going to allow Mazepin to sit and survive in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lama is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Mazepin knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Mazepin for a finish.
Mazepin just trying to survive but Lama is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Lama is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Mazepin up.
Lama tightening his grip on Mazepin, looking for the choke.
Lama seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Mazepin showing good submission defense here.
Mazepin 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.
Lama gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Lama just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mazepin turns into Lama and is now in his guard.
Lama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mazepin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lama throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Mazepin escapes and throws Lama's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Mazepin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mazepin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lama is looking to reverse the position.
Lama has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lama is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lama manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
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!
Lama slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mazepin postures up in Lama's guard and throws a big left but Lama blocks it.
Mazepin is looking to work some ground and pound but Lama has wrist control.
Lama is looking for a triangle but Mazepin pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazepin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lama's head.
Lama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lama is looking to advance position but Mazepin won't allow it.
Lama controlling the action here.
Mazepin is staying active underneath Lama, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lama is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mazepin is staying active underneath Lama, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lama is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mazepin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mazepin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lama trying to control the action but Mazepin is working from the bottom.
Lama is working for a submission of some sort.
Mazepin actively working from the bottom here.
Mazepin looking for submissions off his back.
Lama is pressing down on Mazepin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mazepin is holding on for now.
Lama prevents Mazepin from improving his position.
Mazepin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lama trying to pass the guard but Mazepin defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balal Lama 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.
A combination from Lama does no damage.
As Lama backs off Mazepin throws a huge counter combo but Lama manages to avoid it all.
Mazepin wants to clinch up but Lama keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Lama.
As Lama backs off Mazepin throws a huge counter combo but Lama manages to avoid it all.
Lama misses with a hook.
Mazepin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lama is fending him off so far but Mazepin persists. Nope, Lama circles away and we're back to standing.
Lama closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lama scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mazepin is defending against the submission attempts here by Lama.
Mazepin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazepin is trying to maintain the position but Lama is very close to passing his half guard.
Lama drops an elbow to the side of Mazepin's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazepin is not content to let Lama control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lama lands a nice short elbow.
Lama controlling the action here.
Balal Lama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lama seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mazepin is looking to improve his position.
Lama lands strikes from half guard.
Lama takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lama wants to control but Mazepin is keeping him busy.
Lama is looking to advance position but Mazepin won't allow it.
Lama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mazepin can do to turn this around?
Lama keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mazepin actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazepin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lama is working away from the top position though.
Lama seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lama performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lama passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mazepin!
Lama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mazepin is looking to escape.
Lama with the ground and pound from mount.
Mazepin is looking to get to half guard.
Lama is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mazepin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lama lands a couple of good shots and Mazepin has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Lama.
Lama looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Mazepin taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Balal Lama!
Balal Lama managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Altitude Clothing, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Fedor Mazepin stepped up to the mic, saying 'until next time'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schwartz Gomez (ranked 332 p4p, 1951 weight class) and Minato Tokugawa (ranked 53 p4p, 271 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by POP SMOKE - GOT IT ON ME. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwartz Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Minato Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomez tries to land a leg kick but Tokugawa saw it coming and moves away.
Gomez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gomez stuns Tokugawa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gomez drives through and clinches with Tokugawa against the cage.
Tokugawa can't find room to land a body shot as Gomez controls the action.
Tokugawa misses with a body punch.
Tokugawa lands a right hand.
Tokugawa misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Gomez.
A short left from Gomez.
Gomez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tokugawa trying to stall but Gomez improves his position.
Tokugawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tokugawa avoids it.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
Tokugawa trying to control the position but instead, Gomez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tokugawa into the cage.
Tokugawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomez's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa blocking some punches.
Gomez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
Tokugawa misses with some punches.
Gomez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tokugawa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gomez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tokugawa can turn it around.
Tokugawa misses with a body punch.
Tokugawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomez blocking some punches.
Gomez lands with a right to the head.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
Tokugawa lands a body shot.
Tokugawa is leaning against Gomez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Tokugawa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tokugawa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Tokugawa scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tokugawa lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tokugawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tokugawa is leaning against Gomez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
 Gomez is rocked!
Tokugawa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tokugawa lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Gomez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tokugawa lands a shot to the body.
Tokugawa lands with a light punch inside.
I was talking to Gomez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tokugawa throws a big uppercut that drops Gomez! More strikes from Tokugawa and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gomez lies dazed against the cage as Tokugawa celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Minato Tokugawa!
A victorious Minato Tokugawa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yka Sonni (ranked 365 p4p, 802 weight class) and Cesare Tiramanti (ranked 59 p4p, 125 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yka Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Cesare Tiramanti!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiramanti misses with a combination
and Sonni counters with a leg kick.
Tiramanti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonni manages to avoid it.
Sonni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiramanti.
A punch lands to the side of Sonni 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tiramanti works over Sonni's head and body with a nice combination.
Tiramanti moves out of range of the body kick from Sonni.
The fighters circling - Tiramanti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sonni looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tiramanti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sonni but Sonni pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sonni fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tiramanti just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiramanti scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti throws out a loose jab but Sonni uses good head movement to avoid it.
It appears Sonni was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sonni connects with an inside leg kick.
Tiramanti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Sonni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sonni slips a jab and a cross from Tiramanti.
Sonni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tiramanti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sonni under the eye.
Sonni walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tiramanti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tiramanti throws the kick towards the body but Sonni avoids it.
Sonni looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sonni takes one to the chin there.
Sonni checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Sonni was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tiramanti has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tiramanti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tiramanti misses with a straight left.
Sonni blocks a jab.
Sonni half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tiramanti misses with a hook.
Tiramanti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sonni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sonni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiramanti takes a swing at Sonni's ribcage but misses.
Sonni half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tiramanti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yka Sonni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiramanti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tiramanti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sonni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Tiramanti does no damage.
Sonni is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tiramanti thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Sonni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tiramanti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tiramanti lands a head kick!
Sloppy strikes from Tiramanti. Those never looked like landing.
It appears Sonni was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tiramanti throws a poor cross that misses
and Sonni counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tiramanti looks winded!
Tiramanti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonni blocks a jab.
Tiramanti throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Sonni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tiramanti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tiramanti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sonni as he jumps to the side.
A little feinted left hand from Sonni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti throws out a loose jab but Sonni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sonni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sonni with a hook.
Sonni takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sonni swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tiramanti changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sonni looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni is looking for a sweep.
Tiramanti is looking to take a break and control but Sonni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sonni can't do much from the bottom here.
Tiramanti trying to control the action but Sonni is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cesare Tiramanti dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
An inside leg kick from Sonni misses.
Sonni misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tiramanti! But no joy.
Sonni staying out of range there.
Cesare Tiramanti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiramanti misses with a combination
and Sonni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tiramanti thinking.
Sonni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch combination from Tiramanti misses.
Sonni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tiramanti misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Sonni 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.
Tiramanti lands with a straight right. Sonni didn't see that one coming.
Sonni looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiramanti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Tiramanti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sonni misses with a hook. Tiramanti ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramanti tries to work over Sonni's front leg with a kick but Sonni checks it.
Tiramanti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonni is looking to counter punch.
Tiramanti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A combination from Tiramanti does no damage.
Sonni throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tiramanti avoids it.
Sonni moves out of range as Tiramanti strikes.
Tiramanti jabs at Sonni's body.
Tiramanti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tiramanti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sonni.
Tiramanti misses with a takedown attempt - Sonni sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sonni tried to counter with a leg kick but Tiramanti avoided it.
Tiramanti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti throws the kick towards the body but Sonni avoids it.
Sonni throwing a counter right hand but Tiramanti manages to avoid it.
Tiramanti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sonni on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Tiramanti misses.
A quick step to the side and Sonni tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Tiramanti misses
and Sonni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Cesare Tiramanti has been cut.
Sonni throws a chopping leg kick but Tiramanti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
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!
Tiramanti connects with a body shot that sends Sonni's belly button to the back.
Tiramanti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tiramanti misses with a looping left.
Sonni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick from Tiramanti lands but Sonni takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti jabs at Sonni's body.
Sonni lands with a nice body kick.
Tiramanti tried to score with a low kick but Sonni checks it.
Sonni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tiramanti throws a lazy right hand but Sonni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sonni appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tiramanti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tiramanti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Tiramanti backs away, Sonni returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A slow jab from Sonni misses its intended target.
Tiramanti goes for a double leg but Sonni avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sonni continues to drive forward.
Sonni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yka Sonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cesare Tiramanti.
Tiramanti looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonni is just out of range.
Sonni is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tiramanti looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonni is just out of range.
Sonni is looking to counter punch.
Sonni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiramanti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tiramanti stuns Sonni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tiramanti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonni was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti works Sonni's body with a nice hook.
A low kick lands for Sonni.
Tiramanti throws a right and a left that Sonni avoids nicely.
Sonni tried to counter with a leg kick but Tiramanti avoided it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiramanti misses with a left hand
and Sonni counters with a good low kick that Tiramanti was not able to check.
Tiramanti misses with a looping left.
Sonni feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sonni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiramanti.
Tiramanti throws a leg kick but Sonni sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tiramanti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cesare Tiramanti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cesare Tiramanti's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Tiramanti misses the target.
Sonni is looking to counter punch.
A punch lands to the side of Sonni 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tiramanti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like Sonni was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tiramanti.
Cesare Tiramanti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiramanti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tiramanti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sonni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tiramanti misses with an uppercut
and Sonni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonni slips under a jab.
It looked like Sonni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tiramanti connects with a single shot there.
Sonni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tiramanti.
Sonni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tiramanti tries a low kick but Sonni avoids it.
As Tiramanti backs away, Sonni returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramanti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tiramanti shoots in for a takedown but Sonni shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tiramanti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tiramanti throws a looping overhand right but Sonni ducks down to avoid it.
Tiramanti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tiramanti throws a combination. Sonni tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonni checks a leg kick.
Sonni tries a low kick but Tiramanti avoids it.
Tiramanti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A counter left hand to the body from Sonni misses its target.
Sonni misses with a straight left.
Tiramanti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sonni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tiramanti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sonni feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yka Sonni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tiramanti dives in and grabs Sonni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sonni pushes down on Tiramanti's head and hops out.
Sonni throwing a counter right hand but Tiramanti manages to avoid it.
Yka Sonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cesare Tiramanti.
Tiramanti moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab lands there for Sonni.
Tiramanti misses with a leg kick.
Jab from Sonni.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiramanti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tiramanti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tiramanti throws a looping overhand right but Sonni ducks down to avoid it.
Tiramanti loads up on a big right hand but Sonni slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti misses with a hook.
Tiramanti missing with a left hand there. Sonni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It appears Sonni was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tiramanti catches Sonni with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tiramanti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sonni. That did some damage!
Tiramanti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A big left from Tiramanti misses.
Sonni is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tiramanti misses with a hook to the body
and Sonni counters with a good low kick that Tiramanti was not able to check.
Tiramanti thumps Sonni with a low kick.
Tiramanti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cesare Tiramanti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tiramanti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sonni.
It looked like Sonni was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tiramanti.
Sonni scores with a decent looking hook.
Sonni just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiramanti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tiramanti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sonni circles away quickly and effectively.
Tiramanti misses with a low kick.
Tiramanti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiramanti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonni blocks a jab.
Sonni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tiramanti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonni moves away.
Tiramanti swings widly with a right hand
and Sonni counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cesare Tiramanti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tiramanti 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cesare Tiramanti!
In his post fight interview, Cesare Tiramanti started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Paris (ranked 370 p4p, 709 weight class) and Elvis Presley (ranked 46 p4p, 99 weight class). Elvis Presley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marco Paris's chin.
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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 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Paris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Presley!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Paris.
Presley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Presley prevents the takedown attempt.
Paris struggles to land a body shot inside as Presley controls his hands.
Paris is looking to take this one to the mat.
Presley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Presley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Presley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Presley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Paris lands a hook that snaps the head of Presley backwards.
Presley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paris can't find room to land a body shot as Presley controls the action.
Paris goes for a takedown in the clinch but Presley prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Presley lands a right hand.
Presley lands with a short shot to the head.
Paris tries for a takedown but Presley manages to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Presley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paris is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Presley to keep the fight standing.
Presley stops a takedown attempt from Paris.
Presley landing knees to the body.
Paris is breathing heavily.
Paris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley misses with a punch to the body.
Presley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paris is trying to pull guard but Presley has him pressed against the cage.
Paris jumps into guard, dragging Presley to the mat.
Presley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Presley closes the distance and pushes Paris back into the cage.
A hook to the body from Presley.
A short uppercut from Presley.
Presley looking to throw knees to the head but Paris is blocking nicely.
Paris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paris wants to take the fight to the mat but Presley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Presley stops a takedown attempt from Paris.
A right hook to the body lands for Presley.
Presley misses with a punch to the body.
Paris tries to score a body lock takedown but Presley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Presley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Presley is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris prevents a body shot from Presley.
Paris takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paris jumps guard but Presley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Presley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Presley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees in the clinch landing for Presley.
Presley is working Paris over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Presley - that landed with a thud.
Paris tries to pull guard but Presley holds him up against the cage and eventually Paris drops back down to his feet.
Presley tries to work over Paris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Presley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pariss head.
Presley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Presley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paris backwards.
Paris can't get the takedown.
Presley lands a shot to the body.
Presley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paris backwards.
Presley lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Presley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley is pushing Paris up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Presley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paris backwards.
Presley lands a right hand.
Paris is trying to pull guard but Presley has him pressed against the cage.
Presley swings wildly with an uppercut but Paris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Presley wants to stall.
Presley lands a body punch.
Presley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paris fails to pull guard.
Presley is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Presley.
Paris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Presley after a bit of a struggle.
Presley has a couple of punches blocked by Paris.
Presley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paris's elbow.
Presley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paris.
Paris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Presley uses from the top position.
Presley 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.
Presley won't allow Paris to sweep him here.
Paris wants to hit a sweep here but Presley passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Paris there!
Paris working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Presley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Paris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Presley but Presley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Presley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paris, pushing him back against the cage.
Presley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Presley misses with a knee strike.
Presley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paris or not.
Paris is trying to drag Presley to the mat but Presley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Paris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Presley lands an uppercut.
Paris wants to take the fight to the mat but Presley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Paris manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Presley won't allow Paris to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paris will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Presley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Paris wants to hit a sweep here but Presley passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Paris there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris is wriggling around trying to escape.
Paris slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Paris wants to improve his position but Presley is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paris is looking to get back to full guard here but Presley has managed to pass to side control instead.
Paris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Presley gets to mount! Paris was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Paris can't escape the position.
Elvis Presley has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris is working hard here to advance position.
Presley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Presley is looking to work his way around to Paris's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paris is trying to reverse the position but instead Presley has taken his back - oops!
Paris wants to escape the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Presley controlling the positon.
Paris looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Presley controlling well, preventing Paris from escaping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Presley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Presley lands a glancing blow to the side of Paris's head.
 It looks like Marco Paris has been cut.
Presley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Presley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paris.
Paris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Presley rushes Paris and presses him up against the cage.
Paris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Presley can't find room to land a body shot as Paris controls the action.
Paris tries to pull guard but Presley won't allow it.
Presley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paris blocks a body shot from Presley.
Presley struggles to land a body shot inside as Paris controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Presley obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Presley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Presley misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Presley.
Presley is working Paris over against the cage.
Paris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Presley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paris backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Presley lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley is trying to stall.
Presley gets through Paris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Presley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Presley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Presley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Presley works on Paris's body with a couple of short punches.
Paris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Presley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Presley leaning against his opponent.
Presley misses with a knee strike.
Presley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Presley tries a knee to the head but Paris blocks it.
Paris wants to take the fight to the mat but Presley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris wants a takedown.
Paris misses with the head strike.
Presley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Presley tries to work over Paris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Elvis Presley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Paris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Presley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Presley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Presley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Presley is working Paris over against the cage.
Presley is working Paris over against the cage.
Presley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Presley scores with a hook to the body.
Presley digs a right hand underneath Paris's ribcage. Paris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Presley tries to work over Paris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Presley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Presley slowing the pace effectively.
Marco Paris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley tries a knee to the head but Paris blocks it.
Presley misses with a body punch.
Presley gets underhooks to prevent Paris's takedown attempt.
Presley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Presley working Paris over with knees to the body.
Presley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Paris up against the cage.
Paris takes a knee right on the jaw!
Presley misses with a punch to the body.
Elvis Presley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Presley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Presley prevents the takedown attempt.
Presley is pressed up against the cage. Paris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Presley down to the mat. Presley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Presley pushes Paris up against the cage in a clinch.
Paris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Presley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Presley thumps Paris with a low kick.
Elvis Presley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley closes the distance and clinches.
Paris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paris struggles to land a body shot inside as Presley controls his hands.
A knee to the head by Presley.
Presley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paris misses with a punch to the body.
Paris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Presley after a bit of a struggle.
Paris has Presley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Presley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Paris is working for takedown but Presley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Presley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Presley blocks a body shot from Paris.
Presley slowing the pace effectively.
Presley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Presley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Presley blocks an elbow strike.
Paris fails to pull guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Presley.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Presley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Presley 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvis Presley!
An out of breath and clearly excited Elvis Presley thanked Aspire Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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