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NYF 19: Ribeiro vs Gracie PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Alvarez (ranked 2788 p4p, 4123 weight class) and Sage Rochester (ranked 221 p4p, 309 weight class). Alvarez's entrance music is Juan Luis Guerra - Soldado. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sage Rochester!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Rochester moves out of range.
Alvarez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice sprawl there from Alvarez as Rochester shoots in.
Rochester takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rochester throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvarez on the side of the head.
Rochester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rochester misses with a takedown attempt - Alvarez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rochester throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rochester tries to clinch up.
Rochester closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Alvarez did well to prevent Rochester getting side control.
Alvarez wants to get back to his feet.
Alvarez 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.
Alvarez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rochester on the ground.
Rochester controlling the action here.
Alvarez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alvarez tries to get out of the position.
Rochester trying to mount his opponent but Alvarez defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is refusing to be controlled, as Rochester sits in half guard.
Rochester slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rochester is pressing down on Alvarez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alvarez is holding on for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rochester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvarez.
Rochester drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alvarez tries to circle away but Rochester has him pinned against the cage.
Rochester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rochester lands a shot to the body.
Alvarez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rochester has Alvarez pressed against the cage, preventing Alvarez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rochester has Alvarez pushed against the cage.
Alvarez is trying to break free.
Rochester tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Rochester back against the cage.
Alvarez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rochester keeps control of Alvarez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rochester jumps guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Rochester is retaining full guard.
Alvarez distracts Rochester with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rochester had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alvarez defends it easily.
Rochester is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rochester is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Rochester.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rochester is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rochester throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rochester content to stall in guard here.
Rochester wants to pass the guard but Alvarez is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rochester controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sage Rochester dominated that round.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rochester connects with a nice looking jab.
Rochester lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alvarez throws out a leg kick but Rochester moves out of range and Alvarez only half commits.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Rochester sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rochester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rochester moves away.
Rochester with the counter takedown but Alvarez avoids it easily.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Rochester moves out of range.
Alvarez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rochester blocks a jab.
Rochester tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alvarez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rochester somewhat.
Alvarez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rochester takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Rochester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvarez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Alvarez misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rochester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rochester stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jackson Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rochester tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Rochester fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A punch combination from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
A cross from Alvarez lands.
Alvarez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alvarez lands with a nice combination. Rochester backs away looking to recover.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Rochester shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alvarez defends it nicely.
Rochester shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alvarez's guard.
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!
Rochester passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rochester advances to mount.
Rochester tries to control but Alvarez wriggling away.
Alvarez is not a happy chappy
he wants out of there.
Rochester trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Alvarez blocking the ground and pound.
Sage Rochester has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rochester wants to finish this one by submission but Alvarez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rochester.
Rochester trying to control but Alvarez is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rochester.
Rochester controlling the pace for now.
Rochester can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alvarez is looking to escape.
Rochester takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sage Rochester 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!
A telegraphed right hand from Alvarez misses the target.
Rochester has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez connects with a right hand. Rochester shakes it off.
Rochester slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Rochester has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alvarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rochester looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alvarez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rochester misses with a straight left.
Nice body punch from Rochester.
Alvarez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rochester.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Rochester moves out of range.
Alvarez motions for Rochester to come forward. Alvarez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab by Rochester.
Rochester staying out of range there.
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rochester fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Nice cross by Rochester.
Rochester has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
Rochester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvarez throws out the jab.
Rochester fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alvarez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rochester just manages to avoid it.
Alvarez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rochester's head.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rochester circles away quickly and effectively.
Rochester avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rochester moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvarez throws a right hand that Rochester ducks under and follows up with a left that Rochester also avoids with ease.
Rochester misses with an uppercut.
Rochester clinches up against the cage.
Alvarez is trying to stall.
Rochester tries to pull guard but Alvarez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rochester tries to pull guard but Alvarez won't allow it.
Jackson Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sage Rochester.
Rochester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rochester displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alvarez up against the cage.
Alvarez is trying to break the clinch but Rochester has him pressed against the cage.
Rochester manages to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rochester is on top in guard.
Rochester advances position into side control!
Rochester tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rochester trying to control the action but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Alvarez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rochester is trying to get an arm triangle but Alvarez is defending well.
Rochester wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alvarez keeps working.
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.
Rochester throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rochester is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alvarez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rochester wants to control but Alvarez is keeping him busy.
Rochester controlling the position from side mount.
Jackson Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvarez regains half guard there - taking advantage of Rochester's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jackson Alvarez.
I think Rochester has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sage Rochester!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Klaas Jan Tijhoff (ranked 2495 p4p, 3619 weight class) and Bastian Lykaios (ranked 316 p4p, 412 weight class). Bastian Lykaios will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Klaas Jan Tijhoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bastian Lykaios!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lykaios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tijhoff throws a big shot that misses.
Lykaios unleashes a big counter combination but Tijhoff bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lykaios lands a really nice looking cross but Tijhoff seems unphased.
Lykaios works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tijhoff seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lykaios pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tijhoff back to the cage. Lykaios follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lykaios is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tijhoff.
Tijhoff throws a right hand that misses
and Lykaios counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lykaios throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tijhoff counters with a single leg into guard. Lykaios didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tijhoff showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lykaios can't keep his opponent in guard - Tijhoff advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lykaios pushes Tijhoff off, looking to escape but Tijhoff dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Lykaios is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Klaas Jan Tijhoff!
Klaas Jan Tijhoff took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Furnace Performance π₯ for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Bellavia (ranked 2470 p4p, 3994 weight class) and James Winner (ranked 153 p4p, 225 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Bellavia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Winner !
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bellavia to the ground. Winner is now in Bellavia's guard.
Winner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bellavia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Winner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bellavia controls Winner momentarily but Winner frees himself.
Winner drops back looking for a leg! Bellavia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bellavia manages to kick Winner off! Winner jumps back into Bellavia's guard.
Winner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bellavia is trying to control the position but Winner postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Winner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner drops back looking for a leg! Bellavia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bellavia manages to kick Winner off! Winner jumps back into Bellavia's guard.
Bellavia is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Winner frees his head nicely. Oh but Bellavia has switched to an armbar! Winner is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Antonio Bellavia!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hideyoshi Yamasaki (ranked 3365 p4p, 3084 weight class) and Stevie Janowski (ranked 422 p4p, 385 weight class). Janowski has chosen Going Down as his entrance music. Hideyoshi Yamasaki 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideyoshi Yamasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stevie Janowski!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yamasaki cracks Janowski with an open hand slap.
Yamasaki stuns Janowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Janowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Janowski appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yamasaki misses with an uppercut. Janowski saw that one coming.
Yamasaki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Janowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamasaki.
Janowski avoids the body shot from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki sets himself, and Janowski steps forward looking for the clinch! Yamasaki avoids it this time.
Janowski throws the left hand but Yamasaki avoids the punch easily.
Yamasaki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Janowski dodges the punch combination from Yamasaki.
Janowski steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yamasaki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamasaki connects with a jab.
Yamasaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Janowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamasaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Janowski takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janowski works Yamasaki's body with a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Janowski. Beautiful body shot.
Janowski moves in looking to clinch but Yamasaki pushes him off.
Yamasaki cracks Janowski with an open hand slap.
Janowski stuns Yamasaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamasaki missing with a left hand there. Janowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Janowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Janowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Janowski connects with an inside leg kick.
Yamasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Yamasaki finds it's way through Janowski's defenses.
Yamasaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Janowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Janowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Janowski works the jab nicely.
Yamasaki throws a hook but Janowski blocks it.
Yamasaki loads up on a big right hand but Janowski slips the punch.
Janowski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yamasaki rather than just go for the knockout.
Yamasaki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yamasaki is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki connects with a body shot that sends Janowski's belly button to the back.
Janowski slips a jab and a cross from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki dodges the punch combination from Janowski.
Janowski scores with a sloppy right hand. Yamasaki should have avoided that one.
Yamasaki defending well as Janowski loads up on a big left hand.
Yamasaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Janowski counters with a straight right hand.
Janowski scores with a shot to the body.
Janowski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Janowski feints and then cracks Yamasaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamasaki down.
Yamasaki misses with a straight left.
Janowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yamasaki misses with a left hand
enabling Janowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamasaki throws a leg kick
and Janowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Janowski ducks right into an uppercut from Yamasaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janowski throws a series of strikes that have Yamasaki backpedaling.
Janowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yamasaki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Yamasaki! Janowski is backing up but he can't get away as Yamasaki lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Janowski and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hideyoshi Yamasaki!
Hideyoshi Yamasaki tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Excalam Black (ranked 1251 p4p, 1255 weight class) and Toti Rotiz (ranked 193 p4p, 194 weight class). Black comes into the arena with Signe de contradiction blaring out of the sound system. Rotiz has chosen Southtown as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Toti Rotiz enters the cage!
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Excalam Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toti Rotiz!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotiz throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
A jab-cross combination lands for Rotiz and sends Black crashing to the mat! Rotiz follows him down to the mat - Black regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
 It looks like Excalam Black has been cut.
Rotiz throwing shots but Black is blocking nicely.
Rotiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Black is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rotiz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rotiz's back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black looking for the choke from the back.
Black connects with a big shot to the side of Rotiz's head.
Rotiz is trying to stand back up.
Rotiz has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Black.
Black trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Black lands punches and elbows.
Rotiz 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.
Black is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Rotiz. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Rotiz is trying to get back to his feet but Black has full control of the position and if anything, Rotiz has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is landing with strikes. Rotiz can't take much more of this.
Black thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Rotiz is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Rotiz is trying to stand back up.
Rotiz preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Black.
Rotiz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Black looking to break Rotiz's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Rotiz remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Black will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Black seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz is trying to get back to his feet but Black has full control of the position and if anything, Rotiz has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rotiz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Even with his hooks in, Black manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Rotiz is trying to stand back up.
Black loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Rotiz hold on?
Rotiz covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Rotiz covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Rotiz wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black trying to control.
Black is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Black gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Black gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Black apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Rotiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Black tries to counter with a takedown but Rotiz is quick to defend against it.
Toti Rotiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rotiz.
Rotiz throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Rotiz.
Black attempts a counter takedown but Rotiz avoids it well and moves away.
Black lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
An inside leg kick lands from Black.
Black feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Black lands a couple of elbows.
Rotiz wants to stand but Black is controlling the position.
Rotiz is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Rotiz tries to break the clinch but Black is controlling the position.
Rotiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rotiz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Black works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Rotiz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rotiz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Black has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Black trying to control the position but Rotiz is working away.
Rotiz is pushing Black's head away, looking to escape. Black manages to hold on to the position though.
Black is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rotiz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Black passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rotiz!
Black working the ground and pound effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Excalam Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Excalam Black's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rotiz connects with a looping right hand.
Black scores with a punch to the head.
Rotiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rotiz.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Rotiz.
Black changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Rotiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rotiz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rotiz cracks Black with a good jab.
Rotiz throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotiz misses with a looping right.
Rotiz lands with a straight right. Black didn't see that one coming.
Rotiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Rotiz throws a body shot but no joy.
Rotiz misses with a left hand
and Black counters with a shoot takedown. Rotiz fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotiz wants to stand but Black is controlling the position.
Rotiz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Rotiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black throwing strikes from guard but Rotiz blocks nicely.
Black lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black advances to half guard.
Black wants to pass the guard but Rotiz is defending well.
Rotiz is defending against the submission attempts here by Black.
Black 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.
Black wants to work for an arm triangle but Rotiz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Black prevents Rotiz from standing back up.
Excalam Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rotiz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Black.
Black throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Black lands strikes from half guard.
Rotiz wants to get back to his feet.
Black is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rotiz is just riding it out for now. Black eventually gives up the hold.
Rotiz wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Black is looking to advance position but Rotiz won't allow it.
Rotiz is looking to escape.
Black missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rotiz is trying to stand back up but Black is controlling him
Black missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Black throwing shots but Rotiz is blocking nicely.
Rotiz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Black slips a nice elbow through Rotiz's hands, connecting with Rotiz's forehead.
Rotiz is trying to stand back up but Black is controlling him
Ground and pound from Black.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Black stalling.
Black is looking to advance position but Rotiz won't allow it.
Rotiz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Black.
Rotiz wants to get back to his feet.
Black thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Black lands with a punch from half guard.
Rotiz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rotiz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rotiz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Black lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Excalam Black dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Excalam Black's cut.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rotiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rotiz takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Rotiz throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Black.
Rotiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rotiz wants to get back to his feet.
Black wants to take a breather but Rotiz is having none of it.
Rotiz is trying to stand up here but Black is controlling him well.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rotiz keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotiz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Black.
Black throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rotiz is trying to stand back up but Black is controlling him
Rotiz has hold of Black's hands but Black slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotiz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Black uses his free foot to push down on Rotiz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rotiz.
Black is in the full mount, landing strikes.
 It looks like Toti Rotiz has been cut.
Black with the ground and pound from mount.
Rotiz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Black lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Black landing strikes from the mount.
Rotiz squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rotiz can do to turn this around?
Black fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rotiz is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Black landing strikes from the mount and Rotiz is in trouble!
That has opened up Toti Rotiz's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black landing strikes from the mount.
 Rotiz is rocked!
Black trying to control but Rotiz is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black with good strikes from the mount here!
Black looking to finish Rotiz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rotiz!
Black looking to ground and pound but Rotiz is blocking nicely.
Black looking to finish Rotiz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rotiz!
Rotiz is still in real trouble! Can Black finish him?
The cut above Toti Rotiz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Toti Rotiz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Excalam Black!
A relieved looking Excalam Black thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Toti Rotiz had this to say: 'I was hurt, my cat is sick, it's raining outside, heard someone fart in the arena... I should have never lost, I'm the real winner.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Silva (ranked 1893 p4p, 3594 weight class) and Herbert Justen (ranked 223 p4p, 400 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herbert Justen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Justen counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Silva has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Justen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Justen tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Justen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justen 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.
Justen throws a big shot that misses.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Justen is looking to clinch.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Justen throws a fast counter high kick but Silva manages to duck under it in time.
Justen throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justen is looking to reverse the position.
Silva tries to move to mount but Justen blocks the move with his legs.
Silva advances nicely into full mount.
Silva fails to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justen is trying to escape the mount.
Justen gets back to half guard.
Justen looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Justen is working away.
Justen is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Justen tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Justen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Justen wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Justen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva moves nicely into side control.
Justen tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva trying to control the position but Justen is working away.
Justen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Justen is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Justen is defending the position.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Justen is working away.
Silva works his way into full mount!
Silva trying to control but Justen is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Justen is looking to improve his position.
Justen trying to control but Silva postures up.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Justen defending well.
Justen moves into full guard.
Justen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva has Justen pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justen wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva keeping full guard, as Justen tries to pass.
Justen is looking to pass into half guard but Silva pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Silva is in guard.
Justen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Justen is keeping the position.
Silva wants to control from the top but Justen keeps moving.
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 Jackson Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
No luck for Justen with that takedown attempt.
Jackson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva throws a leg kick but Justen checks it.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Justen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Justen.
Justen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva tries to counter with a takedown but Justen is quick to defend against it.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva moves out of range as Justen strikes.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Justen blocks a head kick by Silva.
Justen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justen tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Justen shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva swinging wildly here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Justen! But no joy.
Silva throws a series of punches but Justen avoids them all with ease.
A lazy left from Justen finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a straight left.
A bone on bone clash there as Justen blocks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Justen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Justen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Justen throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Justen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Jackson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbert Justen.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Justen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Justen misses with an uppercut
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Justen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Justen can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jackson Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Justen's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Silva moves nicely into side control.
Justen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva tries to move to mount but Justen blocks the move with his legs.
Silva advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries to control but Justen wriggling away.
Justen tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva wants to take Justen's back but he can't do it this time.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justen is trying to escape the mount.
Justen is still trying to improve position.
Silva trying to control but Justen is having none of it.
Justen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Justen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justen can do to turn this around?
Silva trying to pass the guard but Justen defending well.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Justen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Justen actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Justen defends it.
Silva is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Justen 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.
Silva works his way into full mount!
Justen is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva tries to control but Justen wriggling away.
Justen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Justen keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Silva dominated that second round.
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.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Justen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Justen throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva wants to take a breather but Justen is having none of it.
Silva is thwarting Justen's attempts to control the position.
Justen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva uses his free foot to push down on Justen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Justen.
Justen tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Justen prevents Silva from taking his back.
Justen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva wants to control the pace but Justen is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controlling from mount.
Justen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Silva wants to take a breather but Justen is having none of it.
Justen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva controlling the pace.
Silva moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Justen.
Justen is not content to let Silva control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Justen gets full guard.
Justen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Justen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into side control.
Justen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva wants to control but Justen is keeping him busy.
Justen wants to control but Silva postures up.
Silva trying to control the action but Justen is working from the bottom.
Silva works to advance to full mount. Justen defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Justen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Justen defending well.
Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Herbert Justen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justen is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva works his way to his opponent's back.
Justen looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Justen wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Justen is keeping busy.
Silva throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Silva gets his hands free as Justen looks to control.
Justen is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justen staying busy and making it hard for Silva to control.
Justen trying to control but not successfully.
Silva keeps control of the position as Justen tries to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva tries to keep control of the position but Justen is staying busy.
Silva has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Jackson Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva has good solid back control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Silva!
Herbert Justen was interviewed post fight and said 'F*** '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikos Balopoulos (ranked 1497 p4p, 2151 weight class) and Brandon Cillian (ranked 205 p4p, 281 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikos Balopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Cillian!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cillian throws a nice inside leg kick.
Balopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Cillian on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cillian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cillian lands a jab-cross combination.
Cillian lands with a straight right. Balopoulos didn't see that one coming.
Cillian lands the left hand.
Cillian looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Balopoulos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Balopoulos seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cillian lands a glancing blow to the side of Balopoulos's head.
Balopoulos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cillian counters with a left and a right that stings Balopoulos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balopoulos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Balopoulos throws a hook but Cillian avoids it easily.
Balopoulos misses with a body punch
and Cillian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cillian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cillian lands a body shot.
Cillian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balopoulos takes one to the side of the head.
Cillian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cillian slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Balopoulos misses with a lunging right hand
and Cillian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balopoulos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cillian is fending him off so far but Balopoulos persists. Nope, Cillian circles away and we're back to standing.
Balopoulos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cillian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cillian lands with a hook. Balopoulos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Balopoulos throws a poor cross that misses
letting Cillian counter with a right hand.
Jab from Cillian.
 Balopoulos is rocked!
Balopoulos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oh Balopoulos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cillian thuds his right hand into Balopoulos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cillian scores with a decent looking hook.
Cillian is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Balopoulos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cillian connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Balopoulos seems to have got his legs back now.
Balopoulos misses with a right hand
and Cillian counters with a straight right hand.
Cillian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Cillian.
Cillian lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Balopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Balopoulos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brandon Cillian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balopoulos misses with a looping right.
Cillian swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Balopoulos.
Balopoulos throws a hook but Cillian blocks it.
Cillian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cillian thuds a left hand into Balopoulos's body.
Cillian feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Balopouloss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cillian slips a jab from Balopoulos.
Cillian scores with a jab. Balopoulos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Balopoulos misses with a hook
and Cillian counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cillian swinging wildly here.
Balopoulos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cillian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balopoulos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balopoulos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cillian listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cillian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Balopoulos on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cillian cracks Balopoulos with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cillian has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Balopoulos to stand back up!
Cillian lands a glancing blow to the side of Balopoulos's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos looks up at the clock. Bad move! Cillian lands a right hand from hell, dropping Balopoulos. Cillian pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Cillian!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ruiz (ranked 2153 p4p, 4048 weight class) and Gregor Goldberg (ranked 282 p4p, 444 weight class). Ruiz comes to the cage accompanied by DB7 - Squid Game Drill. Gregor Goldberg 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 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregor Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Goldberg feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Goldberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruiz is trying to keep Goldberg in close.
Goldberg content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Ruiz has locked up a guillotine! Ruiz's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Goldberg is holding on here and Ruiz must be using up a lot of energy. Goldberg has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Ruiz gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anthony Ruiz!
Our winner, Anthony Ruiz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Gregor Goldberg was interviewed post fight and said 'I was poisoned'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Cummings (ranked 1102 p4p, 1208 weight class) and Ben Crispian (ranked 99 p4p, 111 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Cummings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Crispian!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crispian connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cummings's hands.
It looks like David Cummings has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crispian. Cummings does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cummings needs to keep his hands up - Crispian had a free shot at his head there.
Cummings is rocked!
and Crispian counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Cummings! He's just covering up as Crispian starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Crispian!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joanderson Ribeiro (ranked 526 p4p, 2004 weight class) and Efim Gracie (ranked 45 p4p, 168 weight class). Ribeiro comes to the cage accompanied by Tropkillaz-Gorilla. Gracie has chosen The Reunion- Eminem ft. Royce Da 5'9 as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joanderson Ribeiro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efim Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ribeiro feints and as Gracie raises his hands in defense, Ribeiro changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ribeiro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ribeiro seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gracie for as long as he can get away with.
Ribeiro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro looking to pass the guard.
Ribeiro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ribeiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gracie wants to stand up but Ribeiro is controlling him.
Ribeiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ribeiro controls the pace.
Gracie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ribeiro is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ribeiro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ribeiro ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Ribeiro slips a jab from Gracie.
Nice cross by Ribeiro.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Ribeiro has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ribeiro has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Ribeiro is controlling him.
Gracie is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gracie wants to break free but Ribeiro has control.
Gracie is trying to push Ribeiro away but Ribeiro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ribeiro misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ribeiro keeps control of Gracie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ribeiro misses with a knee to the head.
Ribeiro has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gracie clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ribeiro has managed to slip his arm under Gracie's chin. This could be all over... yep, Gracie is tapping out! Submission win for Ribeiro.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joanderson Ribeiro!
Joanderson Ribeiro retains his featherweight title!
A less than humble Joanderson Ribeiro misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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