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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Panfilo Acerbi (ranked 5449 p4p, 3043 weight class) and Lochlain OBrien (ranked 274 p4p, 208 weight class). Acerbi comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Boom Boom Boom - Venga Boys. OBrien comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Come out and fight! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Panfilo Acerbi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lochlain OBrien!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OBrien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Acerbi.
OBrien throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Acerbi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
OBrien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Acerbi.
OBrien swings widly with a right hand
and Acerbi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Acerbi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Acerbi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Acerbi.
OBrien looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Panfilo Acerbi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OBrien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Acerbi.
Acerbi throws the left hand but OBrien avoids the punch easily.
Acerbi doesn't manage to clinch there - OBrien circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from OBrien! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acerbi throws a sloppy head kick
and OBrien counters with a left to the body.
Acerbi misses with a straight left.
Acerbi misses with a hook. OBrien ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acerbi throws a hook but OBrien blocks it.
OBrien blocks a jab.
OBrien looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Acerbi fails to land with a series of punches.
Acerbi throws a body punch but OBrien moves out of range.
OBrien's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Acerbi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! OBrien scrambles back to his feet.
Acerbi misses with a kick to the body.
OBrien swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Acerbi scores with a jab to the body.
Acerbi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. OBrien's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Acerbi digs a good hook to OBrien's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Acerbi as he connects with a hook.
OBrien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Acerbi.
OBrien feints the counter takedown.
Acerbi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and OBrien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acerbi tries to clinch up.
It seemed like OBrien was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Acerbi throws a nice head kick!
 OBrien is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Acerbi engages and cracks OBrien with a massive lead left hook - OBrien tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Acerbi is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Panfilo Acerbi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Okoro (ranked 1769 p4p, 1579 weight class) and Michael Lee (ranked 250 p4p, 221 weight class). Okoro comes to the cage accompanied by TOP OF MY GAME. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Okoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Lee!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee looks to land a combination but Okoro avoids it well.
We've been told by Okoro's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okoro thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've been informed that Lee has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Okoro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Okoro throws a lazy head kick
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
 It looks like Michael Lee has been cut.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Okoro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Okoro misses the shot to the body.
Okoro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab, jab by Okoro - just one landing.
Okoro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Some wild striking there from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Okoro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Okoro counters with a thumping low kick.
Okoro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee closes the distance but Okoro moves to the side
and Okoro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Okoro's head but Okoro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Okoro ducks down to avoid it.
Okoro throws a good cross that connects.
That has opened up Michael Lee's cut even more.
Lee misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okoro.
A little feinted left hand from Okoro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Okoro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Okoro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okoro swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okoro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lee misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Okoro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Okoro misses the target.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okoro manages to avoid it.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okoro moves away.
A jab from Okoro finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Nice shot by Lee.
Okoro throws a body shot but no joy.
Okoro looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
As Okoro backs off Lee throws a huge counter combo but Okoro manages to avoid it all.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okoro counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okoro.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Okoro counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okoro throws a good cross that connects.
Okoro scores with a jab to the jaw.
The cut above Michael Lee's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Michael Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okoro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Okoro defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
It appears Okoro was looking to counter with a kick there.
Okoro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Okoro closes the distance and clinches.
Lee lands a right hand.
Okoro lands a right hand.
Okoro can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Okoro lands a right hand.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Okoro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Lee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lee throws a hook but Okoro avoids it easily.
Okoro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Okoro swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Okoro thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lee misses the body punch
and Okoro counters with a nice uppercut.
Okoro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee is looking for the big counter here.
Okoro slips a jab from Lee.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Okoro connects with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
Kobe Okoro is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch but Okoro moves out of range.
Okoro scores with a nice body kick.
Lee clinches.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okoro lands with a light punch inside.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee avoiding damage as Okoro throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Okoro.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Okoro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Okoro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Okoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okoro misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro blocks a body shot from Lee.
Okoro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okoro landing knees to the body.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee stalling.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Okoro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Okoro can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee pushes Okoro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee tries a body shot but Okoro blocks it.
Okoro lands with a right to the head.
Okoro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Michael Lee's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Okoro throws a head punch that misses.
Okoro working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Okoro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoro swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okoro works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Okoro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Okoro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Okoro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Okoro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Okoro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kobe Okoro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Okoro tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Okoro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Okoro.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Okoro stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Okoro scores with a leg kick.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okoro counters with a straight right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Lee's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kobe Okoro!
After winning the bout, Kobe Okoro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aljosa Medeiros (ranked 1345 p4p, 1980 weight class) and LaDaniel Strong (ranked 171 p4p, 233 weight class). Medeiros comes to the cage accompanied by Sidequest - Chime. 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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World class 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 9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Aljosa Medeiros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, LaDaniel Strong!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medeiros throws a sloppy body shot
and Strong moves into the clinch.
Strong lands a shoulder strike.
Strong blocks an uppercut.
Strong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Strong can't find room to land a body shot as Medeiros controls the action.
Strong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Strong throws a punch but it's blocked by Medeiros.
Strong lands a hook that snaps the head of Medeiros backwards.
Nice body punch from Strong.
Strong misses with some punches.
Medeiros fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Medeiros blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Medeiros doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Medeiros fails to land.
Medeiros's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Medeiros is trying to maintain a safe position but Strong gets an underhook and turns Medeiros into the cage.
Medeiros has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
Medeiros lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medeiros is trying to push Strong away but Strong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Medeiros misses with a punch on the inside.
Medeiros has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Strong is working Medeiros over against the cage.
Strong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Medeiros's efforts to push away.
Medeiros misses with a punch to the body.
Strong has Medeiros pressed against the cage, preventing Medeiros from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Medeiros tries to work over Strong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Medeiros is trying to stall.
Strong struggles to land a body shot inside as Medeiros controls his hands.
Medeiros content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Strong working aggressively here.
Strong throws a head punch that misses.
Strong lands a nice shot to the body.
Strong gets through Medeiros's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Strong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Strong.
Strong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Strong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Medeiros misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Strong.
Medeiros is trying to break the clinch but Strong is controlling him.
Strong lands a nice uppercut.
Medeiros takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Medeiros's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like LaDaniel Strong has been cut.
Medeiros swings for the body but Strong moves out of range.
Medeiros smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
LaDaniel Strong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Medeiros with a nice cross.
Medeiros blocks a jab.
Medeiros works the jab nicely.
Strong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Medeiros throws out the jab.
And Strong responds with a good body kick, but Medeiros manages to step out the way in time.
Strong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Medeiros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Strong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Medeiros.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Medeiros, as that shot connected.
Strong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Medeiros takes a step back to recover.
Good shot there by Strong.
Strong slips under a jab.
Medeiros misses with an uppercut
and Strong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Medeiros swings for the body but Strong moves out of range.
A big left from Strong misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Medeiros under the eye.
Aljosa Medeiros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strong throws a sloppy head kick and Medeiros moves out of range easily.
Strong throws out a loose jab but Medeiros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Medeiros scores with the left hand. Strong knows he should have avoided that one.
Medeiros throws a jab but it's blocked by Strong.
Medeiros lands a jab to Strong's midsection.
Strong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Medeiros punishes Strong's body with a nice straight punch.
Medeiros darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Medeiros content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
LaDaniel Strong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on LaDaniel Strong's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Strong lands with an overhand left.
Strong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Medeiros.
Strong lands with a cross.
Medeiros just misses with a punch to the body.
Medeiros cracks a nice hook into Strong's ribs.
Jab by Strong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Medeiros misses with a wild body shot.
Strong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Medeiros.
Strong staying out of range there.
Medeiros misses the body punch
and Strong counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Medeiros is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medeiros dives in and scores a takedown into Strong's guard.
Medeiros works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Strong is refusing to be controlled, as Medeiros sits in half guard.
Strong regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Medeiros.
Strong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Medeiros wants to control from the top but Strong keeps moving.
Strong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros is looking to work some ground and pound but Strong has wrist control.
Medeiros works over Strong with some ground and pound from guard.
Medeiros wants to pass the guard but Strong is keeping the position.
Strong keeping moving, preventing Medeiros from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Medeiros sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Strong's guard.
Medeiros 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.
Strong wants to get back to his feet.
Strong is not content to let Medeiros control the position.
Medeiros throwing shots but Strong is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros wants to control but Strong is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Medeiros shoots in and drives through. Strong sprawls well.
Medeiros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strong.
Medeiros ducks right into an uppercut from Strong.
Strong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Medeiros.
Medeiros changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Medeiros scores with a hook to the body. Strong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Strong leaves Medeiros with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Strong walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros misses with a hook.
Medeiros on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Medeiros slips under a jab from Strong.
A swing and a miss from Strong.
Medeiros walks forward, straight into a front kick from Strong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Medeiros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Medeiros throws a body shot but no joy.
Medeiros with a lazy takedown attempt
and Strong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aljosa Medeiros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medeiros loads up on a big right hand but Strong slips the punch.
Medeiros misses with a takedown attempt
and Strong counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but LaDaniel Strong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on LaDaniel Strong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A swing and a miss from Medeiros.
Strong wants to counter the offense by Medeiros and move into the clinch position.
Medeiros moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Strong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Medeiros takes a step back to recover.
Strong throws a shot to the body.
Medeiros shoots in but Strong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Medeiros swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Strong jabs Medeiros to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Strong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Medeiros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong misses with a hook. Medeiros ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Medeiros wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Medeiros takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Strong connects with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Strong.
Strong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Medeiros tries for a takedown but Strong circles away easily
and Strong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Strong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Strong looks to score with a jab to the body but Medeiros is just out of range.
Medeiros swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Strong looks to land a combination but Medeiros avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Strong, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Strong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Medeiros wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Medeiros throws a body shot but no joy.
Strong throws an overhand right that lands on Medeiros's shoulder, as Medeiros tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Medeiros was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Strong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Medeiros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strong.
Strong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Medeiros misses with a shot to the body
and Strong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Medeiros shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Strong is trying to defend but Medeiros finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Medeiros not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Medeiros thows a huge punch but Strong dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros is trying to control. Strong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Medeiros seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Medeiros thows a huge punch but Strong dodges it nicely.
Medeiros missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Strong is trying to stand.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Aljosa Medeiros overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Strong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Strong is not content to let Medeiros control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Medeiros fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aljosa Medeiros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Medeiros slips under a jab.
Medeiros lands with a shot to the body.
Medeiros drives through with a takedown into guard.
Medeiros throwing strikes but missing.
Strong keeping full guard, as Medeiros tries to pass.
Strong manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Medeiros's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Strong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aljosa Medeiros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Medeiros misses with the head strike.
Strong lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
LaDaniel Strong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Strong winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... LaDaniel Strong!
A relieved looking LaDaniel Strong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haisam Moghadam (ranked 666 p4p, 494 weight class) and Darius Ghetea (ranked 89 p4p, 67 weight class). Haisam Moghadam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Granite 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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haisam Moghadam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Ghetea!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moghadam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ghetea throws out the jab.
Ghetea drops his hands momentarily and Moghadam takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Moghadam definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Moghadam throws a leg kick but Ghetea checks it.
Moghadam walks into a stiff left hand from Ghetea.
Ghetea's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moghadam under the eye.
Ghetea misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Moghadam misses the target.
Moghadam ducks right into an uppercut from Ghetea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moghadam instigates a clinch.
Ghetea is leaning against Moghadam and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Ghetea as the two fighters clinch.
Ghetea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moghadam's elbow.
Ghetea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moghadam takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Ghetea.
Ghetea misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ghetea lands with a short shot to the head.
Ghetea prevents a body shot from Moghadam.
Ghetea lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moghadam misses with a body punch.
Ghetea managing to block the knees to the body from Moghadam.
Ghetea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ghetea throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moghadams head.
Moghadam can't find room to land a body shot as Ghetea controls the action.
Ghetea lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moghadam has a couple of punches blocked by Ghetea.
Ghetea misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moghadam tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moghadam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moghadam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ghetea lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghetea tries a body shot but Moghadam blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Ghetea.
Ghetea digs a right hand into Moghadam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moghadam's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ghetea.
Moghadam is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moghadam swings wildly with an uppercut but Ghetea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghetea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moghadam's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moghadam.
Moghadam throws a head punch that misses.
Ghetea lands a nice shot to the body.
Moghadam trying to land knees to the body.
Ghetea lands a right hand.
Ghetea managing to block the knees to the body from Moghadam.
Ghetea lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moghadam.
Ghetea manages to break the clinch.
Moghadam gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ghetea jabs Moghadam to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moghadam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea misses the shot to the body.
Moghadam drops his hands momentarily and Ghetea takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Moghadam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghetea.
Moghadam throws a looping overhand right but Ghetea ducks down to avoid it.
Ghetea tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ghetea swings for the body but Moghadam moves out of range.
Ghetea tests Moghadam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ghetea just misses with a punch to the body.
Moghadam throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Darius Ghetea has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea throws a body punch but Moghadam moves out of range.
Moghadam tries to counter by clinching up but Ghetea breaks away and moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ghetea. That's going to slow Moghadam down.
Good exchange - Moghadam coming out on top.
A nice leg kick from Ghetea, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghetea ducks under a wild hook from Moghadam.
Ghetea is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moghadam with a body shot.
A jab from Moghadam misses.
Ghetea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moghadam.
Ghetea throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ghetea throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Ghetea dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darius Ghetea's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ghetea throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ghetea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moghadam manages to avoid it.
Ghetea ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ghetea connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moghadam's hands.
Moghadam looks to score with a jab to the body but Ghetea is just out of range.
Moghadam drops Ghetea with a beautiful combination! Ghetea stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Moghadam is looking for the KO!
Ghetea is rocked!
Ghetea throws a low kick but Moghadam avoids it.
Ghetea is still on wobbly legs! Can Moghadam finish him?
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!
Ghetea looks up at the clock. Bad move! Moghadam lands a right hand from hell, dropping Ghetea. Moghadam pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haisam Moghadam!
Haisam Moghadam 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 Gabrijel Bozic (ranked 477 p4p, 950 weight class) and Danyaal Zahedi (ranked 58 p4p, 112 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabrijel Bozic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danyaal Zahedi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bozic misses with a body shot.
Bozic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zahedi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bozic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bozic's corner calls for a 1-2. Bozic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bozic throws a lazy uppercut
and Zahedi counters with a leg kick.
Bozic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zahedi counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zahedi connects with a looping right hand.
Bozic misses with a lunging right hand
and Zahedi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bozic! Zahedi lets Bozic back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 It looks like Gabrijel Bozic has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahedi sends Bozic crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Zahedi is motioning to the referee to let Bozic up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bozic misses with a left hand
and Zahedi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bozic really felt that one!
Bozic is breathing heavily.
Bozic throws a leg kick
and Zahedi counters with a low kick, right behind Bozic 's knee.
Zahedi cracks Bozic on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Bozic falls backwards against the cage. Zahedi follows up with more strikes that drop Bozic to his knees. Zahedi keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Bozic! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danyaal Zahedi!
Danyaal Zahedi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasko Madzarov (ranked 181 p4p, 271 weight class) and Thomas Rose (ranked 23 p4p, 34 weight class). Madzarov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, UNDER THE BRIDGE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasko Madzarov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Rose!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madzarov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Madzarov misses the body punch
and Rose holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
Madzarov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rose looks winded!
Madzarov lands a left hand.
Madzarov lands a nice uppercut.
Madzarov breaks from the clinch.
Madzarov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rose takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Thomas Rose has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Madzarov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madzarov looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Madzarov works the jab nicely.
Madzarov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Madzarov throws a sloppy body shot
and Rose counters with a good low kick that Madzarov was not able to check.
Madzarov throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Rose releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Madzarov throws a poor cross that misses
and Rose counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madzarov moves away from the strike by Rose.
Rose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vasko Madzarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
letting Madzarov counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Thomas Rose's cut even more.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Rose has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Madzarov finds it's way round the side to connect with Rose's head.
The cut above Thomas Rose's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Madzarov lands with a right hand.
Thomas Rose's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madzarov swings widly with a right hand
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rose takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Madzarov.
Rose checks a leg kick.
Madzarov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rose looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Madzarov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thomas Rose's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vasko Madzarov!
Vasko Madzarov retains his heavyweight title!
Vasko Madzarov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Thomas Rose was interviewed post fight and said '7.35'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghost Chai (ranked 722 p4p, 453 weight class) and Werewolf Night (ranked 83 p4p, 55 weight class). Night has chosen Mother- Danzig as his entrance music. Ghost Chai had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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25
265
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278
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghost Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Werewolf Night!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Night rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chai throws a one two combo.
It looks like Werewolf Night has been cut.
Night throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Chai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Night.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Night throws a lazy uppercut
and Chai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Night slips under a jab from Chai.
Night slips under a jab.
Night swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Night displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
As Chai backs off Night throws a huge counter combo but Chai manages to avoid it all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Night.
A jab from Night does it's job there.
Night feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Chai sprawling to the canvas! Chai rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Night finish him?!
It looks like Ghost Chai has been cut.
Night missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Night misses with a left hand
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That has opened up Werewolf Night's cut even more.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chai.
Chai moves away from the strike by Night.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chai misses with a left hand
and Night counters with a big right hand! Oh Chai is in trouble here! Night follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Werewolf Night!
During a confident post fight interview, Werewolf Night thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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