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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ed Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob White!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White fails with the takedown.
Gein tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Gein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gein is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White has a takedown stuffed.
Gein throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
White fails to land the takedown.
Ed Gein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob White.
Gein tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
White should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nice takedown defense from Gein. No joy for White on that attempt.
Gein tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gein wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Gein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gein tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ed Gein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gein gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gein as he avoids it easily.
Gein fails with an attempt to clinch.
White closes the distance and clinches up with Gein, looking for a takedown. White pushes Gein against the cage but Gein circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gein tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Gein falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a single leg into guard. Gein didn't expect that.
Gein is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gein is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
White looks gassed!
Gein using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gein!
Gein tries to hold on but White pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gein tries to buck White off but he can't manage it.
Gein really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gein tries to buck White off but White takes his back!
White lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by White.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gein looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Gein tries to break free.
White tightening his grip on Gein, looking for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gein defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
White is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gein is defending well though. White let's go of the attempt for now.
What can Gein do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gein holding both White 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Gein right now.
White working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Gein is doing well to defend. White seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Gein is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bob White!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marley Namaste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marley Namaste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Bauer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Namaste checks a low kick from Bauer.
Jack Bauer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bauer tries to clinch up but Namaste circles away and keeps his distance.
Bauer drives through and clinches with Namaste against the cage.
Namaste tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Namaste is trying to maintain a safe position but Bauer gets an underhook and turns Namaste into the cage.
Bauer breaks from the clinch.
Bauer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Namaste changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bauer tries to avoid it but Namaste manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bauer to the ground. Bauer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bauer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Namaste closes the distance and clinches up with Bauer, looking for a takedown. Namaste pushes Bauer against the cage but Bauer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marley Namaste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bauer forces Namaste back against the cage and clinches.
Bauer is struggling to control the position.
Bauer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bauer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bauer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Namaste gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namaste trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Namaste seems keen to control Bauer's posture.
Namaste looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bauer passes into half guard.
Namaste is trying to maintain the position but Bauer is very close to passing his half guard.
Namaste trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bauer tries to control but Namaste wriggling away.
Bauer avoids the attempt from Namaste to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Namaste throwing punches despite being mounted.
Bauer avoids the attempt from Namaste to control.
Bauer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Namaste is looking to escape.
Namaste wants to hold on but Bauer pushes him away.
Bauer trying to control but Namaste is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer avoids the attempt from Namaste to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Namaste is looking to improve his position but Bauer isn't that keen on the idea.
Namaste wants to control but Bauer is having none of it.
Namaste looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Marley Namaste just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Namaste tries to clinch but Bauer is having none of it.
Bauer throws a hook but Namaste avoids it easily.
Bauer scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Namaste tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bauer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bauer receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bauer.
Bauer effectively controlling the action here.
Bauer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bauer lands with a hook. Namaste tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bauer scores with the left hand. Namaste knows he should have avoided that one.
Namaste has his takedown stuffed
and Bauer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Bauer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Namaste slips under a jab.
Namaste shoots for a takedown but Bauer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Namaste is working for takedown but Bauer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bauer gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Namaste regains guard.
Bauer stands up from Namaste's guard - Bauer perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bauer tries to clinch but Namaste moves away
and Namaste counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Namaste.
Bauer wants to stand but Namaste is controlling the position.
Namaste throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bauer punching from the bottom - just letting Namaste know he's still in a fight.
Bauer wants to stand up but Namaste is controlling him.
Namaste throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bauer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namaste is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Namaste pushing down on Bauer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Namaste stops Bauer from getting back to his feet.
Bauer is breathing heavily.
Namaste missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Namaste is looking to take a break and control but Bauer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Namaste 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.
Namaste missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Namaste wants to work for an arm triangle but Bauer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bauer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Namaste.
Namaste stops Bauer from getting back to his feet.
Bauer is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Namaste shoots and misses
and Bauer counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marley Namaste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bauer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Namaste.
Bauer closes the distance and clinches.
Namaste goes for a takedown attempt but Bauer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bauer wants to clinch up but Namaste keeps it at a distance.
Namaste throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bauer's waist but Bauer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Namaste off to one side.
Bauer forces Namaste back against the cage and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Namaste breaks from the clinch.
Namaste fails with the takedown.
Namaste avoids the body shot from Bauer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer darts in trying to clinch
and Namaste counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bauer flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Namaste content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Namaste has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Bauer defend it? Namaste steps over the head and cranks it - Bauer is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Namaste!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marley Namaste!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Devito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pedro Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donny Devito!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devito shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Devito pushes down on Guzman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Devito not doing much here.
Devito trying to control the action but Guzman is working from the bottom.
Devito prevents Guzman from improving his position.
Devito passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Devito lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Devito working for a submission but Guzman is keeping him at bay.
Guzman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devito thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Devito sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Guzman wants to hold on but Devito pushes him away.
Devito sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Guzman tries to hold on but Devito postures up.
Devito looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devito takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Guzman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Devito tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Guzman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Devito on the ground.
Devito landing strikes from the mount.
Devito is landing with some decent strikes but Guzman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Devito sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devito scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Guzman is trying to escape the mount.
Devito looking to finish Guzman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Guzman!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Devito dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Guzman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Devito pinned against the cage. Devito gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Devito clinches.
Guzman with a knee to the head.
Devito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Devito displaying some good clinch control by pressing Guzman up against the cage.
Devito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guzman.
Guzman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guzman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Devito stops a takedown attempt from Guzman.
Guzman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Devito has had enough of the clinch but Guzman keeps him there for the moment.
Devito wants to break free but Guzman has control.
Devito fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Guzman tries to land a knee to the head but Devito blocks with his arms.
Guzman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guzman tries to close the distance and clinch but Devito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Devito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pedro Guzman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guzman connects with a high kick.
Guzman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Devito decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Guzman's guard.
Guzman is looking to stand up but Devito isn't so interested in that idea.
Devito is looking to work some ground and pound but Guzman has wrist control.
Guzman wants to stand up but Devito is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devito passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Devito in side control lands a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Devito decides to stand back up.
Guzman connects with a right hand. Devito shakes it off.
Devito scores a takedown into full mount!
Devito tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman is looking to get to half guard.
Devito lands a nice shot to the head.
Devito lands a big elbow.
Devito controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Devito there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Guzman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Devito looking to finish Guzman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Guzman!
It looks like Pedro Guzman has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Devito scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Devito working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Devito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pedro Guzman's cut.
That's time! Guzman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Devito takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Devito looks for a takedown but Guzman sprawls well.
Guzman is looking to clinch but Devito is avoiding it.
Devito moves in looking to clinch but Guzman pushes him off.
Guzman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Devito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guzman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guzman misses with a few strikes there.
Guzman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guzman drops Devito with a left right combo! Guzman follows him down to the ground into side control.
Devito is rocked!
Devito tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Guzman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Devito is still in real trouble! Can Guzman finish him?
Devito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guzman decides to stand up, so the ref orders Devito to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Devito tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Guzman wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pedro Guzman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Draft Beer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Parent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Draft Beer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Draft Beer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Parent!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beer dodges the punch combination from Parent.
Beer throws a hook to the side of Parent's head but Parent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Beer misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Parent misses.
Beer cracks Parent with a hook to the temple - Parent is on wobbly legs here! Beer swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Parent falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Beer wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Draft Beer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Guimaraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Guimaraes has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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270 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunner Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Guimaraes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guimaraes shoots for a double leg takedown but Grant sprawls well. He's pushed Guimaraes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guimaraes throws out the jab.
Grant throws a looping overhand right but Guimaraes ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Grant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grant takes a swing at Guimaraes's ribcage but misses.
Guimaraes cracks Grant with an open hand slap.
Grant throws a right and a left that Guimaraes avoids nicely.
Guimaraes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grant pinned against the cage. Grant gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch combination from Grant misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guimaraes avoids the body shot from Grant.
Guimaraes misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guimaraes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Grant. No joy for Guimaraes on that attempt.
Gunner Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Guimaraes.
A telegraphed right hand from Grant misses the target.
Grant jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guimaraes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grant displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Guimaraes shoots in but no luck this time.
Grant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grant cracks the inside of Guimaraes's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant with a lazy takedown attempt
and Guimaraes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grant misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grant throws a nice looking combination but Guimaraes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guimaraes slips a jab and a cross from Grant.
Grant throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Guimaraes connects with a right hand. Grant shakes it off.
Guimaraes throws a series of punches but Grant moves out of range.
Grant moves in looking to clinch but Guimaraes pushes him off.
Grant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by Grant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch but Guimaraes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Guimaraes.
Grant darts in trying to clinch
and Guimaraes counters with a single leg into guard. Grant didn't expect that.
Guimaraes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Guimaraes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Guimaraes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guimaraes postures up.
Grant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grant working for a triangle but Guimaraes defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grant is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant thows a huge punch but Guimaraes dodges it nicely.
Guimaraes is looking for a sweep. Grant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grant wants to stand up but Guimaraes is controlling the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Grant connects with a nice short shot to Guimaraes's temple.
Guimaraes is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Grant jumps into side control!
Grant stands up and beckons Guimaraes to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guimaraes misses with a few strikes there.
Guimaraes misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Grant dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Guimaraes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Guimaraes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Grant is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Guimaraes dives into side control.
Guimaraes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Guimaraes throwing strikes but Grant manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Guimaraes tries to bench press Grant off him but Grant keeps the position.
Grant is looking to take a break and control but Guimaraes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guimaraes takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Guimaraes is trying to get back to his feet.
Guimaraes is breathing heavily.
Grant trying to control the position but Guimaraes is working away.
Guimaraes looks to move to half guard but instead Grant has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guimaraes is trying to reverse the position but instead Grant has taken his back - oops!
Guimaraes breaks Grant's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Guimaraes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Guimaraes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grant controls Guimaraes momentarily but Guimaraes frees himself.
Grant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Guimaraes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grant pushes Guimaraes off and gets back to his feet.
Grant shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guimaraes pinned against the cage. Guimaraes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Guimaraes tries to buck Grant off but Grant is having none of it.
Guimaraes throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Grant is working Guimaraes over with some ground and pound from side control.
Guimaraes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Grant's best efforts.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Guimaraes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Guimaraes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grant trying to control the pace.
Grant stops Guimaraes from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guimaraes is staying active underneath Grant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grant is controlling the pace.
Grant decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grant throws a jab but it's blocked by Guimaraes.
Grant tries to clinch
and Guimaraes counters with a left and a right that stings Grant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Guimaraes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Grant does no damage.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guimaraes manages to avoid it.
Grant darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Grant seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Guimaraes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Grant tries to stand and escape but Guimaraes is controlling the position.
Guimaraes scores with a few weak punches.
Guimaraes wants to get back to full guard but Grant has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Grant dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Grant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guimaraes checks a leg kick.
Grant fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Grant with that takedown attempt.
Gunner Grant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guimaraes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant walks into a jab.
Guimaraes throws a leg kick but Grant sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Guimaraes does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guimaraes moves into range and clinches up with Grant.
Grant gets control of Guimaraes's arms and successfully pulls guard. Grant will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Guimaraes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guimaraes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Grant's head.
Guimaraes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Grant pulls Guimaraes in to control the position.
Grant working for a triangle but Guimaraes defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guimaraes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Guimaraes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant pushes Guimaraes off and gets back to his feet.
Grant misses with a hook. Guimaraes ducked under it nicely.
Grant throws the kick towards the body but Guimaraes avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Grant checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grant misses with a hook.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guimaraes manages to avoid it.
Guimaraes tries to clinch but Grant moves away
and Grant counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guimaraes is trying to stand back up but Grant is controlling him
Grant blocks the strikes from Guimaraes.
Guimaraes is staying active underneath Grant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grant blocks the strikes from Guimaraes.
Guimaraes throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guimaraes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ricardo Guimaraes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guimaraes is working an open guard so Grant takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Guimaraes stuffs the takedown.
Grant walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grant looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant moves away from the strike by Guimaraes.
Guimaraes is looking to score with low kicks.
Grant dodges the punch combination from Guimaraes.
Grant avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gunner Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guimaraes dodges the punch combination from Grant.
Grant moves away from the strike by Guimaraes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunner Grant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grant, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunner Grant!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Marko Gracie 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alejandro Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Gracie has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gracie looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie tries to strike from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracie is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gracie has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alejandro Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marko Gracie.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gracie is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gracie wants to break free but Silva has control.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gracie can't break the clinch.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gracie is working to tighten is grip on Silva's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Silva has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Gracie is really squeezing tight and eventually Silva passes out! Gracie breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marko Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Ratner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Don Ratner has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Ratner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Black!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black cracks a nice hook into Ratner's ribs.
Black moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Black misses with the combination.
Ratner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Black throws a series of punches but Ratner moves out of range.
Ratner takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Ratner looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
Ratner swinging wilding here.
Black swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ratner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Black looks to land a combination but Ratner avoids it well.
Ratner misses with a wild body shot.
Ratner throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Ratner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ratner throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ratner.
Ratner shoots for a double leg takedown but Black sprawls well. He's pushed Ratner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ratner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black.
A jab from Ratner misses.
Black moves into the clinch successfully.
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ratner shoots for a double leg takedown but Black sprawls well. He's pushed Ratner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a series of punches but Ratner avoids them all with ease.
Ratner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Black lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Don Ratner has been cut.
Black lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ratner is breathing heavily.
Ratner tries to keep at a distance but Black has taken the fight into the clinch.
Black lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ratner backwards.
Black breaks the clinch.
Ratner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Ratner tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ratner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Black throws a combination that misses
and Ratner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ratner throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ratner doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
Black connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ratner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ratner circles away quickly and effectively.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ratner was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ratner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Ratner.
Black takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Black blocks the body kick.
Ratner just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Ratner as Black shoots in.
Ratner throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Ratner throws a wild body kick that Black sees coming a mile off.
Ratner misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
Black avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ratner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Black throws a right hand that Ratner ducks under and follows up with a left that Ratner also avoids with ease.
Ratner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Black shoots in for a takedown but Ratner shows good takedown defense.
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!
Ratner circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratner tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
Ratner tries a head kick but it misses.
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ratner counters with a series of strikes. Black will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ratner throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Ratner is looking to clinch.
Ratner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black dodges the punch combination from Ratner.
Black looks for a takedown but Ratner sprawls well.
Don Ratner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Black.
Ratner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black stalks Ratner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ratner's face. Ratner staggers backwards, shaken.
Ratner misses with a few strikes there.
Black lands a jab to the head.
Black throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Black throws a series of punches but Ratner avoids them all with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Ratner as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratner throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Ratner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ratner.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ratner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ratner misses with a wild body shot.
Jack Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ratner throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ratner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Ratner pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Black comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ratner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ratner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Don Ratner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don Ratner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Black closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ratner.
Black swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ratner counters with a series of strikes. Black will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ratner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but Ratner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Black to the ground. Black escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ratner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ratner throws a combination. Black tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ratner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but Ratner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Black to the ground. Black escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Black throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ratner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Black closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Black on the inside.
Ratner is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.
Ratner is trying to drag Black to the mat but Black just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Ratner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Black throws a combination. Ratner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Black has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ratner is looking to wear down Black with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ratner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Ratner.
Don Ratner is winning the standup battle so far.
Ratner swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Ratner misses with a looping right.
Black takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ratner here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ratner throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Black throws a combination that misses
and Ratner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Ratner.
Black misses with the combination.
Ratner scores with a jab to the body.
Black misses with a double jab
and Ratner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ratner stalks Black and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Black's face. Black staggers backwards, shaken.
Ratner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ratner taking a breather.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Black lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Black scores with a shot to the side of Ratner's head.
Black breaks from the clinch.
Ratner scores with a shot to the body.
Ratner misses with a few strikes there.
Ratner misses the shot to the body.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Ratner digs a good body shot into Black's ribs.
Ratner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Black is able to avoid easily.
Black falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ratner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Black throws a series of punches but Ratner avoids them all with ease.
Don Ratner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ratner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratner tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ratner scores with a hook to the body. Black takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A left and a right from Black both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Black takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Ratner misses.
Ratner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Black misses with a combination
and Ratner counters with a nice body shot.
Ratner closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Ratner pushes Black against the cage but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Black misses with a double jab
and Ratner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ratner thows a body shot but no joy.
Ratner thows a body shot but no joy.
Black connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ratner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Black shoots for a takedown but Ratner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ratner.
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.
Ratner misses with a wild combination.
Black gets a clinch.
Ratner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ratner tries to break the clinch but Black is controlling the position.
Ratner tries to pull guard but Black won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
Black breaks from the clinch.
Black tries to bum rush Ratner with a series of wild strikes but Ratner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ratner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Black falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ratner counters with a series of strikes. Black will be more careful next time no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Ratner throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
Ratner throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Black clobbers Ratner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Ratner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Ratner's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Ratner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ratner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice sprawl there from Ratner as Black shoots in.
Ratner lands a two punch combo.
Ratner wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Ratner throws a combination. Black tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ratner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ratner.
Ratner misses the shot to the body.
Black avoids the head kick by Ratner.
Black forces Ratner back against the cage and clinches.
Ratner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Ratner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ratner is trying to break free.
Ratner keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ratner is trying to break free.
Ratner is looking to control Black's arms but Black gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ratner has his back to the cage.
Ratner misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ratner misses with a body shot.
Ratner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ratner.
Black jabs Ratner right on the nose. Ratner blinks but takes it well.
Black avoids the body shot from Ratner.
Ratner swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Black changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Black.
Nice straight punches there by Black. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Black.
Ratner swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Black lands an overhand right.
Black moves into the clinch.
Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black walks into a stiff left hand from Ratner.
Black throws a combination. Ratner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ratner lands with an overhand left.
Ratner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ratner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ratner doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
Ratner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Black tries to bum rush Ratner with a series of wild strikes but Ratner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ratner misses with a wild body shot.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ratner.
Black fails to land the takedown.
Black is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ratner is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Black.
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Black scores with a one two! Ratner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Black throws a hook but Ratner blocks it.
Ratner waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Black.
The fighters circling - Ratner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black lands a jab-cross combination.
Ratner looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Black displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Black takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratner avoids the body shot from Black.
Black has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ratner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ratner just misses with a punch to the body.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ratner.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Black lands a two punch combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ratner.
Black is working the combinations to good effect here.
Black swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ratner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ratner misses the shot to the body.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ratner.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Ratner.
Ratner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Black lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ratner backs up against the cage.
Ratner misses with a shot to the body
and Black counters with a two punch combo.
Black clinches with his opponent.
Black is pressed up against the cage. Ratner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Black down to the mat. Black avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Don Ratner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice defenses there by Black.
A head kick misses from Ratner.
Ratner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Ratner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good exchange - Black coming out on top.
Black throws a series of strikes that have Ratner backpedaling.
Ratner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ratner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Black clinches with his opponent.
Jack Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ratner wants to get back to striking at distance but Black won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Ratner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ratner, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Ratner!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Cason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Cason!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cason paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cason 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cason off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cason closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rua gets back to half guard.
Rua regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cason must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cason prevents Rua from getting back to his feet.
Cason thows a big elbow that misses.
Cason postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rua trying to keep a closed guard but Cason is proving a slippery customer.
Rua wants to stand up but Cason is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cason is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is looking to stand up but Cason isn't so interested in that idea.
Cason postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cason throws a big right hand that misses.
Cason working some strikes from top position.
Cason working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cason landing with the ground and pound.
Cason thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cason stands up over Rua, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cason lands a couple of elbows.
Cason working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rua's head.
Rua is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cason cracks Rua with a solid left hand.
Rua throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cason gets to his feet. Rua looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Cason swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Cason looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rua!
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!
Cason connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cason lands with some strikes.
Rua is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cason landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Rua is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cason postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Rua badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Cason around the waist but Cason pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Cason is the winner by TKO! Cason jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Cason!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vijay Jariwala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Lipsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jariwala comes to the cage accompanied by The 420 Anthem: Nuff Fire - Abstract Rude. Lipsky is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Help, I'm Alive. 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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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vijay Jariwala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Lipsky!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jariwala misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jariwala feints and as Lipsky raises his hands in defense, Jariwala changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jariwala's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lipsky can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jariwala controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lipsky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jariwala showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jariwalais looking to pass into half guard but Lipsky pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lipsky is in guard.
Jariwala working a defensive guard here.
Jariwala trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lipsky wanted to stand there but Jariwala had control of the position.
Jariwala is trying to control the position but Lipsky postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lipsky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jariwala darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lipsky manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jariwala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lipsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Jariwala.
Jariwala misses with a body shot.
Lipsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lipsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Jariwala throws a right hand that Lipsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Lipsky also avoids with ease.
Lipsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lipsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lipsky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jariwala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jariwala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jariwala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lipsky takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jariwala throws a head kick but Lipsky moves out of range.
Lipsky throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jariwala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lipsky moves in looking to clinch but Jariwala pushes him off.
Jariwala tries to keep at a distance but Lipsky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lipsky keeps control of Jariwala as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lipsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jariwala blocks it with crossed arms.
Jariwala manages to break the clinch.
Lipsky moves in looking to clinch but Jariwala pushes him off.
Lipsky tries to clinch but Jariwala moves out of range.
Lipsky moves in looking to clinch but Jariwala pushes him off.
Jariwala throws a shot to the body.
Jariwala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jariwala throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lipsky crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jariwala - the referee stops the clock and Lipsky gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jariwala. Lipsky manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lipsky looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jariwala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lipsky is looking to clinch.
Lipsky wants to clinch.
Lipsky steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jariwala. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jariwala looks for a takedown but Lipsky sprawls well.
Jariwala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lipsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jariwala misses with a kick to the body.
Jariwala drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jariwala wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lipsky keeps working.
Jariwala postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jariwala looks up at the clock and then as Lipsky takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jariwala smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lipsky throws Jariwala to one side and escapes!
A nice inside leg kick there by Jariwala. That's going to slow Lipsky down.
Lipsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jariwala misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matt Lipsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jariwala lands with a nice combination. Lipsky backs away looking to recover.
Lipsky stuffs the takedown.
Lipsky throws a nice looking combination but Jariwala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jariwala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jariwala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lipsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jariwala.
Jariwala shoots in for a double leg but Lipsky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vijay Jariwala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jariwala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Lipsky avoids a kick to the body.
Jariwala throws a sloppy head kick and Lipsky moves out of range easily.
Jariwala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lipsky.
Jariwala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lipsky with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jariwala to score with a decent uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Jariwala finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jariwala throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jariwala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jariwala lands a head kick. Lipsky smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jariwala chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vijay Jariwala dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jariwala.
Jariwala swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Jariwala.
Lipsky's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jariwala scores with a kick to the midsection.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lipsky.
Jariwala throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jariwala lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jariwala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jariwala lands a right hook to the body.
Vijay Jariwala is winning the standup battle so far.
Jariwala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jariwala lands a slapping body shot.
Jariwala rushes Lipsky and presses him up against the cage.
Jariwala looking to throw knees to the head but Lipsky is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lipsky.
Jariwala avoiding damage as Lipsky throws knees to the body.
Lipsky is pressed up against the cage. Jariwala has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lipsky down to the mat. Lipsky avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
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!
Lipsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jariwala. Jariwala obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jariwala scoring well with a low kick there.
Jariwala plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jariwala throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipsky tries to clinch but Jariwala moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jariwala.
Jariwala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jariwala.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jariwala.
Lipsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jariwala can pounce on him.
A head kick from Jariwala lands but Lipsky takes it in his stride.
Horrible takedown by Jariwala or perhaps it was just good defense by Lipsky which made him look bad.
Jariwala is looking to wear down Lipsky with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lipsky darts in trying to clinch
and Jariwala counters with a series of strikes. Lipsky will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jariwala throws a head kick that Lipsky semi-blocks.
Jariwala closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jariwala lands in his opponent's guard.
Lipsky can't keep his opponent in guard - Jariwala advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jariwala throwing shots but Lipsky is blocking nicely.
Jariwala not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jariwala is nestled in close to Lipsky, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jariwala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jariwala perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jariwala not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lipsky is trying to stand back up but Jariwala is controlling him
Lipsky is in trouble now - Jariwala has advanced to mount!
Jariwala postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lipsky looks a forlorn figure.
Jariwala scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lipsky?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jariwala is landing with some decent strikes but Lipsky is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jariwala sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lipsky's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jariwala with good strikes from the mount here!
Jariwala scoring with strikes but Lipsky is staying in there.
Jariwala controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jariwala cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jariwala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lipsky can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jariwala scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jariwala scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jariwala is landing with some decent strikes but Lipsky is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jariwala lands with some strikes.
Jariwala takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lipsky takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jariwala takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jariwala is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lipsky can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lipsky wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vijay Jariwala dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lipsky tries to keep at a distance but Jariwala has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jariwala tries to land knees in the clinch but Lipsky avoids the damage to the body.
Jariwala is struggling to control the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lipsky.
Jariwala avoids a wild elbow strike from Lipsky.
Jariwala is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lipsky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jariwala.
Jariwala avoiding damage as Lipsky throws knees to the body.
Lipsky lands an elbow that stopped Jariwala in his tracks for a moment.
Jariwala with a knee to the head.
Jariwala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jariwala drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lipsky gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lipsky throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jariwala avoiding damage as Lipsky throws knees to the body.
Lipsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jariwala tries to land knees in the clinch but Lipsky avoids the damage to the body.
Jariwala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jariwala is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jariwala drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vijay Jariwala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jariwala gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jariwala slips a nice elbow through Lipsky's hands, connecting with Lipsky's forehead.
Jariwala performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lipsky is staying active underneath Jariwala, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jariwala is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lipsky defends it well.
Lipsky avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jariwala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky pushes Jariwala off looking to stand but Jariwala dives back in and keeps control.
Jariwala keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jariwala is keen to just control but Lipsky is a slippery customer.
Jariwala looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lipsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jariwala. Jariwala obviously looking to wear him down.
Jariwala blocks a head kick by Lipsky.
Jariwala lands a front kick.
Jariwala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lipsky keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lipsky tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jariwala throws a sloppy head kick and Lipsky moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jariwala. That's going to slow Lipsky down.
Jariwala finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lipsky tries to clinch up
and Jariwala counters with a single leg into guard. Lipsky didn't expect that.
Lipsky wants to stand and escape but Jariwala is having none of it.
Lipsky can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jariwala controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lipsky wants to stand but Jariwala is controlling the position.
Jariwala throws a big right hand that misses.
Jariwala is stalling in the full guard.
Jariwala throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jariwala is stalling in the full guard.
Jariwala with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lipsky keeping moving, preventing Jariwala from controlling successfully.
Jariwala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lipsky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vijay Jariwala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vijay Jariwala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jariwala, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vijay Jariwala!
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