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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hanlon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Strogavadish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anton Strogavadish will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Hanlon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anton Strogavadish!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanlon tries to clinch there but Strogavadish circles away.
Hanlon moves into range and clinches up with Strogavadish.
Hanlon jumps guard and drags Strogavadish to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Strogavadish showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strogavadish wants to control from the top but Hanlon keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Anton Strogavadish.
Strogavadish gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hanlon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strogavadish working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hanlon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hanlon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hanlon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
It looks like Anton Strogavadish has been cut.
Hanlon lands a couple of digs.
That has opened up Anton Strogavadish's cut even more.
Strogavadish has an active guard here but Hanlon has managed to pass into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanlon is nestled in close to Strogavadish, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The cut above Anton Strogavadish's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anton Strogavadish's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Hanlon!
Mark Hanlon really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Zentrope Fighting Universe logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makosi Karolczak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makosi Karolczak will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Makosi Karolczak!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karolczak blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee feints and as Karolczak raises his hands in defense, Lee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lee cracks Karolczak with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee wants to stand but Karolczak has his arm trapped.
Karolczak is trying to get back to half guard.
Lee working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Karolczak tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Karolczak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lee trying to control the position but Karolczak is working away.
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!
Lee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lee trying to control the action but Karolczak is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries for a kimura but Karolczak is defending well.
Lee tries to get to his feet but Karolczak is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Lee in his guard.
Lee tries to stand but Karolczak is controlling from the bottom.
Karolczak wants to stand but Lee is controlling the position.
Karolczak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karolczak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Karolczak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Karolczak is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee drops back looking for a leg! Karolczak is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Karolczak manages to kick Lee off! Lee jumps back into Karolczak's guard.
Lee postures up and lands a big shot to Karolczak's brow.
Lee trying to control but Karolczak is working from the bottom.
Karolczak has a closed guard, preventing Lee from standing up.
Karolczak is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Karolczak lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karolczak is trying to keep Lee in close.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Karolczak is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lee defends well.
Karolczak throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Lee forces his way into half guard.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Karolczak is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Karolczak doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lee.
Lee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Karolczak defends it well.
Lee prevents Karolczak from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee works his way into side control.
Lee is trying to get an arm triangle but Karolczak is defending well.
Lee working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lee tries for a kimura but Karolczak is defending well.
Karolczak sneaks back into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Karolczak is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Karolczak manages to get to full guard.
Lee connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Lee dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lee wants to clinch up but Karolczak keeps it at a distance.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee moves into range and clinches up with Karolczak.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karolczak throws an elbow but misses.
Lee successfully pulls guard.
Karolczak got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Karolczak has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
Lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looking to control.
Lee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Karolczak pushes his legs off easily.
Lee has his foot on Karolczak's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Karolczak works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karolczak trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Makosi Karolczak hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lee has managed to clinch.
Lee is trying to trip Karolczak. He has hold of a leg but Karolczak is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lee persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lee thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lee wants to stand but Karolczak has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karolczak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee is looking to stand up but Karolczak won't let him.
Rock Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karolczak throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lee is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Karolczak has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lee is looking to defend but Karolczak has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lee! Karolczak pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lee taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Makosi Karolczak!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fish Nak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samran Mookjai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nak comes to the cage accompanied by Skillet - Hero ( Undisputed ). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fish Nak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samran Mookjai!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mookjai lands a leg kick that knocks Nak off balance momentarily.
Mookjai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mookjai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nak fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mookjai avoids it really well and circles away.
Samran Mookjai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mookjai lands a big head kick that sends Nak to the canvas! Mookjai follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samran Mookjai!
Samran Mookjai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Kozlov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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182 lbs
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175 lbs
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Berry!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry moves out of range of the strikes.
Kozlov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Berry is fending him off so far but Kozlov persists. Nope, Berry circles away and we're back to standing.
Kozlov scores with a takedown into Berry's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kozlov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kozlov wants to control from the top but Berry keeps moving.
Berry has Kozlov pulled in close to control his posture.
Kozlov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kozlov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Berry avoids it really well and circles away.
Kozlov doesn't manage to clinch there - Berry circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov tries to clinch but Berry moves out of range.
Igor Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kozlov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Berry counters with a single leg into guard. Kozlov didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Kozlov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Berry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Berry wants to control from the top but Kozlov keeps moving.
Kozlov 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.
Berry is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kozlov wants to get back to his feet but Berry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kozlov wriggles free and stands up.
Kozlov clinches up with Berry and pushes him back against the cage.
Kozlov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kozlov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Berry takes a shot to the head.
Kozlov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kozlov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kozlov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kozlov.
Kozlov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kozlov lands an elbow that stopped Berry in his tracks for a moment.
Berry is rocked!
Kozlov scores with a shot to the side of Berry's head.
Berry is still on wobbly legs! Can Kozlov finish him?
Kozlov creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Berry with a big uppercut! Berry tries to clinch up but Kozlov pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Berry to the mat! Berry covers up and Kozlov unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Igor Kozlov!
A victorious Igor Kozlov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yodthanong Photirat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shorty Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yodthanong Photirat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shorty Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Photirat closes the distance but Gonzalez moves to the side
and Gonzalez counters with a good, hard body kick but Photirat shrugs it off.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Photirat misses with a wild body shot.
Photirat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzalez counters with a head kick that drops Photirat to the mat! Photirat scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
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!
Photirat throws a looping overhand right but Gonzalez ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Photirat lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gonzalez doesn't seem phased though.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Photirat.
Gonzalez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but Photirat sees it coming and moves out of range.
Photirat works Gonzalez's body with a nice hook.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.
Photirat throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Photirat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gonzalez connects with a knee to the head.
Photirat is rocked!
It looks like Yodthanong Photirat has been cut.
Photirat takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Photirat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez has Photirat pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Photirat is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Gonzalez - that's hurt Photirat badly! Oh, another knee lands and Photirat is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Photirat doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Shorty Gonzalez!
Shorty Gonzalez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Salomao Trindade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Indrid Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salomao Trindade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Indrid Cold!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cold checks a leg kick.
Cold bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cold cracks Trindade with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Trindade wants to control but Cold postures up.
Cold landing a few strikes.
Trindade tries to bench press Cold off him but Cold keeps the position.
Cold is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Trindade knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Trindade trying to remain calm as Cold controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trindade is looking for a sweep.
Cold stands up and beckons Trindade to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trindade throws a leg kick that misses.
Cold connects with a body shot.
Trindade is looking to chop away at Cold's legs.
Cold avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Trindade cracks the inside of Cold's front leg.
No joy there for Cold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trindade avoids the head kick by Cold.
Trindade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trindade gets tackled into the cage by Cold. Cold maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cold shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cold controlling the pace.
Trindade wants to improve his position but Cold is controlling well.
Cold decides to stand up.
Salomao Trindade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trindade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trindade goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trindade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cold misses with a low kick.
Trindade attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Cold as he checks the leg kick.
Cold looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cold wants to control from the top but Trindade keeps moving.
Cold preventing the sweep.
Cold is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cold works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold slips a nice elbow through Trindade's hands, connecting with Trindade's forehead.
Trindade is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cold scores with a couple of nice shots.
Trindade looking for submissions off his back.
Trindade is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trindade looking for submissions off his back.
Cold is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Trindade is just riding it out for now. Cold eventually gives up the hold.
Cold controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cold is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Indrid Cold 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.
Cold fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Trindade sprawls well initially but Cold persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cold stands up from half guard.
Good work by Trindade as he checks the leg kick.
Cold changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Trindade looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Trindade is looking to regain half guard here but Cold keeps moving and retains side control.
Cold wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Trindade, who protects the arm well.
Cold wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Trindade, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Trindade is trying to get back to half guard.
Cold landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Trindade gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cold putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cold with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cold lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trindade wants to control but Cold is having none of it.
Cold lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Trindade is rocked!
Cold is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Cold pushes Trindade up against the cage in a clinch.
Cold lands a knee to the head.
Oh Trindade is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Salomao Trindade has been cut.
Cold lands a big knee! That's hurt Trindade! Oh, he's all over the place! Cold lands another knee that sends Trindade to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Indrid Cold!
Indrid Cold made sure to mention his sponsor, Torment Fightwear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorn Anthriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayo has chosen Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever as his entrance music. Chris Mayo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight 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 Rio de Janeiro, Jorn Anthriel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Mayo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anthriel circles away.
Mayo misses with a left hand
and Anthriel counters with a straight right hand.
Mayo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anthriel but Anthriel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mayo walks into a stiff left hand from Anthriel.
Mayo misses with an uppercut.
Mayo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anthriel.
Anthriel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayo throws out the jab.
Anthriel jabs Mayo right on the nose. Mayo blinks but takes it well.
Mayo takes one to the side of the head.
Anthriel misses with a body shot.
Mayo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anthriel rushes Mayo and presses him up against the cage.
Mayo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mayo looking to slow down the pace here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Anthriel.
Mayo trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Anthriel is trying to push Mayo away but Mayo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anthriel lands a body punch.
Mayo is looking to control Anthriel's arms but Anthriel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mayo has his back to the cage.
Mayo tries to land knees in the clinch but Anthriel avoids the damage to the body.
Mayo working aggressively here.
Mayo trying to control the position but instead, Anthriel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mayo into the cage.
Anthriel blocks an elbow strike.
Anthriel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mayo looking to stall.
Anthriel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Anthriel lands a left hand.
Anthriel managing to block the knees to the body from Mayo.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo lands a knee to the body.
Anthriel lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Mayo.
Mayo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anthriel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mayo is trying to maintain a safe position but Anthriel gets an underhook and turns Mayo into the cage.
Mayo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mayo missing with knees to the body.
Anthriel tries to work over Mayo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mayo misses with a knee strike.
Anthriel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anthriel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mayo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anthriel is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Mayo fails to land.
Mayo misses with a knee to the head.
Anthriel misses with the head strike.
Mayo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel breaks from the clinch.
Mayo connects with a right hand. Anthriel shakes it off.
Anthriel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayo.
Anthriel's corner calls for a 1-2. Anthriel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anthriel misses with a body shot.
Mayo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
and Anthriel counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Mayo! He's just covering up as Anthriel starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorn Anthriel!
Jorn Anthriel retains his bantamweight title!
Jorn Anthriel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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