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LDR KO 3: St Pierre vs McClain PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Antunes Coimbra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yokozuma The Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Antunes Coimbra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Yokozuma The Giant!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Giant shoots in for a double leg but Coimbra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Coimbra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Giant shoots in for a double leg but Coimbra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Coimbra rushes The Giant and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Coimbra with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Yokozuma The Giant has been cut.
Coimbra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coimbra landing knees to the head.
Coimbra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Giant looks gassed!
The Giant takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coimbra connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coimbra connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Giant's face.
Coimbra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coimbra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coimbra working The Giant over with knees to the body.
Coimbra working The Giant over with knees to the body.
Coimbra lands a knee to the body.
The Giant takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coimbra crunches a lovely knee into The Giant's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coimbra obliges.
Coimbra lands an elbow that stopped The Giant in his tracks for a moment.
Coimbra with a knee to the head.
Coimbra crunches a lovely knee into The Giant's ribcage.
Coimbra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Coimbra working The Giant over with knees to the body.
Coimbra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coimbra working The Giant over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coimbra crunches a lovely knee into The Giant's ribcage.
The Giant tries to score a body lock takedown but Coimbra shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Arthur Antunes Coimbra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yokozuma The Giant.
Coimbra lands a good knee to the midsection. The Giant won't want to take too many of those.
The Giant takes an elbow to the forehead.
Coimbra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Giant is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Coimbra.
The Giant is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Coimbra pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Giant is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Coimbra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coimbra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Giant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Giant is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Coimbra pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Coimbra tries a knee to the head but The Giant blocks it.
Coimbra lands a damaging elbow.
Coimbra tries to land a knee to the head but The Giant blocks with his arms.
The Giant tries for a takedown. No joy.
Coimbra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Giant in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Coimbra.
Coimbra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Giant's defenses.
The Giant drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coimbra gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The Giant tries to score a body lock takedown but Coimbra shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
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.
The Giant looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Coimbra.
The Giant goes for a takedown in the clinch but Coimbra prevents it.
Coimbra unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Giant lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Giant looking for a takedown.
Coimbra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Coimbra.
The Giant is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Coimbra pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees to the body from Coimbra.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coimbra obliges.
The Giant wants a takedown.
Coimbra lands an elbow just above The Giant 's eye.
The Giant wants a takedown.
The Giant wants a takedown.
Coimbra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Giant changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Coimbra fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Giant shoots in for a takedown but Coimbra shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coimbra tries to clinch there but The Giant circles away.
The Giant circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Giant is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Coimbra's half guard.
The Giant takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Coimbra looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Coimbra wants to improve his position but The Giant is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Giant is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Giant winds up and cracks Coimbra with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Coimbra taking some punishment here, with The Giant in his half guard.
Coimbra is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Giant scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from The Giant there.
Coimbra is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Giant scores with a couple of nice shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Giant lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The Giant working over Coimbra with some ground and pound. Coimbra looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Giant is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The Giant looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Giant looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Coimbra with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Coimbra could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
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. The Giant connects with a nice short shot to Coimbra's temple.
Coimbra is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Giant scores with a couple of nice shots.
Coimbra is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Giant scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from The Giant.
The Giant scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Coimbra has hold of The Giant's hands but The Giant slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The Giant winds up and cracks Coimbra with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Coimbra taking some punishment here, with The Giant in his half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The Giant lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The Giant seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Coimbra has hold of The Giant's hands but The Giant slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Coimbra on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The Giant looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The Giant working the head and body with strikes.
Coimbra taking some punishment here, with The Giant in his half guard.
The Giant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coimbra has hold of The Giant's hands but The Giant slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Coimbra might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Coimbra on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Coimbra on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The Giant throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Coimbra is looking to improve his position.
The Giant is nestled in close to Coimbra, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The Giant winds up and cracks Coimbra with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Giant landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The Giant working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The Giant scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Coimbra knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Giant on the ground.
The Giant winds up and cracks Coimbra with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Giant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Coimbra defending well though.
The Giant working Coimbra over with strikes.
The Giant not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. The Giant lands a nice short elbow.
The Giant drops an elbow to the side of Coimbra's head.
Coimbra tries to kick The Giant off but The Giant keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. The Giant lands a nice short elbow.
The Giant landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The Giant takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The Giant looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Coimbra with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The Giant lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The Giant lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The Giant lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Giant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coimbra's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yokozuma The Giant.
I think The Giant has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 9:10
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 9:10
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yokozuma The Giant!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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280 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Warren Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Lima fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sapp avoids it really well and circles away.
Sapp scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sapp shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
de Lima has hold of Sapp's hands but Sapp slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sapp looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks de Lima with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
de Lima is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sapp pulls his head out easily.
Sapp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with de Lima. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
de Lima pushes Sapp off looking to stand but Sapp dives back in and keeps control.
de Lima is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sapp pulls his head out easily.
de Lima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sapp is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sapp scoring with strikes to the body and head.
de Lima has hold of Sapp's hands but Sapp slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sapp drops an elbow to the side of de Lima's head.
Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima's cut is getting worse.
de Lima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
de Lima is breathing heavily.
Sapp looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sapp prevents de Lima from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sapp lands a nice short elbow.
Jeez, Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Warren Sapp!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Phelan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrence Cody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phelan has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Mike Phelan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Phelan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Terrence Cody!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phelan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phelan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phelan stuffs the takedown.
Phelan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phelan scores with a leg kick.
Phelan tries to close the distance and clinch but Cody swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cody has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cody chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Phelan can pounce on him.
Phelan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Phelan misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Phelan.
Phelan moves in looking to clinch but Cody pushes him off.
Phelan moves in looking to clinch but Cody pushes him off.
Phelan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Phelan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phelan moves in looking to clinch but Cody pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phelan misses with a head kick.
Phelan is breathing heavily.
Phelan throws a right hand that Cody ducks under and follows up with a left that Cody also avoids with ease.
Phelan could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cody keeps the fight on the outside.
Phelan lands with a slapping head kick.
Cody throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Phelan was covering up waiting for the punch and Cody finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cody works over Phelan with some ground and pound from guard.
Phelan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Phelan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cody.
Phelan has momentary wrist control but Cody slips an elbow through the middle.
Cody cracks Phelan with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phelan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cody throws a strike but Phelan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cody striking off his back but it's not causing Phelan any problems.
Cody throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cody tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cody is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cody manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Phelan manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phelan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cody.
Phelan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cody.
Cody loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cody is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cody content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cody scoring with some ground and pound.
Phelan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cody missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Phelan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cody.
Cody in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cody throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cody must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cody throws a strike but Phelan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cody looking for a sweep. Not yet Cody, not yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Phelan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cody closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Phelan is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Cody.
Phelan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cody.
Cody throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cody not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cody winds up and cracks Phelan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cody scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cody with the ground and pound but Phelan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cody won't allow Phelan to get back to his feet.
Cody throws and elbow that misses. Phelan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cody's guard. Nice move by Phelan!
Cody wants to sweep but no luck.
Cody thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Phelan is looking to stand up but Cody won't let him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cody looking for a sweep. Not yet Cody, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cody keeps the fight on the outside.
Cody shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cody connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cody connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Phelan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Phelan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Phelan tries to get out of the position.
Phelan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cody throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Phelan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cody lands a big shot there that rocks Phelan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cody looking to land elbow strikes but Phelan uses the position to regain half guard.
Cody lands strikes from half guard.
Cody thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Phelan to regain full guard.
Cody working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cody throws and elbow that misses. Phelan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cody's guard. Nice move by Phelan!
Phelan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Phelan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Phelan misses with the combination.
Mike Phelan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cody decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Cody there.
Cody seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cody thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Phelan's head.
Cody thows a huge punch but Phelan dodges it nicely.
Cody winds up and cracks Phelan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cody thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrence Cody comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cody has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 9:10
Judge James Glass scores the fight 9:10
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrence Cody!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Van Der Sar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhsin Muhammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhsin Muhammed acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Edwin Van Der Sar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhsin Muhammed!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Van Der Sar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muhammed circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Der Sar lands a body shot.
Edwin Van Der Sar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muhammed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Der Sar tries to keep at a distance but Muhammed has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Der Sar blocks an elbow strike.
Van Der Sar is trying to break the clinch but Muhammed has him pressed against the cage.
Van Der Sar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Muhammed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Der Sar blocks it with crossed arms.
Muhammed tries to land a knee to the head but Van Der Sar blocks with his arms.
Van Der Sar can't break the clinch.
Muhammed connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Der Sar's face.
Van Der Sar can't break the clinch.
Van Der Sar avoids the elbow strike from Muhammed, against the cage.
Muhammed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Der Sar's efforts to push away.
Van Der Sar avoiding damage as Muhammed throws knees to the body.
Van Der Sar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Der Sar managing to block the knees to the body from Muhammed.
Muhammed putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Der Sar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Muhammed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Der Sar's efforts to push away.
Muhammed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Der Sar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Van Der Sar working hard to break the clinch.
Van Der Sar can't break the clinch.
Muhammed tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Der Sar avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheers as Van Der Sar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Muhammed doesn't seem phased though.
Van Der Sar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Der Sar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Der Sar keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice shot by Van Der Sar.
Van Der Sar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Der Sar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muhammed circles away quickly and effectively.
Muhammed shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Der Sar sprawls well. Van Der Sar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Muhammed gets slowly back to his feet.
Muhammed looks gassed!
Van Der Sar lands with an uppercut that bounces Muhammed off the cage and back into rage.
Muhammed gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Sar is trying to stand.
Muhammed misses with a head shot. Van Der Sar uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Muhammed with a flurry of punches that miss.
Muhammed stands up and waves to Van Der Sar to follow him.
Muhammed closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Van Der Sar is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Muhammed misses with the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Muhammed seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed in side control, throwing shots but Van Der Sar defends.
Muhammed throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Van Der Sar works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Van Der Sar is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muhammed looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Muhammed throws a strike but Van Der Sar avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Muhammed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Muhammed throws and elbow that misses. Van Der Sar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Muhammed's guard. Nice move by Van Der Sar!
Muhammed lands some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed striking off his back but it's not causing Van Der Sar any problems.
Van Der Sar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Muhammed doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Muhammed throws a couple of heel strikes.
Van Der Sar wants to get up but he can't break Muhammed's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Muhammed throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Muhammed striking off his back but it's not causing Van Der Sar any problems.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Van Der Sar.
Muhammed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Der Sar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Der Sar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Muhammed shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Van Der Sar defends it nicely.
Van Der Sar circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van Der Sar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Van Der Sar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muhammed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A right-left combo lands from Van Der Sar.
Muhammed is rocked!
Van Der Sar throws an uppercut from hell that sends Muhammed clean off his feet! He's out cold! Van Der Sar stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edwin Van Der Sar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Santonio Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anquan Boldin (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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164 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Santonio Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anquan Boldin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boldin pinned against the cage. Boldin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Holmes needs to keep his hands up - Boldin had a free shot at his head there.
Boldin swinging wildly here.
Holmes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boldin avoids it really well and circles away.
Holmes shoots for a takedown but Boldin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santonio Holmes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Holmes throwing shots but Boldin is blocking nicely.
Holmes drops an elbow to the side of Boldin's head.
Holmes is trying to work for a kimura but Boldin is defending well.
Boldin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boldin is looking to escape.
Holmes working over Boldin with some ground and pound. Boldin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Holmes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Holmes stops Boldin from getting back to his feet.
Holmes 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.
Boldin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Holmes.
Holmes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Holmes working Boldin over with strikes.
Holmes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holmes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boldin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boldin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boldin.
Horrible takedown by Holmes or perhaps it was just good defense by Boldin which made him look bad.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Boldin stuffs the takedown.
Boldin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Boldin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boldin scores with a one two! Holmes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Boldin digs a good body shot into Holmes's ribs.
Boldin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boldin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Holmes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boldin lunges at Holmes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Holmes's hand.
Jab from Boldin.
Boldin throws a one two combo.
Boldin stuns Holmes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boldin misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Holmes is defended easily by Boldin.
Boldin lands a nice hook to Holmes's body. Holmes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boldin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Holmes.
Holmes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holmes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Boldin.
Boldin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holmes doesn't seem bothered though.
Holmes looks for a takedown but Boldin sprawls well.
A punch combination from Boldin misses.
Boldin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Holmes rather than just go for the knockout.
A shot to de liver by Boldin. Beautiful body shot.
Holmes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boldin as he avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boldin throws a series of punches but Holmes avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Boldin does it's job there.
Boldin throws a series of punches but Holmes avoids them all with ease.
Holmes shoots for a double leg takedown but Boldin sprawls well. He's pushed Holmes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boldin scores with a three punch combo!
Boldin slaps away a takedown attempt from Holmes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boldin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holmes circles away quickly and effectively.
Holmes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boldin as he jumps to the side.
Boldin works over Holmes's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boldin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Holmes drops back, looking for a kneebar! Boldin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Boldin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Boldin!
Holmes throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Holmes regains half guard.
Holmes tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Holmes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boldin pulls his head out easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Holmes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Holmes is trying to get back to full guard.
Holmes manages to get to full guard.
Holmes throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
That's six 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.
Holmes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boldin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Holmes has his foot on Boldin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boldin works his way back into a safe position though.
Holmes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boldin is one step ahead there.
Holmes throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Boldin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Holmes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boldin has managed to get both his arms back between Holmes's legs - danger averted.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boldin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Holmes is proving hard to escape from.
Holmes working for a triangle but Boldin defends it easily.
Holmes striking off his back but it's not causing Boldin any problems.
Boldin tries to stand but Holmes is controlling from the bottom.
Holmes throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Holmes has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Boldin doesn't defend quickly enough and Holmes has managed to lock this one up! Can Boldin escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Holmes on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Santonio Holmes!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lassana Diarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Rice will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lassana Diarra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Rice!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diarra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diarra closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rice did well to prevent Diarra getting side control.
Diarra throws a strike but Rice avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Diarra throws and elbow that misses. Rice uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diarra's guard. Nice move by Rice!
Diarra throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Diarra is striking off his back. Rice thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Diarra is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rice blocks the strikes from Diarra.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diarra is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diarra manages to get to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diarra is on top in guard.
Diarra throwing strikes from guard but Rice blocks nicely.
Diarra with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diarra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diarra thows a big elbow that misses.
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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diarra's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diarra throws a strike but Rice rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Diarra throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Diarra on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diarra tries to get out of the position.
Rice would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Diarra wants to sweep but no luck.
Diarra throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Diarra striking off his back but it's not causing Rice any problems.
Diarra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diarra is working hard here to advance position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rice is looking to clinch.
Rice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rice is looking to clinch but Diarra is avoiding it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rice.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diarra manages to avoid it.
Diarra slips a jab from Rice.
Rice throws a head kick but Diarra moves out of range.
Diarra really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rice looks gassed!
Rice fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rice looks to score with a jab to the body but Diarra is just out of range.
Rice tries to clinch there but Diarra circles away.
Rice feints and then cracks Diarra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diarra down.
Rice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diarra circles away quickly and effectively.
Rice wants to clinch up but Diarra keeps it at a distance.
Rice gets caught flat footed, as Diarra shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Diarra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diarra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diarra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diarra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rice's head.
Diarra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diarra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rice keeping full guard, as Diarra tries to pass.
Diarra throwing strikes from guard but Rice blocks nicely.
Rice utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diarra scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diarra passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Diarra cracks Rice with a big elbow.
Diarra in side control lands a decent elbow.
Diarra landing a few strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diarra works to advance to full mount. Rice defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Diarra landing strikes, looking to finish!
Diarra postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rice looks a forlorn figure.
Diarra working Rice over with strikes here.
Diarra punishing his opponent with strikes.
Diarra lands a big shot there that rocks Rice but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rice is in a horrible position here. Diarra smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Diarra raining down shots from the mount!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diarra landing punches.
Diarra landing strikes from the mount.
Diarra landing strikes from the mount and Rice is in trouble!
Diarra connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Diarra raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Diarra.
Diarra looking to finish Rice with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rice!
The referee warns Rice that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diarra scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Diarra scoring with strikes but Rice is staying in there.
Diarra putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Diarra fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rice takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Diarra breaks from Rice's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rice is bucking up trying to escape but Diarra cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rice takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Diarra unloading with bombs!
Diarra unloading with bombs!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diarra lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Diarra landing strikes from the mount and Rice is in trouble!
Diarra breaks from Rice's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Diarra scoring with strikes but Rice is staying in there.
Rice is rocked!
Diarra with a couple of short strikes.
Rice is still in real trouble! Can Diarra finish him?
Diarra lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Diarra loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Rice scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Diarra land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Diarra stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lassana Diarra!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cristiano Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos Leite takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ronaldo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. dos Santos Leite was covering up waiting for the punch and Ronaldo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ronaldo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and dos Santos Leite dives on top into guard.
Ronaldo looking for a guillotine here but dos Santos Leite defends easily.
dos Santos Leite must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ronaldo tries to strike from the bottom.
Ronaldo trying to strike off his back.
Ronaldo wants to sweep here but dos Santos Leite controlling him for the moment.
Ronaldo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ronaldo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead dos Santos Leite passes into side control.
Ronaldo throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ronaldo is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ronaldo misses with a strike from the bottom.
dos Santos Leite tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Ronaldo is trying to improve his position.
Ronaldo 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
dos Santos Leite tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ronaldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ronaldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
dos Santos Leite tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ronaldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ronaldo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says dos Santos Leite as he avoids it easily.
dos Santos Leite tries to clinch up but Ronaldo circles away and keeps his distance.
dos Santos Leite tries to clinch up.
dos Santos Leite tries to close the distance and clinch but Ronaldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
dos Santos Leite is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
dos Santos Leite tries to clinch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ronaldo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, dos Santos Leite has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ronaldo is breathing heavily.
Ronaldo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, dos Santos Leite has escaped the position, nice work there.
dos Santos Leite pushes Ronaldo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ronaldo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ronaldo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ronaldo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ronaldo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, dos Santos Leite has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ronaldo but great work by dos Santos Leite.
That's four 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.
dos Santos Leite tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Ronaldo is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but dos Santos Leite is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
dos Santos Leite is standing up, even though he is in mount.
dos Santos Leite moves into the clinch successfully.
dos Santos Leite landing knees to the head.
Ronaldo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. dos Santos Leite is trying to keep an underhook but Ronaldo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ronaldo throwing shots but dos Santos Leite is blocking nicely.
Ronaldo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos Leite wants to get back to his feet.
Ronaldo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ronaldo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. dos Santos Leite defending well though.
Ronaldo is looking for a kimura here.
Ronaldo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
dos Santos Leite manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's six 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.
dos Santos Leite wants to clinch up but Ronaldo keeps it at a distance.
dos Santos Leite slips a jab and a cross from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronaldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ronaldo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ronaldo swats away the attempt to clinch by dos Santos Leite.
dos Santos Leite tries to clinch there but Ronaldo circles away.
Ronaldo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ronaldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by dos Santos Leite.
dos Santos Leite closes the distance and clinches.
dos Santos Leite tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ronaldo avoids it.
dos Santos Leite misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ronaldo.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ronaldo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
dos Santos Leite dodges the ground and pound from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo working the head and body with strikes.
Ronaldo is trying to ground and pound but dos Santos Leite uses the momentary lack of control by Ronaldo to regain half guard.
Ronaldo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ronaldo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ronaldo is looking for a kimura here.
dos Santos Leite is trying to stand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ronaldo prevents dos Santos Leite from standing back up.
dos Santos Leite keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ronaldo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has dos Santos Leite pinned against the cage. dos Santos Leite gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristiano Ronaldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Santos Leite tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ronaldo swings for the body but dos Santos Leite moves out of range.
Ronaldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but dos Santos Leite circles away quickly and effectively.
dos Santos Leite fails in his attempt to clinch.
dos Santos Leite tries to clinch up.
dos Santos Leite is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos Leite is looking to clinch.
Ronaldo fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from dos Santos Leite. No joy for Ronaldo on that attempt.
Ronaldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
dos Santos Leite tries to clinch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ronaldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by dos Santos Leite.
dos Santos Leite is looking to clinch but Ronaldo is avoiding it.
Ronaldo misses with a takedown attempt - dos Santos Leite sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
dos Santos Leite tries to clinch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around dos Santos Leite's waist but dos Santos Leite gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ronaldo off to one side.
dos Santos Leite tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ronaldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
dos Santos Leite tries to clinch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
dos Santos Leite tries to clinch but Ronaldo is having none of it.
dos Santos Leite tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ronaldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from dos Santos Leite as Ronaldo shoots in.
dos Santos Leite tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ronaldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
dos Santos Leite closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
dos Santos Leite scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cristiano Ronaldo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ronaldo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 10:9
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 10:9
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cristiano Ronaldo!
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