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EVO 112: Spider vs Ferreira PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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178 lbs
19 - 12 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
KO power |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dakota Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda blocks a head kick by Martin.
Maeda looks to land a body kick but Martin moved away.
Maeda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martin.
Martin swings for the body but Maeda moves out of range.
Maeda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
Martin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maeda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Maeda trying to pass the guard but Martin defending well.
Maeda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martin defending well though.
Maeda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maeda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Martin is staying active underneath Maeda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Maeda in particular looking to stall.
Maeda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Maeda.
Martin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Maeda wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Maeda passes Martin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Maeda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martin's head.
Martin wants to get back to full guard.
Maeda is working for a kimura but Martin is defending it quite comfortably.
Maeda wants to work for an arm triangle but Martin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to get back to full guard.
Maeda is looking to advance position but Martin won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maeda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martin keeps working.
Martin moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maeda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maeda sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Martin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maeda's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin is looking to work some ground and pound but Maeda has wrist control.
Maeda controlling the position.
Maeda looking for a sweep. Not yet Maeda, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuyo Maeda dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maeda checks the leg kick.
Jab by Maeda.
Maeda lands a head shot.
Maeda connects with a single shot there.
Martin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maeda.
A good leg kick by Maeda.
Martin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dakota Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maeda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin swings for the body but Maeda moves out of range.
Martin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Martin but Martin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maeda throws a series of punches but Martin moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Martin misses.
Martin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martin wants it to stay on the feet.
Martin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martin.
Maeda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maeda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maeda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martin.
Martin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maeda can pounce on him.
Martin misses with a body shot.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Maeda moved out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martin.
Martin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Maeda.
Maeda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been told by Martin's head coaches at K.O. Koala's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maeda throws the kick towards the body but Martin avoids it.
Maeda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martin on the side of the head.
Martin walks into a left hand.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda scores with a decent looking hook.
Maeda shoots in but no luck this time.
Dakota Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuyo Maeda.
Martin with a jab.
Martin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maeda avoids the body shot from Martin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maeda.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maeda connects with a solid leg kick.
Maeda tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maeda checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Maeda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maeda blocks the body kick.
Maeda thumps Martin with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Martin.
Dakota Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maeda misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maeda shoots in looking for a takedown. Martin tries to sprawl out of it but Maeda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maeda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maeda blocks a leg kick.
Martin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maeda's head backwards.
Martin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Martin misses with a body shot.
Martin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maeda misses with a double jab
and Martin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maeda thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maeda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martin tries to land a body kick
and Maeda counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda throws a strike aimed at the side of Martin's head but Martin avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maeda is trying to get an arm triangle but Martin is defending well.
Maeda working the ground and pound but Martin is defending the strikes.
Maeda is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maeda in side control, throwing shots but Martin defends.
Martin is not content to let Maeda control the position.
Maeda connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Martin some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuyo Maeda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Martin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Maeda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice sprawl there from Martin as Maeda shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Martin as Maeda shoots in.
Maeda throws the kick towards the body but Martin avoids it.
Maeda staying out of range there.
Maeda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maeda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maeda throws a series of punches but Martin moves out of range.
Maeda clobbers Martin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maeda avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maeda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martin pinned against the cage. Martin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dakota Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuyo Maeda.
Maeda throws a big shot that misses.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maeda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maeda throws a leg kick which misses Martin's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it.
Maeda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maeda gets a takedown into half guard.
Maeda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Maeda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda wants to take a breather but Martin is having none of it.
Maeda throwing shots but Martin is blocking nicely.
Maeda tries to pass to full mount but Martin defends it.
Maeda is looking to take a break and control but Martin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maeda seems to be working for a kimura but Martin defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maeda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martin keeps working.
Dakota Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin is defending against the submission attempts here by Maeda.
Maeda throwing shots but Martin is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maeda wants to work for an arm triangle but Martin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Martin is looking to improve his position.
Maeda passes to full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maeda lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitsuyo Maeda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maeda has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitsuyo Maeda!
Our winner, Mitsuyo Maeda, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yonsil Clanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clanger comes to the cage accompanied by Youth Blood. On his way into the cage it seems that Yonsil Clanger has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yonsil Clanger seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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141 lbs
30 - 13 - 1 |
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147 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yonsil Clanger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Peppers!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Peppers.
Clanger manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Peppers on his heels. He'll look to pass Peppers's guard now, I'm sure.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Clanger is fighting to break Peppers's control of his arms but Peppers is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Clanger controlling from the top position.
Peppers wants to get back to his feet but Clanger is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Clanger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clanger drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Clanger jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Clanger controlling from the top position.
Clanger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peppers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers keeping moving, preventing Clanger from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Clanger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Peppers momentarily.
Peppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clanger moves away.
Peppers moves out of range as Clanger strikes.
Clanger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Clanger prevents Peppers from improving his position.
Clanger is working for a submission of some sort.
Clanger is trying to work for a kimura but Peppers is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clanger is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Peppers is controlling Clanger's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Peppers tries to roll over but Clanger keeps him under control.
Clanger is thwarting Peppers's attempts to control the position.
Peppers is trying to get back to full guard.
Clanger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peppers keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Peppers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clanger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clanger dives in and scores a takedown into Peppers's guard.
Clanger trying to control but Peppers is working from the bottom.
Clanger preventing the sweep.
Clanger trying to control the position from guard on top but Peppers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clanger is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Clanger trying to control but Peppers is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yonsil Clanger wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Clanger throws out a powerful jab.
Clanger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Clanger has time to react.
Peppers tries to clinch but Clanger is having none of it.
Peppers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clanger throws a poor cross that misses
and Peppers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clanger with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clanger moves away.
Peppers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clanger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peppers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Clanger with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clanger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peppers.
Peppers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some bone on bone action there as Clanger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonsil Clanger dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Clanger missing with a left hand there. Peppers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peppers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clanger.
Clanger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clanger shoots for a takedown but Peppers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick misses from Peppers.
Peppers avoids a kick to the body.
Peppers is looking to slow Clanger down with leg kicks.
Clanger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pepperss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Peppers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peppers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peppers swings widly with a right hand
and Clanger counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Peppers!
Peppers is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peppers is not content to let Clanger control the position.
Peppers has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Peppers struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers is looking for a sweep.
Peppers stops Clanger from passing to mount.
Peppers tries to buck Clanger off but Clanger is having none of it.
Peppers gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Clanger raining down shots from the mount!
Clanger looking to control but Peppers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers is trying desperately to improve position.
Yonsil Clanger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peppers is squirming around, avoiding Clanger's attempts to control the action.
Clanger controlling from mount.
Peppers just holding on.
Peppers is wriggling around trying to escape.
Clanger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clanger with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Clanger has control of Peppers's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Peppers regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Peppers is squirming around, avoiding Clanger's attempts to control the action.
Clanger wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Peppers is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Peppers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Peppers tries to hold on but Clanger postures up.
Clanger lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Peppers is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peppers wants to hold on but Clanger pushes him away.
Clanger lands a big shot there that rocks Peppers but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Clanger lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers has given up his back here. Will Clanger look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Peppers is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Clanger is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonsil Clanger dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Peppers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peppers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peppers throws out a loose jab but Clanger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peppers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clanger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Peppers.
Some bone on bone action there as Peppers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Clanger takes one to the chin there.
Clanger tries to keep at a distance but Peppers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peppers trying to land knees to the body.
Peppers throws an elbow but it misses.
Peppers missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Clanger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Peppers tries a body shot but Clanger blocks it.
Clanger is trying to push Peppers away but Peppers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Clanger.
Peppers tries to land knees in the clinch but Clanger avoids the damage to the body.
Clanger turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Clanger manages to end up in side control.
Clanger cracks Peppers with a big elbow.
Peppers tries to bench press Clanger off him but Clanger keeps the position.
Clanger wants to control but Peppers is keeping him busy.
Clanger throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Clanger tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Peppers gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clanger wants to take a breather but Peppers is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clanger controlling the action here.
Clanger thows a huge punch but Peppers dodges it nicely.
Peppers is looking to improve his position.
Clanger is trying to control the action in half guard but Peppers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Peppers wants to improve his position but Clanger is controlling well.
Peppers keeps trying to improve his position.
We're going to have a standup here because Yonsil Clanger wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fighters circling - Peppers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peppers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peppers throws a series of punches but Clanger avoids them all with ease.
Peppers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clanger.
Peppers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clanger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Clanger defending well as Peppers loads up on a big left hand.
Brian Peppers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers throws a looping overhand right but Clanger ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Clanger misses the target.
Peppers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Peppers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clanger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peppers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clanger manages to avoid it.
Peppers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peppers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers is looking to slow Clanger down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clanger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brian Peppers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peppers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Brian Peppers just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Peppers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clanger.
Clanger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Peppers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clanger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peppers. Clanger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clanger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peppers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Clanger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Peppers scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Peppers.
Peppers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Peppers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clanger.
Clanger avoids a kick to the body.
Peppers stuffs the takedown.
That kick from Clanger tenderised Peppers's leg. Peppers is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers misses with a low kick.
Clanger moves out of range as Peppers throws a body kick.
Peppers moves forwards but Clanger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Clanger lands with an uppercut that bounces Peppers off the cage and back into range.
Peppers lands a right hook to the body.
Peppers misses with a wild body shot.
Clanger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peppers.
Peppers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clanger throws an overhand right that lands on Peppers's shoulder, as Peppers tries to avoid the shot.
Brian Peppers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peppers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peppers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Peppers misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers swings for the body but Clanger moves out of range.
Clanger throws an overhand right that lands on Peppers's shoulder, as Peppers tries to avoid the shot.
Clanger slips under a jab from Peppers.
Peppers lands a body shot.
Peppers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clanger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peppers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Clanger rather than just go for the knockout.
Clanger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Peppers misses with a leg kick
and Clanger counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peppers is trying to get back to full guard.
Peppers is refusing to be controlled, as Clanger sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Peppers is looking for a sweep. Clanger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clanger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peppers defending well though.
Peppers tries to roll over but Clanger keeps him under control.
Clanger is keen to just control but Peppers is a slippery customer.
Clanger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peppers defending well though.
Clanger takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Peppers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Clanger is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yonsil Clanger.
Peppers misses with an uppercut. Clanger saw that one coming.
Peppers throws a body punch but Clanger moves out of range.
Clanger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peppers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Clanger. Those never looked like landing.
Peppers misses with a kick to the body.
Peppers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peppers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clanger manages to avoid it.
Peppers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peppers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peppers tries to clinch but Clanger is having none of it.
Peppers ducks under a wild hook from Clanger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Clanger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Peppers scrambles back to his feet.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clanger lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Yonsil Clanger will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Peppers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clanger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clanger throws a lazy uppercut
and Peppers counters with a good low kick that Clanger was not able to check.
Peppers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Clanger misses with an uppercut. Peppers saw that one coming.
Clanger connects with a jab.
Clanger throws an off balance right hand
and Peppers counters with a straight right hand.
Clanger defending well as Peppers loads up on a big left hand.
Peppers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clanger checks it well.
Clanger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peppers.
Peppers feints and then cracks Clanger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clanger down.
Peppers with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanger misses with a hook. Peppers ducked under it nicely.
Peppers throws a body punch but Clanger moves out of range.
A jab from Clanger finds it's way through Peppers's defenses.
Clanger staying out of range there.
Peppers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clanger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clanger throws out a loose jab but Peppers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peppers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Clanger throws a low kick, looking for Peppers's leg but Peppers calmly moves out of range.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses.
Clanger misses with a hook. Peppers ducked under it nicely.
Clanger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peppers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Clanger checks a leg kick.
Clanger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clanger missing with a left hand there. Peppers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clanger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Peppers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clanger moves out of range as Peppers strikes.
Clanger slips under a jab.
Peppers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Clanger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Clanger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peppers manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Clanger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Clanger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clanger.
Peppers tries to clinch up
and Clanger decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Peppers's guard.
Clanger postures up.
Clanger makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Clanger connects with a couple of short punches.
Clanger slips nicely into half guard.
Peppers is trying to get back to full guard.
Brian Peppers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clanger tries to pass to full mount but Peppers defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clanger is working hard here to advance position.
Peppers trying to control but Clanger postures up.
Peppers is refusing to be controlled, as Clanger sits in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Clanger content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Peppers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clanger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yonsil Clanger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clanger 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yonsil Clanger!
Yonsil Clanger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trouble Some (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Some kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Von Hertzen Brothers - Coming Home. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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36
190 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Trouble Some!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Some - just one landing.
Verzosa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KO Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Verzosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Some finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Verzosa. That snapped Some's head back.
Verzosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Some circles away.
Verzosa misses with a head kick.
Some throws a chopping leg kick but Verzosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Verzosa is predictable there
and Some cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Verzosa checks a low kick from Some.
Verzosa moves out of range of the body kick from Some.
Some throws a looping overhand right but Verzosa ducks down to avoid it.
Verzosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some throws a push kick but Verzosa slaps the foot to one side.
Some tries to close the distance and clinch up but Verzosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Verzosa throws an off balance right hand
and Some counters with a head kick. That will keep Verzosa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Verzosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice defenses there by Some.
Trouble Some seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some cracks Verzosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some fakes the leg kick and cracks Verzosa in the body.
Verzosa walks into a stiff left hand from Some.
Some takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Verzosa lands a nice shot that snaps Some's head back.
Verzosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Verzosa moves in looking to clinch but Some pushes him off.
Some stuffs the takedown.
Some scores with the left hand. Verzosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Verzosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Verzosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Verzosa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Verzosa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Verzosa working the ground and pound from side control.
Verzosa landing strikes.
Verzosa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
I wouldn't like to be where Some is right now.
Verzosa remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Verzosa with the ground and pound but Some regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Some does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Some on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Verzosa wants to control but Some is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Verzosa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Some sees it coming and defends easily.
Verzosa thows a huge punch but Some dodges it nicely.
Verzosa is working for a submission of some sort.
Verzosa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wants to get back to full guard but Verzosa has passed into side control.
Some is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Verzosa off and has taken his back!
Some is looking for a choke. Verzosa gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Verzosa manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Some working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Verzosa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Verzosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Remedios Verzosa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Some lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Some.
Some misses with a low kick as Verzosa jumps back.
Verzosa drops his hands momentarily and Some takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Trouble Some is winning the standup battle so far.
Some tries to clinch there but Verzosa circles away.
Nice jab there from Verzosa.
Some lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Verzosa slips under a jab.
Verzosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some throws a quick inside leg kick.
Verzosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Some moves away.
Verzosa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verzosa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Some's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Verzosa controlling the action here.
Verzosa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Verzosa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Verzosa wants to control but Some is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa 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.
Some wants to get back to his feet.
Verzosa is working for a kimura but Some is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Some manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Verzosa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Remedios Verzosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Some scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Some throws a body punch but Verzosa moves out of range.
Verzosa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Verzosa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Some defends it well.
Verzosa throws a strike but Some avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Verzosa with a nice head shot there.
Verzosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Some is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa lands a couple of digs.
Some is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Verzosa is aware though and is defending well.
Some trying to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verzosa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Some's head.
Verzosa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Some is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Verzosa defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Remedios Verzosa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Some misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Verzosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Verzosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Verzosa shoots for a double leg takedown but Some sprawls well. He's pushed Verzosa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some throws a half hearted mid kick.
Verzosa misses with a head kick.
Some scores with a head kick. Verzosa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Some blocks a head kick by Verzosa.
Some lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some scores with a kick to the midsection.
Some pushes Verzosa away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verzosa misses with a body shot.
Some throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some throws a body punch but Verzosa moves out of range.
A head kick from Verzosa lands but Some takes it in his stride.
Verzosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Some manages to avoid it.
Verzosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some fails with an attempt to clinch.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Some sprawls well. Some wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Verzosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Verzosa swings for the body but Some moves out of range.
Verzosa blocks the body kick.
Trouble Some is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Verzosa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Some is out of range and Verzosa settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Some looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some works Verzosa's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Some sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Trouble Some has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remedios Verzosa.
Some looks to land a left hand but Verzosa moved out of range nicely.
Verzosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some misses with a body shot.
Verzosa tries to work over Some's front leg with a kick but Some checks it.
Some throws the kick towards the body but Verzosa avoids it.
Some defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Verzosa.
Verzosa misses with a wild body shot.
Some goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Verzosa checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Verzosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Verzosa blocks the body kick.
Some takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Some looks for the body kick but Verzosa saw that one coming.
Verzosa lands a head shot.
Some lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Verzosa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Verzosa looking to sit in guard and control but Some gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Some trying to control but Verzosa is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some has gone for a leg lock! Verzosa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Some's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trouble Some clearly takes that round.
That's time! Some's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some thuds his shin into the meat of Verzosa's side.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown but Some shows good takedown defense.
Some throws a lazy head kick
and Verzosa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Some's guard now.
Some is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Verzosa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Verzosa trying to control but Some is working from the bottom.
Verzosa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verzosa tries to free his leg and advance position but Some is retaining full guard.
Verzosa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Some works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Some keeping moving, preventing Verzosa from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa throws an elbow that misses. Some uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Verzosa's guard. Nice move by Some!
Verzosa keeping moving, preventing Some from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Trouble Some.
Verzosa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Some. That one must have hurt.
Some listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Verzosa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Some throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some misses with a left hand
so Verzosa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Some utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Some has his hands on Verzosa's head, controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verzosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Some is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Some wants to get back to his feet but Verzosa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Verzosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Some is keeping the position for now.
My spies in Saboteur's Playground inform me that Verzosa has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Some utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Some is adopting a defensive guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Verzosa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Some defends well and Verzosa ends up having to push Some into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Trouble Some has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remedios Verzosa.
Some blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
A short uppercut from Verzosa.
Verzosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verzosa prevents a body shot from Some.
Verzosa turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Verzosa manages to end up in side control.
Verzosa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Some wants to control but Verzosa postures up.
Some sneaks out the side door and pushes Verzosa away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body kick from Verzosa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Some blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verzosa. Some does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some throws a head kick but Verzosa moves out of range.
Verzosa tries to clinch but Some moves out of range.
Verzosa keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Verzosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Verzosa shoots in for a double leg but Some sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Some connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa dominated that fourth 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Some scores with a head kick. Verzosa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Verzosa throws a head kick that Some semi-blocks.
Verzosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Some swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Verzosa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Some sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Verzosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Verzosa lands with a right hand.
Some blocks the body kick.
Some tests Verzosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Verzosa connects with a high kick.
Some throws a quick inside leg kick.
Verzosa throws a body punch but Some moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Verzosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Verzosa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Some is looking to improve his position.
Verzosa 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.
Verzosa is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Some blocking the ground and pound attempt from Verzosa.
Verzosa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Some's head.
Remedios Verzosa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Verzosa seems content to control.
Some trying to control from the bottom.
Some is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Verzosa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Some is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Trouble Some.
Verzosa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Some is able to avoid easily.
Nice shot lands for Verzosa.
Some defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Verzosa.
Verzosa 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verzosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Some is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verzosa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Verzosa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Some is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verzosa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Remedios Verzosa hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Some misses with an attempted mid kick.
Verzosa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Some in his tracks.
Verzosa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Some pinned against the cage. Some gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Trouble Some has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remedios Verzosa.
Verzosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Verzosa is predictable there
and Some counters with a good, hard body kick but Verzosa shrugs it off.
Verzosa throws the kick towards the body but Some avoids it.
Some lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Verzosa tries to clinch there but Some circles away.
Verzosa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Some.
Some throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Trouble Some has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Verzosa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Verzosa controlling the pace.
Verzosa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Some does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Verzosa works his way into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Remedios Verzosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Verzosa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remedios Verzosa!
Remedios Verzosa really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Project Mayhem logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Belleville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belleville kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid . Power has chosen Dangerous as his entrance music. Benjamin Belleville could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Danny Power's chin.
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153 lbs
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147 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Belleville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Power!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belleville turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Power keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Belleville lands with an uppercut that bounces Power off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Danny Power has been cut.
Belleville misses with a head kick.
Power avoids the body shot from Belleville.
Belleville misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Belleville.
Good standup being displayed there by Power as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Benjamin Belleville has been cut.
Belleville scores with a crisp jab that stopped Power in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belleville connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Power momentarily.
Belleville throws a looping overhand right but Power ducks down to avoid it.
Belleville lands a really nice looking cross but Power seems unphased.
Power is rocked!
Belleville throws out a loose jab but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belleville cracks Power's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Power slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Belleville can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjamin Belleville!
Benjamin Belleville decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Daigle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daigle has chosen Molesta Ewenement - Wszystko wporzo as his entrance music. Daniel Speed could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luke Daigle's chin.
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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
35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Daigle!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daigle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Daigle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Speed thows a body kick. Daigle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Speed has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Daigle instigates a clinch.
Daigle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Daigle works on Speed's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Daigle misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Daigle fails to land.
A short uppercut from Speed.
Daigle blocks a body shot from Speed.
Speed blocks a body shot from Daigle.
Speed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Speed struggles to land a body shot inside as Daigle controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Speed.
Daigle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Speed.
Speed swings wildly with an uppercut but Daigle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speed blocking some punches.
Daigle lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Speed effectively controlling the action here.
Daigle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Speed misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Daigle.
Speed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daigle pushes Speed back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Daigle misses with the head strike.
Daigle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Daniel Speed has been cut.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Daigle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Speed as Daigle tries to tie him up.
Daigle blocks a body shot from Speed.
Speed blocks an uppercut.
Daigle throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Daigle.
Speed is breathing heavily.
Daigle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Daigle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Daigle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Daigle lands a nice shot to the body.
Speed letting Daigle take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daigle lands a shoulder strike.
Speed blocks a body shot from Daigle.
Daigle has Speed pressed against the cage.
Daigle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daigle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Speed misses with an elbow strike.
Daigle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daigle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daigle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Speed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Speed misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Speed.
Speed misses with some punches.
Daigle throws a head punch that misses.
Daigle prevents a body shot from Speed.
A left hand lands to the body for Daigle.
Daigle tries to work over Speed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Daigle.
Daigle is working Speed over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daigle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Speed wants to break free but Daigle has control.
Daigle lands a left hand.
Daigle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Daigle.
Daigle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Speed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Daigle.
Daigle struggles to land a body shot inside as Speed controls his hands.
Daigle blocks a body shot from Speed.
Daigle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daigle presses Speed against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Daigle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daigle.
Daigle misses with a punch to the body.
Daigle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Speed throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Speed fails to land.
Daigle lands with a right to the head.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daigle blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daigle swings wildly with an uppercut but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daigle lands a hook that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Daigle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Speed pushes off an throws an elbow but Daigle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Daigle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Daigle content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Speed can't find room to land a body shot as Daigle controls the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Daigle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daigle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Daigle presses Speed against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Daigle lands a hook that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Daigle lands a shoulder strike.
Daigle lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Daigle - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Daigle.
Daigle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Daigle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Daigle lands with a right to the head.
Daigle scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Daigle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Daigle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Speed's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Daigle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Speed throws a leg kick
letting Daigle counter with a right hand.
Daigle misses with a straight left.
Speed looks for the body kick but Daigle saw that one coming.
Daigle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daigle tests Speed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Daniel Speed's cut is getting worse.
Daigle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Speed throws a hook to the side of Daigle's head but Daigle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Speed takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daigle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Speed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Daigle tries to clinch but Speed is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daigle moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daigle lands a head kick. Speed smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Daigle slips a jab from Speed.
Speed lands a glancing blow to the side of Daigle's head.
Daigle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Daigle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Daigle finds it's way round the side to connect with Speed's head.
Daniel Speed's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Daigle tries to clinch up.
Daigle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Daigle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daigle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Daigle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Speed - the referee stops the clock and Daigle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Speed. Daigle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Speed misses with a low kick.
Daigle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daigle lands with a hook. Speed tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Daigle lands a big head kick that sends Speed tumbling to the mat! Daigle takes a step backwards and waves Speed back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Speed is rocked!
Daigle throws a push kick but Speed slaps the foot to one side.
Daigle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daigle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daigle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daigle has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Speed ducks right into an uppercut from Daigle.
Jeez, Daniel Speed's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daniel Speed's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luke Daigle!
Luke Daigle really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellbent logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simeon Malaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simeon Malaya has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 lbs
33 - 11 - 0 |
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186 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeon Malaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rufus Soderberg!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soderberg slips a straight right by Malaya.
Soderberg on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Soderberg dives in for a single leg takedown but Malaya sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Malaya lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soderberg.
Soderberg blocks an uppercut.
Soderberg misses with some punches.
Malaya misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Malaya.
Malaya swings wildly with an uppercut but Soderberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malaya throws a head punch that misses.
Soderberg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Soderberg goes for a takedown in the clinch but Malaya prevents it.
Simeon Malaya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rufus Soderberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg goes for a takedown attempt but Malaya pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Malaya connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good leg kick by Malaya there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soderberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malaya.
Malaya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soderberg looks to land a body kick but Malaya moved away.
Soderberg goes for a double leg but Malaya avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Malaya continues to drive forward.
Soderberg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Malaya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malaya struggles to land a body shot inside as Soderberg controls his hands.
Soderberg lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaya blocks an uppercut.
Malaya lands with a right to the head.
Malaya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Soderberg - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malaya struggles to land a body shot inside as Soderberg controls his hands.
Malaya working aggressively here.
Soderberg tries a body shot but Malaya blocks it.
Soderberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soderberg ducks under a wild hook from Malaya.
Simeon Malaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soderberg needs to keep his hands up - Malaya had a free shot at his head there.
Malaya throws a shot to the body.
Soderberg moves out of range as Malaya strikes.
Simeon Malaya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malaya looks to land a left hand but Soderberg moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya throws a right hand that misses
and Soderberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Malaya thinking.
A jab from Malaya does it's job there.
Malaya slips a straight right by Soderberg.
Soderberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malaya manages to avoid it.
Malaya clobbers Soderberg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Malaya throws out a loose jab but Soderberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soderberg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malaya.
Malaya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malaya thuds his right hand into Soderberg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Malaya is looking to chop away at Soderberg's legs.
Soderberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malaya ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soderberg on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Malaya lands a jab to Soderberg's midsection.
Malaya's corner calls for a 1-2. Malaya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg moves away from the strike by Malaya.
Soderberg has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malaya.
Malaya tries a low kick but Soderberg avoids it.
Soderberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malaya manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Malaya misses its intended target.
Malaya drops his hands momentarily and Soderberg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Malaya's corner calls for a 1-2. Malaya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Malaya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soderberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soderberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malaya manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malaya.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soderberg shoots for a double leg takedown but Malaya sprawls well. He's pushed Soderberg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Soderberg has a takedown stuffed.
Malaya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simeon Malaya dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Malaya tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Soderberg is able to avoid easily.
Soderberg throws a lazy body kick
and Malaya counters with a good low kick that Soderberg was not able to check.
Malaya is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Soderberg throws a big shot that misses.
Malaya looks to land a left hand but Soderberg moved out of range nicely.
Malaya connects with a nice looking jab.
Malaya throws out a loose jab but Soderberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simeon Malaya is winning the standup battle so far.
Malaya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soderberg.
Malaya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Malaya tenderised Soderberg's leg. Soderberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malaya swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Malaya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soderberg throws a hook but Malaya avoids it easily.
Malaya motions for Soderberg to come forward. Malaya throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soderberg throws a hook but Malaya blocks it.
Malaya lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg dives in and scores a takedown into Malaya's guard.
Malaya wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Malaya will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Soderberg wants to pass the guard but Malaya is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malaya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Malaya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Simeon Malaya wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Malaya slaps away a takedown attempt from Soderberg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaya throws a jab but it's blocked by Soderberg.
Malaya feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Soderbergs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Malaya falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soderberg counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Malaya!
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!
Soderberg tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Malaya taking a bit of punishment here - Soderberg scoring with strikes.
Soderberg scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Malaya to see if he's OK.
Malaya tries to buck Soderberg off but Soderberg is having none of it.
Soderberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soderberg scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya wants to get back to his feet.
Soderberg throws a strike aimed at the side of Malaya's head but Malaya avoids it well.
Soderberg in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Soderberg misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Malaya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The strikes coming from Soderberg are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaya defending against the ground and pound.
Soderberg works to advance to full mount. Malaya defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Malaya is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Soderberg is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Malaya has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Soderberg content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Soderberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Malaya lets loose with a powerful body kick. Soderberg will feel that in the morning.
Soderberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malaya manages to avoid it.
Soderberg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malaya connects with a looping right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Malaya.
Soderberg drops his hands momentarily and Malaya takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Malaya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malaya is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Malaya moves out of range of the strikes.
Malaya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soderberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malaya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malaya cracks the inside of Soderberg's front leg.
Soderberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Soderberg is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Malaya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A lazy left from Malaya finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya thows a body kick. Soderberg tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Soderberg throws a shot from downtown. Malaya moves away and avoids it.
Malaya thuds a left hand into Soderberg's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malaya.
Malaya takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Soderberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malaya.
Soderberg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Soderberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Malaya.
Malaya lands an overhand right.
Malaya misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Soderberg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Malaya throws a jab when Soderberg was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaya scores with a nice right hand.
Malaya cracks the inside of Soderberg's front leg.
Malaya throws out a powerful jab.
Malaya circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Soderberg drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Malaya follows Soderberg to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simeon Malaya!
Simeon Malaya decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Rufus Soderberg stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm not done. I'm not done. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunmetal Grey Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Haley (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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30
195 lbs
18 - 4 - 0 |
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186 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunmetal Grey Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Haley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey Ii dodges the punch combination from Haley.
Haley misses with an uppercut
and Grey Ii holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Haley throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Grey Ii.
Haley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Haley misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haley.
Grey Ii lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Dan Haley has been cut.
Grey Ii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haley has a takedown stuffed.
Grey Ii moves out of range as Haley throws a body kick.
Haley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haley scores with the left hand. Grey Ii knows he should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick from Haley misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey Ii on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haley feints and then cracks Grey Ii's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grey Ii down.
Haley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haley.
Haley misses with a low kick as Grey Ii jumps back.
Haley cracks Grey Ii with an open hand slap.
Haley scores with a kick to the body.
Grey Ii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haley was well out of range. Poor timing from Grey Ii.
A jab from Haley misses.
Gunmetal Grey Ii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grey Ii lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grey Ii misses with a leg kick.
Haley throws a hook but Grey Ii avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haley throws an overhand right that lands on Grey Ii's shoulder, as Grey Ii tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Haley.
Dan Haley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grey Ii throws a body punch but Haley moves out of range.
Haley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Haley scores with a leg kick.
Haley lands a jab to the nose.
Grey Ii throws a head kick that misses.
Grey Ii lands a nice hook to Haley's body. Haley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grey Ii throws a jab when Haley was well out of range.
Haley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haley misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii looks to land a combination but Haley avoids it well.
Grey Ii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grey Ii checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Haley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Haley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Haley lands with a shot to the body.
Grey Ii throws a head kick but Haley moves out of range.
Haley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Haley tenderised Grey Ii's leg. Grey Ii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Haley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grey Ii is looking to wear down Haley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grey Ii thuds his right hand into Haley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grey Ii takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haley.
Haley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grey Ii keeps Haley at a distance using the push kick.
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!
Haley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Grey Ii takes a step back to recover.
Haley scores with a hook to the body. Grey Ii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grey Ii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Haley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grey Ii lands with a straight right. Haley didn't see that one coming.
Grey Ii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haley swings for the body but Grey Ii moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Haley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Haley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Haley scores with a nice head shot.
Grey Ii tests Haley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grey Ii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Grey Ii's guard.
Grey Ii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Haley trying to control the position from guard on top but Grey Ii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Haley trying to control the position from guard on top but Grey Ii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dan Haley hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Haley has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey Ii is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Haley wants a takedown but no success here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Haley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grey Ii blocking some punches.
Grey Ii tries a body shot but Haley blocks it.
Haley stalls.
Grey Ii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Haley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grey Ii breaks the clinch.
Haley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dan Haley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grey Ii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Haley.
Haley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Haley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grey Ii's head.
Grey Ii tries to get to full guard but Haley has control of the leg.
Haley slows the pace down in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grey Ii keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Grey Ii trying to control but Haley postures up.
Haley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dan Haley.
Grey Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haley.
Haley misses with a wild body shot.
Haley misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grey Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Haley is taking a breather. Grey Ii says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey Ii is concentrating on defense, preventing Haley from advancing position.
Haley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haley stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Haley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Haley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grey Ii ducks right into an uppercut from Haley.
Haley throws out a leg kick but Grey Ii moves out of range and Haley only half commits.
Grey Ii digs a good hook to Haley's body.
Haley scoring well with a low kick there.
Haley scores with a hook to the body. Grey Ii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Haley misses with a hook. Grey Ii ducked under it nicely.
Grey Ii throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grey Ii avoids the head kick by Haley.
Grey Ii tries to score with a low kick but Haley moves his leg out of the way.
Haley dives in for a single leg takedown but Grey Ii sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey Ii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haley breaks the clinch.
Grey Ii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haley missing with a left hand there. Grey Ii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grey Ii.
A nice combination there by Haley.
Grey Ii throws a lazy right hand but Haley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Grey Ii 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grey Ii staying out of range there.
Grey Ii moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haley lands a nice shot to the body.
Haley shoots in for a takedown but Grey Ii shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grey Ii.
Grey Ii throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haley.
Haley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grey Ii.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haley clinches with his opponent.
Grey Ii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haley has a couple of punches blocked by Grey Ii.
Grey Ii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grey Ii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Haley misses with an uppercut. Grey Ii saw that one coming.
Grey Ii swings widly with a right hand
and Haley counters with a shoot takedown. Grey Ii fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haley trying to control but Grey Ii is working from the bottom.
Haley wants to pass the guard but Grey Ii is keeping the position.
Haley distracts Grey Ii with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grey Ii keeping moving, preventing Haley from controlling successfully.
Grey Ii trying to keep a closed guard but Haley is proving a slippery customer.
Haley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Haley wants to control from the top but Grey Ii keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Haley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grey Ii can pounce on him.
Haley misses with a looping right.
Grey Ii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grey Ii misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grey Ii looks to score with a jab to the body but Haley is just out of range.
Haley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Haley throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Haley really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Haley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Haley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Haley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Grey Ii is trying to defend but Haley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Grey Ii is staying active underneath Haley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Haley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Haley thows a huge punch but Grey Ii dodges it nicely.
Grey Ii is staying active underneath Haley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley wants to pass the guard but Grey Ii is defending well.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dan Haley was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Haley lands a jab.
Grey Ii throws a jab when Haley was well out of range.
Haley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Haley is looking to take a break and control but Grey Ii is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haley might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Grey Ii haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haley stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My spies in High Voltage Gym inform me that Haley has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Dan Haley has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Haley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grey Ii's jab looks to have found its range, popping Haley under the eye.
Haley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Haley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grey Ii - the referee stops the clock and Haley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grey Ii. Haley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Haley misses with a body shot.
Grey Ii misses the shot to the body.
Grey Ii walks into a left hand.
Haley lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley lands a jab to Grey Ii's midsection.
Haley ducks under a wild hook from Grey Ii.
Haley looks to land a right hand but Grey Ii moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Grey Ii.
Grey Ii misses with a low kick.
Haley slips under a jab from Grey Ii.
Haley misses with a wild combination.
Haley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grey Ii.
Grey Ii tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Haley as he connects with a hook.
Haley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grey Ii.
Haley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grey Ii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grey Ii is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Haley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Haley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Haley lunges at Grey Ii with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grey Ii's hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grey Ii defends it nicely.
A shot to the body from Grey Ii misses
and Haley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Grey Ii's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grey Ii keeping moving, preventing Haley from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Haley dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Dan Haley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Grey Ii lands a high kick!
Haley blocks a jab.
Grey Ii lands a jab to the nose.
A telegraphed right hand from Grey Ii misses the target.
Haley lands a body shot.
Haley throws a poor cross that misses
and Grey Ii counters by moving into the clinch.
Haley tries to break the clinch but Grey Ii is controlling the position.
Grey Ii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley breaks the clinch.
Grey Ii closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Haley jabs Grey Ii right on the nose. Grey Ii blinks but takes it well.
Grey Ii lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Grey Ii checks a low kick from Haley.
Grey Ii ducks right into an uppercut from Haley.
Haley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grey Ii can pounce on him.
Haley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grey Ii.
Haley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grey Ii under the eye.
Grey Ii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haley tried to score with a low kick but Grey Ii checks it.
Haley lands a jab.
Grey Ii cracks Haley with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grey Ii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haley looks to land a left hand but Grey Ii moved out of range nicely.
Haley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grey Ii lands a jab to Haley's midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Haley there.
Grey Ii does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii falls off balance throwing a combination
so Haley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gunmetal Grey Ii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haley is looking to work some ground and pound but Grey Ii has wrist control.
Haley wants to control from the top but Grey Ii keeps moving.
Grey Ii is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Haley tries to free his leg and advance position but Grey Ii is retaining full guard.
Dan Haley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haley is looking to pass into half guard but Grey Ii pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Grey Ii is in guard.
Haley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Haley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grey Ii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haley.
Haley with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haley throws a sloppy head kick
and Grey Ii counters by clinching up.
Grey Ii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haley's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Grey Ii fails to land.
Haley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grey Ii looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grey Ii tries to throw a body punch but Haley avoids it by throwing Grey Ii back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dan Haley.
I've got Haley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:50
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Glass scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Haley!
Dan Haley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiteru Goto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Wursty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goto comes into the arena with Japanese Boy blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wursty's choice of entrance music: Megadeth - The Skull Beneath The Skin. Yoshiteru Goto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Antero Wursty's chin.
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Yoshiteru Goto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Wursty!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wursty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goto looks to land a body kick but Wursty moved away.
Wursty throws a body kick that misses.
Goto misses with a hook.
Goto has closed the distance and engaged Wursty in a clinch.
Goto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Goto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Wursty on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Goto fails to land.
Goto scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Goto.
A right hook to the body lands for Wursty.
Wursty lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wursty is struggling to control the position.
Good body shot from Wursty.
Goto tries to throw a body punch but Wursty avoids it by throwing Goto back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Goto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wursty.
Wursty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wursty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wursty blocks an uppercut.
Wursty can't find room to land a body shot as Goto controls the action.
Wursty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goto controlling the action here for a moment.
Wursty misses with a body punch.
Goto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wursty misses with a body punch.
Wursty lands a shot to the body.
Wursty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gotos head.
Wursty blocks an uppercut.
Goto blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wursty misses with a punch to the body.
Goto throws a head punch that misses.
Wursty takes a shot to the head.
Wursty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wursty pushes Goto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wursty tries a body shot but Goto blocks it.
Wursty working aggressively here.
Goto stalling in the clinch but Wursty improves position.
Wursty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goto backwards.
Goto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wursty's elbow.
Wursty can't find room to land a body shot as Goto controls the action.
Wursty lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wursty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wursty digs a right hand underneath Goto's ribcage. Goto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wursty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wursty tries to stall but Goto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Goto is trying to stall.
Wursty scores with a hook to the body.
Wursty blocking some punches.
Goto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goto misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wursty backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wursty.
Wursty gets through Goto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Goto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wursty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Goto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wurstys head.
Wursty pushes Goto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goto.
Wursty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goto misses with the head strike.
Goto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Goto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goto misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Goto misses with some punches.
Wursty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wursty displaying some good clinch control by pressing Goto up against the cage.
Goto blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Goto as Wursty tries to tie him up.
Wursty is leaning against Goto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wursty has a couple of punches blocked by Goto.
Wursty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good body shot from Wursty.
Wursty lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wursty lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Wursty.
Wursty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goto's elbow.
Wursty is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wursty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wursty blocking some punches.
Goto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goto controlling the action here for a moment.
Wursty tries to work over Goto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Wursty dominated that round.
That's time! Goto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Goto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goto throws a body kick that misses.
Wursty throws a front kick aimed at Goto's knee but Goto avoids it well.
A slow jab from Goto misses its intended target.
Wursty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Goto checks a low kick from Wursty.
Wursty throws a series of punches but Goto avoids them all with ease.
Wursty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goto.
Wursty looks to throw the jab but Goto is out of range.
Goto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Goto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Wursty blocks the low kick.
Goto blocks a leg kick.
Goto swings for the body but Wursty moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wursty ducks under a wild hook from Goto.
Goto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goto scores with a head kick. Wursty tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wursty misses with a hook. Goto ducked under it nicely.
Wursty takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wursty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wursty misses with a low kick as Goto jumps back.
Goto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wursty on the side of the head.
Wursty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wursty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goto throws a shot from downtown. Wursty moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wursty lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Goto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Goto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Goto throws a head kick but Wursty moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Goto lands but Wursty takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goto moves out of range of the body kick from Wursty.
Goto misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Wursty.
Goto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wursty feints and then cracks Goto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Goto down.
Wursty fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Goto throws a leg kick that misses.
Wursty gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Goto.
Goto wants to slow Wursty down by chopping away at his legs.
Goto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wursty checks it well.
Wursty throws a nice looking combination but Goto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goto thuds his right hand into Wursty's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goto tries a head kick but it misses.
Goto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wursty goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wursty throws a head kick but Goto moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Goto misses the target.
Goto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yoshiteru Goto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wursty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goto throws a jab but it's blocked by Wursty.
Goto is looking to score with low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goto. That's going to slow Wursty down.
Goto misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wursty. That did some damage!
Goto feints and then cracks Wursty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wursty down.
Goto staying out of range there.
Goto throws a shot from downtown. Wursty moves away and avoids it.
Wursty just misses with a punch to the body.
Wursty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Goto to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab from Goto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wursty slips under a jab from Goto.
Wursty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good standup being displayed there by Wursty as he connects with a hook.
Wursty throws a leg kick
and Goto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wursty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshiteru Goto 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.
Goto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wursty misses with a leg kick.
Goto throws a jab but it's blocked by Wursty.
Wursty ducks under a wild hook from Goto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goto. Wursty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wursty scores with a decent looking hook.
Wursty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wursty lands with a big left! Goto is wobbled badly! Wursty comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Goto to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Antero Wursty!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Antero Wursty waved his t-shirt featuring Hellbent 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stem Cell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen UFC Theme Song as his entrance music. Stem Cell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rafa Silva's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stem Cell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva lands a jab to Cell's midsection.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva cracks Cell with an open hand slap.
Cell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Cell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cell postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Silva controlling Cell's posture.
Cell landing with the ground and pound.
Cell lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Cell cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Cell throws a big elbow that misses.
Cell with a nice head shot there.
Cell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cell throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Cell is trying to keep Silva in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Cell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cell looking to control.
Cell is controlling Silva's posture.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rafa Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Cell motions for Silva to come forward. Cell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Cell blocks the body kick.
Cell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva jabs at Cell's body.
Rafa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Cell moves out of range easily.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Cell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cell wants a takedown but no success here.
Cell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cell trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cell into the cage.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That kick from Silva tenderised Cell's leg. Cell is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cell lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Cell's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rafa Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cell lands with a shot to the body.
Silva pushes Cell away with a front kick.
Cell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Cell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is still trying to improve position.
Cell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cell.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Cell from controlling successfully.
Silva controls Cell momentarily but Cell frees himself.
Cell preventing the sweep.
Cell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cell content to stall in guard here.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cell throwing strikes but missing.
Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rafa Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Cell thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva cracks the inside of Cell's front leg.
Cell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell misses with a body kick.
Silva swings for the body but Cell moves out of range.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Cell's head back.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Cell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Cell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silva pushes Cell up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Cell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maybe Cell would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
A body shot lands from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva letting Cell take a breather here.
Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Cell blocking some punches.
Cell trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva gets through Cell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Cell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Cell's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rafa Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Cell circles away.
Cell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cell tries a head kick but it misses.
Cell misses with a body kick.
Silva catches Cell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Rafa Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cell looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A low kick from Cell is predictable there
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cell is rocked!
Cell moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Cell just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Cell lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cell looking to stall.
Cell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Cell scores with a shoulder strike.
Cell blocks an uppercut.
Cell is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cell's elbow.
Rafa Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Cell wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cell misses with a body punch.
Cell looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Cell's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stem Cell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Cell throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Cell avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva works on Cell's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cell has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva is trying to keep an underhook but Cell manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Cell looks to land a strike but Silva avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Cell being controlled here momentarily.
Cell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell being controlled here momentarily.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Cell from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rafa Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cell looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva wants to clinch up but Cell keeps it at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Cell moved away.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cell's sensitive parts.
Cell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Cell moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cell takes one to the chin there.
Silva tries to clinch but Cell moves out of range.
That kick from Silva tenderised Cell's leg. Cell is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Cell.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Cell is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Cell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cell's corner calls for a 1-2. Cell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cell throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cell's sensitive parts.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Cell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silva throws a low kick but Cell moves out of range easily.
Cell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Cell's head back.
Silva throws a head kick but Cell moves out of range.
Cell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva looks for the body kick but Cell saw that one coming.
Cell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cell shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Cell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a right hand. Cell shakes it off.
Cell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oh Cell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cell misses with a double jab.
Cell misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Cell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Cell prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Cell seems to have got his legs back now.
Cell working some strikes from top position.
Silva pulls Cell in close to his closed guard and prevents Cell from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cell is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cell looking for a sweep. Not yet Cell, not yet.
Cell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cell looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Silva has picked Cell up and slammed him! Cell can't keep hold of the triangle and Silva manages to pass to side control!
The referee asks Silva politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Silva prefers to stall for the moment though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cell sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Rafa Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silva wants to clinch up but Cell keeps it at a distance.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Silva is looking to slow Cell down with leg kicks.
Cell throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rafa Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Cell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Silva.
Cell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cell off to one side.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Cell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva cracks the inside of Cell's front leg.
Cell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Cell down.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Cell's side.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Cell on that attempt.
Stem Cell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stem Cell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a series of punches but Cell moves out of range.
Cell looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Cell tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cell's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cell.
Cell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Cell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cell's head backwards.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva tries a low kick but Cell avoids it.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rafa Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Cell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafa Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:49
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafa Silva!
After winning the bout, Rafa Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Stem Cell had this to say: 'It is what it is. Cant do anything against these triple elites when I depop at exceptional..'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rinky Spider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira has chosen Voodoo Child as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rinky Spider!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spider throws a leg kick which misses Ferreira's front leg but catches the back leg as Ferreira tries to avoid it.
Spider connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spider thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ferreira if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spider throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ferreira looks winded!
Spider connects with a body shot that sends Ferreira's belly button to the back.
Spider lunges at Ferreira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ferreira's hand.
It looks like Leonardo Ferreira has been cut.
Spider throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Spider lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Spider knocks Ferreira out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rinky Spider!
Rinky Spider retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Rinky Spider thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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