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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monte Melkonian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melkonian comes to the cage accompanied by Artsakh Music. Monte Melkonian could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Samuel Adams's chin.
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Good takedowns
Excellent MT
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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
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monte Melkonian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Adams!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melkonian has a takedown stuffed.
Adams doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Melkonian counters with a takedown into side control.
Melkonian wants to control but Adams is keeping him busy.
Adams is looking for a sweep.
Melkonian trying to control the action but Adams is working from the bottom.
Adams tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Adams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Melkonian has hold of Adams's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Adams tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Melkonian cranks the arm and Adams screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Adams, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Monte Melkonian!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Monte Melkonian waved his t-shirt featuring Das Labor's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bingo Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Lankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Star comes to the cage accompanied by Octopus's garden. Lankari comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AC/DC - Thunderstruck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bingo Star!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Lankari!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lankari misses with a few strikes there.
Star went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Star tries a low kick but Lankari avoids it.
Star fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lankari manages to avoid it.
Lankari with the counter takedown but Star avoids it easily.
Star throws a nice looking combination but Lankari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lankari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lankari fails to pull guard.
Lankari jumps guard but Star turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lankari tries to pull guard but Star won't allow it.
Bingo Star has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Lankari.
Lankari avoids a wild elbow strike from Star.
Nice elbow from Star.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Star misses with a knee to the head.
Lankari has Star pressed against the cage.
Lankari drops down looking for an ankle pick but Star pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lankari scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lankari's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lankari's back!
Star lands a shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lankari trying to control the hands but Star breaks the grip.
Lankari avoids the strikes from Star.
Lankari trying to control the hands but Star breaks the grip.
Lankari is really stuck here.
Lankari rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Star throwing shots but Lankari is blocking nicely.
Lankari 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.
Star seems to be looking for submissions.
Lankari moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star throws a strike but Lankari rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Star is trying to keep Lankari in close.
Lankari drops back looking for a leg! Star is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Star manages to kick Lankari off! Lankari jumps back into Star's guard.
Lankari stands up from Star's guard - Lankari perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lankari doesn't manage to clinch there - Star circles away.
Lankari tries to clinch up but Star circles away and keeps his distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Star works Lankari's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankari will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Star, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lankari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lankari tries to clinch up
and Star makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Star avoids the head kick by Lankari.
Lankari fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Star stuffs the takedown attempt from Lankari. Lankari gets slowly back to his feet.
Star rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lankari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lankari shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Star sprawls well. Star wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lankari gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Star fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lankari shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Star as he avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lankari.
As Lankari looks to move away, Star throws a big counter combo bu Lankari just gets out of the way.
Lankari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Star fails to land with a series of punches.
Star throws a head kick but Lankari moves out of range.
Star throws a one two combo.
Star clinches up against the cage.
Star breaks from the clinch.
Lankari fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Star throwing a counter right hand but Lankari manages to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head kick by Lankari misses
and Star counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bingo Star dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lankari blocks the body kick.
Lankari swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lankari shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Star sprawls well. Star wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lankari gets slowly back to his feet.
Star seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Star throws a right and a left that Lankari avoids nicely.
Bingo Star is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lankari.
Star dives in for a single leg takedown but Lankari sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Star dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lankari. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lankari dives in and grabs Star's left leg, looking for a takedown. Star pushes down on Lankari's head and hops out.
Bingo Star has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Lankari.
Lankari tries to clinch but Star moves out of range.
Star was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lankari throws a sloppy head kick and Star moves out of range easily.
Star throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star has Lankari up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Star.
Star throws a punch but it's blocked by Lankari.
Lankari pulls guard successfully.
Lankari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Star.
Star throws a big right hand that misses.
Star throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lankari is on top in guard.
Star manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lankari manages to get himself to full guard.
Hans Lankari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Star won't allow Lankari to sweep him here.
Star in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Star might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lankari is keeping the position for now.
Star trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Star is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lankari can do to turn this around?
Star postures up.
Star with a flurry of punches that miss.
Star chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Star being controlled here momentarily.
Lankari trying to keep a closed guard but Star is proving a slippery customer.
Lankari is looking to stand up but Star isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star scoring with punches to the head and body.
Star postures up.
Star is looking to work some ground and pound but Lankari has wrist control.
Lankari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lankari shoots and misses
and Star moves into the clinch.
Star breaks from the clinch.
Lankari dives in and grabs Star's left leg, looking for a takedown. Star pushes down on Lankari's head and hops out.
Star throws a series of punches but Lankari moves out of range.
Star closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lankari did well to prevent Star getting side control.
Star thows a huge punch but Lankari dodges it nicely.
Star is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankari wants to improve his position but Star is controlling well.
Lankari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Star.
Star seems to be working for a kimura but Lankari defends the submission attempt.
Star uses his free foot to push down on Lankari's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lankari.
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!
Lankari is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bingo Star dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lankari throws a head kick but Star moves out of range.
Lankari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
No joy there for Star, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lankari darts in trying to clinch
and Star counters with a two punch combo.
Star blocks a head kick by Lankari.
Lankari shoots in but Star avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lankari throws a sloppy head kick and Star moves out of range easily.
Star throws a series of punches but Lankari moves out of range.
Star wants to clinch up but Lankari keeps it at a distance.
Lankari is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Star.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lankari shoots in for a takedown but Star shows good takedown defense.
Lankari with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Star to counter with a crisp jab.
Bingo Star has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Lankari.
Lankari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Star throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lankari was covering up waiting for the punch and Star finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Star postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Star chips away with some ground and pound.
Star with a flurry of punches that miss.
Star working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Star is looking to work some ground and pound but Lankari has wrist control.
Star drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lankari dives on top into guard.
Star looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star looking for a sweep. Not yet Star, not yet.
Star is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lankari defends well.
Bingo Star is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Star wants to get back to his feet but Lankari is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Star wants to sweep here but Lankari controlling him for the moment.
Lankari sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Star's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankari lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lankari is looking for a kimura here.
Star pushes Lankari off looking to stand but Lankari dives back in and keeps control.
Lankari seems to be looking for submissions.
Lankari trying to pass the guard but Star defending well.
Star tries to get to full guard but Lankari has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Star is defending against the submission attempts here by Lankari.
Lankari passes to side control.
Star regains half guard.
Hans Lankari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Star wants to control but Lankari is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Star wants to control but Lankari passes into side.
Lankari tries for a kimura but Star is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bingo Star showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Star has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bingo Star!
Bingo Star was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cardio Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machine comes to the cage accompanied by Fergie - Party People . Cardio Machine had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cardio Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moreira connects with a body shot that sends Machine's belly button to the back.
Moreira misses with a wild body shot.
Machine moves out of range as Moreira strikes.
Moreira takes a swing at Machine's ribcage but misses.
Moreira dives in and scores a takedown into Machine's guard.
Machine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Moreira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moreira throwing strikes from guard but Machine blocks nicely.
Moreira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machine wants to sweep but no luck.
Moreira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Moreira trying to control but Machine is working from the bottom.
Machine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Machine is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Moreira, into his guard.
Moreira pulls Machine in to control the position.
Machine passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Machine scores with a couple of short elbows.
Moreira tries to bench press Machine off him but Machine keeps the position.
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Machine trying to control the position but Moreira is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Moreira takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Moreira tries to bench press Machine off him but Machine keeps the position.
Moreira manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Machine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moreira not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira is looking to advance position but Machine won't allow it.
Machine tries to roll over but Moreira keeps him under control.
Moreira sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Machine is looking for a sweep. Moreira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Machine gets full guard.
Moreira trying to control but Machine is working from the bottom.
Machine looking for a guillotine here but Moreira defends easily.
Machine looking for a guillotine here but Moreira defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moreira 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.
Daniel Moreira dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Moreira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Machine as he avoids it easily.
Machine swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moreira counters with a nice uppercut.
Machine cracks Moreira with an open hand slap.
Machine stuffs the takedown.
Moreira scores with a jab to the body.
Machine throws a nice head kick!
Machine leaves Moreira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cardio Machine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Moreira.
Moreira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Machine feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreira lands with a nice body punch.
Moreira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moreira lands a jab to the nose.
Moreira clobbers Machine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Machine looks to score with a jab to the body but Moreira is just out of range.
Moreira shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Machine is trying to defend but Moreira finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Moreira wants to pass the guard but Machine is defending well.
Moreira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Machine gets full guard.
Moreira working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Machine's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira advances position into side control!
Machine can't do much from the bottom here.
Moreira scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Machine to see if he's OK.
Machine parries the strikes from Moreira easily there. Moreira is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Machine to escape.
Machine is not content to let Moreira control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moreira working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moreira just content to control the position.
Moreira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Moreira working the ground and pound but Machine is defending the strikes.
Machine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moreira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Machine sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moreira has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Moreira lands with some strikes.
Machine is trying desperately to improve position.
Moreira looking to control but Machine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Machine defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Moreira.
Moreira controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Moreira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Moreira darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Moreira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moreira shoots in but Machine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Machine changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Machine ducks under a wild hook from Moreira.
Machine connects with the punch.
A combination from Moreira does no damage.
Machine's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Machine duly obliges.
Moreira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Machine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Daniel Moreira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moreira looks for a takedown but Machine sprawls well.
Cardio Machine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Moreira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira throws a leg kick
and Machine counters with a single leg into guard. Moreira didn't expect that.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Moreira manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Machine looking to slow down the pace here.
Moreira blocking some punches.
Moreira misses with a knee strike.
Moreira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Moreira goes for a takedown in the clinch but Machine prevents it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Machine.
The referee is keeping an eye on Machine - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short uppercut from Machine.
Machine jumps guard but Moreira turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Moreira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machine lands a shoulder strike.
Cardio Machine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moreira.
Machine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moreira has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Machine avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Daniel Moreira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Machine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moreira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Machine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moreira.
Machine lands with a short shot to the head.
Machine tries a knee to the head but Moreira blocks it.
Machine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moreira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moreira is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Machine fails to land.
Machine misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira tries to work over Machine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moreira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Machine has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Moreira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Machine taking a breather.
Machine misses with some punches.
Machine throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Machine fails to land.
Machine trying to land knees to the body.
Machine throws a head punch that misses.
Machine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moreira's defenses.
Machine misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreira lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Daniel Moreira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Machine wants to get back to full guard.
Moreira passes to side control.
Machine trying to remain calm as Moreira controls from the top position.
Moreira is continuing to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cardio Machine.
I think Moreira 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Moreira!
After winning the bout, Daniel Moreira thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pelle Paniikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaspar Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paniikki comes to the cage accompanied by N'sync - Bye Bye Bye. Gaspar Gomez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pelle Paniikki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaspar Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Paniikki won't allow Gomez to pass to mount.
Gomez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Paniikki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gomez pulls his head out easily.
Gomez tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Paniikki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paniikki is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at CEC Underdark that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Gomez seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniikki gets back to full guard.
Paniikki is looking for a triangle but Gomez pushes his legs off easily.
Paniikki lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paniikki drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gomez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gomez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gomez!
Paniikki tries to bench press Gomez off him but Gomez keeps the position.
Paniikki is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez wants to take a breather but Paniikki manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Gomez.
Paniikki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gomez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Paniikki keeps moving.
Gomez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Paniikki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gomez has managed to get both his arms back between Paniikki's legs - danger averted.
Paniikki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gomez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Paniikki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gomez has managed to get both his arms back between Paniikki's legs - danger averted.
Gomez wants to stand but Paniikki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Paniikki keeps moving.
Gomez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Paniikki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Paniikki has his foot on Gomez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gomez works his way back into a safe position though.
Paniikki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gomez defends it easily.
Paniikki looking for a guillotine here but Gomez defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Paniikki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gomez trying to control but Paniikki is working from the bottom.
Paniikki looking for a guillotine here but Gomez defends easily.
Gomez wants to stand but Paniikki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pelle Paniikki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Paniikki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paniikki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Paniikki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gomez tries to avoid it but Paniikki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gomez to the ground. Gomez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Paniikki circles away and keeps his distance.
Paniikki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gomez!
Paniikki prevents Gomez from escaping the position.
Gomez explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gomez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Paniikki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gomez smiles and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Gaspar Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez darts in and clinches Paniikki up against the cage.
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paniikki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gomez is fending him off so far but Paniikki persists. Nope, Gomez circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pelle Paniikki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Paniikki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gomez walks away with a smile on his face. Paniikki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gomez moves into range and clinches up with Paniikki.
Paniikki jumps guard but Gomez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Paniikki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Paniikki tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gomez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gomez landing knees to the body.
Gomez breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez scores with a push kick.
Paniikki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gomez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paniikki somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paniikki defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
Paniikki tries to counter with a takedown but Gomez is quick to defend against it.
Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Paniikki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gomez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez takes the fight into the clinch.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Paniikki or perhaps it was just good defense by Gomez, which made it look bad.
Paniikki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez instigates a clinch.
Gomez breaks the clinch.
Gomez tries to clinch but Paniikki moves out of range.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paniikki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez clinches up with Paniikki and pushes him back against the cage.
Gomez has Paniikki pushed against the cage.
Paniikki fails to pull guard.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paniikki jumps guard.
Paniikki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gomez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki has his foot on Gomez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gomez works his way back into a safe position though.
Gomez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Paniikki is looking for a triangle but Gomez pushes his legs off easily.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Paniikki keeps moving.
Paniikki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gomez is looking to stand up but Paniikki won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaspar Gomez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Paniikki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gomez's waist but Gomez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Paniikki off to one side.
Gomez moves into the clinch successfully.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paniikki shoots for a double leg takedown but Gomez sprawls well. He's pushed Paniikki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gomez clinches up with Paniikki and pushes him back against the cage.
Paniikki tightens his grip and picks Gomez up, before dumping him to the ground. Gomez manages to land in guard.
Gomez wants to stand up but Paniikki is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paniikki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gomez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gomez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paniikki is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniikki drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gomez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Paniikki has Gomez in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paniikki looking for a guillotine here but Gomez defends easily.
Paniikki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gomez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gomez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gomez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gomez stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pelle Paniikki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paniikki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gomez sprawls well initially but Paniikki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Paniikki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet.
Pelle Paniikki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gomez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Paniikki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Paniikki is pressing down on Gomez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gomez is holding on for now.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet.
Paniikki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gomez is just riding it out for now. Paniikki eventually gives up the hold.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gomez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gomez tries to stand and escape but Paniikki is controlling the position.
Gomez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gomez trying to control from half guard but Paniikki is working away.
Gomez slows the pace down in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paniikki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gaspar Gomez.
I think Gomez 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gaspar Gomez!
Gaspar Gomez very nearly forgot to thank Just Fight (Everything 8$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Collin Glorious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Mercurious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glorious's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rick Ross ft Weezy - I'm a G. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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154 lbs
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157 lbs
38 - 15 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Collin Glorious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rocky Mercurious!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glorious forces Mercurious back against the cage and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mercurious takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Glorious swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercurious uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercurious avoiding damage.
Glorious misses with a knee to the head.
Glorious misses with some punches.
Glorious is trying to stall.
Glorious tries a body shot but Mercurious blocks it.
Mercurious stalling in the clinch.
Glorious is working Mercurious over against the cage.
Mercurious breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercurious is looking to chop away at Glorious's legs.
Glorious wants to clinch.
Mercurious looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurious dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Glorious checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mercurious throws a head kick but Glorious moves out of range.
Mercurious throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercurious throws a hook but Glorious blocks it.
Glorious misses with a double jab
and Mercurious counters with a slapping leg kick.
Glorious lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Glorious scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good leg kick by Glorious there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Glorious thows a body kick. Mercurious tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Glorious misses
and Mercurious counters with a straight right hand.
Mercurious misses with a leg kick.
Glorious throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg 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!
Mercurious connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Glorious fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Glorious checks a low kick from Mercurious.
Glorious 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mercurious, as that shot connected.
It looks like Collin Glorious has been cut.
Mercurious cracks a nice hook into Glorious's ribs.
Glorious moves in looking to clinch but Mercurious pushes him off.
Glorious scoring well with a low kick there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mercurious 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 Glorious has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Glorious and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glorious tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercurious getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mercurious misses with a left hand
and Glorious counters with a straight right hand.
Mercurious throws a leg kick but Glorious moved away.
Glorious buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mercurious ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercurious flicks out a counter leg kick but Glorious steps away.
Mercurious throws a front kick that sends Glorious stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Mercurious misses its intended target.
Glorious throws out a leg kick but Mercurious moves out of range and Glorious only half commits.
Glorious backing away here, and Mercurious unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mercurious crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Glorious - the referee stops the clock and Mercurious gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Glorious. Mercurious manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Glorious misses with the body kick
and Mercurious counters with a nice body kick.
Mercurious connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Glorious tenderised Mercurious's leg. Mercurious is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glorious scores with a hook to the body. Mercurious takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mercurious misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glorious.
Mercurious wants to land a leg kick but Glorious is out of range.
Mercurious takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A leg kick checked by Glorious.
Mercurious avoids the body shot from Glorious.
A solid leg kick lands there for Glorious.
Glorious throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick from Glorious misses
and Mercurious cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Glorious throws a hook but Mercurious blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rocky Mercurious will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Collin Glorious's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Glorious throws a body punch but Mercurious moves out of range.
Mercurious throws a good cross that connects.
Mercurious is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glorious.
Mercurious thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Mercurious.
Mercurious misses with the combination.
Glorious drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glorious avoids the body shot from Mercurious.
Rocky Mercurious seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Glorious looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mercurious! But no joy.
Mercurious connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Glorious clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glorious pushes Mercurious back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glorious throws a knee to the head but misses.
Glorious misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Glorious working aggressively here.
Glorious tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercurious avoids the damage to the body.
Glorious is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mercurious is keeping busy.
Glorious is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Glorious misses with a short punch on the inside.
Glorious using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mercurious has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Mercurious.
Mercurious tries to circle away but Glorious has him pinned against the cage.
Mercurious looking to stall.
Glorious throws an elbow but it misses.
Mercurious takes a shot to the head.
Mercurious escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glorious is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Glorious connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Glorious defending well as Mercurious loads up on a big left hand.
Glorious misses with a low kick as Mercurious jumps back.
Glorious throws the kick towards the body but Mercurious avoids it.
Glorious throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercurious cracks the inside of Glorious's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glorious lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Glorious checks the leg kick.
Glorious looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Glorious lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Glorious misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurious pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Glorious throws a leg kick which misses Mercurious's front leg but catches the back leg as Mercurious tries to avoid it.
Mercurious throws a low kick but Glorious avoids it.
Mercurious is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glorious.
The fight stays on the outside here - Glorious looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mercurious looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mercurious blocks a head kick by Glorious.
Mercurious is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Glorious 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.
Glorious misses with a hook.
Glorious keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mercurious connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glorious just misses with a punch to the body.
Glorious throws a lazy body kick
and Mercurious counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mercurious keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mercurious fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mercurious moves away from the strike by Glorious.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Mercurious.
Glorious thuds a left hand into Mercurious's body.
Mercurious misses with a looping right.
Mercurious with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Glorious misses with a two punch combination.
A lazy left from Mercurious finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Collin Glorious will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Collin Glorious's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Mercurious does it's job there.
Mercurious 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.
Glorious lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mercurious backs up against the cage.
Mercurious tries to move into range but Glorious moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mercurious scores with a sloppy right hand. Glorious should have avoided that one.
Glorious thumps Mercurious with a low kick.
Mercurious scores with a head kick. Glorious tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Glorious lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mercurious will feel that in the morning.
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!
Mercurious misses with a straight right.
Mercurious throws a leg kick which misses Glorious's front leg but catches the back leg as Glorious tries to avoid it.
Mercurious takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mercurious ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurious misses with an uppercut.
Mercurious moves out of range of the strikes.
Glorious looks to throw a body kick
and Mercurious counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Glorious is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mercurious's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mercurious takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Glorious looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercurious is just out of range.
Glorious throws a leg kick which misses Mercurious's front leg but catches the back leg as Mercurious tries to avoid it.
Mercurious lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Glorious circles away quickly and effectively.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mercurious.
Glorious uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mercurious has time to react.
Mercurious fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Glorious is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Glorious.
Glorious throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mercurious's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercurious throws a right and a left that Glorious avoids nicely.
Glorious appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Glorious lands with a slapping head kick.
Mercurious bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Glorious's head backwards.
Glorious avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mercurious throws a hook but Glorious blocks it.
Glorious is looking to land body kicks.
Glorious looks to land a body kick but Mercurious moved away.
Mercurious blocks a head kick by Glorious.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Glorious.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurious tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Glorious is able to avoid easily.
And Glorious counters with a quick kick to the body but Mercurious blocks it.
Mercurious moves out of range of the leg kick from Glorious.
Glorious takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mercurious lands with an uppercut that bounces Glorious off the cage and back into range.
A low kick from Glorious is predictable there
and Mercurious counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mercurious lands a nice shot that snaps Glorious's head back.
Glorious looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Glorious has managed to clinch.
Glorious tries to throw a body punch but Mercurious avoids it by throwing Glorious back against the cage.
Mercurious leaning his opponent against the cage.
Glorious misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Glorious as Mercurious tries to tie him up.
Glorious swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Glorious is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Glorious misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercurious manages to break the clinch.
Glorious throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mercurious counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercurious is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Glorious misses with a wild body shot.
Mercurious looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Glorious lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mercurious at a distance.
A jab lands there for Glorious.
Mercurious throws a leg kick which misses Glorious's front leg but catches the back leg as Glorious tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rocky Mercurious.
I think Mercurious 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rocky Mercurious!
A very excited looking Rocky Mercurious made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Tokoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Dellaria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokoro comes to the cage accompanied by Boomtastic. Dellaria has chosen Metal Gods by JUDAS PRIEST as his entrance music. Greg Dellaria acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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154 lbs
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156 lbs
13 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hideo Tokoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Greg Dellaria!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dellaria tries to land a leg kick but Tokoro saw it coming and moves away.
Tokoro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The fighters circling - Dellaria throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tokoro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dellaria lands a jab to the head.
Greg Dellaria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dellaria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tokoro avoids a kick to the body.
Tokoro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dellaria but Dellaria pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tokoro throws a hook but Dellaria blocks it.
Dellaria shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tokoro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dellaria is looking to take a break and control but Tokoro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tokoro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dellaria is thwarting Tokoro's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria wants to control but Tokoro is keeping him busy.
Dellaria slows the pace down in half guard.
Tokoro wants to control but Dellaria is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dellaria is trying to control the action in half guard but Tokoro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tokoro is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dellaria stands up from half guard.
Dellaria misses with a double jab.
Dellaria stuffs the takedown attempt from Tokoro. Tokoro gets slowly back to his feet.
Dellaria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria stalks Tokoro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tokoro's face. Tokoro staggers backwards, shaken.
Dellaria changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tokoro or perhaps it was just good defense by Dellaria, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hideo Tokoro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tokoro slips a jab and a cross from Dellaria.
Tokoro checks a leg kick nicely.
Tokoro feinted with a counter takedown.
Tokoro motions for Dellaria to come forward. Tokoro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dellaria lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tokoro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dellaria defends well and Tokoro ends up having to push Dellaria into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dellaria throws a right hand that Tokoro ducks under and follows up with a left that Tokoro also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokoro dodges the punch combination from Dellaria.
Tokoro appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dellaria throws a series of punches but Tokoro moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dellaria.
Dellaria feints a jab promting Tokoro to slip. Dellaria then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tokoro slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Hideo Tokoro has been cut.
Dellaria drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria tries for a kimura but Tokoro is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Tokoro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dellaria tries to move to mount but Tokoro blocks the move with his legs.
Tokoro misses with a strike from the bottom.
Dellaria working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tokoro sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
It looks like Dellaria is going to stand back up.
Tokoro looking for submissions off his back.
Dellaria passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tokoro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tokoro manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tokoro wants to get back to full guard.
Dellaria is looking to take a break and control but Tokoro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dellaria is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Dellaria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hideo Tokoro's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dellaria misses with a combination
and Tokoro counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dellaria!
Tokoro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tokoro in the domination position with Dellaria hanging on.
Dellaria sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokoro stops Dellaria from getting back to his feet.
Greg Dellaria has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dellaria wants to improve his position but Tokoro is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dellaria is defending against the submission attempts here by Tokoro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokoro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dellaria defends it well.
Tokoro 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.
Dellaria tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tokoro has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dellaria tries to hold on but Tokoro postures up.
Dellaria felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dellaria slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dellaria flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Tokoro seems to be looking for submissions.
Dellaria wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro wants to work for an arm triangle but Dellaria is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tokoro is working for a submission of some sort.
Tokoro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dellaria defends it well.
Tokoro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dellaria is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tokoro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tokoro's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Tokoro defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Tokoro rolls, trying to escape but Dellaria keeps control of the position.
Dellaria is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Tokoro has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Tokoro preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Dellaria.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dellaria is punishing Tokoro with strikes - can he finish him?!
Dellaria misses with an elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hideo Tokoro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hideo Tokoro's cut.
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!
Tokoro tries to clinch there but Dellaria circles away.
Dellaria is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tokoro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tokoro slips a jab and a cross from Dellaria.
Dellaria misses with a two punch combination.
Tokoro lands a nice shot that snaps Dellaria's head back.
Dellaria drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dellaria postures up in Tokoro's guard and throws a big left but Tokoro blocks it.
Tokoro can't keep his opponent in guard - Dellaria advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tokoro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dellaria lands a nice short elbow.
Tokoro is trying to get back to full guard.
Dellaria is thwarting Tokoro's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokoro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dellaria is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tokoro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dellaria.
Tokoro wants to control but Dellaria is keeping busy.
Tokoro actively working from the bottom here.
Dellaria lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dellaria is looking for a kimura but Tokoro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dellaria to get the leverage.
Dellaria prevents Tokoro from improving his position.
Dellaria is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tokoro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dellaria pulls his head out easily.
Dellaria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dellaria is looking for a kimura but Tokoro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dellaria to get the leverage.
Dellaria is thwarting Tokoro's attempts to control the position.
Dellaria is pressing down on Tokoro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tokoro is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro is trying to control but can't.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dellaria misses with a wild combination.
Tokoro walks into a stiff left hand from Dellaria.
Tokoro tries to move into range but Dellaria moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tokoro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tokoro moves out of range of the strikes.
Dellaria checks a leg kick nicely.
A combination from Dellaria does no damage.
Dellaria comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dellaria lands a nice shot to the body.
Tokoro avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro swings for the body but Dellaria moves out of range.
Dellaria throws a series of punches but Tokoro avoids them all with ease.
Dellaria looking to score a takedown here. Tokoro is defending well but Dellaria drives through and ends up in Tokoro's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokoro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dellaria defends well.
Tokoro keeping full guard, as Dellaria tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dellaria seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tokoro is looking for a triangle but Dellaria pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Dellaria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dellaria 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Dellaria!
Greg Dellaria was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Hideo Tokoro stepped up to the mic, saying 'Great fight from Tyson - He caught me and I never recovered. Back to the drawing board and I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armos Saffedine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jozef Rakic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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31
282 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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23
240 lbs
7 - 5 - 2 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armos Saffedine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jozef Rakic!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rakic - that will leave a mark!
Saffedine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rakic scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Armos Saffedine has been cut.
Rakic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saffedine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rakic throws a head kick that half lands.
Saffedine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Armos Saffedine's cut is getting worse.
Rakic tries to land a leg kick but Saffedine saw it coming and moves away.
Saffedine is looking for a counter combo.
Saffedine avoids the body shot from Rakic.
Saffedine changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Saffedine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rakic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rakic lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rakic throws a series of punches but Saffedine avoids them all with ease.
Rakic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saffedine.
Rakic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saffedine.
Rakic's corner calls for a 1-2. Rakic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Saffedine drops his hands momentarily and Rakic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saffedine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rakic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saffedine counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Saffedine.
Rakic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saffedine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakic wants to stand but Saffedine is controlling the position.
Saffedine is looking to work some ground and pound but Rakic has wrist control.
Rakic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Saffedine is controlling him.
Saffedine wants to pass the guard but Rakic is keeping the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saffedine wants to control from the top but Rakic keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We've been hearing good reports from Saffedine's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Saffedine is looking to pass into half guard but Rakic pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rakic is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saffedine is looking for a triangle here but Rakic uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Rakic tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Rakic decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Saffedine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rakic is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A jab from Rakic finds it's way through Saffedine's defenses.
Armos Saffedine's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rakic throws a head kick but Saffedine moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Saffedine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rakic.
Saffedine takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jeez, Armos Saffedine's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Armos Saffedine's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jozef Rakic!
Jozef Rakic is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Jozef Rakic, 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chad Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Breannain Miletich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendes comes to the cage accompanied by Steve McQueen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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37
145 lbs
42 - 20 - 0 |
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29
160 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Mendes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Breannain Miletich!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miletich closes the distance and clinches.
Mendes tries a body shot but Miletich blocks it.
Nice elbow from Miletich.
Mendes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendes blocks the elbow strike.
Mendes scores with a hook to the body.
Mendes blocks a body shot from Miletich.
Miletich misses with an elbow over the top.
Mendes blocks the elbow strike.
Miletich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miletich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mendes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miletich is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miletich.
Miletich digs a right hand underneath Mendes's ribcage. Mendes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes stalling.
Miletich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miletich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mendes lands a body shot.
Mendes struggles to land a body shot inside as Miletich controls his hands.
Mendes breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Mendes misses.
Miletich swings for the body but Mendes moves out of range.
Miletich misses with a body shot.
Miletich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendes.
Mendes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miletich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mendes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mendes with a hook.
Mendes ducks under a wild hook from Miletich.
A slow jab from Miletich misses its intended target.
Mendes works the jab nicely.
Miletich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A cross from Miletich lands.
Mendes swats away the attempt to clinch by Miletich.
It looked like Mendes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mendes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mendes throws a big counter combination but Miletich scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mendes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miletich counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miletich wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miletich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab from Miletich misses.
Mendes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mendes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miletich.
Chad Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Miletich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Miletich tries to counter by closing the distance.
Miletich cracks Mendes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice body punch from Mendes.
Miletich tries to clinch but Mendes moves out of range.
Mendes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miletich has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mendes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Miletich can turn it around.
Mendes scores with a hook to the body.
Miletich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mendes is looking to control Miletich's arms but Miletich gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mendes has his back to the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miletich.
Miletich throws an elbow but it misses.
Miletich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendes takes an elbow to the temple.
Mendes dodges an elbow strike from Miletich.
Miletich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mendes's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miletich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mendes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miletich is keeping busy.
Mendes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miletich works on Mendes's body with a couple of short punches.
Miletich pushes off an throws an elbow but Mendes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mendes lands a nice uppercut.
Miletich gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Miletich wants to pass the guard but Mendes is defending well.
Mendes is trying to stand.
Miletich passes the guard and advances to mount!
Miletich stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses with a looping left.
Miletich gets a double leg takedown into Mendes's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miletich drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mendes dives on top into guard.
Mendes tries to stand but Miletich is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Miletich misses with a looping left.
Miletich slips under a jab.
Miletich lands a jab to the head.
A lazy left from Mendes finds it's target.
Miletich slips a straight right by Mendes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Breannain Miletich dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Miletich 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.
Mendes misses with a body shot.
Miletich cracks a nice hook into Mendes's ribs.
No joy there for Miletich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miletich goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mendes is rocked!
Jab, jab by Miletich - just one landing.
Oh Mendes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miletich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendes misses with a straight left.
Miletich circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Mendes to the canvas! Mendes doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Miletich keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Breannain Miletich!
Breannain Miletich is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakan Juholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakan Juholt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Maguire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hakan Juholt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juholt throws a leg kick
and Maguire counters with a good low kick that Juholt was not able to check.
Maguire has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Juholt.
Some wild striking there from Maguire.
Juholt throws a leg kick but Maguire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maguire cracks the inside of Juholt's front leg.
Maguire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maguire motions for Juholt to come forward. Maguire throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Juholt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Juholt misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juholt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maguire avoids a kick to the body.
Maguire tried to score with a low kick but Juholt checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juholt throws a sloppy head kick and Maguire moves out of range easily.
Maguire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maguire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maguire 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.
Maguire takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Juholt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maguire is fending him off so far but Juholt persists. Nope, Maguire circles away and we're back to standing.
Juholt throws a leg kick which misses Maguire's front leg but catches the back leg as Maguire tries to avoid it.
Juholt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maguire can pounce on him.
Juholt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maguire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maguire moves out of range of the body kick.
Cormac Maguire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juholt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Juholt throws a head kick but Maguire moves out of range.
Maguire throws a front kick aimed at Juholt's knee but Juholt avoids it well.
Juholt misses the shot to the body.
Maguire appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire throws a hook but Juholt avoids it easily.
Juholt blocks a jab.
Juholt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maguire takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hakan Juholt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juholt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maguire. Maguire obviously looking to wear him down.
Juholt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Juholt scores with a nice body kick.
Juholt tries to land a body kick
and Maguire counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Maguire slips a straight right by Juholt.
Maguire went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Juholt.
Juholt throws a leg kick that misses.
Juholt misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Juholt.
Maguire feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Maguire cracks the inside of Juholt's front leg.
Juholt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maguire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Juholt avoids the head kick by Maguire.
Juholt moves out of range of the leg kick from Maguire.
Juholt changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Juholt shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Maguire is trying to defend but Juholt finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Juholt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Juholt trying to control from half guard but Maguire is working away.
Maguire wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juholt is controlling the pace.
Maguire won't allow Juholt to pass to mount.
Juholt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maguire keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Juholt wants to take a breather but Maguire is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Juholt swings widly with a right hand
and Maguire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakan Juholt dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Juholt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Juholt throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Maguire was covering up waiting for the punch and Juholt finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Maguire looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Maguire trying to keep a closed guard but Juholt is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juholt tries to free his leg and advance position but Maguire is retaining full guard.
Juholt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juholt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Maguire is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Juholt throws a shot from downtown. Maguire moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Juholt 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 Maguire has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maguire and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Juholt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Juholt blocks the leg kick.
Juholt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juholt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juholt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maguire.
Maguire misses with a body shot
and Juholt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Maguire is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Juholt trying to control but Maguire is working from the bottom.
Maguire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juholt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Juholt pushing down on Maguire's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Juholt trying to control the action but Maguire is working from the bottom.
Juholt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Juholt is trying to control. Maguire wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A slapping leg kick lands for Juholt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Maguire is looking to slow Juholt down with leg kicks.
Juholt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maguire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maguire takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Juholt.
A right-left combo lands from Maguire.
A low kick from Juholt is predictable there
and Maguire counters with a thumping low kick.
Maguire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Juholt throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maguire checks a leg kick nicely.
Maguire appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maguire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juholt.
Juholt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Juholt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maguire rather than just go for the knockout.
Maguire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Juholt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakan Juholt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Juholt throws a head kick that misses.
Maguire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maguire checks the leg kick nicely there.
Juholt checks a leg kick nicely.
Maguire has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Juholt finds it's way round the side to connect with Maguire's head.
Juholt throws a combination that misses
and Maguire counters with a low kick, right behind Juholt 's knee.
The crowd cheers as Maguire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Juholt doesn't seem phased though.
Maguire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juholt.
Juholt with the counter takedown but Maguire avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Juholt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juholt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juholt lands with an overhand left.
Maguire bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Juholt's head backwards.
Maguire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Juholt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juholt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maguire misses with a wild body shot.
Juholt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juholt scores with a leg kick.
Maguire 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.
Juholt lands a head kick. Maguire smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice shot lands for Maguire.
Juholt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Juholt.
Juholt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Juholt looks for a takedown but Maguire sprawls well.
Hakan Juholt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maguire feints and then cracks Juholt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Juholt down.
Cormac Maguire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire just misses with a punch to the body.
Juholt misses the shot to the body.
Juholt misses with a head 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!
Maguire's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Juholt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maguire scrambles back to his feet.
Maguire connects with a jab.
Juholt thows a leg kick but Maguire checks it
and Maguire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Juholt throws a head kick but Maguire moves out of range.
Juholt staying out of range there.
And Juholt tries to counter it with a takedown but Maguire pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Maguire is looking to chop away at Juholt's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Juholt, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Maguire.
Nice takedown defense from Maguire. No joy for Juholt on that attempt.
Cormac Maguire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hakan Juholt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Juholt misses.
Juholt throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Maguire to counter with a crisp jab.
Maguire uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Hakan Juholt has been cut.
Maguire feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Juholts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maguire avoids a punch combination nicely.
Juholt looks for the body kick but Maguire saw that one coming.
Juholt throws a leg kick
and Maguire counters with a nice low kick that buckles Juholt's knee momentarily.
Hakan Juholt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good work by Juholt as he checks the leg kick.
Maguire backing away here, and Juholt unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Juholt stuns Maguire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A good leg kick by Maguire.
Juholt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maguire.
Maguire 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Juholt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maguire. Maguire obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juholt tries to land a leg kick but Maguire saw it coming and moves away.
Juholt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Juholt, right into the meat.
Juholt throws a leg kick that misses.
Juholt throws a body kick that misses.
Juholt throws a low kick, looking for Maguire's leg but Maguire calmly moves out of range.
Maguire blocks a low kick nicely.
Juholt throws a sloppy head kick and Maguire moves out of range easily.
Maguire drops his hands momentarily and Juholt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Juholt lands an overhand right.
Juholt throws a push kick but Maguire slaps the foot to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hakan Juholt.
Well Juholt 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakan Juholt!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Mannetosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tupac ft Lil Mo - Niggaz Nature. Mannetosen has chosen Krav as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Mannetosen!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannetosen throws a head kick that misses.
Mannetosen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blaze avoids it really well and circles away.
Mannetosen blocks a low kick nicely.
Blaze 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.
Both fighters circling a little - Blaze finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mannetosen jabs Blaze right on the nose. Blaze blinks but takes it well.
Mannetosen throws a hook but Blaze blocks it.
Blaze lands a leg kick that knocks Mannetosen off balance momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Blaze blocks the low kick.
Mannetosen throws a low kick, looking for Blaze's leg but Blaze calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaze moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mannetosen throws a body punch but Blaze moves out of range.
Mannetosen tries a head kick but it misses.
Mannetosen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaze feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Blaze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blaze blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannetosen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Blaze blocks the leg kick.
Mannetosen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mannetosen.
Blaze scores with a shot to the body.
Blaze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mannetosen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blaze misses with a leg kick
and Mannetosen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mannetosen misses with an uppercut. Blaze saw that one coming.
Blaze throws a hook to the side of Mannetosen's head but Mannetosen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blaze bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mannetosen's head.
Blaze throws a solid leg kick but Mannetosen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blaze.
Mannetosen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blaze moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mannetosen moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mannetosen misses with a punch on the inside.
Mannetosen tries a knee to the head but Blaze blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze tries to work over Mannetosen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blaze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blaze lands with a hook. Mannetosen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blaze pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blaze throws an off balance right hand
and Mannetosen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mannetosen throws a big shot that misses.
Blaze buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blaze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blaze throws a jab when Mannetosen was well out of range.
Mannetosen lands an overhand right.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick
and Blaze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by Blaze as he connects with a hook.
Blaze tried to score with a low kick but Mannetosen checks it.
Mannetosen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blaze connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mannetosen scrambles back to his feet.
Blaze throws a solid leg kick but Mannetosen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blaze.
Mannetosen throws a head kick but Blaze moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze checks the leg kick.
It looked like Blaze was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mannetosen.
Blaze is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mannetosen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mannetosen tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blaze throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mannetosen on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Blaze.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mannetosen, right into the meat.
Mannetosen darts in trying to clinch
and Blaze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mannetosen looks to land a left hand but Blaze moved out of range nicely.
Mannetosen throws a head kick but Blaze moves out of range.
Blaze attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze lands a glancing blow to the side of Mannetosen's head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mannetosen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mannetosen throws a push kick but Blaze slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blaze scores with a head kick. Mannetosen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Blaze scores with a nice strike.
Blaze lands an overhand right.
Blaze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blaze moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMannetosen.
Alexander Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mannetosen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blaze connects with a body shot.
Mannetosen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mannetosen looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaze is just out of range.
Mannetosen walks into a straight right hand from Blaze.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mannetosen cracks the inside of Blaze's front leg.
Blaze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blaze dips to his left and cracks Mannetosen with an uppercut!
Blaze is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blaze scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Blaze dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blaze crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mannetosen - the referee stops the clock and Blaze gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mannetosen. Blaze manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mannetosen throws a big shot that misses.
Blaze jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blaze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mannetosen tries a head kick but it misses.
Blaze was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blaze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mannetosen misses with a kick to the body.
Mannetosen swings for the body but Blaze moves out of range.
Mannetosen walks into a left hand.
Blaze is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blaze jabs at Mannetosen's body.
Mannetosen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blaze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blaze tries to score with a low kick but Mannetosen moves his leg out of the way.
Blaze connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mannetosen. Mannetosen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mannetosen tries a low kick but Blaze avoids it.
Mannetosen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze punishes Mannetosen's body with a nice straight punch.
Blaze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mannetosen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mannetosen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mannetosen throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Mannetosen misses.
Mannetosen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blaze connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mannetosen scrambles back to his feet.
Blaze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mannetosen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Blaze lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mannetosen's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen throws the kick towards the body but Blaze avoids it.
Mannetosen throws a wild body kick that Blaze sees coming a mile off.
Mannetosen tries to score with a low kick but Blaze moves his leg out of the way.
Blaze lands a nice looking body kick.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blaze counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mannetosen lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blaze digs a good body shot into Mannetosen's ribs.
Blaze ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blaze misses with a body kick.
Blaze bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blaze lands a jab.
Mannetosen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaze manages to avoid it.
Blaze throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mannetosen avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Mannetosen blocks the leg kick.
Mannetosen flicks out a counter leg kick but Blaze steps away.
Mannetosen misses with a hook. Blaze ducked under it nicely.
Mannetosen misses with a kick to the body
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaze really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mannetosen throws the kick towards the body but Blaze avoids it.
Mannetosen misses with a lunging right hand
and Blaze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blaze looks to throw the jab but Mannetosen is out of range.
Mannetosen with a nice cross.
Blaze ducks under a wild hook from Mannetosen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a push kick but Mannetosen slaps the foot to one side.
Mannetosen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blaze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blaze scores with a jab.
Blaze throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mannetosen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mannetosen.
Blaze throws a body punch but Mannetosen moves out of range.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick
and Blaze counters with an inside leg kick.
Mannetosen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mannetosen needs to keep his hands up - Blaze had a free shot at his head there.
Blaze blocks the body kick.
Mannetosen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaze quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Blaze attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen tries a head kick but it misses.
Mannetosen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mannetosen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mannetosen throws a shot from downtown. Blaze moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Blaze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
No joy there for Blaze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mannetosen throws a sloppy head kick
and Blaze counters with a nice body kick.
Blaze lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alexander Blaze is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mannetosen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blaze on the side of the head.
Mannetosen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blaze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blaze connects with a solid leg kick.
Mannetosen tries a head kick but it misses.
Blaze scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaze throws a head kick but Mannetosen moves out of range.
Mannetosen fakes the leg kick and cracks Blaze in the body.
Mannetosen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Blaze dominated that second round.
That's time! Blaze's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Blaze.
Mannetosen throws a head kick that half lands.
Mannetosen throws a head kick that misses.
Mannetosen tries to land a body kick
and Blaze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mannetosen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blaze thumps Mannetosen with a low kick.
Blaze plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mannetosen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaze manages to avoid it.
Mannetosen misses with a leg kick.
Blaze tests Mannetosen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mannetosen is rocked!
Blaze pounces like a tiger and cracks Mannetosen with a vicious hook! Mannetosen is down but not out! Blaze follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alexander Blaze!
An out of breath Alexander Blaze thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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