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Causing Havoc 9 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Newton Counts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Newton Counts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergio Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Counts throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Counts.
A jab lands there for Counts.
Counts lands a slapping body shot.
Counts throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Counts quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Counts tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Counts scores with a body shot.
Counts looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Counts getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Counts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Counts avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Counts lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanchez connects with a right hand. Counts shakes it off.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Counts avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Counts was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Counts lands a nice shot that snaps Sanchez's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Counts. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Nice shot by Counts.
Counts just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez throws a jab when Counts was well out of range.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Counts saw that one coming.
Counts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Counts is looking to clinch.
Counts connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Counts lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Counts tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Counts fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sergio Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Counts throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez thuds his right hand into Counts's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Counts takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Counts.
Counts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Counts is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Counts is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Counts fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a three punch combo!
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A right-left combo lands from Sanchez.
Counts delivers a nice body kick.
Sanchez looks winded!
Counts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Counts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Counts throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Counts lands a big head kick that sends Sanchez tumbling to the mat! Counts takes a step backwards and waves Sanchez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sanchez is rocked!
It looks like Sergio Sanchez has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Counts! Sanchez is out on his feet! Counts rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Sanchez is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Sanchez is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Newton Counts!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Boombastic (Mr Lover Lover) by Shaggy. Lawrence is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Business - Eminem. Johnny Lawrence will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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164 lbs
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161 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Lawrence feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a sloppy body shot
and Diaz counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lawrence!
Diaz controlling the position from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz has hold of Lawrence's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Lawrence seems comfortable defending it but Diaz has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Lawrence is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Lawrence is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Diaz couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fernando Diaz!
Fernando Diaz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodolfo Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramsay Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vieira comes to the cage accompanied by BJJ song . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rodolfo Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramsay Snow!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow fails with a takedown attempt.
Vieira has been working on his boxing with his coaches at #1 Amsterdam in the buildup to the fight.
Ramsay Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Snow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vieira to score with a decent uppercut.
Vieira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Snow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vieira.
That has opened up Ramsay Snow's cut even more.
Vieira connects with a nice looking jab.
Snow is rocked!
Vieira moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Snow goes down! Can Vieira finish him!?
Snow is still in real trouble! Can Vieira finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vieira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vieira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vieira passes Snow's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vieira is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Vieira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Snow has managed to free his arm - good work.
Snow seems to have recovered his senses.
Vieira is trying to work for a kimura but Snow is defending well.
Vieira trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vieira is looking for a kimura here.
Vieira seems to be looking for submissions.
Snow actively working from the bottom here.
Vieira is keen to just control but Snow is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Snow works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vieira trying to control but Snow is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vieira passes Snow's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Snow is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vieira pulls his head out easily.
Vieira is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vieira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is looking for a kimura here.
Vieira seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vieira seems to be looking for submissions.
Snow actively working from the bottom here.
Vieira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Snow does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Snow actively working from the bottom here.
Vieira controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vieira is trying to control the action in half guard but Snow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vieira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vieira bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Snow's head backwards.
Vieira looks to throw the jab but Snow is out of range.
Vieira throws a looping overhand right but Snow ducks down to avoid it.
Vieira is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Snow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The cut above Ramsay Snow's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Snow dives in and scores a takedown into Vieira's guard.
Vieira lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodolfo Vieira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ramsay Snow's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Snow dives in for a single leg takedown but Vieira sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Snow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vieira clinches.
Snow tries for a takedown but Vieira manages to get underhooks.
Vieira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vieira takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Snow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vieira smiles and moves away.
Rodolfo Vieira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramsay Snow.
Snow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vieira lands a nice looking body shot.
Snow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snow is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vieira bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Snow's head.
Vieira lands with a shot to the body.
Vieira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow takes one on the button.
Vieira lands an overhand right.
Ramsay Snow's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Vieira pounces like a tiger and cracks Snow with a vicious hook! Snow is down but not out! Vieira follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rodolfo Vieira!
In his post fight interview, Rodolfo Vieira started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ligerito Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlton Leach will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ligerito Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlton Leach!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr goes for a double leg but Leach avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Leach continues to drive forward.
Jr shoots and misses
and Leach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Ligerito Jr has been cut.
Leach gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leach can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leach avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Leach utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leach preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leach is trying to keep Jr in close.
Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leach works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jr throws an elbow that misses. Leach uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jr's guard. Nice move by Leach!
Jr pulls Leach in to control the position.
Jr wants to sweep here but Leach controlling him for the moment.
Jr is pulling down on Leach's head. It's preventing any offense from Leach, at least for the moment.
Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr throws a strike but Leach rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jr 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.
Jr is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Leach presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Jr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ligerito Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jr is working for takedown but Leach is calmly controlling the position for now.
Leach is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Leach prevents a takedown attempt there.
Leach lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jr.
Jr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Leach breaks the clinch.
Leach goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Leach throws a series of strikes that have Jr backpedaling.
Jr gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jr throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jr postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jr misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jr working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jr cracks Leach with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Leach really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sloppy strikes there by Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jr throws an elbow but Leach slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jr tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jr landing a few strikes.
Jr is working Leach over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jr working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Leach's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jr in side control, throwing shots but Leach defends.
Jr throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Leach manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ligerito Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ligerito Jr's cut.
That's time! Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Leach cracks Jr with a good jab.
Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Leach gets double underhooks and turns Jr into the cage.
Leach swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jr.
Leach wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leach has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jr is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Leach counters with a left and a right that stings Jr.
Jr misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Leach to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ligerito Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jr shoots and misses
and Leach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jr is rocked!
Jr misses with a takedown
and Leach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from Leach lands.
A cross from Leach lands.
Leach with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Leach engages and cracks Jr with a massive lead left hook - Jr tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Leach is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlton Leach!
After the big win, Carlton Leach made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Walhalla Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Falcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel La Bor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Bor has chosen Centuries as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Manuel La Bor is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rocco Falcone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel La Bor!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcone lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Falcone misses with an uppercut.
Falcone connects with a jab.
La Bor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcone was well out of range. Poor timing from La Bor.
La Bor lands with a hook. Falcone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Falcone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La Bor misses with a right hand
and Falcone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
La Bor throws a body punch but Falcone moves out of range.
Falcone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from La Bor misses its intended target.
La Bor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcone was well out of range. Poor timing from La Bor.
Falcone is looking for a counter combo.
Falcone throws a right hand that misses
and La Bor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Falcone thinking.
La Bor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Falcone. Falcone obviously looking to wear him down.
La Bor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falcone throws a low kick but it's checked well by La Bor.
La Bor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Falcone counters with a nice leg kick.
Falcone scores with a body shot.
Falcone circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. La Bor is trying to defend but Falcone finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
La Bor looks like he's trying to stand up.
La Bor is refusing to be controlled, as Falcone sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
La Bor wants to control but Falcone is keeping busy.
Falcone wants to control but La Bor is keeping him busy.
Falcone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falcone is looking to advance position but La Bor won't allow it.
Falcone is looking to take a break and control but La Bor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Falcone landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Falcone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks La Bor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
La Bor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
La Bor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Falcone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Bor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Falcone is working away from the top position though.
Falcone working La Bor over with strikes.
Falcone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
La Bor is trying to control but can't.
La Bor looks like he's trying to stand up.
Falcone working the head and body with strikes.
La Bor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Falcone.
La Bor is looking to improve his position.
Falcone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
La Bor wants to improve his position but Falcone is controlling well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Falcone slips a nice elbow through La Bor's hands, connecting with La Bor's forehead.
Falcone has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falcone stalling.
Falcone throwing shots but La Bor is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bor is looking to control Falcone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can La Bor avoid being mounted?
Falcone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
La Bor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
La Bor wants to control but Falcone is keeping busy.
Falcone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Falcone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
La Bor is trying to control but can't.
La Bor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Falcone.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Falcone lands a nice short elbow.
La Bor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Falcone.
Falcone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Falcone seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
La Bor is trying to stand up here but Falcone is controlling him well.
La Bor trying to control here.
La Bor is staying active underneath Falcone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Bor wants to get back to his feet.
Falcone definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
La Bor tries to roll over but Falcone keeps him under control.
La Bor has hold of Falcone's hands but Falcone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Falcone slows the pace down in half guard.
Falcone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Falcone is controlling the pace.
Falcone landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
La Bor trying to control from the bottom.
La Bor is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Falcone is staying active.
Falcone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks La Bor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Falcone working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Falcone dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Falcone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La Bor misses with a wild body shot.
Falcone throws a quick counter kick to the body but La Bor avoids it.
Falcone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rocco Falcone is winning the standup battle so far.
Crunch! Falcone slams his shin into La Bor's torso.
The fight stays on the outside here - La Bor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Falcone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by La Bor.
Falcone throws a looping overhand right but La Bor ducks down to avoid it.
La Bor scores with a nice strike.
Falcone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Falcone.
La Bor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Falcone moves away from the strike by La Bor.
La Bor slips a straight right by Falcone.
La Bor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
La Bor staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That kick from Falcone tenderised La Bor's leg. La Bor is trying to keep his angry face on.
La Bor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Falcone slips a jab and a cross from La Bor.
Falcone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
La Bor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
La Bor loads up on a big right hand but Falcone slips the punch.
Falcone blocks a jab.
La Bor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
La Bor slips a straight right by Falcone.
La Bor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
La Bor swings for the body but Falcone moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Falcone.
La Bor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
La Bor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
La Bor 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.
La Bor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Bor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falcone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Falcone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
La Bor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
La Bor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcone lands with an overhand left.
La Bor moves out of range as Falcone strikes.
Falcone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Falcone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on La Bor. That did some damage!
Falcone missing with a left hand there. La Bor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
La Bor scores with a hook to the body. Falcone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
La Bor looks to land a left hand but Falcone moved out of range nicely.
Falcone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
La Bor throws a body shot but no joy.
Falcone throws an overhand right that lands on La Bor's shoulder, as La Bor tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bor thuds his right hand into Falcone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
An inside leg kick lands from Falcone.
A jab from Falcone misses.
Despite the aggression on La Bor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
La Bor looks to land a left hand but Falcone moved out of range nicely.
La Bor throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by La Bor!
Falcone takes a swing at La Bor's ribcage but misses.
La Bor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcone was well out of range. Poor timing from La Bor.
Falcone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from La Bor.
Falcone moves out of range as La Bor strikes.
La Bor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falcone.
An attempted straight right counter from Falcone misses the target.
La Bor throws a jab but it's blocked by Falcone.
Falcone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Falcone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falcone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Bor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Falcone is looking to counter punch.
Falcone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by La Bor.
Falcone scores with a push kick.
La Bor swings for the body but Falcone moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Falcone misses the target.
Falcone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that La Bor can do to turn this around?
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 luck with that takedown attempt from Falcone.
La Bor ducks under a wild hook from Falcone.
La Bor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Falcone rather than just go for the knockout.
La Bor lands a body shot.
La Bor throws the left hand but Falcone avoids the punch easily.
La Bor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Falcone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! La Bor scrambles back to his feet.
La Bor throws a series of punches but Falcone avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Falcone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
La Bor throws a nice looking combination but Falcone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Falcone slips a straight right by La Bor.
Falcone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Rocco Falcone will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
La Bor misses with a two punch combination.
Falcone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on La Bor. That did some damage!
La Bor scores with a hook to the body. Falcone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Falcone misses with a looping right.
Falcone shoots for a takedown but La Bor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as La Bor blocks the leg kick.
As Falcone backs off La Bor throws a huge counter combo but Falcone manages to avoid it all.
Falcone connects with an inside leg kick.
Falcone misses with a leg kick
and La Bor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
La Bor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Bor thuds a left hand into Falcone's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Falcone throws an overhand right that lands on La Bor's shoulder, as La Bor tries to avoid the shot.
La Bor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Falcone. Falcone obviously looking to wear him down.
Falcone works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Falcone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Falcone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
La Bor defending well as Falcone loads up on a big left hand.
La Bor throws the left hand but Falcone avoids the punch easily.
Falcone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
La Bor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcone manages to avoid it.
La Bor throws a nice looking combination but Falcone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
La Bor ducks under a wild hook from Falcone.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from La Bor! But no joy.
La Bor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Falcone.
Falcone gets a double leg takedown into La Bor's guard.
La Bor keeping full guard, as Falcone tries to pass.
La Bor pulls Falcone in close to prevent any damage.
Rocco Falcone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Falcone throws a big elbow that misses.
Falcone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of La Bor's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Bor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
La Bor trying to control the position.
La Bor looking for a sweep. Not yet La Bor, not yet.
La Bor has momentary wrist control but Falcone slips an elbow through the middle.
La Bor being controlled here, momentarily.
Falcone with a flurry of punches that miss.
La Bor looking for a sweep. Not yet La Bor, not yet.
Falcone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Falcone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone postures up in La Bor's guard and throws a big left but La Bor blocks it.
Falcone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
La Bor keeping moving, preventing Falcone from controlling successfully.
Falcone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Falcone trying to control but La Bor is working from the bottom.
Falcone content to stall in guard here.
La Bor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Falcone chips away with some ground and pound.
Falcone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Falcone wants to control from the top but La Bor keeps moving.
Falcone won't allow La Bor to sweep him here.
Manuel La Bor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Falcone won't allow La Bor to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
La Bor connects with a single shot there.
Falcone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Falcone misses with a kick to the body.
Falcone shoots for a takedown but La Bor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Falcone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falcone avoids the body shot from La Bor.
Rocco Falcone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big right from Falcone misses.
La Bor slips a jab and a cross from Falcone.
A left and a right from La Bor both land. Nice combination.
La Bor lands with a good body shot.
Falcone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
La Bor works Falcone's body with a nice hook.
Falcone digs a good body shot into La Bor's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manuel La Bor.
I think Falcone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rocco Falcone!
During a confident post fight interview, Rocco Falcone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between PePe Hapitchou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hapitchou comes to the cage accompanied by Blackalicious - Sky is falling. Monroe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Deep Ocean - Island drumming. 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, PePe Hapitchou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Monroe showed some decent athleticism there.
Monroe thows a huge punch but Hapitchou dodges it nicely.
Monroe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hapitchou does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Monroe lands a nice short elbow.
Hapitchou is staying active underneath Monroe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Monroe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hapitchou defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hapitchou is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe is keen to just control but Hapitchou is a slippery customer.
Monroe tries to pass to full mount but Hapitchou defends it.
Hapitchou's coaches at Demon's Progym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monroe is trying to control the action in half guard but Hapitchou is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe throwing shots but Hapitchou is blocking nicely.
Monroe with the ground and pound but Hapitchou uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Monroe wants to control from the top but Hapitchou keeps moving.
Hapitchou is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Monroe is aware though and is defending well.
Monroe postures up.
Monroe with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Monroe closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hapitchou quickly recovers to half guard.
Monroe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Monroe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Monroe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Monroe trying to pass the guard but Hapitchou defending well.
Monroe trying to control from Hapitchou's half guard. Hapitchou has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Monroe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Monroe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Monroe cracks Hapitchou with a big right hand but Hapitchou just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
A lull in the action here.
Hapitchou is trying to control Monroe's posture but Monroe avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Monroe throwing strikes but Hapitchou manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Monroe wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Hapitchou has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Monroe's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Monroe is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Hapitchou!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). PePe Hapitchou!
During a confident post fight interview, PePe Hapitchou thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Ricky Monroe spoke after the fight, saying 'Im a way out of my league it seems.. I though that im so good, but guess i was wrong!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Pavlyuchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Coulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavlyuchenko comes to the cage accompanied by Sweater Weather. Andriy Pavlyuchenko 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phil Coulson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlyuchenko tries to clinch but Coulson is having none of it.
Coulson misses with a straight right.
Pavlyuchenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coulson pinned against the cage. Coulson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pavlyuchenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coulson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coulson scores with a jab to the body.
Coulson misses with a hook.
Pavlyuchenko tries to clinch up but Coulson circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlyuchenko tries to clinch up but Coulson circles away and keeps his distance.
Coulson throws out a counter right but Pavlyuchenko avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Coulson.
Pavlyuchenko is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Coulson.
Coulson stuns Pavlyuchenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pavlyuchenko slips a straight right by Coulson.
Pavlyuchenko slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko misses with an uppercut. Coulson saw that one coming.
Coulson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pavlyuchenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Coulson misses with the head strike.
Coulson gets through Pavlyuchenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Coulson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Coulson blocking some punches.
Coulson misses with a body punch.
Coulson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a left to the head.
Coulson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pavlyuchenkos head.
Pavlyuchenko trying to stall but Coulson improves his position.
A short left from Coulson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Coulson.
Pavlyuchenko throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Pavlyuchenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coulson tries to throw a body punch but Pavlyuchenko avoids it by throwing Coulson back against the cage.
Coulson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pavlyuchenkos head.
Coulson avoids the elbow strike from Pavlyuchenko, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Coulson.
Coulson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pavlyuchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coulson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coulson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko tries a body shot but Coulson blocks it.
Coulson pushes Pavlyuchenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coulson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coulson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Coulson throws a head punch that misses.
Coulson is leaning against Pavlyuchenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Coulson.
Coulson digs a right hand into Pavlyuchenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pavlyuchenko's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavlyuchenko.
Coulson blocks a body shot from Pavlyuchenko.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Coulson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko takes a shot to the head.
Coulson lands an uppercut.
A short left from Coulson.
Pavlyuchenko tries to land a knee to the head but Coulson blocks with his arms.
Pavlyuchenko has been working on his balance at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Coulson.
Nice body punch from Coulson - that landed with a thud.
Coulson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coulson scores with a hook to the body.
Coulson lands a body shot.
Pavlyuchenko is breathing heavily.
Coulson lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Coulson.
Coulson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Coulson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pavlyuchenko backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coulson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coulson lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Coulson.
Coulson lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coulson.
Coulson gets through Pavlyuchenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coulson.
Coulson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pavlyuchenkos head.
Coulson lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coulson.
Pavlyuchenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Coulson is keeping busy.
Coulson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coulson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coulson scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Coulson.
Coulson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pavlyuchenko backwards.
Coulson misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Coulson as Pavlyuchenko tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Coulson.
Pavlyuchenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Coulson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coulson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coulson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pavlyuchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlyuchenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pavlyuchenko misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Coulson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pavlyuchenko misses with a takedown attempt - Coulson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Coulson throws out a counter right but Pavlyuchenko avoids it with no problem.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body punch
and Coulson counters with a three punch combo that has Pavlyuchenko backing up. Pavlyuchenko nods at Coulson to acknowledge the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coulson. Pavlyuchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coulson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pavlyuchenko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Coulson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pavlyuchenko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pavlyuchenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andriy Pavlyuchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coulson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coulson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlyuchenko misses with an uppercut
and Coulson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pavlyuchenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Coulson as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pavlyuchenko looking to stall.
Coulson is leaning against Pavlyuchenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coulson.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlyuchenko fails to land.
Coulson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pavlyuchenko backwards.
Pavlyuchenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coulson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Coulson.
Coulson blocks a body shot from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coulson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavlyuchenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Coulson gets an underhook and turns Pavlyuchenko into the cage.
Coulson lands a left hand.
Phil Coulson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pavlyuchenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coulson lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Coulson fails to land.
Coulson lands a right hand.
Coulson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Coulson.
Pavlyuchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Coulson controls his hands.
Coulson digs a right hand into Pavlyuchenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pavlyuchenko's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coulson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coulson scores with a shoulder strike.
Pavlyuchenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Coulson gets an underhook and turns Pavlyuchenko into the cage.
Coulson lands a hook that snaps the head of Pavlyuchenko backwards.
Coulson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Coulson.
Coulson managing to block the knees to the body from Pavlyuchenko.
Coulson digs a right hand into Pavlyuchenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pavlyuchenko's gas tank.
Coulson lands with a light punch inside.
Coulson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Coulson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coulson.
Coulson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Coulson scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Coulson - that landed with a thud.
Coulson lands a shoulder strike.
Coulson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Coulson.
A short body shot lands from Coulson as the two fighters clinch.
Coulson scores with a shoulder strike.
Coulson lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko takes a shot to the head.
Coulson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coulson.
A right handed body shot lands from Coulson.
A left hand lands to the body for Coulson.
Coulson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Coulson.
Pavlyuchenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Coulson presses Pavlyuchenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coulson.
Coulson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Coulson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coulson lands a hook that snaps the head of Pavlyuchenko backwards.
Coulson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coulson lands a hook that snaps the head of Pavlyuchenko backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Coulson.
A shot in the inside from Coulson.
A hook to the body from Coulson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coulson.
Coulson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coulson is working Pavlyuchenko over against the cage.
Coulson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coulson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coulson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pavlyuchenko is rocked!
Coulson lands a left hand.
Oh Pavlyuchenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coulson lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Coulson.
Coulson scores with a shot to the side of Pavlyuchenko's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Coulson.
A right hook to the body lands for Coulson.
Coulson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Coulson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coulson is working Pavlyuchenko over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coulson.
A hook to the body from Coulson.
Coulson lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coulson cracks Pavlyuchenko with a nice body shot.
Coulson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pavlyuchenko takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coulson.
Coulson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coulson lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Coulson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pavlyuchenko rushes Coulson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pavlyuchenko seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coulson.
Coulson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coulson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coulson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pavlyuchenko missing with knees to the body.
Coulson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Coulson.
Pavlyuchenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pavlyuchenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Coulson.
A short body shot lands from Coulson as the two fighters clinch.
Coulson lands a left hand.
Coulson gets through Pavlyuchenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Coulson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Coulson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pavlyuchenko backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coulson lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coulson digs a right hand into Pavlyuchenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pavlyuchenko's gas tank.
A short left from Coulson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coulson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coulson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Coulson lands with a short shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Coulson as Pavlyuchenko tries to tie him up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coulson.
A hook to the body from Coulson.
Coulson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pavlyuchenko backwards.
Coulson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pavlyuchenko or not.
Pavlyuchenko is looking to control Coulson's arms but Coulson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pavlyuchenko has his back to the cage.
Coulson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pavlyuchenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Coulson.
Coulson lands a left hand.
Coulson lands a body shot.
Coulson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pavlyuchenko backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Coulson.
A left hand lands to the body for Coulson.
Coulson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coulson lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Coulson.
A body shot lands from Coulson.
A nice left hand lands by Coulson.
Coulson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pavlyuchenko backwards.
Pavlyuchenko takes a shot to the head.
Coulson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Coulson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coulson pushes Pavlyuchenko against the cage. Coulson is working some dirty boxing. Coulson pushes off with a quick right hook! Pavlyuchenko goes down! Pavlyuchenko tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Coulson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Coulson!
Phil Coulson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between RJ Cherubim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quin Kenobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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184 lbs
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170 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, RJ Cherubim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quin Kenobi!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenobi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kenobi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kenobi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cherubim!
Kenobi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cherubim knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kenobi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenobi is looking to take a break and control but Cherubim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kenobi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cherubim is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherubim tries to buck Kenobi off but Kenobi is having none of it.
Kenobi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Cherubim fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kenobi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kenobi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kenobi is keen to just control but Cherubim is a slippery customer.
Cherubim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kenobi on the ground.
Cherubim is trying to get back to full guard.
Cherubim is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kenobi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kenobi's back!
Kenobi is really stuck here.
Kenobi holding both Cherubim 's hands and preventing any damage.
Kenobi breaks Cherubim's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cherubim is keeping the position for now.
Cherubim looking for a sweep. Not yet Cherubim, not yet.
Kenobi controlling from the top position.
Cherubim wants to sweep here but Kenobi controlling him for the moment.
Kenobi trying to control but Cherubim is working from the bottom.
Kenobi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cherubim keeping full guard, as Kenobi tries to pass.
Cherubim is trying to control the position but Kenobi postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kenobi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cherubim's guard.
Cherubim is looking for a sweep. Kenobi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kenobi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cherubim defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cherubim wants to get back to full guard.
Kenobi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cherubim preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kenobi stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Cherubim to get to his feet.
Cherubim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cherubim wants it to stay on the feet.
Kenobi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kenobi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cherubim is landing a low percentage of strikes.
RJ Cherubim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quin Kenobi.
Cherubim defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kenobi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi shoots in for a double leg but Cherubim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cherubim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kenobi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
RJ Cherubim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cherubim.
Cherubim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cherubim wants it to stay on the feet.
Cherubim thows a leg kick but Kenobi checks it
and Kenobi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cherubim is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cherubim can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kenobi controls the pace.
Cherubim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kenobi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kenobi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kenobi won't allow Cherubim to sweep him here.
Kenobi stays in close to Cherubim's body and controls the position.
Kenobi wants to control from the top but Cherubim keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quin Kenobi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cherubim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kenobi but Kenobi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kenobi feints and as Cherubim raises his hands in defense, Kenobi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kenobi trying to control the position from guard on top but Cherubim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenobi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cherubim controlling the position.
Kenobi slips nicely into half guard.
Kenobi tries to pass to full mount but Cherubim defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenobi works his way into full mount!
Kenobi controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi prevents Cherubim from getting the reversal.
Kenobi wants to control the pace but Cherubim is squirming around nicely.
Cherubim tries to hold on but Kenobi pushes him away.
Kenobi working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kenobi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kenobi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kenobi working Cherubim over with strikes here.
Cherubim tries to hold on but Kenobi postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherubim is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Kenobi has taken his back.
Kenobi tries to keep control of the position but Cherubim is staying busy.
Cherubim trying to control the position but Kenobi manages to sink in the hooks.
Cherubim is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kenobi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kenobi is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kenobi's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Cherubim is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Cherubim looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kenobi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, with Kenobi on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Cherubim is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Kenobi looking for the choke from the back.
Kenobi not allowing Cherubim to control his hands.
Cherubim is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
A lull in the action here.
Kenobi is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Cherubim has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kenobi looking for the choke but no joy.
Kenobi has good solid back control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherubim trying to control the position but Kenobi manages to sink in the hooks.
Kenobi patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cherubim breaks Kenobi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cherubim is stalling in the full guard.
Cherubim trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenobi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenobi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cherubim stopping the sweep attempt from Kenobi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quin Kenobi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kenobi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cherubim tries to clinch up but Kenobi circles away and keeps his distance.
Cherubim lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cherubim lands with a slapping head kick.
Cherubim tries to work over Kenobi's front leg with a kick but Kenobi checks it.
Kenobi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cherubim throws a leg kick that misses.
Cherubim shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kenobi as he jumps to the side.
Kenobi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherubim throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kenobi blocks the body kick.
Kenobi shoots for a takedown but Cherubim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cherubim throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kenobi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kenobi stops Cherubim from standing up.
Cherubim manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kenobi manages to get himself to full guard.
Kenobi pulls Cherubim in close to prevent any damage.
Cherubim throwing strikes from guard but Kenobi blocks nicely.
Cherubim throwing strikes but missing.
Cherubim looking to pass the guard.
Kenobi is trying to keep Cherubim in close.
Kenobi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cherubim is one step ahead there.
Quin Kenobi has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherubim trying to control but Kenobi is working from the bottom.
Kenobi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cherubim is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cherubim has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kenobi is proving hard to escape from.
Kenobi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kenobi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kenobi tries to pass to full mount but Cherubim defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi is thwarting Cherubim's attempts to control the position.
Cherubim is controlling Kenobi's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Still in half guard, Kenobi seems content to control.
Kenobi trying to control from half guard but Cherubim is working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cherubim tries to get to full guard but Kenobi has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cherubim is not content to let Kenobi control the position.
Still in half guard, Kenobi seems content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kenobi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kenobi goes for a double leg but Cherubim avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cherubim continues to drive forward.
RJ Cherubim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quin Kenobi.
Cherubim throws a head kick that misses.
Cherubim shoots in but no luck this time.
Cherubim throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenobi shoots for a double leg takedown but Cherubim sprawls well. He's pushed Kenobi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cherubim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
RJ Cherubim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No luck for Cherubim with that takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
RJ Cherubim showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kenobi 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quin Kenobi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jambo Jambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saan Shlamel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jambo Jambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saan Shlamel!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Shlamel lands.
Jambo throws a head kick that misses.
Shlamel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Jambo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jambo passes into half guard.
Jambo trying to mount his opponent but Shlamel defends it.
Jambo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shlamel!
Shlamel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jambo fails to take his opponent's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jambo controlling from mount.
Jambo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shlamel is looking to escape.
Jambo throwing strikes here but Shlamel is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jambo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jambo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jambo wants to control the pace but Shlamel is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jambo moves to back control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jambo is looking for the choke from the back position but Shlamel is controlling his hands well.
Jambo lands punches and elbows.
Jambo patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Shlamel is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Jambo off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Shlamel is trying to break free.
Jambo lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jambo has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Shlamel has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
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!
Jambo is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Shlamel knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Shlamel for a finish.
Shlamel looking very determined here, making life difficult for Jambo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shlamel defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Jambo's arms.
Jambo throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Shlamel tries to escape the position.
Jambo is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Shlamel has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Jambo missing with strikes from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jambo is cranking Shlamel's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Shlamel! He's tightened the choke and Shlamel is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jambo Jambo!
A determined Jambo Jambo didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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