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RCG 2: Holiday Bash PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aslanbek Kiruev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Schuurman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiruev comes to the cage accompanied by Adiga. Frank Schuurman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aslanbek Kiruev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Schuurman!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schuurman has managed to clinch.
Kiruev looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Schuurman lands a knee to the head.
Schuurman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kiruev's face.
Schuurman with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Schuurman.
It looks like Aslanbek Kiruev has been cut.
Schuurman landing knees to the body.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head.
Kiruev is rocked!
Schuurman lands a big knee! That's hurt Kiruev! Oh, he's all over the place! Schuurman lands another knee that sends Kiruev to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Schuurman!
Aslanbek Kiruev spoke after the fight, saying 'Извините за мою проигрыш я постараюсь стать лучше'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raymond Bernard looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raymond Bernard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Souza!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernard stuffs the takedown attempt from Souza. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Bernard looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bernard throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bernard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Souza closes the distance and clinches up with Bernard, looking for a takedown. Souza pushes Bernard against the cage but Bernard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bernard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bernard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Souza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza dives in for a single leg takedown but Bernard sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Raymond Bernard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Souza.
Souza tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bernard defends well and Souza ends up having to push Bernard into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Souza looks for a takedown but Bernard sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard has closed the distance and engaged Souza in a clinch.
Bernard slowing the pace effectively.
Souza looking for a takedown.
Souza tries for a takedown. No joy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bernard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bernard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bernard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bernard successfully pulls guard.
Souza looking to pass the guard.
Souza wants to stand but Bernard is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Souza trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bernard's guard.
Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Souza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Souza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Souza decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bernard, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard tries for a takedown but Souza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bernard throws a lazy head kick
and Souza counters with a three punch combo that has Bernard backing up. Bernard nods at Souza to acknowledge the strikes.
Souza scores with a shot to the body.
Souza scores with a jab. Bernard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Souza.
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souza shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bernard defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernard misses with a shot to the body
and Souza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bernard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Souza cracks Bernard with an open hand slap.
Souza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Souza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bernard quickly recovers to half guard.
Bernard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Souza on the ground.
Bernard wants to control but Souza is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Souza is working for a submission of some sort.
Souza seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bernard is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Antonio Souza!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Clarke (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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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wilson lands in his opponent's guard.
Wilson throws a big elbow that misses.
Wilson 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.
Wilson is working Clarke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wilson is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries to free his leg and advance position but Clarke is retaining full guard.
Wilson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wilson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Clarke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Clarke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Clarke has momentary wrist control but Wilson slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wilson connects with a couple of short punches.
Wilson is in close to Clarke's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wilson with a nice head shot there.
Wilson 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.
Wilson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson landing some decent shots from guard.
Wilson distracts Clarke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Clarke can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wilson controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clarke wants to stand up but Wilson is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wilson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Clarke throws Wilson to one side and escapes!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wilson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Clarke clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Clarke up.
Wilson lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Can Clarke hold on?! Wilson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Wilson keeps control of the position easily here as Clarke tries to buck him off.
Wilson is landing with strikes. Clarke can't take much more of this.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Wilson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Clarke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wilson lands some shots froms side control.
Wilson grinds an elbow into Clarke's temple.
Wilson lands a nice forearm strike.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wilson working the head and body with strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wilson is working Clarke over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wilson working away.
Wilson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson scoring with punches from side control.
Wilson scores with punches from side control.
Clarke is breathing heavily.
Clarke is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Wilson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Wilson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wilson scoring with strikes but Clarke is staying in there.
Clarke in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wilson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Clarke is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wilson with a couple of short strikes.
Wilson working the ground and pound effectively.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clarke can do to turn this around?
Wilson working Clarke over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Wilson.
It looks like Adam Clarke has been cut.
Wilson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Clarke that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wilson landing shots from mount.
Wilson controlling from the full mount.
Wilson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Clarke is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Clarke wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Wilson celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Wilson!
In his post fight interview, Mark Wilson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between MD Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sor Jaime Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sor Jaime Lannister will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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212 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, MD Tank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sor Jaime Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tank fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lannister wants to clinch
and Tank counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tank.
Tank throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lannister works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lannister looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tank engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lannister looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tank has picked Lannister up and slammed him! Lannister can't keep hold of the triangle and Tank manages to pass to side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tank working the ground and pound from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Tank landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank is putting a hurting on Lannister here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tank controls the position.
Lannister is pushing Tank's head away, looking to escape. Tank manages to hold on to the position though.
Tank content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tank is putting a hurting on Lannister here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tank 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.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tank sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lannister is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank working the head with strikes.
Tank controls the position.
Tank working the head with strikes.
Lannister is being controlled here.
Lannister takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tank slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tank working the ground and pound.
Tank content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tank has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lannister really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tank. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tank connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lannister some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Tank lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lannister takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tank grinds an elbow into Lannister's temple.
Tank scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lannister on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tank landing strikes.
Lannister trying to remain calm as Tank controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MD Tank dominated that round.
That's time! Tank's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tank gets a clinch.
Lannister tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lannister misses with a body punch.
Tank drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lannister goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tank has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lannister after a bit of a struggle.
Lannister can't find room to land a body shot as Tank controls the action.
Tank is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lannister is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MD Tank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tank is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lannister lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tank is looking for a takedown.
Lannister misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tank blocks a body shot from Lannister.
Lannister tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tank's elbow.
Tank prevents a body shot from Lannister.
Lannister breaks the clinch.
Lannister circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lannister has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lannister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tank.
Tank is staying tight to Lannister's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Tank working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank is staying tight to Lannister's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lannister tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Lannister trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Lannister grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Tank is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lannister can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tank trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lannister doesn't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tank lands shots from the back.
Tank lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Tank.
Tank is working the ground and pound. Can Lannister escape?
Tank really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Lannister.
Tank gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Lannister is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank is riding his opponent, not letting Lannister buck him off.
Lannister is covering up but some of the strikes from Tank are getting through and doing damage.
Tank is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MD Tank dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Donk. Lannister catches Tank right on the button with a cross.
Lannister clinches up against the cage.
Tank drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lannister pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lannister moves to clinch but Tank breaks away
and Tank counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tank is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tank seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lannister for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tank is working Lannister over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lannister being controlled here, momentarily.
Tank's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sor Jaime Lannister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sor Jaime Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lannister wants to clinch.
Tank manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lannister on his heels. He'll look to pass Lannister's guard now, I'm sure.
Lannister wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tank manages to pass to side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lannister can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lannister takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tank drops an elbow to the side of Lannister's head.
Tank looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nice strikes from Tank there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tank not doing much here.
Tank scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tank lands with a punch from half guard.
Tank landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tank drops an elbow to the side of Lannister's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Tank.
Tank looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lannister with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tank not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
MD Tank showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tank, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... MD Tank!
MD Tank 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Doo Doo Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suleijma Tudekiks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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192 lbs
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doo Doo Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suleijma Tudekiks!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a series of punches but Tudekiks avoids them all with ease.
Tudekiks unleashes a big counter combination but Brown bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brown swinging wildly here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tudekiks is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tudekiks manages to break the clinch.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Tudekiks counter with a right hand.
Tudekiks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Tudekiks staying out of range there.
Tudekiks looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a hook but Tudekiks avoids it easily.
Tudekiks unleashes a big counter combination but Brown bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tudekiks.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown misses with a combination
and Tudekiks counters with a right hand to the body.
Tudekiks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tudekiks counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown with a nice cross.
Tudekiks misses with a double jab.
Tudekiks stalks Brown and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brown's face. Brown staggers backwards, shaken.
Brown is rocked!
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good work by Brown as he checks the leg kick.
Tudekiks forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tudekiks breaks the clinch.
Tudekiks drops Brown with a beautiful combination! Brown stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tudekiks is looking for the KO!
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Tudekiks counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Brown off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Tudekiks follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Brown was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Suleijma Tudekiks!
Suleijma Tudekiks took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Namunamu Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trenton Funkhouser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Kuznetcov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuznetcov has chosen Eminem-Supermen as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
222 lbs
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215 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Trenton Funkhouser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Kuznetcov!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetcov throws out a loose jab but Funkhouser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funkhouser looks to land a left hand but Kuznetcov moved out of range nicely.
Funkhouser uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuznetcov.
Kuznetcov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Funkhouser is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Funkhouser 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.
Funkhouser gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Funkhouser gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuznetcov.
Kuznetcov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuznetcov throws a right hand that misses
and Funkhouser connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuznetcov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Funkhouser counters with a huge left! Kuznetcov is in big trouble! He's backing up but Funkhouser isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Kuznetcov from any more damage. A dominating finish by Funkhouser!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trenton Funkhouser!
During a confident post fight interview, Trenton Funkhouser 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen Tool - Pushit as his entrance music. Gary Glover had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gary Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor gets a takedown into half guard.
Taylor is nestled in close to Glover, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Taylor controlling the action here.
Glover avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taylor.
Taylor trying to control the pace.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Glover defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taylor.
Taylor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Glover with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Taylor winds up and cracks Glover with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Glover's head.
Glover tries to get to full guard but Taylor has control of the leg.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but Glover defending well.
Taylor wants to control but Glover is keeping him busy.
Taylor drops an elbow to the side of Glover's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Taylor lands a nice short elbow.
Taylor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Glover dodges it nicely.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor is nestled in close to Glover, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Taylor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Taylor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Taylor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Glover avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taylor.
Taylor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Glover knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taylor on the ground.
Glover is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Taylor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Glover is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Glover dodges it nicely.
Taylor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Taylor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taylor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is nestled in close to Glover, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Taylor slips a nice elbow through Glover's hands, connecting with Glover's forehead.
Oh Glover is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Taylor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taylor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Glover is looking to improve his position.
Taylor winds up and cracks Glover with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Taylor is trying to control. Glover wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Glover taking some punishment here, with Taylor in his half guard.
Taylor working the head and body with strikes.
Taylor is trying to control the action in half guard but Glover is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Taylor lands a big elbow - Glover is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Taylor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Taylor!
Sean Taylor decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wybrant De Houtman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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26
191 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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25
194 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wybrant De Houtman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Houtman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nogueira throws a big right hand that misses.
Nogueira slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, De Houtman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sloppy strikes there by Nogueira.
Nogueira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nogueira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nogueira passes to full mount! That's big trouble for De Houtman!
Nogueira looking to control but De Houtman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De Houtman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nogueira on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
De Houtman wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nogueira.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! De Houtman is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renato Nogueira!
Renato Nogueira is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornelis Spilbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boo Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lose Yourself. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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26
211 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cornelis Spilbergen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boo Lee!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws out a loose jab but Spilbergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spilbergen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Spilbergen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Spilbergen moved out of range.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Spilbergen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Spilbergen.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spilbergen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spilbergen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Spilbergen trying to control the position but instead, Lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spilbergen into the cage.
Lee prevents a body shot from Spilbergen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee blocks a body shot from Spilbergen.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spilbergens head.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spilbergen lands a nice shot to the body.
Spilbergen has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Spilbergen controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spilbergen taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spilbergen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spilbergen.
Spilbergen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Spilbergen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spilbergen wants to stall.
Spilbergen stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee misses with the combination.
Spilbergen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spilbergen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Spilbergen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spilbergen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spilbergen's hands.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Spilbergen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spilbergen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Spilbergen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Spilbergen moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Spilbergen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lee misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Spilbergen misses the target.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boo Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spilbergen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lee manages to circle out of the way.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Spilbergen's shoulder, as Spilbergen tries to avoid the shot.
As Lee tries to get set, Spilbergen tries to push him back and clinch up but Lee manages to avoid the attempt.
Lee throws the left hand but Spilbergen avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spilbergen moves into the clinch.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spilbergen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spilbergen lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and Spilbergen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen tries to counter by clinching up but Lee breaks away and moves out of range.
Spilbergen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Spilbergen misses the target.
Spilbergen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boo Lee 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.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Lee throws the left hand but Spilbergen avoids the punch easily.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Spilbergen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee lands a jab to Spilbergen's midsection.
Jab by Lee.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spilbergen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee misses with the combination.
Boo Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Spilbergen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spilbergen moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Spilbergen slips the punch.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spilbergen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lee.
Lee misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Spilbergen misses its target.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spilbergen manages to avoid it.
Spilbergen is looking to counter the offense by Lee and move into the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lee in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Spilbergen moves away from the strike by Lee.
Spilbergen swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Spilbergen.
Spilbergen tries to counter by clinching up but Lee breaks away and moves out of range.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Spilbergen is out of range.
Lee takes a swing at Spilbergen's ribcage but misses.
Spilbergen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lee jabs at Spilbergen's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spilbergen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spilbergen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lee.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Spilbergen.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Spilbergen's head but Spilbergen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lee throws a right hand that Spilbergen ducks under and follows up with a left that Spilbergen also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spilbergen tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lee throws a right hand that Spilbergen ducks under and follows up with a left that Spilbergen also avoids with ease.
A left lands for Lee.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Lee tries to get set, Spilbergen tries to push him back and clinch up but Lee manages to avoid the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spilbergen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Spilbergen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Spilbergen slips a straight right by Lee.
Spilbergen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Spilbergen ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Spilbergen moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spilbergen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Spilbergen to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Spilbergen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spilbergen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Spilbergen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lee.
Spilbergen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Spilbergen lands with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Lee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee swings for the body but Spilbergen moves out of range.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Spilbergen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boo Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee throws a series of punches but Spilbergen moves out of range.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Spilbergen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lee.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spilbergen on the side of the head.
Lee misses the jab.
As Lee tries to get set, Spilbergen tries to push him back and clinch up but Lee manages to avoid the attempt.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Spilbergen moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws the left hand but Spilbergen avoids the punch easily.
Spilbergen tries to counter by clinching up but Lee breaks away and moves out of range.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Lee throws a hook but Spilbergen avoids it easily.
A big left from Lee misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Spilbergen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Spilbergen tries to counter by clinching up but Lee breaks away and moves out of range.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Spilbergen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spilbergen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spilbergen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Spilbergen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee lands with a right hand.
Spilbergen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Spilbergen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spilbergen takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spilbergen lands with a good body shot.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spilbergen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee connects with the punch.
Spilbergen ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Nice defenses there by Spilbergen.
Spilbergen tries to counter by clinching up but Lee breaks away and moves out of range.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spilbergen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spilbergen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lee.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Spilbergen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Spilbergen tries to counter by clinching up but Lee breaks away and moves out of range.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Spilbergen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spilbergen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee cracks Spilbergen with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spilbergen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spilbergen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee throws a jab when Spilbergen was well out of range.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spilbergen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lee manages to circle out of the way.
Lee throws a series of punches but Spilbergen moves out of range.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spilbergen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Spilbergen tries to counter by clinching up but Lee breaks away and moves out of range.
Lee throws a hook but Spilbergen avoids it easily.
Spilbergen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lee.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Spilbergen needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee slips under a jab from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Spilbergen slips a jab from Lee.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spilbergen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Spilbergen moves away and avoids it.
Spilbergen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lee.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spilbergen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spilbergen manages to avoid it.
Lee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boo Lee really 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.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Spilbergen moves away from the strike by Lee.
A little feinted left hand from Spilbergen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee sizes up Spilbergen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spilbergen walks into a left hand.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spilbergen at a distance.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spilbergen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
It looked like Spilbergen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Spilbergen eats them both and turns towards Lee to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spilbergen is looking to counter the offense by Lee and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spilbergen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Spilbergen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Spilbergen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spilbergen slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Spilbergen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Spilbergen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Spilbergen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee misses with a hook.
It looked like Spilbergen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lee.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Spilbergen counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Spilbergen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spilbergen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee misses with some punches.
Spilbergen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Spilbergen.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Spilbergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spilbergen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spilbergen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spilbergen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spilbergen stalling.
Lee tries a body shot but Spilbergen blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Spilbergen.
Spilbergen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spilbergen tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spilbergen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spilbergen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spilbergen counters with a straight right hand.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee digs a good hook to Spilbergen's body.
A jab from Spilbergen misses.
Lee throws a hook but Spilbergen avoids it easily.
Spilbergen is looking to counter the offense by Lee and move into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a hook. Spilbergen ducked under it nicely.
Lee scores with the left hand. Spilbergen knows he should have avoided that one.
Spilbergen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Spilbergen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Spilbergen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee throws a series of punches but Spilbergen avoids them all with ease.
Spilbergen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spilbergen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lee throws a combination. Spilbergen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spilbergen circles away quickly and effectively.
Spilbergen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Spilbergen moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Spilbergen saw that one coming.
Spilbergen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lee manages to circle out of the way.
Lee thuds his right hand into Spilbergen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boo Lee dominated that fourth 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lee misses with a straight right.
Spilbergen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lee.
Spilbergen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spilbergen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Spilbergen is just out of range.
Spilbergen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spilbergen.
An attempted straight right counter from Spilbergen misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spilbergen staying out of range there.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee throws a hook but Spilbergen avoids it easily.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Spilbergen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Spilbergen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spilbergen ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Spilbergen is looking to counter the offense by Lee and move into the clinch.
Spilbergen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Spilbergen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spilbergen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Spilbergen.
Come on Spilbergen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spilbergen blocking some punches.
Spilbergen can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spilbergen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee is trying to break free.
A short right from Lee.
Spilbergen blocks an uppercut.
Spilbergen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boo Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Spilbergen effectively controlling the action here.
Spilbergen looking to stall.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
A short right from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen scores with a shoulder strike.
Spilbergen blocks a body shot from Lee.
Spilbergen looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Spilbergen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Spilbergen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Lee tries to work over Spilbergen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spilbergen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spilbergen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spilbergen backwards.
Spilbergen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Spilbergen's ribcage. Spilbergen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spilbergen takes a shot to the head.
Spilbergen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Spilbergen.
Spilbergen wants to stall.
Spilbergen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spilbergen.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spilbergen.
Spilbergen tries to counter by clinching up but Lee breaks away and moves out of range.
Lee takes a swing at Spilbergen's ribcage but misses.
Lee throws a series of punches but Spilbergen avoids them all with ease.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cornelis Spilbergen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boo Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A left lands for Lee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boo Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 45:50
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boo Lee!
Boo Lee is the new light heavyweight champion!
Boo Lee thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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