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RCG 10: Kettu vs Kristoffer PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jar Jar Binks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riki Maru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maru is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Chris Brown - Ayo. Riki Maru struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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204 lbs
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Decent elbows
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jar Jar Binks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Riki Maru!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maru shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maru has his takedown stuffed
and Binks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Binks lands an elbow inside that Maru shrugs off.
Maru takes a shot to the head.
Binks lands a right hand.
Maru takes a knee right on the jaw!
Binks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Binks is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Maru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Binks is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Binks crunches a lovely knee into Maru's ribcage.
Binks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Binks gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maru.
Jar Jar Binks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riki Maru.
Maru can't find room to land a body shot as Binks controls the action.
Maru takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binks lands a nice knee to the body.
Binks pushes Maru back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Binks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Binks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Binks lands a nice elbow.
Maru tries for a takedown. No joy.
Maru tries to score a body lock takedown but Binks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Binks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Binks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maru in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maru looks winded!
Binks lands a knee to the body.
Binks lands an elbow inside that Maru shrugs off.
Binks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Binks lands a knee to the head.
Binks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Binks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maru in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maru is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Binks pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Binks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maru's defenses.
Binks crunches a lovely knee into Maru's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Binks to work.
Maru tries to throw a body punch but Binks avoids it by throwing Maru back against the cage.
Binks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maru in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Binks has Maru pressed against the cage.
Binks prevents the takedown attempt.
Maru tries for a takedown. No joy.
Maru has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Binks is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Binks unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Binks unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maru takes an elbow to the temple.
Binks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Binks lands a knee to the body.
Maru takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binks dodges an elbow strike from Maru.
Maru drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Binks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Binks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Binks scores with a shot to the side of Maru's head.
Maru misses with the head strike.
Binks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Binks lands an elbow inside that Maru shrugs off.
Binks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Binks.
Binks lands a knee to the head.
Binks stops a takedown attempt from Maru.
Binks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maru takes an elbow to the temple.
Maru wants to get back to striking at distance but Binks won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Binks.
Binks lands a right hand.
Maru tries to throw a body punch but Binks avoids it by throwing Maru back against the cage.
Binks scores with a knee to the head.
Maru working aggressively here.
Binks avoiding damage as Maru throws knees to the body.
Binks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Binks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Binks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Binks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maru backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Binks.
Maru tries to break the clinch but Binks is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Binks on the inside.
Maru tries to land a knee to the head but Binks blocks with his arms.
Maru misses with an elbow over the top.
Maru tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Binks avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jar Jar Binks dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maru misses with a hook. Binks ducked under it nicely.
Maru throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Binks.
Maru looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maru misses with a hook.
Binks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maru.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Maru's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Binks lands a nice knee to the body.
Binks lands an elbow that stopped Maru in his tracks for a moment.
Maru pushes off an throws an elbow but Binks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maru goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Binks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binks connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Binks.
Maru is breathing heavily.
Binks landing knees to the body.
Binks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Binks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maru in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Binks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Binks lands a right hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Binks obliges.
Binks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maru takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalling in the clinch from Binks.
Binks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Binks pushes Maru back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Binks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maru's defenses.
Binks lands a nice elbow.
Jar Jar Binks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Binks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Binks.
Maru is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Binks is defending well for now.
Maru takes a knee right on the jaw!
Binks taking a breather.
Binks is pressed up against the cage. Maru has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Binks down to the mat. Binks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maru gets tackled into the cage by Binks. Binks maintains the clinch.
Maru takes a knee to the side of the body.
Binks lands a right hand.
Binks lands an elbow that stopped Maru in his tracks for a moment.
Binks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Binks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maru's efforts to push away.
Maru takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Binks.
Maru wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Binks has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maru misses with a knee strike.
Maru has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maru working hard to break the clinch.
Binks managing to block the knees to the body from Maru.
Maru creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maru takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maru takes an elbow to the temple.
Binks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Binks landing knees to the body.
Maru takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Binks.
Maru takes an elbow to the temple.
Binks prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jar Jar Binks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riki Maru.
Binks lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Binks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maru backwards.
Maru is working for takedown but Binks is calmly controlling the position for now.
Binks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Binks unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maru goes for a takedown in the clinch but Binks prevents it.
Binks landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Binks obliges.
Binks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maru backwards.
Maru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maru tries to score a body lock takedown but Binks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right from Binks on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Binks.
Maru has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Binks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jar Jar Binks dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Maru throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Maru tries to get set, Binks tries to push him back and clinch up but Maru manages to avoid the attempt.
Binks moves out of range as Maru strikes.
Binks tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Maru manages to circle out of the way.
Maru fails with the takedown
and Binks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Binks.
Binks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maru wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Binks.
Maru wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Binks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Binks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Binks.
Binks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Binks scores a nice knee to the body.
Maru tries for a takedown but Binks manages to get underhooks.
Jar Jar Binks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riki Maru.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maru takes an elbow to the temple.
Binks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Binks lands with a left to the head.
Maru is rocked!
Knees to the body from Binks.
Binks working Maru over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Binks.
Maru takes an elbow to the forehead.
Binks slowing the pace effectively.
Binks lands an elbow just above Maru 's eye.
Maru tries for a takedown. No joy.
Binks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maru lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Binks lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Binks.
Maru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Binks managing to block the knees to the body from Maru.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binks lands with a right to the head.
Binks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maru's face.
Binks avoiding damage as Maru throws knees to the body.
Maru takes an elbow to the forehead.
Binks blocking some punches.
Binks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Binks lands an elbow that stopped Maru in his tracks for a moment.
Maru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Binks has Maru pressed against the cage, preventing Maru from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A knee to the head by Binks.
Maru is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Binks pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Binks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maru can do to turn this around?
Binks lands with a right to the head.
Binks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Binks lands an elbow that stopped Maru in his tracks for a moment.
Maru using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Binks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Binks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Binks landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Binks.
Binks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Binks has a couple of punches blocked by Maru.
Riki Maru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maru is trying to break the clinch but Binks has him pressed against the cage.
Binks is looking to control Maru's arms but Maru gets an underhook and turns him. Now Binks has his back to the cage.
Maru wants to take the fight to the mat but Binks manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Maru wants to break the clinch but can't.
Binks blocks the elbow strike.
Maru tries to circle away but Binks has him pinned against the cage.
Binks stops a takedown attempt from Maru.
Binks lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Binks scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Binks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maru tries for a takedown but Binks manages to get underhooks.
Jar Jar Binks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maru throws an elbow that misses.
Binks avoiding damage as Maru throws knees to the body.
Maru wants a takedown.
Maru throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Binks.
Maru misses with a punch to the body.
Maru throws a punch but it's blocked by Binks.
Binks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Binks scores with a knee to the head.
Maru misses with a knee strike.
Binks lands an elbow inside that Maru shrugs off.
Maru misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jar Jar Binks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Binks, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jar Jar Binks!
The defeated Riki Maru had this to say: 'I Will Come Back.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shepherd comes to the cage accompanied by Radioactive by Imagine Dragons Ft. Kendrick Lamar. Grimes has chosen "Cyanide" by Metallica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jason Shepherd has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Shepherd !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shepherd . Shepherd circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grimes misses with an uppercut.
Shepherd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shepherd scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sloppy strikes from Grimes. Those never looked like landing.
Shepherd shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grimes pinned against the cage. Grimes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grimes closes the distance and pushes Shepherd back into the cage.
Grimes manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Grimes lands.
Shepherd is rocked!
Grimes shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Shepherd takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Grimes sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Shepherd bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Grimes!
Brian Grimes bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Jason Shepherd was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm disappointed in myself, the opponent outclassed me. There's no one to blame but me, only thing to do is head back to the gym and get ready for the next fight.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doo Doo Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derek Patterson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Doo Doo Brown had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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199 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 - 3 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Patterson with the counter takedown but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown misses with a hook. Patterson ducked under it nicely.
Patterson with the counter takedown but Brown avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Patterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patterson breaks from the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
It looks like Derek Patterson has been cut.
Patterson pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Patterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Patterson shoots in and gets a takedown into Brown's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Patterson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Patterson manages to get himself to full guard.
Patterson wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Patterson dives on top into guard.
Patterson with a nice head shot there.
Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Patterson defends well.
Patterson lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown working for a triangle but Patterson defends it easily.
Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Patterson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Patterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown working for a triangle but Patterson defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Patterson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Patterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown has an active guard here but Patterson has managed to pass into half guard.
Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Patterson pulls his head out easily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Patterson connects with a nice short shot to Brown's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Patterson there.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Patterson is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Brown tries to roll over but Patterson keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Patterson there.
Patterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Patterson working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Patterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Patterson has control of the leg.
Brown actively working from the bottom here.
Patterson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Patterson pulls his head out easily.
Patterson wants to free his trapped foot but Brown is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Patterson pulls his head out easily.
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Patterson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derek Patterson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Derek Patterson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
Patterson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Patterson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brown's guard.
Patterson wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Patterson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patterson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Patterson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Patterson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Patterson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Patterson defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Patterson is aware though and is defending well.
Brown throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Patterson escapes and throws Brown's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Patterson trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
Brown struggling a bit here.
Patterson is chipping away with strikes.
Patterson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brown to see if he's OK.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
Brown manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Brown wants to free his trapped foot but Patterson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson controlling the position for now.
Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Patterson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Patterson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Patterson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Patterson 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.
Brown wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Patterson dives on top into guard.
Patterson lands a couple of elbows.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Patterson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Derek Patterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Patterson cracks Brown with a solid left hand.
Patterson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Patterson controls the pace.
Patterson passes into half guard.
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control here.
Patterson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Patterson in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Patterson there.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Patterson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Patterson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Patterson in particular looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Patterson pulls his head out easily.
Brown wants to improve his position but Patterson is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derek Patterson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Derek Patterson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patterson takes one on the button.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Patterson but Patterson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brown gets caught flat footed, as Patterson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Patterson wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Patterson wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Patterson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Patterson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson slips nicely into half guard.
Patterson drops an elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Brown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Patterson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Patterson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Patterson is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Patterson pulls his head out easily.
Patterson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Patterson winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Patterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Patterson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brown actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is nestled in close to Brown, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Patterson wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Patterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brown looking for subs from the bottom but Patterson mounts him!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patterson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Doo Doo Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Patterson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brown working to try and regain half guard.
Brown wants to control but Patterson is having none of it.
BOOM! Patterson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson lands with some strikes.
Brown is rocked!
Brown is bucking up trying to escape but Patterson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh Brown is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Patterson lands a heavy elbow.
Patterson unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Brown wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Patterson celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Patterson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Joker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quill Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quill Styles is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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21
219 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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28
212 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Decent 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Joker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quill Styles!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles throws a big shot that misses.
Joker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Styles throws out the jab.
Styles moves forwards but Joker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Styles feints and as Joker raises his hands in defense, Styles changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Joker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Styles's guard.
Joker working some strikes from top position.
It looks like Quill Styles has been cut.
Styles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joker is in close to Styles's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Styles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joker cracks Styles with a solid left hand.
That has opened up Quill Styles's cut even more.
Styles working a defensive guard here.
Joker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Styles is rocked!
Quill Styles's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Quill Styles's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mr Joker!
During a confident post fight interview, Mr Joker 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 Haku Ryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haku Ryu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
183 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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27
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Good knees
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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 - 3 - 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haku Ryu!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryu throws a right hand that Glover ducks under and follows up with a left that Glover also avoids with ease.
Ryu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Glover has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ryu finds it's way round the side to connect with Glover's head.
Ryu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Ryu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Glover looks to land a combination but Ryu avoids it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ryu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ryu lands with a cross.
Glover lands a really nice looking cross but Ryu seems unphased.
Haku Ryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ryu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Glover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryu.
Glover keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryu throws an overhand right that lands on Glover's shoulder, as Glover tries to avoid the shot.
Glover is looking to counter punch.
Glover walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Glover moves out of range as Ryu strikes.
Ryu misses with a hook.
Glover walks into a straight right hand from Ryu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glover scores with a hook.
Ryu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glover.
It looked like Glover wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Glover lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ryu circles away quickly and effectively.
Ryu throws a series of punches but Glover moves out of range.
Ryu fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Glover does no damage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Glover.
Glover slips under a jab.
Ryu throws an off balance right hand
enabling Glover to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Glover. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Glover.
Ryu looks to land a right hand but Glover moved out of range.
Ryu throws an overhand right that lands on Glover's shoulder, as Glover tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryu throws a right hand that Glover ducks under and follows up with a left that Glover also avoids with ease.
Glover lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ryu misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover with a jab.
Ryu is rocked!
Ryu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryu is still on wobbly legs! Can Glover finish him?
Glover ducks under a wild hook from Ryu.
Ryu seems to have recovered his senses.
Glover 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.
Glover buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ryu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glover.
Glover scores with a hook to the body. Ryu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Glover.
Good leg kick by Glover there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ryu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glover is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Glover lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ryu 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.
Glover misses with an uppercut. Ryu saw that one coming.
Ryu misses with a hook. Glover ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Ryu misses its intended target.
Glover looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Glover plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ryu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover slips under a jab.
Ryu clobbers Glover with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ryu throws a hook but Glover avoids it easily.
Glover with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Glover.
Glover is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big left from Ryu misses.
Ryu misses with a hook
letting Glover counter with a right hand.
Ryu connects with the punch.
A head kick by Ryu misses
and Glover counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ryu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ryu tries a head kick but it misses.
Glover walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glover misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Ryu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Glover scores with a shot to the body.
Glover scores with a hook to the body. Ryu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Glover scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Glover slips a straight right by Ryu.
Glover fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ryu just manages to avoid it.
Ryu throws a sloppy head kick and Glover moves out of range easily.
Glover is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ryu throws a lazy uppercut
and Glover counters with a thumping low kick.
Ryu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ryu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Glover drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Glover throws a leg kick but Ryu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ryu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A lazy left from Glover finds it's target.
Glover misses with a lunging right hand
and Ryu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Glover counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glover sends Ryu crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Glover is motioning to the referee to let Ryu up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Glover walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ryu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No joy there for Ryu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Glover dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A thudding body kick lands there by Glover!
Ryu swings widly with a right hand
and Glover makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Glover motions for Ryu to come forward. Glover throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Ryu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Glover avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Glover throws a low kick but Ryu avoids it.
Glover feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ryu sprawling to the canvas! Ryu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Glover finish him?!
A big right from Ryu misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Glover throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryu misses with a hook. Glover ducked under it nicely.
Ryu gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Glover gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Glover!
After winning the bout, Gary Glover thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yngve Stolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luk Yuha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stolt comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick murphys - Johnny i hardly knew ya. 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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21
174 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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28
181 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yngve Stolt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luk Yuha!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stolt connects with a body shot.
Stolt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stolt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yuha.
Yuha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stolt moves away.
It looked like Stolt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yuha misses with an uppercut.
Stolt lands with an uppercut that bounces Yuha off the cage and back into range.
Yuha misses with a shot to the body
and Stolt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stolt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yuha throws a jab but it's blocked by Stolt.
Yuha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stolt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stolt connects with a high kick.
Stolt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Yuha misses with a looping left.
A jab lands there for Stolt.
Yuha takes one to the chin there.
Stolt swings for the body but Yuha moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stolt.
A slow jab from Yuha misses its intended target.
Stolt slips under a jab.
Stolt avoids the body shot from Yuha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stolt. Stolt obviously looking to wear him down.
Yuha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yuha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stolt.
Yuha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stolt counters with a solid body kick.
Yuha misses with a few strikes there.
Stolt scores with the left hand. Yuha knows he should have avoided that one.
Stolt slips under a jab from Yuha.
Stolt scores with a nice body kick.
Yuha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yuha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stolt counters with a nice body kick.
Stolt lands with a hook. Yuha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yuha misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stolt thuds his right hand into Yuha's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yuha is rocked!
Stolt thumps Yuha with a low kick.
Yuha is still on wobbly legs! Can Stolt finish him?
Yuha misses with an uppercut
and Stolt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yuha looks winded!
Stolt drives through and clinches with Yuha against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stolt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stolt keeps control of Yuha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stolt lands a big right hand that drops Yuha! The killer instinct kicks in and Stolt finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Stolt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yngve Stolt!
Yngve Stolt retains his welterweight title!
Yngve Stolt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Honeybottom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Gruff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gruff has chosen Shut Up - Stormzy as his entrance music. Bruce Honeybottom has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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28
250 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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21
255 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Honeybottom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Gruff!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honeybottom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Honeybottom misses the target.
Gruff takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Honeybottom jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Honeybottom tries to land a body kick
and Gruff counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Bruce Honeybottom has been cut.
Honeybottom throws a jab when Gruff was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honeybottom. Gruff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gruff let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Honeybottom misses the target.
Gruff steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Honeybottom takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruff connects with a single shot there.
Gruff slips a jab and a cross from Honeybottom.
It seemed like Gruff was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Honeybottom seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gruff lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Honeybottom can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Gruff and Honeybottom drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Gruff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Gruff!
Billy Gruff took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fred Alsop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Eugemia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
148 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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145 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Alsop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Eugemia!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eugemia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alsop backs up against the cage.
Decent striking displayed by Eugemia there.
Eugemia has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Eugemia throws a low kick but Alsop avoids it.
Alsop is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Eugemia.
Eugemia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alsop cracks a nice hook into Eugemia's ribs.
Eugemia misses with a straight left.
Eugemia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Eugemia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A clash of legs there as Alsop blocks the low kick.
A lazy left from Alsop finds it's target.
Alsop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eugemia misses with a series of wild punches.
Alsop gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugemia breaks from the clinch.
Eugemia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alsop is out of range.
Alsop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alsop avoids the head kick by Eugemia.
Eugemia misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Eugemia.
Eugemia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alsop's hands.
We've been hearing reports that Alsop has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Alsop misses with a right hand
and Eugemia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Alsop fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alsop is trying to pull guard but Eugemia has him pressed against the cage.
Alsop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alsop fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Alsop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alsop swings wildly with an uppercut but Eugemia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eugemia lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alsop tries to pull guard but Eugemia holds him up against the cage and eventually Alsop drops back down to his feet.
Eugemia misses with an elbow strike.
Alsop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alsop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eugemia misses with an elbow over the top.
Alsop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eugemia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eugemia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eugemia throws a nice head kick!
Alsop throws a combination. Eugemia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Alsop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eugemia throws a hook but Alsop blocks it.
Alsop moves out of range of the leg kick from Eugemia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alsop wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alsop tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Eugemia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Eugemia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Eugemia tries to free his leg and advance position but Alsop is retaining full guard.
Eugemia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alsop is looking for a triangle here but Eugemia uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Eugemia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alsop keeps working.
Eugemia content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Alsop struggling a bit here.
Eugemia taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Eugemia 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.
Eugemia looks to land a combination but Alsop avoids it well.
Eugemia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alsop misses with a body punch
and Eugemia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Eugemia.
Alsop lands a nice shot to the body.
Eugemia blocks an uppercut.
Eugemia throws a head punch that misses.
Eugemia stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alsop lands a body shot.
Alsop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eugemia backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alsop tries to throw a body punch but Eugemia avoids it by throwing Alsop back against the cage.
Alsop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alsop has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Eugemia uses from the top position.
Alsop has control of Eugemia's left arm, preventing Eugemia from doing any damage.
Eugemia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alsop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugemia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Alsop had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Eugemia defends it easily.
Alsop looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eugemia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alsop looking for a guillotine here but Eugemia defends easily.
Alsop throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Eugemia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia wants to control from the top but Alsop keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Alsop wants to control the position but Eugemia says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Alsop is not content to let Eugemia control the position.
Eugemia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alsop keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alsop manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Eugemia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alsop is trying to keep Eugemia in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Alsop holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Eugemia misses with a wild combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eugemia throws a right hand that Alsop ducks under and follows up with a left that Alsop also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alsop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eugemia tries to counter with a clinch but Alsop shakes him off and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Eugemia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Good work by Alsop as he checks the leg kick.
As Eugemia tries to get set, Alsop tries to push him back and clinch up but Eugemia manages to avoid the attempt.
Alsop tries to clinch but Eugemia moves out of range.
Eugemia missing with a left hand there. Alsop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alsop tries to counter by clinching up but Eugemia breaks away and moves out of range.
Alsop is looking to wear down Eugemia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alsop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eugemia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eugemia throws a leg kick that misses.
Alsop takes a swing at Eugemia's ribcage but misses.
Alsop wants to clinch up but Eugemia keeps it at a distance.
Alsop moves into the clinch.
Eugemia breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alsop tries to clinch up but Eugemia circles away and keeps his distance.
Eugemia follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Eugemia throws a leg kick but Alsop moved away.
Alsop tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Eugemia manages to circle out of the way.
Good work by Alsop as he checks the leg kick.
Eugemia throws a leg kick that misses.
Alsop listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alsop takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eugemia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alsop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eugemia wants to counter the offense by Alsop and move into the clinch position.
Alsop's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Eugemia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alsop scrambles back to his feet.
Eugemia misses with a few strikes there.
Alsop clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alsop.
Alsop lands a shoulder strike.
Eugemia misses with some punches.
Eugemia gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alsop is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eugemia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fred Alsop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia wants to control from the top but Alsop keeps moving.
Eugemia postures up.
Eugemia content to stall in guard here.
Let's hope that Eugemia has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia wants to control from the top but Alsop keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Eugemia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Eugemia just misses with a punch to the body.
Eugemia misses with a combination
and Alsop counters with a left and a right that hurts Eugemia! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Alsop jumps into full mount!
Eugemia is rocked!
Alsop looking to control but Eugemia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Eugemia is still in real trouble! Can Alsop finish him?
Eugemia sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Alsop looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alsop prevents Eugemia from improving his position.
Eugemia seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alsop working Eugemia over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alsop wants to work for an arm triangle but Eugemia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Eugemia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alsop is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Eugemia.
I've got Eugemia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Eugemia!
John Eugemia 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 Christian Volland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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, Christian Volland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Bones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones shoots for a takedown but Volland saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bones needs to keep his hands up - Volland had a free shot at his head there.
Bones has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bones.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A swing and a miss from Volland.
Bones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Volland.
Volland misses with a looping left.
Bones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bones wants to pass to mount but Volland is defending the position.
Volland looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bones is looking for a kimura but Volland is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bones to get the leverage.
Bones is trying to work for a kimura but Volland is defending well.
Volland gets full guard.
Volland trying to keep a closed guard but Bones is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones stands and throws Volland's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bones swings around for an armbar but Volland sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bones's guard.
Bones looking for a sweep. Not yet Bones, not yet.
Volland stands and throws Bones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Volland trying to control the action but Bones is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volland passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bones!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones working to try and regain half guard.
Volland looking to control but Bones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Volland tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Volland throwing strikes here but Bones is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Volland tries to control but Bones wriggling away.
Volland wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Bones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Volland is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bones to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bones shrugs it off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volland controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones is looking to get to half guard.
Bones stops Volland from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Bones is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Volland has taken his back.
Volland patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Volland has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Bones turns into Volland and is now in his guard.
Bones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Volland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones is working for a kimura but Volland is defending it quite comfortably.
Volland might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Volland gets full guard.
Bones stopping the sweep attempt from Volland.
Bones lying in Volland's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Volland decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Bones taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Christian Volland!
Bobby Bones was interviewed post fight and said 'Congratulations to my opponent. He fought really well today'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kettu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Kristoffer (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kalle Kettu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lars Kristoffer!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kettu throws a good cross that connects.
Kristoffer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kettu lands the left hand.
Kristoffer lands a jab.
Kristoffer moves into the clinch.
Kettu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kristoffer has Kettu pressed against the cage.
Kettu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kristoffer has Kettu pressed against the cage, preventing Kettu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kristoffer swings wildly with an uppercut but Kettu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kristoffer misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kristoffer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right hand to the body from Kristoffer.
Kettu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Kristoffer misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristoffer looks to score with a jab to the body but Kettu is just out of range.
Kalle Kettu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kettu misses the shot to the body.
Kettu throws a looping overhand right but Kristoffer ducks down to avoid it.
Kristoffer stuns Kettu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kristoffer lands a nice hook to Kettu's body. Kettu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kettu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kristoffer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kettu thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheers as Kettu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kristoffer doesn't seem phased though.
Kettu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kristoffer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kristoffer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kettu manages to break the clinch.
Kettu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kristoffer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kristoffer lands a hook that snaps the head of Kettu backwards.
Kristoffer working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristoffer misses with a punch to the body.
Kettu blocks an uppercut.
Kristoffer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kettu backwards.
Kristoffer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kettu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kettu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kristoffer takes the fight into the clinch.
Kettu has Kristoffer pushed against the cage.
Kristoffer stalls.
Kettu blocks an uppercut.
Kristoffer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kettu backwards.
A shot in the inside from Kristoffer.
A short uppercut from Kettu.
A short right from Kristoffer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu can't break the clinch.
Kristoffer throws a head punch that misses.
Kristoffer misses with a punch on the inside.
Kettu is trying to push Kristoffer away but Kristoffer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kettu can't break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kristoffer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kristoffer misses with a body punch.
Kristoffer misses with some punches.
I was talking to Kettu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kettu wants to break free but Kristoffer has control.
Kettu lands a shoulder strike.
Kristoffer misses with a punch on the inside.
Kettu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kettu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kettu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kristoffer counters with a nice body shot.
Kettu connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kristoffer moves away.
Kristoffer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kettu scores with a jab to the body.
Kristoffer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kettu missing with a left hand there. Kristoffer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kristoffer moves into range and clinches up with Kettu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kettu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kristoffer has him pressed against the cage.
Kettu has had enough of the clinch but Kristoffer keeps him there for the moment.
Kristoffer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kettu is trying to break free.
Kristoffer digs a right hand into Kettu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kettu's gas tank.
Kristoffer throws a head punch that misses.
Kristoffer lands a nice uppercut.
Kettu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kettu tries to break free but Kristoffer pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Kristoffer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kettu misses with a hook.
Kettu misses with a body shot.
Kristoffer throws a fast counter high kick but Kettu manages to duck under it in time.
Kettu lands with a shot to the body.
Kettu cracks Kristoffer with an open hand slap.
Kettu swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Kristoffer counter with a right hand.
Kristoffer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kettu throws a lazy right hand but Kristoffer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kettu darts in and clinches Kristoffer up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kristoffer.
Kettu is trying to push Kristoffer away but Kristoffer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kristoffer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Kristoffer on the inside.
Kettu is trying to push Kristoffer away but Kristoffer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kettu breaks the clinch.
Kettu moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kristoffer moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristoffer looks to throw the jab but Kettu is out of range.
Kalle Kettu is winning the standup battle so far.
Kettu blocks the body kick.
Kristoffer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kettu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kristoffer looks to score with a jab to the body but Kettu is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kettu misses the target.
Nice jab there from Kristoffer.
Kristoffer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kristoffer defending well as Kettu loads up on a big left hand.
Kristoffer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kettu on the side of the head.
Kettu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kristoffer circles away quickly and effectively.
Kettu throws a right and a left that Kristoffer avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kristoffer! But no joy.
A slow jab from Kettu misses its intended target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kettu throws a poor cross that misses
and Kristoffer counters with a nice uppercut.
Kristoffer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kristoffer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kristoffer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kettu misses with a lunging right hand
and Kristoffer counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kristoffer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kristoffer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kettu was well out of range. Poor timing from Kristoffer.
Kristoffer lands a slapping body shot.
Kristoffer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kristoffer has closed the distance and engaged Kettu in a clinch.
Kettu prevents a body shot from Kristoffer.
A shot in the inside from Kristoffer.
Kristoffer lands a right hand.
Kristoffer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Kristoffer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kettu.
Kristoffer misses with a punch on the inside.
Kristoffer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kettu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristoffer lands with a short shot to the head.
Kristoffer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kettu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kristoffer can turn it around.
Kristoffer lands a shoulder strike.
Kettu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kristoffer has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kristoffer.
Kristoffer stalls.
Kristoffer prevents a body shot from Kettu.
Kristoffer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kettu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kristoffer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kristoffer has Kettu pressed against the cage, preventing Kettu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kristoffer blocks an uppercut.
Kettu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kettu is looking to break free of the clinch but Kristoffer has double underhooks.
Kristoffer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kettu backwards.
Kettu is looking to break free of the clinch but Kristoffer has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristoffer prevents Kettu from breaking the clinch.
Kettu manages to break the clinch.
Kettu misses the shot to the body.
Kristoffer avoids the body shot from Kettu.
Kettu jabs at Kristoffer's body.
Kettu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kristoffer.
Kettu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kettu is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Kettu misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kristoffer misses with a looping left.
Kettu looks to score with a jab to the body but Kristoffer is just out of range.
Kristoffer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kettu throws a body punch but Kristoffer moves out of range.
Kristoffer moves into the clinch.
Kristoffer looking to stall.
A right hand to the body from Kristoffer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Kristoffer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kristoffer gets a clinch.
Kristoffer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kettus head.
Kettu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kristoffer.
Lars Kristoffer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kristoffer scores with a shot to the side of Kettu's head.
Kettu breaks from the clinch.
Kristoffer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kristoffer thumps Kettu with a low kick.
Kristoffer throws a leg kick but Kettu checks it.
Kristoffer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kristoffer misses with a looping left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kristoffer has Kettu up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kristoffer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kettu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristoffer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kettu throws a hook but Kristoffer avoids it easily.
Kettu misses with an uppercut.
Kettu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kristoffer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kettu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kristoffer counters with a nice uppercut.
Kristoffer instigates a clinch.
Kettu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kettu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kristoffer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kristoffer throws a good cross that connects.
Kettu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kristoffer cracks Kettu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kettu is rocked!
A low kick from Kristoffer is predictable there
and Kettu counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kettu avoids the body shot from Kristoffer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristoffer sends Kettu crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kristoffer is motioning to the referee to let Kettu up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Kettu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kristoffer throws a right and a left that Kettu avoids nicely.
Kristoffer rushes Kettu and presses him up against the cage.
Kettu seems to have got his legs back now.
Kettu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kristoffer controlling the action here for a moment.
Kristoffer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kristoffer just leaning against Kettu, taking a breather.
Kettu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kristoffer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kristoffer cracks Kettu with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kettu looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kristoffer finish him?
Kristoffer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kettu sprawling to the canvas! Kettu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kristoffer finish him?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kristoffer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kristoffer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kristoffer moves into the clinch successfully.
Kettu breaks from the clinch.
Kristoffer lands a big right hand that sends Kettu crashing to the mat! Kristoffer stays standing though and waves Kettu back to his feet!
Kettu misses with a straight left.
Kristoffer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kettu is trying to break the clinch but Kristoffer has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kettu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kristoffer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kettu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kettu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kettu working aggressively here.
Kristoffer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kristoffer effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristoffer drops Kettu onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kettu is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kettu working hard to break the clinch.
Kettu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kristoffer misses with the head strike.
Kettu has had enough of the clinch but Kristoffer keeps him there for the moment.
Kristoffer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kristoffer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Kristoffer.
A nice left hand lands by Kristoffer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kettu working hard to break the clinch.
Kristoffer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kristoffer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kristoffer lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Kristoffer really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kristoffer scores with a spinning back kick!
Kristoffer instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kristoffer fails to land.
A short left from Kristoffer.
Kettu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kristoffer working aggressively here.
Kettu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right handed body shot lands from Kristoffer.
Kettu takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Kristoffer.
A short body shot lands from Kristoffer as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kristoffer scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kristoffer.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kristoffer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kristoffer is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristoffer is looking to control Kettu's arms but Kettu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kristoffer has his back to the cage.
Kettu prevents a body shot from Kristoffer.
Kristoffer tries to stall but Kettu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lars Kristoffer.
Kettu misses with a wild body shot.
Kettu doesn't manage to clinch there - Kristoffer circles away.
Kristoffer flicks out a counter leg kick but Kettu steps away.
Kettu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kettu throws an off balance right hand
and Kristoffer counters with a right hand to the body.
Kettu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kristoffer.
Kristoffer flicks out a counter leg kick but Kettu steps away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kettu. Kristoffer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kristoffer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kettu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kristoffer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kettu misses.
Kettu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kristoffer misses with a kick to the body.
Kettu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kristoffer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kristoffer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kettu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kettu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kettu throws a hook but Kristoffer avoids it easily.
Kristoffer scores with a nice right hand.
Kristoffer moves out of range as Kettu strikes.
The fighters circling - Kettu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kristoffer throws a leg kick which misses Kettu's front leg but catches the back leg as Kettu tries to avoid it.
Kristoffer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kristoffer lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristoffer slips under a jab.
Kettu misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Kettu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kristoffer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kristoffer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kettu was well out of range. Poor timing from Kristoffer.
Kettu throws a big counter combination but Kristoffer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kettu misses with a double jab
and Kristoffer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kettu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big left from Kristoffer misses.
Kristoffer blocks a jab.
Kristoffer drives through and clinches with Kettu against the cage.
Kristoffer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kettu backwards.
Kettu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kettu cracks Kristoffer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kristoffer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kettu counters with a nice uppercut.
Kettu staying out of range there.
It looked like Kettu was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kristoffer scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kristoffer throws a body punch but Kettu moves out of range.
Kettu lands a right hook to the body.
Kettu throws a poor cross that misses
and Kristoffer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kettu digs a good body shot into Kristoffer's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Kettu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kristoffer doesn't seem phased though.
Kettu digs a good hook to Kristoffer's body.
Kristoffer avoids the body shot from Kettu.
Kettu closes the distance and pushes Kristoffer back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Kristoffer dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kristoffer punishes Kettu's body with a nice straight punch.
Kristoffer drives through and clinches with Kettu against the cage.
Kettu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kettu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kristoffer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kettu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kettu jabs at Kristoffer's body.
Kettu missing with a left hand there. Kristoffer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kettu lands a two punch combo.
Kristoffer throws a sloppy head kick and Kettu moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Kettu misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Kettu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kettu digs a good hook to Kristoffer's body.
Kettu misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kettu. Kristoffer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kristoffer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu tries to clinch but Kristoffer is having none of it.
Kristoffer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kristoffer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kettu.
Kettu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kettu.
Kettu throws out a loose jab but Kristoffer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kristoffer wants to counter the offense by Kettu and move into the clinch position.
Kettu jabs Kristoffer right on the nose. Kristoffer blinks but takes it well.
Kristoffer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kettu.
Kristoffer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kettu.
Kristoffer connects with a looping right hand.
Kristoffer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kettu scores with a punch to the head.
Kristoffer throws a looping overhand right but Kettu ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kristoffer.
Kristoffer looks to throw the jab but Kettu is out of range.
Kettu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kristoffer on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kettu throws a shot from downtown. Kristoffer moves away and avoids it.
Kristoffer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Kettu.
Kettu misses with a jab to the body
and Kristoffer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kristoffer just misses with a punch to the body.
Lars Kristoffer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kristoffer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kettu jabs at Kristoffer's body.
Kettu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kettu backing away here, and Kristoffer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kettu misses the shot to the body.
Kristoffer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kettu looks to land a left hand but Kristoffer moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kettu. Kristoffer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kettu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kristoffer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kettu just misses with a punch to the body.
Kettu moves in looking to clinch but Kristoffer pushes him off.
Kristoffer rushes Kettu and presses him up against the cage.
Kristoffer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kettu's efforts to push away.
Kettu blocks an uppercut.
Kristoffer working aggressively here.
Kettu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kalle Kettu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu swings wildly with an uppercut but Kristoffer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu tries to break the clinch but Kristoffer is controlling the position.
Kettu lands a nice uppercut.
Kettu is trying to break the clinch but Kristoffer has him pressed against the cage.
Kettu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kettu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kristoffer has him pressed against the cage.
Kettu is trying to push Kristoffer away but Kristoffer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kettu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kristoffer keeps control of Kettu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kettu has a couple of punches blocked by Kristoffer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalle Kettu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kristoffer 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Kristoffer!
Lars Kristoffer is the new heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Lars Kristoffer was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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