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RCG 19: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haku Ryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Grena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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165 cm
20
169 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haku Ryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Umberto Grena!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryu's corner calls for a 1-2. Ryu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ryu throws a series of punches but Grena avoids them all with ease.
Grena wants to counter with a clinch but Ryu pushes him away.
Grena tries to move into range but Ryu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ryu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ryu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grena. Grena circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grena moves out of range of the strikes.
Grena shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ryu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grena tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ryu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grena closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ryu lands a jab to the nose.
Ryu scores with a sloppy right hand. Grena should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grena wants to clinch up but Ryu keeps it at a distance.
Grena takes one to the chin there.
Haku Ryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grena misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grena closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ryu crunches a lovely knee into Grena's ribcage.
Grena tries to break free but Ryu pushes him back against the cage.
Grena breaks from the clinch.
Ryu throws a head kick that half lands.
Ryu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Grena takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ryu lands with a hook. Grena tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ryu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grena's hands.
Grena tries to clinch up but Ryu circles away and keeps his distance.
Grena tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ryu swivels and escapes.
Ryu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grena on the side of the head.
Ryu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grena looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheers as Ryu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grena doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryu works the jab nicely.
Ryu works the jab nicely.
Grena fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ryu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grena throws a sloppy head kick and Ryu moves out of range easily.
Grena tries to clinch up.
Grena throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ryu's waist but Ryu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grena off to one side.
Ryu connects with a body shot.
Grena throws a head kick that misses.
Ryu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Grena showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryu.
Ryu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryu lands a really nice looking cross but Grena seems unphased.
Ryu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grena wants to clinch up but Ryu keeps it at a distance.
Grena defending well as Ryu loads up on a big left hand.
Ryu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ryu misses with a looping right.
Ryu connects with a high kick.
Grena takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ryu is breathing heavily.
Ryu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grena looks to land a combination but Ryu avoids it well.
Haku Ryu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grena fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Ryu misses its intended target.
Ryu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grena circles away quickly and effectively.
Grena showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryu.
Grena is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
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!
Grena slips under a jab from Ryu.
Grena is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ryu throws a looping overhand right but Grena ducks down to avoid it.
Grena fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grena.
Ryu throws a lazy right hand but Grena sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grena steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haku Ryu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ryu misses with a looping left.
Grena tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Umberto Grena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ryu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grena's head.
Grena tries to clinch up but Ryu circles away and keeps his distance.
Grena takes one to the chin there.
Grena tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ryu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryu throwing a counter right hand but Grena manages to avoid it.
Grena tries a head kick but it misses.
Grena takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haku Ryu is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryu connects with the punch.
Grena closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grena wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ryu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grena in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grena tries to circle away but Ryu has him pinned against the cage.
Grena is breathing heavily.
Ryu crunches a lovely knee into Grena's ribcage.
Ryu scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grena lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ryu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryu clobbers Grena with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grena on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ryu blocks a head kick by Grena.
Grena takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grena throws a head kick that misses.
Ryu swats away the attempt to clinch by Grena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ryu.
Grena throws a sloppy head kick and Ryu moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grena moves out of range as Ryu strikes.
Ryu lands a nice shot that snaps Grena's head back.
Ryu catches Grena with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ryu throws a combination. Grena tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grena forces Ryu back against the cage and clinches.
Grena misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grena on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryu manages to break the clinch.
Grena tries for a takedown but Ryu circles away easily
and Ryu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grena moves in looking to clinch but Ryu pushes him off.
Grena shoots in looking for a takedown. Ryu tries to sprawl out of it but Grena keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ryu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grena can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grena misses with a head kick.
Grena has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ryu loads up on a big right hand but Grena slips the punch.
Grena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grena takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grena has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ryu finds it's way round the side to connect with Grena's head.
Ryu throws out a powerful jab.
Ryu throws a big shot that misses.
Grena moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Grena was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ryu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Ryu misses.
Grena tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grena tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryu scores with a hook.
Grena scores with a shot to the body.
Grena blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grena fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ryu avoids it really well and circles away.
Haku Ryu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Umberto Grena.
The crowd cheers as Ryu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grena doesn't seem phased though.
Grena shoots for a takedown but Ryu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grena walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haku Ryu dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Grena misses the shot to the body.
Ryu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grena sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grena gets a clinch.
Ryu breaks the clinch.
Grena tries to move into range but Ryu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ryu blocks a head kick by Grena.
Ryu throws the left hand but Grena avoids the punch easily.
Ryu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grena misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ryu misses with an uppercut.
Grena has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Grena 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grena throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryu tries a head kick but it misses.
Grena misses with a head kick.
Ryu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grena.
Ryu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ryu is pushing Grena up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees to the body from Ryu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryu lands a nice knee to the body.
Ryu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ryu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ryu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryu breaks from the clinch.
Grena shoots in for a double leg but Ryu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grena on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grena throws an overhand right that lands on Ryu's shoulder, as Ryu tries to avoid the shot.
Ryu lands with a right hand.
Grena tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ryu defends well and Grena ends up having to push Ryu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Haku Ryu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Umberto Grena.
Decent striking displayed by Ryu there.
Ryu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haku Ryu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grena misses with a head kick.
Grena is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ryu is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Grena.
Nice cross by Ryu.
Ryu connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Ryu does it's job there.
Grena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryu.
Grena feints the counter takedown.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ryu.
Grena on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Ryu.
Good exchange - Ryu coming out on top.
Grena moves forwards but Ryu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ryu throws out a loose jab but Grena uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grena circles away quickly and effectively.
Ryu loads up on a big right hand but Grena slips the punch.
Grena moves in looking to clinch but Ryu pushes him off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grena throws a head kick that misses.
Ryu throws a shot from downtown. Grena moves away and avoids it.
Ryu gets tackled into the cage by Grena. Grena maintains the clinch.
Umberto Grena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grena tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ryu avoids it.
Grena goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ryu prevents it.
Ryu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ryu breaks the clinch.
Ryu blocks a head kick by Grena.
Ryu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haku Ryu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ryu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haku Ryu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Rayeed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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145 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Rayeed!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Edgar lands a nice shot that snaps Rayeed's head back.
Edgar throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rayeed! But no joy.
Rayeed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rayeed misses with a left hand
and Edgar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edgar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rayeed.
Rayeed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Edgar staying out of range there.
It looked like Edgar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rayeed.
Rayeed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Edgar.
Rayeed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rayeed swings widly with a right hand
and Edgar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edgar scores with a body shot.
Edgar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edgar throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayeed closes the distance looking to clinch
and Edgar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rayeed's knee momentarily.
Rayeed throws a jab when Edgar was well out of range.
Edgar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been told by Edgar's head coaches at Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab lands there for Edgar.
Rayeed closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rayeed takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rayeed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rayeed misses with a straight right.
Edgar lands a nice shot that snaps Rayeed's head back.
Rayeed is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Edgar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Edgar finds it's target.
Edgar connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar looks to land a right hand but Rayeed moved out of range.
Edgar misses with a body shot.
Edgar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Edgar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rayeed stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Edgar misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Rayeed releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Edgar thows a body kick. Rayeed tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Edgar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rayeed slips a jab from Edgar.
Rayeed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edgar.
Rayeed takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Edgar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edgar lands a jab to Rayeed's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rayeed circles away quickly and effectively.
Rayeed throws a right and a left that Edgar avoids nicely.
Edgar digs a good hook to Rayeed's body.
Edgar just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rayeed misses the target.
As Rayeed looks to move away, Edgar throws a big counter combo but Rayeed just gets out of the way.
A shot to the liver by Edgar. Beautiful body shot.
Rayeed misses with a hook
and Edgar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Edgar slips under a jab from Rayeed.
Edgar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Edgar tries to bum rush Rayeed with a series of wild strikes but Rayeed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Edgar does no damage.
Rayeed throws a hook to the side of Edgar's head but Edgar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayeed misses with a hook. Edgar ducked under it nicely.
Edgar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edgar digs a good body shot into Rayeed's ribs.
Rayeed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edgar jabs at Rayeed's body.
Edgar misses with a wild body shot.
Edgar lands a nice shot to the body.
Edgar lands with a cross.
Edgar misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edgar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rayeed was well out of range. Poor timing from Edgar.
Edgar ducks under a wild hook from Rayeed.
Edgar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rayeed circles away quickly and effectively.
Rayeed lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Edgar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Edgar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rayeed.
It seemed like Rayeed was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rayeed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edgar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Edgar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Edgar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rayeed. Rayeed circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Edgar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edgar lands with a hook. Rayeed tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Edgar staying out of range there.
Edgar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jab from Edgar.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rayeed might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Edgar has got the better of the exchanges.
A swing and a miss from Rayeed.
Rayeed misses with an uppercut
and Edgar counters with a straight right hand.
Edgar throws a body shot but no joy.
Rayeed wants to counter the offense by Edgar and move into the clinch position.
Rayeed missing with a left hand there. Edgar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edgar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rayeed needs to keep his hands up - Edgar had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayeed takes one on the button.
Edgar with a hook.
Rayeed looks to land a left hand but Edgar moved out of range nicely.
Rayeed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Edgar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Edgar duly obliges.
Edgar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Edgar throws a sloppy head kick and Rayeed moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rayeed! But no joy.
Frankie Edgar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edgar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rayeed missing with a left hand there. Edgar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rayeed throws a hook but Edgar avoids it easily.
Edgar thuds a left hand into Rayeed's body.
Rayeed has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rayeed tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Edgar counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar scores with a hook to the body. Rayeed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Edgar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rayeed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rayeed looks to land a left hand but Edgar moved out of range nicely.
Edgar connects with a body shot that sends Rayeed's belly button to the back.
Edgar throws a series of strikes that have Rayeed backpedaling.
A jab from Edgar does it's job there.
Edgar takes one to the chin there.
Edgar works Rayeed's body with a nice hook.
Rayeed 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is looking to slow Rayeed down with leg kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Edgar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Edgar.
Nice body punch from Edgar.
Rayeed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edgar cracks a nice hook into Rayeed's ribs.
Edgar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Edgar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rayeed can do to turn this around?
Edgar throws a shot to the body.
Edgar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rayeed.
Rayeed tries to counter by closing the distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Edgar as he connects with a hook.
Rayeed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Edgar ducks under a wild hook from Rayeed.
Edgar slips a straight right by Rayeed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayeed walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edgar lands a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Edgar.
Rayeed lands a jab.
Edgar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rayeed will feel that in the morning.
Rayeed throws a hook to the side of Edgar's head but Edgar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edgar throws a right and a left that Rayeed avoids nicely.
Edgar misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Edgar, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Edgar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Edgar misses with a few strikes there.
Rayeed closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rayeed throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Edgar to counter with a crisp jab.
Edgar cracks Rayeed with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Frankie Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edgar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rayeed swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Edgar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rayeed on the side of the head.
Edgar catches Rayeed with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rayeed slips a jab and a cross from Edgar.
Edgar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rayeed misses with a body shot.
Edgar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayeed dodges the punch combination from Edgar.
Rayeed throws a looping overhand right but Edgar ducks down to avoid it.
Rayeed throws a right hand that misses
and Edgar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rayeed is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Edgar.
Edgar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rayeed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edgar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rayeed misses with a looping left.
Rayeed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edgar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rayeed scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar looks to score with a jab to the body but Rayeed is just out of range.
It seemed like Rayeed was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Edgar slips a jab from Rayeed.
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!
Edgar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rayeed's head.
Edgar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rayeed.
Edgar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Edgar.
Edgar works the jab nicely.
Edgar connects with a right hand. Rayeed shakes it off.
Edgar cracks a nice hook into Rayeed's ribs.
Rayeed misses with a hook. Edgar ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Edgar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar scores with a jab to the head.
Edgar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Edgar lands with a shot to the body.
Edgar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rayeed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edgar.
Edgar misses with a body shot.
Frankie Edgar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Edgar ducks under a wild hook from Rayeed.
Edgar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Edgar throws a series of punches but Rayeed moves out of range.
Donk. Edgar catches Rayeed right on the button with a cross.
Edgar throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar works Rayeed's body with a nice hook.
Edgar throws a body shot but no joy.
Rayeed throws out a counter right but Edgar avoids it with no problem.
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!
Edgar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rayeed.
Edgar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Edgar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Rayeed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rayeed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Frankie Edgar is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Rayeed misses.
Rayeed moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rayeed walks into a stiff left hand from Edgar.
Rayeed takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Edgar cracks a nice hook into Rayeed's ribs.
James Rayeed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edgar scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Edgar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Edgar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Edgar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yohn Royce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Schuurman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yohn Royce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Schuurman!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schuurman closes the distance and clinches.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Royce blocks with his arms.
Royce lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schuurman lands a good knee to the midsection. Royce won't want to take too many of those.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Royce is blocking nicely.
Royce takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Yohn Royce has been cut.
Royce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schuurman backwards.
Schuurman scores with a knee to the head.
Royce stalling in the clinch.
Schuurman's coach down at Animal House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Schuurman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Schuurman.
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!
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Royce blocks it.
Royce misses with a punch on the inside.
Royce working aggressively here.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Royce blocks it.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Royce lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Royce.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman scores with a knee to the head.
Royce has Schuurman pushed against the cage.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Royce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Royce.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Royce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
Royce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Royce is blocking nicely.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Royce blocks with his arms.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royce is trying to force a seperation but Schuurman has the dominant position.
Schuurman tries to land knees in the clinch but Royce avoids the damage to the body.
Royce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Royce tries to throw a body punch but Schuurman avoids it by throwing Royce back against the cage.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schuurman as Royce tries to tie him up.
Royce misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royce blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Royce.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Royce.
Royce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schuurman connects with a knee to the head.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Royce tries to work over Schuurman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Royce scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman blocking some punches.
Schuurman trying to land knees to the body.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Royce blocks with his arms.
Royce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Royce blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Royce.
Royce lands a body shot in the clinch.
Royce throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Royce is trying to break the clinch but Schuurman is controlling him.
Royce lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schuurman or not.
Royce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Royce working aggressively here.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Royce misses with a punch on the inside.
Royce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schuurman's elbow.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Royce misses with a punch to the body.
Schuurman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Royce.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schuurman.
Royce scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Royce.
A knee to the head by Schuurman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Royce blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Royce misses with a body punch.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Royce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Royce keeps the fight on the outside.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Royce moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Royce. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Schuurman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yohn Royce's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schuurman is looking to clinch.
Royce clinches with his opponent.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Royce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Royce blocks with his arms.
Royce manages to break the clinch.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Royce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Royce appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Royce lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Frank Schuurman has been cut.
Schuurman tries to keep at a distance but Royce has taken the fight into the clinch.
Royce slows down the pace here.
Royce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Royce.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head.
Schuurman is breathing heavily.
Royce tries a body shot but Schuurman blocks it.
Royce tries to throw a body punch but Schuurman avoids it by throwing Royce back against the cage.
Royce is trying to stall.
Royce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Royce takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Royce throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schuurmans head.
A head punch on the inside from Royce fails to land.
A short uppercut from Royce.
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
Royce takes a knee right on the jaw!
Royce is looking to break free of the clinch but Schuurman has double underhooks.
Royce presses Schuurman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schuurman blocking some punches.
Royce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royce stalling in the clinch.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Royce blocks it.
Royce lands an uppercut.
Royce lands a body punch.
Royce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Royce working aggressively here.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Royce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Royce controlling the action here for a moment.
Royce working aggressively here.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Royce lands with a short shot to the head.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royce blocks it with crossed arms.
Royce works on Schuurman's body with a couple of short punches.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Royce tries to break the clinch but Schuurman is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Royce pushes Schuurman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schuurman blocks an uppercut.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Royce can't find room to land a body shot as Schuurman controls the action.
Royce lands a hook to the side of the head.
Royce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Royce stalling against the cage.
Royce manages to break the clinch.
Schuurman tries to clinch up.
Schuurman wants to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Royce throws a punch but it's blocked by Schuurman.
Royce misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Royce.
Royce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Royce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Royce's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Royce misses with some punches.
Schuurman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Royce's face.
A knee to the head by Schuurman.
Schuurman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Royce's efforts to push away.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Royce.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royce blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yohn Royce dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Royce lands a two punch combo.
Schuurman has closed the distance and engaged Royce in a clinch.
Royce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Schuurman.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Schuurman blocks an uppercut.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Royce misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Royce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Royce pushes Schuurman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Royce lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royce blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royce blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Royce blocks with his arms.
Royce is working Schuurman over against the cage.
Royce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schuurman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Royce lands a hook that snaps the head of Schuurman backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royce breaks from the clinch.
Royce looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Royce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Royce throws a right hand that Schuurman ducks under and follows up with a left that Schuurman also avoids with ease.
Schuurman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Royce looks to land a combination but Schuurman avoids it well.
Royce misses with the combination.
Royce keeps the fight on the outside.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Royce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Royce fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schuurman, pushing him back against the cage.
Schuurman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Royce lands with a short shot to the head.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Royce is trying to break the clinch but Schuurman has him pressed against the cage.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Royce holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royce tries a body shot but Schuurman blocks it.
Royce lands with a left to the head.
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!
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Royce.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Schuurman.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Royce blocks with his arms.
Schuurman tries to land knees in the clinch but Royce avoids the damage to the body.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Royce is blocking nicely.
Royce effectively controlling the action here.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Royce just leaning against Schuurman, taking a breather.
Royce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royce is looking to break free of the clinch but Schuurman has double underhooks.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Royce blocks with his arms.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royce blocks it with crossed arms.
Royce lands a nice shot to the body.
Royce managing to block the knees to the body from Schuurman.
A nice left hand lands by Royce.
Schuurman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Royce.
Schuurman blocking some punches.
Schuurman with a knee to the head.
Schuurman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schuurman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Royce throws a head punch that misses.
Royce tries to break the clinch but Schuurman is controlling the position.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Royce tries to work over Schuurman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Royce.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royce blocks it with crossed arms.
Royce lands with a light punch inside.
Royce swings wildly with an uppercut but Schuurman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Royce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Royce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Royce is trying to push Schuurman away but Schuurman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Schuurman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Royce in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Royce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Royce has a couple of punches blocked by Schuurman.
Schuurman letting Royce take a breather here.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Royce blocks it.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royce blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman working Royce over with knees to the body.
Schuurman with a knee to the head.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royce blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Royce is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yohn Royce.
I think Royce has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yngve Stolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Tavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stolt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dropkick murphys - Johnny i hardly knew ya. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Teppo Tavi!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stolt misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Tavi misses its intended target.
Tavi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tavi, right into the meat.
Tavi throws a leg kick
and Stolt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tavi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stolt.
Tavi tried to score with a low kick but Stolt checks it.
Stolt scores with a jab to the body.
Tavi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stolt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Stolt blocks the low kick.
Stolt cracks Tavi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Stolt. That snapped Tavi's head back.
Tavi looks to throw a body kick
enabling Stolt to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Stolt tries to land a front kick but Tavi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tavi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stolt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tavi throws a jab but it's blocked by Stolt.
Stolt dips to his left and cracks Tavi with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tavi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stolt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tavi throws a leg kick but Stolt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stolt scores with a punch to the head.
Stolt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tavi. That did some damage!
Stolt stuns Tavi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tavi doesn't manage to clinch there - Stolt circles away.
Stolt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tavi throws a hook to the side of Stolt's head but Stolt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stolt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tavi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stolt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stolt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stolt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tavi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tavi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tavi blocks a head kick by Stolt.
Tavi throws a sloppy head kick and Stolt moves out of range easily.
Stolt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tavi swings for the body but Stolt moves out of range.
And Stolt counters with a quick kick to the body but Tavi blocks it.
Tavi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tavi punishes Stolt's body with a nice straight punch.
Tavi lands with an overhand left.
Tavi ducks right into an uppercut from Stolt.
Tavi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stolt blocks a jab.
Stolt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Academy of Arse Whoopers in the buildup to the fight.
Tavi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stolt counters with a nice leg kick.
Tavi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tavi misses with the body kick
and Stolt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tavi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tavi pushes off an throws an elbow but Stolt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tavi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stolt's brow.
Tavi is trying to force a seperation but Stolt has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stolt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tavi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Stolt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tavi lands an elbow that stopped Stolt in his tracks for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Tavi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tavi throws an elbow that misses.
Stolt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tavi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tavi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stolt lands a right hand.
Stolt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tavi scores with a decent looking hook.
Tavi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tavi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Stolt.
Stolt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tavi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stolt moves out of range of the body kick from Tavi.
Stolt checks a leg kick nicely.
Stolt avoids the head kick by Tavi.
Stolt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tavi tries to clinch up
and Stolt counters with a thumping low kick.
Tavi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stolt throws the kick towards the body but Tavi avoids it.
Tavi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stolt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stolt lands a head kick. Tavi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tavi is rocked!
Tavi scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Stolt.
Tavi moves away from the strike by Stolt.
Tavi tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yngve Stolt dominated that round.
That's time! Stolt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tavi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stolt.
Stolt tries a head kick but it misses.
Tavi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stolt's sensitive parts.
Stolt connects with a body shot.
Tavi misses with a lunging right hand
and Tavi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stolt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tavi can do to turn this around?
Stolt just misses with a punch to the body.
Stolt scores with a decent looking hook.
Stolt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tavi misses with a body shot.
Stolt half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tavi tries to land a body kick
and Stolt counters with a stiff right hand.
Tavi is still on wobbly legs! Can Stolt finish him?
Tavi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stolt.
Tavi lands a leg kick that knocks Stolt off balance momentarily.
Tavi seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stolt - that will leave a mark!
Tavi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stolt was well out of range. Poor timing from Tavi.
Stolt pushes Tavi away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavi is looking to chop away at Stolt's legs.
Stolt connects with a looping right hand.
Stolt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tavi.
A head kick from Stolt lands but Tavi takes it in his stride.
Stolt lands with a right hand.
Stolt throws a series of punches but Tavi avoids them all with ease.
Tavi throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Stolt counter with a right hand.
Tavi misses with a straight right.
Tavi ducks under a wild hook from Stolt.
Tavi is looking to chop away at Stolt's legs.
Stolt throws the kick towards the body but Tavi avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Tavi misses.
Stolt moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Tavi.
Tavi lands a really nice looking cross but Stolt seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stolt blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavi is looking to slow Stolt down with leg kicks.
Tavi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stolt misses with an uppercut. Tavi saw that one coming.
Tavi tries to land a front kick but Stolt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tavi tries a head kick but it misses.
Stolt tries to keep at a distance but Tavi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Tavi.
Stolt throws a punch but it's blocked by Tavi.
Tavi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stolt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tavi gets through Stolt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stolt has a couple of punches blocked by Tavi.
Tavi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stolt blocks the elbow strike.
Tavi is trying to force a seperation but Stolt has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavi lands an elbow that stopped Stolt in his tracks for a moment.
Tavi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stolt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tavi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stolt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stolt cracks the inside of Tavi's front leg.
Stolt tries a head kick but it misses.
Stolt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tavi throws out a loose jab but Stolt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stolt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tavi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stolt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yngve Stolt is winning the standup battle so far.
Stolt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tavi moves away.
Tavi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stolt lands with a slapping head kick.
Tavi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stolt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tavi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tavi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavi throws a big shot that misses.
Tavi cracks the inside of Stolt's front leg.
That kick from Stolt tenderised Tavi's leg. Tavi is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stolt blocks a jab.
Tavi connects with a right hand. Stolt shakes it off.
Tavi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stolt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stolt scores with a body shot.
Tavi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stolt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tavi.
Tavi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tavi duly obliges.
Tavi tries to clinch up but Stolt circles away and keeps his distance.
Stolt throws a chopping leg kick but Tavi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yngve Stolt will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tavi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tavi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A leg kick checked by Stolt.
Tavi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Stolt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stolt throws a front kick that sends Tavi stumbling back into the cage.
Tavi misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Stolt.
Stolt throwing a counter right hand but Tavi manages to avoid it.
Tavi misses with a body shot
and Stolt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tavi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tavi tried to score with a low kick but Stolt checks it.
Tavi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tavi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jab, jab by Stolt - just one landing.
Tavi looks up at the clock. Bad move! Stolt lands a right hand from hell, dropping Tavi. Stolt pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yngve Stolt!
Yngve Stolt retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Yngve Stolt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Blaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Holbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Blaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, William Holbert!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Blaster.
Master Blaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holbert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaster.
Blaster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blaster tries to clinch but Holbert moves out of range.
Holbert swinging wildly here.
Holbert throws a jab when Blaster was well out of range.
Holbert lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Master Blaster has been cut.
Jab by Blaster.
Holbert throws a lazy right hand but Blaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blaster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blaster closes the distance and clinches.
Holbert stalling in the clinch.
Holbert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holbert pushes Blaster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holbert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blaster. That's going to slow Holbert down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holbert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaster.
Holbert keeps the fight on the outside.
Blaster moves away from the strike by Holbert.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaster lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Holbert looks to land a left hand but Blaster moved out of range nicely.
Holbert walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blaster.
Holbert takes one to the side of the head.
Blaster misses with the body kick
and Blaster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blaster ducks under a wild hook from Holbert.
Blaster looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Blaster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holbert now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blaster slips under a jab.
Blaster throwing a counter right hand but Holbert manages to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Blaster finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Holbert 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.
Holbert scores with a jab to the body.
Holbert misses with a right hand
and Blaster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blaster getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaster misses with a body shot.
Blaster throws a big shot that misses.
Holbert takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blaster fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Holbert is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holbert. Blaster does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster misses with a head kick.
Blaster is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holbert lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Holbert slips under a jab from Blaster.
Blaster lands a nice looking kick to the body. Holbert takes a step back to recover.
Blaster throws a solid leg kick but Holbert takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blaster.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holbert! But no joy.
Blaster avoids the body shot from Holbert.
Holbert tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blaster takes a swing at Holbert's ribcage but misses.
Blaster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blaster tries a head kick but it misses.
Holbert on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blaster throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blaster misses with a head kick.
Holbert lunges at Blaster with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blaster's hand.
Holbert lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Blaster misses its target.
Blaster slips under a jab from Holbert.
Blaster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blaster ducks under a wild hook from Holbert.
Blaster is looking to land body kicks.
Holbert looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Holbert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holbert takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holbert misses with an uppercut.
Blaster slips under a jab from Holbert.
Blaster throws a quick counter head kick but Holbert was just out of range.
Holbert gets tackled into the cage by Blaster. Blaster maintains the clinch.
Blaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holbert prevents a body shot from Blaster.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaster.
Holbert manages to break the clinch.
Blaster on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Holbert checks a leg kick.
Blaster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holbert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holbert throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaster.
Blaster keeps Holbert at a distance using the push kick.
Blaster tries to land a front kick but Holbert steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Holbert misses with a series of wild punches.
Blaster looks to land a combination but Holbert avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blaster.
Holbert throws an off balance right hand
enabling Blaster to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaster scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Holbert coming out on top.
Master Blaster's cut is getting worse.
Blaster closes the distance and clinches.
Blaster misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blaster.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Master Blaster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Holbert throws a hook but Blaster avoids it easily.
Blaster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blaster scores with a nice head shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Holbert in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Blaster throws a head kick that misses.
Holbert looks to land a right hand but Blaster moved out of range.
Blaster lands a really nice looking cross but Holbert seems unphased.
Blaster scores with a kick to the midsection.
Blaster throws a low kick but Holbert avoids it.
Blaster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab from Blaster.
Holbert misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blaster connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaster misses with a head kick.
Holbert's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Holbert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blaster.
Holbert throws a series of strikes that have Blaster backpedaling.
Holbert on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blaster. Blaster obviously looking to wear him down.
Holbert has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Blaster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaster explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Blaster tests Holbert's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab by Blaster.
Blaster gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holbert.
Blaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaster digs a right hand underneath Holbert's ribcage. Holbert let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blaster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blaster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blaster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holbert backwards.
Holbert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holbert is pushing Blaster up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blaster misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holbert.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holbert wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Blaster.
Holbert blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blaster lands with a left to the head.
Holbert's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Holbert wants to break free but Blaster has control.
Holbert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holbert can do to turn this around?
Holbert connects with a right hand. Blaster shakes it off.
Holbert has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Blaster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holbert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blaster will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holbert.
Blaster slips a straight right by Holbert.
Blaster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holbert.
Holbert looks to land a left hand but Blaster moved out of range nicely.
Master Blaster is winning the standup battle so far.
Holbert connects with a jab.
Holbert blocks a head kick by Blaster.
Blaster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Holbert. Holbert circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice body kick there by Blaster.
Holbert misses with a looping left.
Holbert looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaster is just out of range.
Blaster scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holbert doesn't seem bothered though.
Blaster misses with the body kick
and Holbert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blaster connects with a jab.
Holbert is rocked!
Blaster lands a brutal uppercut that launches Holbert off his feet! Holbert tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Master Blaster!
Master Blaster gave a mention to Spartan Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ganbaatar Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Seed - Watch It Burn. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ganbaatar Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Patterson moves out of range easily.
Patterson is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan jabs Patterson right on the nose. Patterson blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Derek Patterson has been cut.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Patterson slips the punch.
Patterson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Patterson moves away from the strike by Khan.
Patterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Patterson takes one on the button.
Patterson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Khan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Patterson lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patterson scoring with some ground and pound.
Patterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Patterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khan wants to stand but Patterson is controlling the position.
Khan wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Patterson manages to pass to side control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Patterson lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson stops Khan from getting back to his feet.
Patterson is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khan pushes Patterson off looking to stand but Patterson dives back in and keeps control.
Khan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Patterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Patterson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
Khan is trying to stand back up but Patterson is controlling him
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ganbaatar Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Patterson moved out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Khan - that will leave a mark!
A jab from Patterson misses.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khan but Khan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson tries to clinch up.
We've been informed that Patterson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patterson feints the counter takedown.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Patterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patterson wants to counter with a clinch but Khan pushes him away.
Patterson avoids the head kick by Khan.
Sloppy strikes from Patterson. Those never looked like landing.
Patterson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Khan stuns Patterson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Crunch! Khan slams his shin into Patterson's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Patterson scores with a takedown into Khan's guard.
Khan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Khan tries to get out of the position.
Patterson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khan wants to stand and escape but Patterson is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Patterson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson advances position into side control!
Khan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Khan explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Patterson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Khan throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Khan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Patterson somewhat.
Ganbaatar Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ganbaatar Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Patterson.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khan lands with a kick to the temple. Patterson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Khan! Patterson is out on his feet! Khan rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Patterson is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Patterson is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ganbaatar Khan!
During a confident post fight interview, Ganbaatar Khan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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