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CFC 405 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Grunwaldzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe comes to the cage accompanied by Deep Ocean - Island drumming. Grunwaldzki has chosen Within Temptation - Forsaken as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Artur Grunwaldzki!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grunwaldzki misses with a straight left.
Grunwaldzki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Monroe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grunwaldzki closes the distance and clinches.
Monroe tries to work over Grunwaldzki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monroe pushes Grunwaldzki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Monroe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grunwaldzki walks away with a smile on his face. Monroe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Grunwaldzki throws an overhand right that lands on Monroe's shoulder, as Monroe tries to avoid the shot.
Monroe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grunwaldzki.
Monroe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Monroe misses with a shot to the body
and Grunwaldzki counters with a straight right hand.
Monroe misses with a double jab.
Grunwaldzki cracks Monroe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grunwaldzki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monroe throws out the jab.
Grunwaldzki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grunwaldzki lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grunwaldzki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grunwaldzki.
As Monroe backs off Grunwaldzki throws a huge counter combo but Monroe manages to avoid it all.
Monroe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Monroe swings widly with a right hand
enabling Grunwaldzki to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monroe. Grunwaldzki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grunwaldzki moves away.
Ricky Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grunwaldzki avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Grunwaldzki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Grunwaldzki moves out of range as Monroe strikes.
Artur Grunwaldzki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grunwaldzki defending well as Monroe loads up on a big left hand.
Grunwaldzki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grunwaldzki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Monroe.
Grunwaldzki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Monroe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grunwaldzki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grunwaldzki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grunwaldzki lands a jab to the head.
Monroe misses with a body punch
and Monroe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grunwaldzki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
Grunwaldzki 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.
Monroe scores with a body shot.
Monroe throws an overhand right that lands on Grunwaldzki's shoulder, as Grunwaldzki tries to avoid the shot.
Monroe misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Grunwaldzki to counter with a crisp jab.
Monroe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grunwaldzki slips under a jab from Monroe.
Monroe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki lands with a cross.
Monroe throws a hook to the side of Grunwaldzki's head but Grunwaldzki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monroe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monroe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Grunwaldzki tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Monroe is in Grunwaldzki's guard.
Monroe trying to control but Grunwaldzki is working from the bottom.
Grunwaldzki told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Grunwaldzki controlling the position.
Monroe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Monroe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grunwaldzki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grunwaldzki controlling Monroe's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grunwaldzki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Monroe cracks Grunwaldzki with a solid left hand.
Monroe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Monroe distracts Grunwaldzki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Monroe throwing strikes from guard but Grunwaldzki blocks nicely.
Grunwaldzki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Monroe stopping the sweep attempt from Grunwaldzki.
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 Ricky Monroe will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grunwaldzki closes the distance and clinches.
Monroe pulls Grunwaldzki into guard.
Monroe 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monroe is working hard here to advance position.
Grunwaldzki stands and steps away. Monroe gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Grunwaldzki lands a nice looking body shot.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monroe. Grunwaldzki does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grunwaldzki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monroe.
No joy there for Monroe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monroe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grunwaldzki was well out of range. Poor timing from Monroe.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grunwaldzki misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Monroe misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Grunwaldzki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab by Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Monroe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Grunwaldzki defends well and Monroe ends up having to push Grunwaldzki into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It seemed like Grunwaldzki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Monroe misses the target.
Monroe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Monroe throws a right hand that misses
and Grunwaldzki counters with a nice uppercut.
Grunwaldzki connects with a looping right hand.
Monroe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grunwaldzki manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grunwaldzki! But no joy.
Monroe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Monroe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grunwaldzki scores with the left hand. Monroe knows he should have avoided that one.
Monroe moves out of range as Grunwaldzki throws a body kick.
Monroe misses with a body shot
and Grunwaldzki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grunwaldzki ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Grunwaldzki throws the left hand but Monroe avoids the punch easily.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Monroe takes one to the chin there.
Monroe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki throws a hook but Monroe blocks it.
Monroe throws a body punch but Grunwaldzki moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Monroe misses with a combination
and Grunwaldzki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monroe digs a good body shot into Grunwaldzki's ribs.
Grunwaldzki looks to throw the jab but Monroe is out of range.
Grunwaldzki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grunwaldzki wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Monroe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monroe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grunwaldzki was well out of range. Poor timing from Monroe.
Grunwaldzki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Artur Grunwaldzki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grunwaldzki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Monroe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monroe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grunwaldzki counters with a nice uppercut.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Grunwaldzki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Grunwaldzki is looking for the big counter here.
Grunwaldzki throws a jab when Monroe was well out of range.
Grunwaldzki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good exchange - Grunwaldzki coming out on top.
Grunwaldzki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Monroe is rocked!
Monroe throws a body punch but Grunwaldzki moves out of range.
Oh Monroe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Monroe misses the body punch
and Grunwaldzki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grunwaldzki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grunwaldzki connects with the punch.
Monroe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Monroe with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Grunwaldzki 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Grunwaldzki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Monroe seems to have got his legs back now.
Monroe swings for the body but Grunwaldzki moves out of range.
Grunwaldzki looks to land a combination but Monroe avoids it well.
Monroe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Monroe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Monroe throws an off balance right hand
and Grunwaldzki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Monroe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grunwaldzki at a distance.
Grunwaldzki avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Monroe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grunwaldzki was well out of range. Poor timing from Monroe.
Monroe throws a sloppy body shot
and Grunwaldzki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe misses with a body shot
and Grunwaldzki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grunwaldzki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monroe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monroe scores with the left hand. Grunwaldzki knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe has a takedown stuffed.
Monroe misses with a body shot
and Grunwaldzki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grunwaldzki slips a jab from Monroe.
Grunwaldzki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Monroe misses with a looping left.
Monroe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Monroe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Monroe tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Grunwaldzki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Monroe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grunwaldzki doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grunwaldzki's hands.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe moves away from the strike by Grunwaldzki.
Monroe takes a swing at Grunwaldzki's ribcage but misses.
Grunwaldzki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Grunwaldzki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Monroe.
Horrible takedown attempt by Monroe or perhaps it was just good defense by Grunwaldzki, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Monroe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monroe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grunwaldzki defends it nicely.
Grunwaldzki missing with a left hand there. Monroe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monroe is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki moves away from the strike by Monroe.
Grunwaldzki throws out a loose jab but Monroe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monroe is looking to wear down Grunwaldzki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grunwaldzki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Monroe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grunwaldzki's waist but Grunwaldzki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Monroe off to one side.
Monroe throws a lazy right hand but Grunwaldzki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monroe misses with a hook.
Grunwaldzki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grunwaldzki scores with a nice strike.
Grunwaldzki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Monroe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grunwaldzki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Monroe throws a shot from downtown. Grunwaldzki moves away and avoids it.
Grunwaldzki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grunwaldzki fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grunwaldzki staying out of range there.
Grunwaldzki looks to land a combination but Monroe avoids it well.
Monroe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Monroe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grunwaldzki manages to avoid it.
Monroe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monroe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grunwaldzki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
Monroe throws a right hand that misses
enabling Grunwaldzki to counter with a crisp jab.
Monroe throws a sloppy body shot
and Grunwaldzki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monroe sizes up Grunwaldzki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artur Grunwaldzki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grunwaldzki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artur Grunwaldzki!
A very excited looking Artur Grunwaldzki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Delphino Atlantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atlantis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Prodigy - Firestarter. Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music. Miguel Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Delphino Atlantis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
52 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atlantis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
Lopez blocks a leg kick.
Delphino Atlantis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Atlantis.
Atlantis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez flicks out a counter leg kick but Atlantis steps away.
Lopez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Atlantis. That's going to slow Lopez down.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Atlantis is just out of range.
Atlantis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Atlantis.
Atlantis shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Atlantis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Delphino Atlantis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atlantis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lopez's waist but Lopez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Atlantis off to one side.
Atlantis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Atlantis throws a big shot that misses.
Lopez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Atlantis's sensitive parts.
Atlantis throws a wild body kick that Lopez sees coming a mile off.
Lopez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Atlantis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Atlantis sizes up Lopez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Atlantis. Those never looked like landing.
Miguel Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez thuds a left hand into Atlantis's body.
Atlantis throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Atlantis scores with a three punch combo!
Lopez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Atlantis misses with a low kick.
Atlantis gets a double leg takedown into Lopez's guard.
Atlantis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Atlantis postures up in Lopez's guard and throws a big left but Lopez blocks it.
Atlantis is fighting to break Lopez's control of his arms but Lopez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Atlantis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Atlantis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Atlantis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lopez's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atlantis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lopez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Atlantis is controlling him.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Lopez manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Atlantis.
Lopez slips under a jab from Atlantis.
Lopez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lopez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circling - Atlantis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Atlantis to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Atlantis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Atlantis.
Atlantis feints and then cracks Lopez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Lopez connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez throws a combination that misses
letting Atlantis counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atlantis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Atlantis misses the target.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atlantis.
A jab from Lopez misses.
Atlantis connects with a body shot that sends Lopez's belly button to the back.
Atlantis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lopez is trying to defend but Atlantis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lopez tries to get to full guard but Atlantis has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Delphino Atlantis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Atlantis looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Atlantis takes one to the side of the head.
Lopez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Atlantis rather than just go for the knockout.
Atlantis misses with a straight right.
Lopez connects with an inside leg kick.
Atlantis connects with a jab.
Lopez drops his hands momentarily and Atlantis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Atlantis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lopez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Atlantis misses with an uppercut
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez blocks a leg kick.
Atlantis wants to slow Lopez down by chopping away at his legs.
Lopez checks a low kick from Atlantis.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Atlantis off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atlantis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Atlantis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Atlantis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Atlantis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lopez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lopez is trying to control Atlantis's posture but Atlantis avoids it.
Atlantis trying to control the action but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Atlantis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lopez down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis working the ground and pound.
Atlantis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lopez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Atlantis wants to control but Lopez is keeping him busy.
Lopez tries to buck Atlantis off but Atlantis is having none of it.
Atlantis in side control, throwing shots but Lopez defends.
Lopez gets back to half guard.
Atlantis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Atlantis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez pushes Atlantis off looking to stand but Atlantis dives back in and keeps control.
Lopez wants to get back to full guard.
Atlantis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet.
Atlantis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lopez trying to control but Atlantis postures up.
Atlantis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Atlantis slips a nice elbow through Lopez's hands, connecting with Lopez's forehead.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez gets back to full guard.
Atlantis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Atlantis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Atlantis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Delphino Atlantis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Atlantis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lopez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Atlantis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lopez wants to stand up but Atlantis is controlling him.
Lopez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez wants to sweep here but Atlantis controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Delphino Atlantis 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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Atlantis, as that shot connected.
Delphino Atlantis is winning the standup battle so far.
Atlantis misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
Lopez stuns Atlantis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lopez tries to move into range but Atlantis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Atlantis.
Atlantis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Atlantis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Atlantis throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body. Atlantis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lopez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lopez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Atlantis misses with a body shot
and Lopez counters with a right hand to the body.
Atlantis 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.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atlantis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lopez eats them both and turns towards Atlantis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lopez scores with a head kick. Atlantis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atlantis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atlantis throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Delphino Atlantis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Atlantis throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Atlantis.
Lopez bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Lopez looks for the body kick but Atlantis saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Atlantis misses the target.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Atlantis's body. Atlantis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lopez misses with a series of wild punches.
Lopez lands a head kick. Atlantis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Delphino Atlantis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atlantis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lopez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lopez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It seemed like Lopez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Atlantis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopez.
Atlantis checks a leg kick nicely.
Atlantis misses with a two punch combination.
Atlantis misses with a body kick.
Atlantis moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atlantis.
Lopez motions for Atlantis to come forward. Lopez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez lands a right hook to the body.
A left and a right from Atlantis both land. Nice combination.
Decent striking displayed by Atlantis there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez blocks the body kick.
That kick from Atlantis tenderised Lopez's leg. Lopez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Atlantis misses with a low kick.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atlantis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lopez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lopez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atlantis.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Miguel Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez throws a solid leg kick but Atlantis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lopez.
Atlantis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lopez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lopez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Atlantis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Atlantis.
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 Delphino Atlantis.
Well Atlantis 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Delphino Atlantis!
An out of breath Delphino Atlantis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Miguel Lopez was interviewed post fight and said ' '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Otso Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kron Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Otso Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kron Silva!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Kron Silva has been cut.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koski's head.
Koski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
My spies in The Shark Tank inform me that Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Koski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is thwarting Koski's attempts to control the position.
Silva stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski is looking to improve his position.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Koski is looking to improve his position.
Koski wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Koski tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Koski misses with a hook.
Koski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Koski.
Koski missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koski lands a jab.
Koski catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva cracks a nice hook into Koski's ribs.
Koski misses with a looping left.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Koski wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Silva manages to pass to side control.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Koski wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Koski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva uses his free foot to push down on Koski's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Koski.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koski is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Koski working to try and regain half guard.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Koski is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
It looks like Silva might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kron Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kron Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Koski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Koski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva moves away from the strike by Koski.
Silva throws a right hand that Koski ducks under and follows up with a left that Koski also avoids with ease.
Koski is looking for a counter combo.
Koski lands a nice shot to the body.
Koski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva thuds his right hand into Koski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Otso Koski is winning the standup battle so far.
Koski throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Koski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Koski.
Otso Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Koski moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Koski.
Silva throws a hook but Koski blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koski.
Koski cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
We've been told by Koski's head coaches at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva jabs Koski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koski.
Koski sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Koski lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Koski.
A frustrated look appears on Koski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koski's elbow.
Koski has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Koski controls his hands.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Koski controls the action.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Koski taking a breather.
Koski looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koski lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Koski controls his hands.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Koski misses with an elbow strike.
Koski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koski throws an elbow but misses.
Koski struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva misses with some punches.
Koski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Koski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Kron Silva's cut even more.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Silva tries to stall but Koski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva gets through Koski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva cracks Koski with a nice body shot.
Koski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koski can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Koski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Koski blocks a body shot from Silva.
Koski misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva pushes Koski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Kron Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koski blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kron Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kron Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva moves into the clinch.
Koski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koski lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva tries to work over Koski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
A short left from Silva.
Koski pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koski.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Koski avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Koski tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Koski prevents a body shot from Silva.
Koski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koski throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Koski throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski misses the jab.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Koski.
Koski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Koski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koski tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koski. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koski throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koski.
Silva tries to counter by closing the distance.
Otso Koski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva lands a nice hook to Koski's body. Koski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koski moves away from the strike by Silva.
Koski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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!
Koski gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Koski avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Koski pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Koski blocks a body shot from Silva.
Koski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koski's elbow.
Koski is trying to break free.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva blocks a body shot from Koski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Kron Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Koski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koski lands a nice elbow.
Koski pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Koski, against the cage.
Koski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koski manages to break the clinch.
Koski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Koski misses with an uppercut.
Koski throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Koski throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Koski misses with a low kick.
Koski jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Koski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Koski misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Otso Koski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koski jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva scores with a takedown into Koski's guard.
Silva stops Koski from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Koski.
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 Otso Koski.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cruz White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Verama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by ASAP Ferg - Dump Dump. Verama has chosen Swing It Away as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cruz White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Verama!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verama looking to score a takedown here. White is defending well but Verama drives through and ends up in White's guard.
Verama wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
Verama tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Verama trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Verama throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verama works a leg free and moves into half guard.
White is controlling Verama's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Verama is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and White defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is holding on to half guard well.
Verama passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for White!
My spies in The Zoo inform me that Verama has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
White is wriggling around trying to escape.
Verama fails to move to back control.
Verama takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verama tries to control but White wriggling away.
White is trying to escape the mount.
White tries to lock up and control but Verama gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Verama scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Verama wants to take his opponent's back but White doesn't allow it.
Verama jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… White is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by White and Verama has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White manages to get back to half guard.
Verama is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. White doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Verama.
Verama trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
Verama is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Verama tries to pass to full mount but White defends it.
White is defending against the submission attempts here by Verama.
White wants to get back to full guard.
White is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Unicorn Powered Fighting, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Verama is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Verama is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and White defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Verama dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
White misses with a kick to the body
and Verama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White looks to throw a body kick
and Verama counters with a low kick, right behind White 's knee.
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Verama.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body punch from Verama.
White loads up on a big right hand but Verama slips the punch.
Verama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Verama. White shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verama throws a hook but White blocks it.
White moves out of range as Verama strikes.
White swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Verama throws a predictable looking body shot
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verama lands with a nice body punch.
Verama looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Cruz White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White slips a jab and a cross from Verama.
White throws a low kick, looking for Verama's leg but Verama calmly moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Verama on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Verama blocks the leg kick.
Verama throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
White's corner calls for a 1-2. White obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Verama misses its intended target.
White lands a leg kick that knocks Verama off balance momentarily.
Verama uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
Verama needs to keep his hands up - White had a free shot at his head there.
White throws a leg kick but Verama sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Verama tried to score with a low kick but White checks it.
White throws the left hand but Verama avoids the punch easily.
Verama looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White slips under a jab.
Verama fakes the leg kick and cracks White in the body.
Verama cracks White with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Verama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
White wants to land a leg kick but Verama is out of range.
Cruz White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Verama avoids the body shot from White.
White cracks Verama with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
White lands a slapping body shot.
Verama throws a half hearted mid kick.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Verama moves out of range as White strikes.
White moves out of range of the body kick.
Verama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White looks to throw a body kick
and Verama counters with a straight right hand.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verama bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
Hector Verama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Verama fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White looks for the body kick but Verama saw that one coming.
A big right from White misses.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
White uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Verama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from White.
Verama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Verama tries to land a front kick but White steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Verama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Verama checks a leg kick.
Verama unleashes a big counter combination but White bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hector Verama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Verama clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.
White misses with a punch to the body.
White tries to circle away but Verama has him pinned against the cage.
Verama blocking some punches.
Verama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Verama misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Verama.
A short left from White.
Verama misses with some punches.
Verama struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Verama misses with a body punch.
Verama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White tries to work over Verama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Verama controls his hands.
Verama lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Verama.
Verama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verama jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Verama gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Verama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Verama tries a quick counter leg kick but White is wise to it.
Verama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Verama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White throws a low kick but Verama moves out of range easily.
Verama is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Verama wants to slow White down by chopping away at his legs.
Verama throws a leg kick
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
White throws a lazy head kick
and Verama counters with a straight right hand.
A solid body kick from White.
Verama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Verama misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cruz White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verama thows a left - swing and a miss!
White throws the left hand but Verama avoids the punch easily.
Verama changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verama tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Verama closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Verama.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
White throws a leg kick
and Verama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Verama misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Verama misses its intended target.
White drops his hands momentarily and Verama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Verama.
Verama throws a lazy uppercut
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Verama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Verama misses the target.
White throws a body kick that misses
and Verama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And Verama responds with a good body kick, but White manages to step out the way in time.
Verama fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging White to the ground. Verama is now in White's guard.
Hector Verama has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verama trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Verama postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Verama sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Verama tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Verama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Verama has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Verama!
Hector Verama decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Cruz White had this to say: 'Rematch?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karol Orlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel La Bor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Bor has chosen Centuries as his entrance music. 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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164 lbs
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155 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karol Orlowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Manuel La Bor!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Bor scores with a punch to the head.
La Bor swings for the body but Orlowski moves out of range.
It looked like Orlowski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
La Bor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
La Bor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
La Bor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
La Bor misses with a shot to the body
and Orlowski counters with a nice body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by La Bor.
A slapping leg kick lands for La Bor.
Orlowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
La Bor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from La Bor.
Orlowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orlowski throwing a counter right hand but La Bor manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by La Bor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Bor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orlowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Orlowski misses with a hook. La Bor ducked under it nicely.
La Bor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orlowski.
Orlowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
La Bor with a hook.
Manuel La Bor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Bor manages to avoid it.
Orlowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orlowski.
La Bor tries to clinch up
and Orlowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
La Bor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orlowski.
La Bor misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Orlowski misses with an uppercut. La Bor saw that one coming.
La Bor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orlowski, right into the meat.
Orlowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
La Bor catches Orlowski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
La Bor misses with a series of wild punches.
La Bor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski misses the shot to the body.
La Bor throws a hook but Orlowski blocks it.
La Bor misses with a low kick as Orlowski jumps back.
The fighters circling - Orlowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
La Bor connects with a nice looking jab.
Orlowski moves in looking to clinch but La Bor pushes him off.
La Bor misses with a lunging right hand
and Orlowski counters with a stiff right hand.
La Bor misses the jab.
Orlowski forces La Bor back against the cage and clinches.
Orlowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
La Bor misses with a punch on the inside.
La Bor has a couple of punches blocked by Orlowski.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orlowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from La Bor.
La Bor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Bor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orlowski controlling the action here for a moment.
La Bor lands with a right to the head.
Orlowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Orlowski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La Bor.
La Bor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Orlowski swings wildly with an uppercut but La Bor uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from La Bor.
La Bor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Bor misses with a punch to the body.
Orlowski tries to work over La Bor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Bor misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel La Bor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
La Bor throws a right hand that misses
and Orlowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
La Bor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Orlowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Orlowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from La Bor.
La Bor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Orlowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orlowski lands a left and a right that send La Bor crashing to the mat, dazed. Orlowski thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Manuel La Bor has been cut.
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!
La Bor moves into the clinch successfully.
Orlowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Bor misses with some punches.
La Bor misses with a punch to the body.
La Bor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
La Bor prevents a body shot from Orlowski.
Orlowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La Bor's elbow.
La Bor misses with some punches.
La Bor breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Bor swings for the body but Orlowski moves out of range.
Manuel La Bor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
La Bor takes a swing at Orlowski's ribcage but misses.
La Bor misses with an uppercut
and Orlowski counters with a nice uppercut.
La Bor scores with a decent looking hook.
La Bor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlowski.
Orlowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
La Bor lands a lovely overhand right.
La Bor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
La Bor scores with a jab. Orlowski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Orlowski misses with a looping right.
Orlowski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice shot lands for Orlowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Orlowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
La Bor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
La Bor cracks Orlowski with an open hand slap.
La Bor blocks a jab.
Orlowski tries to clinch but La Bor moves out of range.
La Bor takes the fight into the clinch.
La Bor misses with a body punch.
La Bor blocks the elbow strike.
La Bor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
La Bor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Bor blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orlowski.
Orlowski blocks a body shot from La Bor.
La Bor has had enough of the clinch but Orlowski keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Bor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orlowski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Orlowski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice jab there from La Bor.
La Bor throws a jab when Orlowski was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Orlowski misses the target.
La Bor scores with a jab. Orlowski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Orlowski misses the shot to the body.
La Bor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Orlowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
La Bor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orlowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
La Bor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As La Bor backs away, Orlowski returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
La Bor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orlowski quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A leg kick checked by Orlowski.
Orlowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Bor dips to his left and cracks Orlowski with an uppercut!
Orlowski slips under a jab.
La Bor misses with a shot to the body
and Orlowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
La Bor misses with a looping left.
La Bor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orlowski misses with a low kick.
Orlowski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
La Bor misses with a low kick.
Orlowski throwing a counter right hand but La Bor manages to avoid it.
La Bor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orlowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel La Bor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manuel La Bor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Orlowski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
La Bor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orlowski.
Orlowski misses with a two punch combination.
La Bor thuds his right hand into Orlowski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Orlowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orlowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
La Bor is looking to slow Orlowski down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Bor swings for the body but Orlowski moves out of range.
La Bor misses with an uppercut. Orlowski saw that one coming.
Orlowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by La Bor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Bor misses with a combination
and Orlowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
La Bor scores with a three punch combo!
La Bor throws a looping overhand right but Orlowski ducks down to avoid it.
La Bor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orlowski misses with a right hand
and La Bor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
La Bor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
La Bor connects with a crisp jab.
Orlowski ducks under a wild hook from La Bor.
La Bor misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Orlowski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
La Bor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Orlowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Orlowski throws a push kick but La Bor slaps the foot to one side.
Karol Orlowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
La Bor misses with a hook. Orlowski ducked under it nicely.
La Bor throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from La Bor misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Orlowski.
La Bor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Orlowski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
La Bor tries to bum rush Orlowski with a series of wild strikes but Orlowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
La Bor moves into range and connects with a jab.
La Bor throws a big shot that misses.
Orlowski throwing a counter right hand but La Bor manages to avoid it.
Orlowski scores with a decent looking hook.
Orlowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bor throws a shot from downtown. Orlowski moves away and avoids it.
La Bor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
La Bor misses with a looping left.
La Bor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orlowski moves away.
La Bor scores with a jab to the head.
Orlowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
La Bor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orlowski.
La Bor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Orlowski.
La Bor lands a body shot.
La Bor misses the shot to the body.
Orlowski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
La Bor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Bor lands a nice looking body kick.
Orlowski throws out a leg kick but La Bor moves out of range and Orlowski only half commits.
Orlowski throws a head kick but La Bor moves out of range.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Orlowski misses the target.
It seemed like La Bor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Orlowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La Bor.
La Bor throws a quick inside leg kick.
La Bor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
La Bor swings for the body but Orlowski moves out of range.
La Bor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
La Bor looks to score with a jab to the body but Orlowski is just out of range.
La Bor misses with an uppercut. Orlowski saw that one coming.
La Bor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orlowski.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel La Bor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well La Bor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel La Bor!
An out of breath and clearly excited Manuel La Bor thanked Bushido Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Kawulski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kawulski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DMX - Slippin' kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Shane Austin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksander Kawulski!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Austin takes a swing at Kawulski's ribcage but misses.
Austin misses the jab.
Kawulski with the counter takedown but Austin avoids it easily.
Austin scores with a nice body kick.
Kawulski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Austin is looking to clinch but Kawulski is avoiding it.
Kawulski staying out of range there.
Austin misses with a few strikes there.
Kawulski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Austin's half guard.
Kawulski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kawulski working Austin over with strikes.
Kawulski trying to control the pace.
Austin is not content to let Kawulski control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawulski is looking to advance position but Austin won't allow it.
Kawulski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kawulski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kawulski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Austin defending well though.
Kawulski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kawulski slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kawulski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kawulski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kawulski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Austin defending well though.
Kawulski wants to pass to mount but Austin is defending the position.
Kawulski moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kawulski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Austin is not content to let Kawulski control the position.
Austin struggling a bit here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Austin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Kawulski lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kawulski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Austin keeps working.
Kawulski throws an elbow but Austin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kawulski wants to control but Austin is keeping him busy.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kawulski working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kawulski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kawulski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kawulski cracks Austin with a big right hand but Austin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kawulski is looking to take a break and control but Austin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Kawulski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Austin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kawulski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kawulski looks to throw the jab but Austin is out of range.
Kawulski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kawulski looks to land a left hand but Austin moved out of range nicely.
Austin misses with a hook. Kawulski ducked under it nicely.
Kawulski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kawulski connects with a jab.
Kawulski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kawulski throws a big shot that misses.
Austin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Austin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kawulski works Austin's body with a nice hook.
Aleksander Kawulski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawulski lands with an uppercut that bounces Austin off the cage and back into range.
Kawulski lands a glancing blow to the side of Austin's 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!
Kawulski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Austin.
Austin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kawulski.
Kawulski walks into a straight right hand from Austin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin throws a body punch but Kawulski moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Austin.
Austin missing with a left hand there. Kawulski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Austin misses with a low kick.
Shane Austin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kawulski throws an overhand right that lands on Austin's shoulder, as Austin tries to avoid the shot.
Austin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kawulski.
Kawulski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Austin momentarily.
Kawulski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kawulski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kawulski scores with a nice right hand.
Austin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kawulski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Austin's waist but Austin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kawulski off to one side.
Kawulski shoots for a takedown but Austin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Austin looks to land a body kick but Kawulski moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Austin. No joy for Kawulski on that attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Austin misses its target.
Shane Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Kawulski.
Austin throws a front kick aimed at Kawulski's knee but Kawulski avoids it well.
Kawulski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kawulski lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawulski preventing the sweep.
Austin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kawulski manages to get himself to full guard.
Kawulski has his feet on Austin's thighs here. He's pushed Austin off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Austin screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aleksander Kawulski!
Aleksander Kawulski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sudo Nym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Churchill (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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169 lbs
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28
165 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sudo Nym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Churchill!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nym really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Nym changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Churchill tries to avoid it but Nym manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Churchill to the ground. Churchill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nym is looking to clinch.
Churchill tries to clinch but Nym moves out of range.
Nym is looking to clinch but Churchill is avoiding it.
Churchill tries to counter by closing the distance.
Churchill tries to bum rush Nym with a series of wild strikes but Nym uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nym tries to close the distance and clinch up but Churchill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Churchill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nym tries to clinch
and Churchill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nym tries to clinch but Churchill moves out of range.
Nym keeps the fight on the outside.
Nym tries to clinch but Churchill is having none of it.
Nym looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Churchill wants to stand but Nym is controlling the position.
Nym wants to control from the top but Churchill keeps moving.
Churchill wants to get back to his feet but Nym is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nym stopping the sweep attempt from Churchill.
Churchill wants to stand and escape but Nym is having none of it.
Churchill has Nym pulled in close to control his posture.
Churchill is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nym is controlling him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nym missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nym with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nym trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nym sitting in guard here, content to control.
Churchill is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Churchill manages to break the clinch.
Churchill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nym's hands.
Churchill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nym shoots in for a takedown but Churchill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchill closes the distance and clinches.
Nym scores with a shoulder strike.
Churchill lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Churchill.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Churchill scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
Nym misses with a body punch.
Nym pulls guard effortlessly.
Nym is trying to control the position but Churchill postures up.
Churchill slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Churchill stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sudo Nym seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Churchill swats away the attempt to clinch by Nym.
Churchill darts in and clinches Nym up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nym.
A nice left hand lands by Churchill.
Nym manages to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill gets to his feet. Nym looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Churchill tries to clinch but Nym is having none of it.
Nym darts in looking for a takedown but Churchill gets double underhooks and turns Nym into the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sudo Nym. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Churchill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Churchill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nym jumps guard.
Churchill won't allow Nym to sweep him here.
Nym has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Churchill wants to stand but Nym is controlling his posture from full guard.
Churchill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nym swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nym wants to sweep here but Churchill controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nym manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Churchill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nym closes the distance and clinches.
Churchill breaks from the clinch.
Churchill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Churchill.
Churchill lands with a short shot to the head.
Churchill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nym wants to clinch up but Churchill keeps it at a distance.
Churchill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nym wants to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Churchill.
Nym moves in looking to clinch but Churchill pushes him off.
Churchill clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Churchill dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nym tries to clinch but Churchill moves out of range.
Churchill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nym backing away here, and Churchill unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nym gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Churchill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Churchill tries to clinch but Nym moves out of range.
Churchill wants to clinch up but Nym keeps it at a distance.
Nym has his takedown stuffed
and Churchill makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nym wants to clinch
and Churchill counters with a three punch combo that has Nym backing up. Nym nods at Churchill to acknowledge the strikes.
Churchill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Churchill tries to clinch but Nym moves out of range.
Churchill is looking to clinch but Nym is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Churchill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nym swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nym wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nym wants to clinch up but Churchill keeps it at a distance.
Churchill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nym manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nym gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Churchill counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sudo Nym. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nym tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Churchill smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Churchill to counter with a crisp jab.
Winston Churchill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Churchill lands a nice looking body shot.
Churchill is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nym shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Churchill sprawls well. Churchill wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nym gets slowly back to his feet.
Churchill slaps away a takedown attempt from Nym, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Churchill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nym tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Churchill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nym dives in and grabs Churchill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Churchill pushes down on Nym's head and hops out.
Churchill moves in looking to clinch but Nym pushes him off.
Nym takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Churchill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Churchill. Those never looked like landing.
Nym misses with a takedown attempt
and Churchill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nym is rocked!
Churchill digs a good hook to Nym's body.
Oh Nym is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Churchill doesn't manage to clinch there - Nym circles away.
Nym appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nym takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Churchill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nym blocking some punches.
Churchill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nyms head.
Churchill lands with a left to the head.
Churchill lands a body shot.
Churchill has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Churchill misses with the head strike.
Churchill creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Nym's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Nym drops to his knees and Churchill pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Winston Churchill!
Winston Churchill thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rastaphan Dominatrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominatrix has chosen "Trenches" by Pop Evil as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
208 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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33
215 lbs
28 - 13 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benny Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rastaphan Dominatrix!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dominatrix slips under a jab.
Dominatrix lands an overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Andersson.
It looks like Rastaphan Dominatrix has been cut.
Dominatrix misses with a takedown attempt
and Andersson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dominatrix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andersson throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dominatrix darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dominatrix throws a body punch but Andersson moves out of range.
Andersson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Andersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dominatrix is just out of range.
Dominatrix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andersson.
Dominatrix shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Andersson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Andersson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominatrix misses with a shot to the body
and Andersson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andersson defending well as Dominatrix loads up on a big left hand.
Andersson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Andersson.
Andersson wants to land a leg kick but Dominatrix is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Andersson.
A slow jab from Dominatrix misses its intended target.
Andersson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dominatrix avoids it.
Andersson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dominatrix counters with a stiff right hand.
Andersson jabs Dominatrix to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dominatrix takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Andersson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominatrix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andersson moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andersson.
Dominatrix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andersson moves away.
Dominatrix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andersson.
Andersson misses with a few strikes there.
Dominatrix feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Anderssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Andersson throws out a powerful jab.
That has opened up Rastaphan Dominatrix's cut even more.
Andersson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dominatrix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Andersson throws a body shot but no joy.
Andersson tries to land a leg kick but Dominatrix saw it coming and moves away.
Dominatrix looks to land a right hand but Andersson moved out of range.
Dominatrix connects with a jab.
Dominatrix with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Andersson misses.
Andersson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Andersson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dominatrix digs a good body shot into Andersson's ribs.
Benny Andersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andersson scores with a jab. Dominatrix acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dominatrix catches Andersson napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Andersson to the canvas!
Andersson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominatrix arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Andersson's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rastaphan Dominatrix!
Rastaphan Dominatrix spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vikramditya Singh Ratore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Nasimentu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh Ratore comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac-Tupac All Eyez On Me. Nasimentu has chosen ТIК - Бiлi Троянk as his entrance music. Vikramditya Singh Ratore has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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40
287 lbs
46 - 24 - 0 |
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vikramditya Singh Ratore !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Valentin Nasimentu!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasimentu walks into a stiff left hand from Singh Ratore .
It looks like Valentin Nasimentu has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Nasimentu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nasimentu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Singh Ratore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Singh Ratore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nasimentu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Singh Ratore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nasimentu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Singh Ratore misses with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Nasimentu there.
It looks like Vikramditya Singh Ratore has been cut.
Singh Ratore slips under a jab from Nasimentu.
Singh Ratore throws a body shot but no joy.
Vikramditya Singh Ratore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh Ratore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nasimentu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh Ratore motions for Nasimentu to come forward. Singh Ratore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nasimentu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nasimentu loads up on a big right hand but Singh Ratore slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Nasimentu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasimentu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Singh Ratore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nasimentu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh Ratore .
Nasimentu misses with a series of wild punches.
Nasimentu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Singh Ratore .
Singh Ratore takes a swing at Nasimentu's ribcage but misses.
Nasimentu throws a right hand that Singh Ratore ducks under and follows up with a left that Singh Ratore also avoids with ease.
Nasimentu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Singh Ratore slips under a jab.
Singh Ratore looks to throw a body kick
and Nasimentu counters with a straight right hand.
Nasimentu is looking to clinch.
Singh Ratore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Singh Ratore misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Nasimentu. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nasimentu tries to close the distance and clinch but Singh Ratore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the body from Nasimentu misses
and Singh Ratore counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Nasimentu misses the target.
Nice body kick from Singh Ratore .
Nasimentu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Singh Ratore lands with a right hand.
Singh Ratore throws a lazy right hand but Nasimentu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nasimentu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nasimentu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Nasimentu scores with a four punch combination!
Singh Ratore finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Singh Ratore lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Singh Ratore .
Singh Ratore delivers a nice body kick.
Nasimentu looks winded!
Nasimentu tries to close the distance and clinch but Singh Ratore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Singh Ratore lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nasimentu backs up against the cage.
Singh Ratore misses with a body kick.
Nasimentu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nasimentu misses with a lunging right hand
and Singh Ratore counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Singh Ratore misses with a wild body shot.
Nasimentu tries to counter with a clinch but Singh Ratore shakes him off and moves away.
Singh Ratore is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Singh Ratore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nasimentu moves out of range as Singh Ratore throws a body kick.
Donk. Singh Ratore catches Nasimentu right on the button with a cross.
That has opened up Valentin Nasimentu's cut even more.
Singh Ratore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nasimentu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Singh Ratore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nasimentu throws a lazy right hand but Singh Ratore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh Ratore misses with a low kick.
Singh Ratore throws a jab when Nasimentu was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh Ratore misses with a kick to the body.
Singh Ratore takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vikramditya Singh Ratore 's cut is getting worse.
Nasimentu lands a right hook to the body.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Nasimentu and Singh Ratore goes tumbling to the canvas! Nasimentu follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Singh Ratore is rocked!
Singh Ratore is defending against the submission attempts here by Nasimentu.
Oh Singh Ratore is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nasimentu is looking to take a break and control but Singh Ratore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Singh Ratore seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nasimentu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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 Vikramditya Singh Ratore will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Singh Ratore misses with the combination.
Nasimentu wants to counter with a clinch but Singh Ratore pushes him away.
Nasimentu loads up on a big right hand but Singh Ratore slips the punch.
Singh Ratore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nasimentu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Singh Ratore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valentin Nasimentu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nasimentu lands a jab to Singh Ratore 's midsection.
Nasimentu misses with a looping left.
Nasimentu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nasimentu walks into a jab.
Nasimentu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh Ratore is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh Ratore throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Singh Ratore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nasimentu is looking to clinch but Singh Ratore is avoiding it.
Nasimentu moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Singh Ratore goes down! Can Nasimentu finish him!?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasimentu postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Singh Ratore is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nasimentu, into his guard.
Singh Ratore will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nasimentu has his foot on Singh Ratore 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Singh Ratore works his way back into a safe position though.
Our spies down at at Body Pain_14elite_650$+VM inform us that Nasimentu has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Nasimentu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Singh Ratore is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nasimentu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Singh Ratore passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nasimentu tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Singh Ratore presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh Ratore gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Nasimentu tries to clinch up.
Nasimentu swings for the body but Singh Ratore moves out of range.
Singh Ratore lands a nice looking body shot.
Singh Ratore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nasimentu.
Singh Ratore cracks Nasimentu with a good jab.
The cut above Valentin Nasimentu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Singh Ratore lands a really nice looking cross but Nasimentu seems unphased.
Jab from Nasimentu.
Vikramditya Singh Ratore 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh Ratore with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nasimentu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Singh Ratore .
Singh Ratore moves into range and connects with a jab.
Valentin Nasimentu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Singh Ratore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nasimentu throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasimentu checks a leg kick.
Singh Ratore lands a slapping body shot.
Nasimentu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nasimentu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Singh Ratore .
Singh Ratore ducks under a wild hook from Nasimentu.
Singh Ratore throws out a loose jab but Nasimentu uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Nasimentu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Singh Ratore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nasimentu was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh Ratore .
Nasimentu misses with a body shot.
Singh Ratore is looking to chop away at Nasimentu's legs.
Nasimentu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nasimentu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Singh Ratore .
Singh Ratore was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big left from Nasimentu misses.
Donk. Singh Ratore catches Nasimentu right on the button with a cross.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Valentin Nasimentu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vikramditya Singh Ratore !
An out of breath Vikramditya Singh Ratore 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 Georgy Fokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiu Jitsu (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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212 lbs
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214 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georgy Fokin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fokin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fokin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jitsu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jitsu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fokin.
A left lands for Fokin.
Fokin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jitsu.
Fokin scores with a jab to the head.
Jitsu shoots for a double leg takedown but Fokin sprawls well. He's pushed Jitsu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jitsu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fokin pulls Jitsu in close to prevent any damage.
Jitsu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fokin 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.
Jitsu postures up in Fokin's guard and throws a big left but Fokin blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu postures up in Fokin's guard and throws a big left but Fokin blocks it.
Jitsu tries to free his leg and advance position but Fokin is retaining full guard.
Jitsu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fokin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jitsu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fokin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jitsu drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fokin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jitsu has Fokin in his guard.
Jitsu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fokin defends it easily.
Jitsu working for a triangle but Fokin defends it easily.
Jitsu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is looking for a triangle but Fokin pushes his legs off easily.
Fokin lands a couple of elbows.
Jitsu looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Fokin has picked Jitsu up and slammed him! Jitsu can't keep hold of the triangle and Fokin manages to pass to side control!
Jitsu tries to improve position but can't.
Fokin trying to control the action but Jitsu is working from the bottom.
Jitsu tries to buck Fokin off but Fokin is having none of it.
Jitsu sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jitsu flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jitsu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fokin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fokin lands a nice short elbow.
Fokin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jitsu keeps working.
Jitsu tries to roll over but Fokin keeps him under control.
Jitsu with the active half guard here but Fokin passes nicely into side control.
Jitsu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fokin trying to control the position but Jitsu is working away.
Fokin tries for a kimura but Jitsu is defending well.
Fokin tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fokin working the ground and pound from side control.
Jitsu looks to move to half guard but instead Fokin has passed into mount! Damn!
Jitsu taking shots to the head.
We've been hearing good reports from Fokin's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Fokin controlling from the full mount.
Jitsu tries to reverse the position but Fokin maintains control.
Fokin breaks from Jitsu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jitsu is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgy Fokin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jitsu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fokin defends well and Jitsu ends up having to push Fokin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fokin misses with a low kick.
Fokin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fokin prevents Jitsu from improving his position.
Jitsu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fokin pulls his head out easily.
Jitsu is staying active underneath Fokin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jitsu wants to get back to full guard but Fokin has mounted him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fokin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jitsu is looking to escape.
Fokin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jitsu?
Jitsu working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fokin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fokin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jitsu wants to get back to full guard.
Fokin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jitsu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fokin.
Fokin trying to control the pace.
Jitsu missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fokin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jitsu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fokin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jitsu throws his legs up looking for a submission but Fokin uses it to pass to side control.
Jitsu regains half guard.
Jitsu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fokin pulls his head out easily.
Fokin prevents Jitsu from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fokin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fokin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fokin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jitsu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jitsu looking for subs off his back but Fokin has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jitsu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fokin winds up and cracks Jitsu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jitsu wants to sweep but Fokin has passed to side control!
Jitsu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fokin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fokin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jitsu keeps working.
Jitsu is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jitsu taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jitsu looks to move to half guard but instead Fokin has passed into mount! Damn!
Fokin landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgy Fokin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fokin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jitsu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fokin is in Jitsu's guard.
Jitsu 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.
Jitsu working for a triangle but Fokin defends it easily.
Fokin trying to control the position from guard on top but Jitsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fokin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fokin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jitsu has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Fokin is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jitsu.
Fokin landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu is trying to get back to half guard.
Fokin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jitsu, who protects the arm well.
Jitsu is not content to let Fokin control the position.
Jitsu stops Fokin from passing to mount.
Jitsu is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fokin off and has taken his back!
Jitsu controlling well, preventing Fokin from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fokin is working hard here to advance position.
Jitsu avoiding Fokin 's attempts to control his hands.
Fokin tries to escape the position.
Jitsu is looking for a rear naked choke here but Fokin reverses the position brilliantly into Jitsu's guard!
Jitsu wants to improve his position but instead Fokin has moved into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jitsu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jitsu looking for a guillotine here but Fokin defends easily.
Fokin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu keeping moving, preventing Fokin from controlling successfully.
Fokin lands a couple of digs.
Fokin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fokin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fokin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jitsu can do to turn this around?
Jitsu working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fokin has passed into half guard!
Fokin is keen to just control but Jitsu is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jitsu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jitsu wants to improve his position but Fokin is controlling well.
Jitsu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fokin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fokin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Still in half guard, Fokin seems content to control.
Georgy Fokin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fokin is looking for a kimura here.
Jiu Jitsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jitsu wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georgy Fokin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fokin 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georgy Fokin!
A victorious Georgy Fokin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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