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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MIchael Henley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Brown had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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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205 lbs
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199 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, MIchael Henley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Henley has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Henley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henley just leaning against Brown, taking a breather.
Henley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Henley.
Henley presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Henley tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Henley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henley jabs at Brown's body.
Henley drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Henley has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henley has Brown pushed against the cage.
Henley stalling in the clinch.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Henley is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Brown prevents a body shot from Henley.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Henley is struggling to control the position.
Henley throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henley smiles and moves away.
A head kick by Brown misses
and Henley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brown wants to clinch.
Henley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Henley blocks a jab.
Henley thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Brown rushes Henley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like MIchael Henley 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!
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Henley tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henley wants to clinch.
Henley drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Brown pushes Henley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henley blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Henley leaning against his opponent.
Henley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Henley tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henley counters with a nice body shot.
Brown throws a body punch but Henley moves out of range.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That kick from Henley tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Brown misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henley.
Henley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henley digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Henley forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henley stalling the fight.
Henley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Henley is blocking nicely.
Henley misses with an elbow over the top.
Henley breaks from the clinch.
Henley staying out of range there.
Brown lands with a cross.
Henley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Henley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Henley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Henley tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MIchael Henley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on MIchael Henley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henley throws a counter combo.
We've been told by Brown's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henley moves into the clinch.
Brown fails to pull guard.
A short right from Henley on the inside.
Henley is struggling to control the position.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Henley shrugs off.
Henley manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henley avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Henley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That has opened up MIchael Henley's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henley.
Nice body punch from Henley.
Henley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brown rather than just go for the knockout.
Brown gets tackled into the cage by Henley. Henley maintains the clinch.
Henley manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown lands a lovely overhand right.
Dave Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henley feints a jab promting Brown to slip. Henley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brown slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Henley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown throws out a powerful jab.
Brown has Henley up against the cage in a clinch.
Henley breaks the clinch.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Henley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Henley duly obliges.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Henley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Henley moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Henley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henley drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Henley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
The cut above MIchael Henley's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Henley throws an elbow but it misses.
Henley breaks from the clinch.
Henley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henley is looking to clinch.
MIchael Henley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown scores with a hook.
Henley just misses with a punch to the body.
Henley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown rushes Henley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Henley is pushing Brown up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brown wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henley misses with a punch to the body.
Henley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brown has Henley pressed against the cage, preventing Henley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Henley.
MIchael Henley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Henley moved out of range.
Brown is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Henley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown has managed to clinch.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Henley.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Henley.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henley pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Henley breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henley avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dave Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on MIchael Henley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Brown is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Henley rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Henley tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henley's elbow.
Henley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henley blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Henley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Henley cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Henley instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Henley avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Henley breaks the clinch.
Brown cracks Henley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown tries to clinch but Henley moves out of range.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Henley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Henley is looking for the big counter here.
Brown connects with a leg kick. Henley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henley.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henley was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown throws a jab when Henley was well out of range.
Henley avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown sizes up Henley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Henley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henley manages to avoid it.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Henley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown throws a hook to the side of Henley's head but Henley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henley throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Henley has the dominant position.
Henley missing with knees to the body.
Henley looking for a takedown.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown works the jab nicely.
MIchael Henley's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown throws a head kick but Henley moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Henley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brown eats them both and turns towards Henley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Henley's shoulder, as Henley tries to avoid the shot.
Henley throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Henley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Henley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henley throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Henley throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Henley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brown back to the cage. Henley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Henley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henley scoring well with a low kick there.
Henley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown tries to clinch but Henley moves out of range.
Brown throws a head kick but Henley moves out of range.
Henley lands a head shot.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henley's hands.
Henley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henley swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown moves into range and clinches up with Henley.
Brown keeps control of Henley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Henley slips the punch.
Henley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Henley rushes Brown and presses him up against the cage.
Henley is stalling here.
Henley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Henley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to MIchael Henley.
Well Henley 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... MIchael Henley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Kacik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Pederson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kacik comes to the cage accompanied by The Hydrant - Bali Bandidos. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
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220 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Kacik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norman Pederson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pederson clinches up against the cage.
Kacik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kacik lands a nice shot to the body.
Kacik breaks from the clinch.
Kacik looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kacik throws a body punch but Pederson moves out of range.
Kacik closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kacik is struggling to control the position.
Kacik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kacik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kacik blocks a head kick by Pederson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kacik tries to keep at a distance but Pederson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kacik lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pederson.
A right hook to the body lands for Kacik.
Pederson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kacik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kacik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kacik clinches with his opponent.
Pederson misses with a body punch.
Pederson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pederson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norman Pederson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pederson tries to clinch but Kacik is having none of it.
Kacik throws a nice looking combination but Pederson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kacik connects with a leg kick. Pederson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kacik has managed to clinch.
Kacik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kacik lands a nice shot to the body.
Kacik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kacik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Pederson. Those never looked like landing.
Kacik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pederson! But no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kacik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kacik clinches.
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!
Pederson tries to land a knee to the head but Kacik blocks with his arms.
Pederson has Kacik pressed against the cage, preventing Kacik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kacik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pederson's elbow.
Pederson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kacik controls his hands.
Kacik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pederson clinches.
Pederson presses Kacik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kacik managing to block the knees to the body from Pederson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pederson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kacik's brow.
Pederson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kacik stalls.
Kacik breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Kacik does no damage.
Pederson moves into range and clinches up with Kacik.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Kacik on the inside.
Kacik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pederson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kacik lands with a short shot to the head.
Pederson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kacik just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pederson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pederson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kacik breaks from the clinch.
Kacik forces Pederson back against the cage and clinches.
Kacik presses Pederson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Kacik.
Kacik lands with a left to the head.
Pederson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pederson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kacik has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kacik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Kacik.
Kacik wants to get back to striking at distance but Pederson won't allow it.
Kacik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kacik moves into the clinch.
Pederson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kacik misses with a head kick.
Pederson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pederson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kacik has closed the distance and engaged Pederson in a clinch.
Pederson has a couple of punches blocked by Kacik.
Pederson tries to throw a body punch but Kacik avoids it by throwing Pederson back against the cage.
Kacik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pederson tries to clinch but Kacik is having none of it.
Kacik looks to land a combination but Pederson avoids it well.
Pederson darts in looking for a takedown but Kacik gets double underhooks and turns Pederson into the cage.
Kacik looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kacik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Kacik dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kacik takes the fight into the clinch.
Kacik breaks the clinch.
Pederson instigates a clinch.
Alexander Kacik has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kacik stops a takedown attempt from Pederson.
Pederson fails to pull guard.
Kacik misses with a punch to the body.
Kacik lands a nice shot to the body.
Kacik misses with a punch to the body.
Pederson prevents a body shot from Kacik.
Kacik manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kacik is trying to push Pederson away but Pederson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kacik.
Kacik tries to break free but Pederson pushes him back against the cage.
Pederson misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kacik manages to break the clinch.
Kacik scores with a decent looking hook.
Kacik misses with a few strikes there.
Pederson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kacik misses the shot to the body.
Pederson clinches with his opponent.
Pederson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kacik backwards.
Pederson prevents Kacik from breaking the clinch.
Kacik tries to break free but Pederson pushes him back against the cage.
Pederson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kacik moves into the clinch.
Kacik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kacik is trying to break free.
Kacik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pederson can do to turn this around?
Pederson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kacik up against the cage.
Kacik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kacik misses with a wild body shot.
Kacik with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pederson avoids a kick to the body.
Kacik throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pederson is looking to clinch but Kacik is avoiding it.
Pederson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kacik is trying to break the clinch but Pederson has him pressed against the cage.
Pederson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Kacik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kacik digs a right hand underneath Pederson's ribcage. Pederson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Kacik.
A left hand lands to the body for Kacik.
Pederson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kacik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kacik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kacik breaks from the clinch.
Pederson tries to clinch but Kacik moves out of range.
Kacik is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Kacik.
Pederson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pederson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kacik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pederson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body kick from Kacik.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kacik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kacik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pederson has Kacik pressed against the cage, preventing Kacik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kacik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pederson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pederson tries to pull guard but Kacik forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alexander Kacik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norman Pederson.
Kacik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pederson backwards.
Kacik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kacik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kacik scores with a hook to the body. Pederson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kacik moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pederson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pederson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Kacik dominated that second round.
That's time! Kacik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kacik misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pederson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kacik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pederson tries to clinch there but Kacik circles away.
Pederson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pederson slips a jab and a cross from Kacik.
Kacik has closed the distance and engaged Pederson in a clinch.
Pederson keeps control of Kacik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pederson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pederson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kacik blocks it with crossed arms.
Kacik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kacik lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pederson tries to stall but Kacik uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kacik - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pederson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson tries to pull guard but Kacik won't allow it.
Kacik breaks the clinch.
Kacik darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A head kick misses from Pederson.
Alexander Kacik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kacik digs a good body shot into Pederson's ribs.
Pederson tries to keep at a distance but Kacik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kacik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Pederson.
Kacik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pederson rushes Kacik and presses him up against the cage.
Pederson trying to land knees to the body.
Kacik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pederson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kacik tries to keep at a distance but Pederson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kacik scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kacik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kacik throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pederson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kacik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pederson.
Pederson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kacik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pederson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pederson clinches with his opponent.
Pederson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kacik.
Kacik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kacik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pederson backwards.
Kacik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kacik lands an uppercut.
Pederson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kacik pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pederson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kacik walks away with a smile on his face. Pederson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alexander Kacik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norman Pederson.
Pederson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pederson fails to land the takedown.
Kacik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pederson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kacik moves into the clinch.
Pederson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pederson lands a good knee to the midsection. Kacik won't want to take too many of those.
Kacik can't find room to land a body shot as Pederson controls the action.
Kacik throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pederson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexander Kacik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kacik moves into the clinch.
Kacik lands a body punch in the clinch.
Norman Pederson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kacik.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kacik misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Kacik.
Kacik misses with a body punch.
Kacik holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pederson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Come on Kacik - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pederson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kacik manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Kacik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kacik 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Kacik!
Our winner, Alexander Kacik, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beckett Bellwether (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Swayze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellwether comes to the cage accompanied by John Lennon - Give Peace A Chance. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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28
248 lbs
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268 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beckett Bellwether!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julian Swayze!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Bellwether does no damage.
Bellwether punishes Swayze's body with a nice straight punch.
Swayze looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Swayze bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bellwether scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bellwether looks to score with a jab to the body but Swayze is just out of range.
Bellwether pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bellwether slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bellwether misses with an uppercut. Swayze saw that one coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bellwether crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Swayze - the referee stops the clock and Bellwether gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Swayze. Bellwether manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Swayze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bellwether.
We've been hearing reports that Bellwether has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Swayze misses with an uppercut. Bellwether saw that one coming.
Swayze misses the shot to the body.
As Swayze looks to move away, Bellwether throws a big counter combo but Swayze just gets out of the way.
Swayze throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellwether throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Swayze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Swayze avoids the head kick by Bellwether.
Julian Swayze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bellwether swats away the attempt to clinch by Swayze.
A big left from Swayze misses.
Beckett Bellwether seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swayze throws a body punch but Bellwether moves out of range.
Bellwether gets a clinch.
Swayze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Swayze avoiding damage as Bellwether throws knees to the body.
Bellwether taking a breather.
Swayze tries to throw a body punch but Bellwether avoids it by throwing Swayze back against the cage.
Swayze lands a nice shot to the body.
Swayze lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Swayze lands a knee to the body.
Bellwether is breathing heavily.
Swayze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bellwether tries to pull guard but Swayze forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Swayze can't find room to land a body shot as Bellwether controls the action.
Swayze lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bellwether throws an elbow that misses.
Swayze lands a shoulder strike.
Bellwether softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Swayze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Swayze misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bellwether.
Swayze blocks the elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Swayze.
Bellwether ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bellwether no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Swayze showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellwether is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Swayze controlling from the top position.
Bellwether looking to hit a scissor sweep but Swayze is one step ahead there.
Bellwether is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Swayze rolls with it to try and escape but Bellwether cranks on the arm and Swayze is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Beckett Bellwether!
Beckett Bellwether thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Zimbardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ante Pavelic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Zimbardo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Zimbardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ante Pavelic!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Zimbardo blocks the leg kick.
Zimbardo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pavelic.
Nice defenses there by Zimbardo.
Pavelic misses with a low kick.
Zimbardo lands with a slapping head kick.
Pavelic takes a swing at Zimbardo's ribcage but misses.
Zimbardo loads up on a big right hand but Pavelic slips the punch.
Zimbardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zimbardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pavelic.
Pavelic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zimbardo.
Zimbardo misses with a looping right.
Pavelic avoids a kick to the body.
Pavelic misses with an uppercut. Zimbardo saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavelic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pavelic tries to counter with a clinch but Zimbardo shakes him off and moves away.
Zimbardo throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zimbardo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some bone on bone action there as Zimbardo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zimbardo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pavelic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zimbardo avoids the body shot from Pavelic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zimbardo. Pavelic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zimbardo connects with a body shot.
Pavelic missing with a left hand there. Zimbardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zimbardo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zimbardo.
Pavelic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimbardo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pavelic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pavelic looks to throw the jab but Zimbardo is out of range.
Zimbardo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pavelic on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pavelic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zimbardo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pavelic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zimbardo takes a swing at Pavelic's ribcage but misses.
A head kick by Zimbardo misses
and Pavelic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Zimbardo.
Zimbardo working hard to break the clinch.
Pavelic is leaning against Zimbardo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pavelic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zimbardo avoids it.
Pavelic tries to land knees in the clinch but Zimbardo avoids the damage to the body.
Pavelic lands a body punch.
Zimbardo is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pavelic.
Knees to the body from Pavelic.
Pavelic presses Zimbardo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavelic pushes Zimbardo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Pavelic.
Pavelic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zimbardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pavelic landing knees to the head.
Pavelic lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pavelic.
Pavelic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zimbardo's face.
Pavelic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pavelic scores with a hook to the body.
Pavelic lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Pavelic.
Pavelic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zimbardos head.
A short left from Pavelic.
A right hook to the body lands for Pavelic.
Pavelic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Bruce Zimbardo has been cut.
Pavelic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pavelic is leaning against Zimbardo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pavelic.
Zimbardo is rocked!
Pavelic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zimbardo or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavelic working Zimbardo over with knees to the body.
Pavelic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pavelic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pavelic scores with a shot to the side of Zimbardo's head.
Pavelic lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Pavelic.
Pavelic is leaning against Zimbardo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pavelic scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Zimbardo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pavelic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zimbardo seems to have got his legs back now.
Pavelic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zimbardo's face.
Pavelic lands a good knee to the midsection. Zimbardo won't want to take too many of those.
Pavelic lands an uppercut that drops Zimbardo! Pavelic follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
Zimbardo wants to control but Pavelic postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavelic throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pavelic tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pavelic is looking to take a break and control but Zimbardo 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.
Ante Pavelic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Zimbardo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pavelic scores with a body shot.
Pavelic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zimbardo throws a sloppy head kick and Pavelic moves out of range easily.
Pavelic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pavelic works Zimbardo's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pavelic. Zimbardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Zimbardo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pavelic, right into the meat.
Pavelic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zimbardo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zimbardo blocks a head kick by Pavelic.
Pavelic misses with a low kick as Zimbardo jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimbardo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pavelic's hands.
Pavelic throws a lazy head kick
and Pavelic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pavelic digs a good hook to Zimbardo's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab lands there for Pavelic.
Pavelic lands with a good body shot.
Zimbardo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ante Pavelic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavelic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pavelic connects with a leg kick. Zimbardo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pavelic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zimbardo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ante Pavelic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pavelic lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavelic lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavelic connects with a right hand. Zimbardo shakes it off.
Pavelic lands with a kick to the temple. Zimbardo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pavelic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Pavelic finds it's way through Zimbardo's defenses.
Pavelic throws a head kick but Zimbardo moves out of range.
Pavelic throws a head kick that misses.
Pavelic throws a head kick but Zimbardo moves out of range.
Pavelic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zimbardo rather than just go for the knockout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pavelic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zimbardo is trying to push Pavelic away but Pavelic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zimbardo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimbardo can't break the clinch.
Zimbardo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zimbardo wants to break free but Pavelic has control.
Pavelic lands a knee to the head.
Zimbardo avoiding damage as Pavelic throws knees to the body.
Pavelic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zimbardo avoids it.
Zimbardo is looking to control Pavelic's arms but Pavelic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zimbardo has his back to the cage.
Pavelic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zimbardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pavelic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zimbardo stalling in the clinch but Pavelic improves position.
Pavelic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Pavelic.
Pavelic lands a body punch.
Zimbardo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Pavelic - that landed with a thud.
Pavelic misses with a knee strike.
Pavelic cracks Zimbardo with a nice body shot.
Pavelic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zimbardo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavelic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pavelic lands a nice knee to the body.
Zimbardo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pavelic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pavelic.
Pavelic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zimbardo blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Pavelic.
Pavelic lands a shoulder strike.
Pavelic has Zimbardo pressed against the cage, preventing Zimbardo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pavelic landing knees to the head.
Pavelic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pavelic lands a right hand.
Knees to the body from Pavelic.
Ante Pavelic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Pavelic.
Zimbardo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pavelic.
A right handed body shot lands from Pavelic.
Pavelic works on Zimbardo's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ante Pavelic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruce Zimbardo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pavelic lands a nice looking body shot.
Pavelic connects with an inside leg kick.
Pavelic darts in and clinches Zimbardo up against the cage.
Zimbardo tries to stall but Pavelic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zimbardo taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Pavelic.
Pavelic lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Pavelic.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pavelic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pavelic lands a good knee to the midsection. Zimbardo won't want to take too many of those.
Pavelic lands a shoulder strike.
Pavelic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pavelic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Pavelic scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavelic crunches a lovely knee into Zimbardo's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pavelic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pavelic misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavelic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pavelic presses Zimbardo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pavelic with a knee to the head.
Pavelic lands a nice knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pavelic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pavelic looking to throw knees to the head but Zimbardo is blocking nicely.
Zimbardo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pavelic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pavelic lands a left hand.
Zimbardo is looking to control Pavelic's arms but Pavelic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zimbardo has his back to the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pavelic obliges.
Pavelic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zimbardo backwards.
Zimbardo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zimbardo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pavelic is working Zimbardo over against the cage.
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!
Pavelic connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavelic lands a good knee to the midsection. Zimbardo won't want to take too many of those.
Zimbardo is trying to stall.
Pavelic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pavelic landing knees to the head.
Pavelic lands a good knee to the midsection. Zimbardo won't want to take too many of those.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pavelic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pavelic.
Good body shot from Pavelic.
Pavelic connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Pavelic.
Pavelic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zimbardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pavelic cracks Zimbardo with a nice body shot.
Zimbardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zimbardo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pavelic misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavelic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zimbardo can't break the clinch.
Zimbardo is trying to force a seperation but Pavelic has the dominant position.
Pavelic lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Pavelic.
Pavelic landing knees to the body.
Pavelic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pavelic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pavelic lands with a short shot to the head.
Pavelic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zimbardo or not.
Pavelic lands a good knee to the midsection. Zimbardo won't want to take too many of those.
Pavelic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pavelic.
A shot in the inside from Pavelic.
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!
Pavelic looking to throw knees to the head but Zimbardo is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimbardo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pavelic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zimbardo avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zimbardo prevents a body shot from Pavelic.
A short uppercut from Pavelic.
Zimbardo prevents a body shot from Pavelic.
Pavelic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pavelic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zimbardo.
Ante Pavelic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pavelic struggles to land a body shot inside as Zimbardo controls his hands.
Zimbardo tries to stall but Pavelic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pavelic prevents Zimbardo from breaking the clinch.
Zimbardo stalling against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavelic prevents Zimbardo from breaking the clinch.
Bruce Zimbardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pavelic misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ante Pavelic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pavelic 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ante Pavelic!
Post fight, an emotional Ante Pavelic said 'ZA DOM SPREMNI'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levon Minasian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nova Zigaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zigaman has chosen Cameo - Word Up! as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nova Zigaman was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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23
246 lbs
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30
287 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Levon Minasian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nova Zigaman!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minasian has Zigaman up against the cage in a clinch.
Minasian misses with a punch to the body.
Minasian drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zigaman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Minasian throws a lazy right hand but Zigaman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Minasian has a takedown stuffed.
Minasian scores with a jab.
A jab lands there for Zigaman.
Zigaman feints and then cracks Minasian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Minasian down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minasian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Zigaman misses.
Zigaman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zigaman showed some decent athleticism there.
Minasian tries to roll over but Zigaman keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minasian is pressing down on Zigaman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Minasian manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zigaman manages to get himself to full guard.
Minasian sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Minasian distracts Zigaman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Minasian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zigaman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Minasian manages to get himself to full guard.
Minasian lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Zigaman wants to sweep but no luck.
Zigaman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Minasian's guard.
Minasian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zigaman is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zigaman preventing the sweep.
Zigaman postures up.
Minasian is controlling Zigaman's posture.
Minasian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Minasian controls Zigaman momentarily but Zigaman frees himself.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Zigaman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Minasian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zigaman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zigaman.
Zigaman looking for a sweep. Not yet Zigaman, not yet.
Zigaman keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman keeping moving, preventing Minasian from controlling successfully.
Zigaman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Minasian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Minasian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zigaman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Minasian is aware though and is defending well.
Minasian works over Zigaman with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minasian trying to control the position from guard on top but Zigaman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zigaman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Minasian passes Zigaman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Zigaman has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Minasian is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Minasian working over Zigaman with some ground and pound. Zigaman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman is looking for a sweep. Minasian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Minasian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zigaman keeps working.
Zigaman is trying to get back to full guard.
Minasian is trying to control. Zigaman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Minasian wants to pass the guard but Zigaman is defending well.
Zigaman is refusing to be controlled, as Minasian sits in half guard.
Minasian prevents Zigaman from improving his position.
Zigaman is pressing down on Minasian's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zigaman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zigaman has momentary wrist control but Minasian slips an elbow through the middle.
Minasian 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.
Zigaman looking to control.
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 Levon Minasian will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Minasian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zigaman.
Minasian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zigaman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zigaman thuds his right hand into Minasian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zigaman shoots for a double leg takedown but Minasian sprawls well. He's pushed Zigaman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like Minasian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zigaman slaps away a takedown attempt from Minasian, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A big left from Zigaman misses.
Minasian moves out of range of the strikes.
Zigaman misses with a hook
and Minasian decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zigaman's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zigaman throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Zigaman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zigaman controls Minasian momentarily but Minasian frees himself.
Levon Minasian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Minasian postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zigaman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Minasian lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Minasian stopping the sweep attempt from Zigaman.
Minasian cracks Zigaman with a solid left hand.
Zigaman working for a triangle but Minasian defends it easily.
Minasian won't allow Zigaman to sweep him here.
Minasian landing some decent shots from guard.
Zigaman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zigaman keeping moving, preventing Minasian from controlling successfully.
Zigaman looking for a guillotine here but Minasian defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minasian content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zigaman being controlled here, momentarily.
Minasian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zigaman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Minasian seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Minasian content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zigaman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Minasian's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minasian sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zigaman's guard.
Zigaman taking some punishment here, with Minasian in his half guard.
Zigaman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zigaman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zigaman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Minasian lands a couple of digs.
Minasian scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zigaman 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.
Minasian trying to control the position from guard on top but Zigaman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Minasian sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zigaman's guard.
Minasian controlling the pace.
Zigaman tries to get to full guard but Minasian has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Minasian lands a nice short elbow.
Zigaman is trying to get back to full guard.
Minasian seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zigaman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Minasian lands a nice short elbow.
Zigaman wants to improve his position but Minasian is controlling well.
Minasian trying to control the action but Zigaman is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zigaman wants to get back to full guard.
Minasian looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Minasian working over Zigaman with some ground and pound. Zigaman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levon Minasian dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Zigaman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Minasian defends well and Zigaman ends up having to push Minasian into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Minasian was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Minasian with a hook.
Zigaman scores with a punch to the head.
Zigaman works Minasian's body with a nice hook.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Minasian here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Minasian throws a hook but Zigaman blocks it.
Zigaman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minasian.
Minasian has been working on his balance at Gym Amsterdam, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Zigaman.
Zigaman lands a head shot.
Zigaman misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minasian tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zigaman swivels and escapes.
Zigaman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Minasian shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Zigaman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Minasian trying to control but Zigaman is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Minasian's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minasian wants to control from the top but Zigaman keeps moving.
Zigaman 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.
Minasian is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zigaman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Minasian is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Minasian manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Minasian wants to sweep here but Zigaman controlling him for the moment.
Zigaman throws a big elbow that misses.
Minasian looking to control.
Levon Minasian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minasian manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zigaman manages to get himself to full guard.
Minasian wants to control from the top but Zigaman keeps moving.
Zigaman wants to sweep here but Minasian controlling him for the moment.
Minasian is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zigaman keeping moving, preventing Minasian from controlling successfully.
Zigaman 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.
Minasian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zigaman is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minasian stopping the sweep attempt from Zigaman.
Minasian is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zigaman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Minasian is one step ahead there.
Minasian wants to control from the top but Zigaman keeps moving.
Minasian not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zigaman throws a hook to the side of Minasian's head but Minasian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Minasian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zigaman throws a poor cross that misses
and Minasian holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zigaman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zigaman blocking some punches.
Zigaman tries to circle away but Minasian has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zigaman.
And that's the end of the fight!
Levon Minasian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Minasian, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levon Minasian!
During a confident post fight interview, Levon Minasian thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Nova Zigaman stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congrats to my opponent. You may have won the battle tonight but you haven't won the war. Back to the gym on Monday in readiness for my next fight. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Helm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helm has chosen Live In My Element - By: DL Incognito as his entrance music. Jeff Roberts has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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154 lbs
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158 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Helm!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Roberts with that takedown attempt.
Helm throws a shot from downtown. Roberts moves away and avoids it.
Roberts looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Helm throws out a powerful jab.
Helm clinches.
Roberts tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Helm smiles and moves away.
Helm stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Helm misses.
Helm looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Roberts shoots for a takedown but Helm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Helm misses with an uppercut. Roberts saw that one coming.
Helm closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Roberts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Helm.
Helm sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roberts defending well though.
Helm misses with a head shot. Roberts uses the momentum to regain guard.
Helm throws an elbow that misses. Roberts uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Helm's guard. Nice move by Roberts!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helm wants to sweep but no luck.
Roberts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Helm manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roberts manages to get himself to full guard.
Roberts 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.
Helm throwing strikes from guard but Roberts blocks nicely.
Helm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roberts has Helm pulled in close to control his posture.
Helm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roberts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Helm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts kicks Helm off and gets to his feet.
Helm closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roberts counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Roberts.
Helm looking for a sweep. Not yet Helm, not yet.
Roberts is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Roberts throws a big right hand that misses.
Roberts is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts postures up in Helm's guard and throws a big left but Helm blocks it.
Roberts wants to pass the guard but Helm is keeping the position.
Roberts is in close to Helm's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Helm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roberts postures up.
Roberts is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Helm working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roberts.
Helm working for a triangle but Roberts defends it easily.
Roberts postures up in Helm's guard and throws a big left but Helm blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts with a nice head shot there.
Roberts content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Helm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Helm pulls Roberts in close to his closed guard and prevents Roberts from doing any damage or advancing position.
Helm is trying to hold Roberts in close to prevent damage but Roberts has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Helm is trying to control but can't.
Helm keeping hold of Roberts's head, controlling as best he can.
Helm tries to get to full guard but Roberts has control of the leg.
Roberts is taking a breather. Helm says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberts takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Helm is trying to get back to full guard.
Roberts is nestled in close to Helm, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Roberts dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Helm throws a shot from downtown. Roberts moves away and avoids it.
Helm misses with an uppercut
so Roberts counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Roberts lands a couple of digs.
Roberts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Helm can do to turn this around?
Roberts landing some decent shots from guard.
Helm is rocked!
Roberts postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Helm is still in real trouble! Can Roberts finish him?
Roberts postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Helm covers up, he's hurt! Roberts keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Roberts and the ref steps in to end the fight! Roberts can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Roberts!
A victorious Jeff Roberts thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Harrak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Tromp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Harrak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Tromp!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tromp misses with a two punch combination.
Tromp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harrak but Harrak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tromp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tromp shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harrak defends it nicely.
Harrak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tromp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tromp connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tromp tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tromp throws a combination that misses
and Harrak counters with a nice body shot.
Tromp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tromp shoots in looking for a takedown but Harrak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tromp's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harrak was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Omar Harrak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar Tromp.
Tromp fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Harrak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tromp throws a hook but Harrak blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Tromp. Those never looked like landing.
Harrak throws out a loose jab but Tromp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tromp throws a head kick that misses
and Harrak counters with a nice uppercut.
Tromp slips a straight right by Harrak.
Tromp looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Harrak. No joy for Tromp on that attempt.
Harrak was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tromp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tromp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrak.
A little jabbing left from Tromp on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tromp wants to clinch
and Tromp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tromp shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tromp was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
Tromp tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harrak managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tromp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tromp stands up and beckons Harrak to his feet.
Harrak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tromp throws a series of strikes that have Harrak backpedaling.
Tromp wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Harrak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tromp will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harrak is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tromp moves into the clinch.
Harrak swings wildly with an uppercut but Tromp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harrak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tromp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harrak looks to throw the jab but Tromp is out of range.
Tromp takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tromp throws a sloppy head kick and Harrak moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Harrak checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harrak looks to land a left hand but Tromp moved out of range nicely.
Harrak slaps away a takedown attempt from Tromp, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Harrak dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harrak misses with a straight left.
Tromp is looking for the big counter here.
Harrak misses with a body shot.
Tromp is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tromp rushes Harrak and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tromp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tromp doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Harrak to counter with a crisp jab.
Harrak just misses with a punch to the body.
Tromp shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tromp stands up from Harrak's guard - Tromp perhaps looking for a knockout.
Harrak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tromp swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harrak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrak misses with an uppercut.
Tromp lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Harrak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tromp.
Tromp throws a series of punches but Harrak moves out of range.
Harrak throwing a counter right hand but Tromp manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tromp or perhaps it was just good defense by Harrak, which made it look bad.
Harrak swings for the body but Tromp moves out of range.
Gunnar Tromp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Tromp misses.
Harrak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tromp decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
Tromp stands up from half guard.
Harrak lands with a nice combination. Tromp backs away looking to recover.
Harrak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harrak throws a right hand that misses
and Tromp counters with a left and a right that stings Harrak.
Tromp tries to clinch up.
Harrak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrak swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tromp looks to throw the jab but Harrak is out of range.
Harrak is looking to counter punch.
Harrak digs a good body shot into Tromp's ribs.
Harrak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tromp gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Harrak counter with a right hand.
Omar Harrak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar Tromp.
Harrak misses with a wild body shot.
Tromp is looking for the big counter here.
Gunnar Tromp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrak throws out a loose jab but Tromp uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Harrak.
Tromp is rocked!
Tromp falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harrak counters with a big right hand! Oh Tromp is in trouble here! Harrak follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Harrak!
A relieved looking Omar Harrak thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quinoa Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinoa Smiff could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Karl Denke's chin.
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinoa Smiff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Denke!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiff blocks a jab.
Smiff takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Denke connects with a right hand. Smiff shakes it off.
Denke scores with a nice head shot.
Denke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Denke misses.
Denke misses with a straight right.
Karl Denke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smiff. Denke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denke misses with a looping right.
Denke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smiff has time to react.
Denke cracks Smiff with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Denke has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Smiff to stand back up!
Smiff is rocked!
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!
Smiff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oh Smiff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smiff motions for Denke to come forward. Smiff throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Denke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smiff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Denke drops Smiff with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Smiff! Denke dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Denke!
A victorious Karl Denke thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Panado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suleijma Tudekiks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panado kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lorde - Team . Suleijma Tudekiks will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernesto Panado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suleijma Tudekiks!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tudekiks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Panado.
Tudekiks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tudekiks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Panado, pushing him back against the cage.
Tudekiks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Panado shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tudekiks counters with a stiff right hand.
Panado goes for a double leg but Tudekiks avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tudekiks continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernesto Panado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tudekiks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Panado shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tudekiks counters with a nice uppercut.
Panado misses with a takedown attempt
and Tudekiks counters with a straight right hand.
Panado shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tudekiks as he jumps to the side.
Tudekiks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Panado.
Tudekiks lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tudekiks closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Panado has his takedown stuffed
and Tudekiks counters with a stiff right hand.
Panado is rocked!
Panado tries for a takedown but Tudekiks circles away easily
and Tudekiks counters with a huge left! Panado is in big trouble! He's backing up but Tudekiks isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Panado from any more damage. A dominating finish by Tudekiks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suleijma Tudekiks!
Suleijma Tudekiks managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Namunamu Clothing , into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Ernesto Panado stepped up to the mic, saying 'good win to my opponent sorry to my fans next time I will fight harder '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francis Fitzpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aharon Sarkisyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis Fitzpatrick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aharon Sarkisyan!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook to the body
and Sarkisyan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fitzpatrick's knee momentarily.
Fitzpatrick misses with a straight right.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch up.
Sarkisyan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fitzpatrick with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Fitzpatrick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sarkisyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Sarkisyan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick throws out a powerful jab.
Sarkisyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fitzpatrick moves away.
Fitzpatrick misses with a wild body shot.
Sarkisyan with a jab.
Sarkisyan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fitzpatrick.
Sarkisyan connects with the punch.
Fitzpatrick cracks Sarkisyan with an open hand slap.
Sarkisyan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarkisyan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sarkisyan tries to keep at a distance but Fitzpatrick has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sarkisyan throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sarkisyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sarkisyan lands a left and a right that send Fitzpatrick crashing to the mat, dazed. Sarkisyan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fitzpatrick is rocked!
It looks like Francis Fitzpatrick has been cut.
Fitzpatrick has closed the distance and engaged Sarkisyan in a clinch.
Fitzpatrick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sarkisyan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzpatrick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fitzpatrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sarkisyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sarkisyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fitzpatrick throws a punch but it's blocked by Sarkisyan.
I was talking to Fitzpatrick's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sarkisyan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sarkisyan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fitzpatrick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sarkisyan's brow.
Fitzpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fitzpatrick.
Sarkisyan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fitzpatrick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sarkisyan blocks an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fitzpatrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Sarkisyan controls his hands.
Sarkisyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fitzpatrick moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fitzpatrick swings widly with a right hand
and Fitzpatrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fitzpatrick rushes Sarkisyan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sarkisyan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sarkisyan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sarkisyan lands a shot to the body.
Fitzpatrick can't find room to land a body shot as Sarkisyan controls the action.
Fitzpatrick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sarkisyan prevents Fitzpatrick from breaking the clinch.
Sarkisyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fitzpatrick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick throws an off balance right hand
letting Sarkisyan counter with a right hand.
Sarkisyan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fitzpatrick swings widly with a right hand
and Sarkisyan counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Fitzpatrick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sarkisyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook to the body
and Sarkisyan counters with a big right hand! Oh Fitzpatrick is in trouble here! Sarkisyan follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aharon Sarkisyan! Aharon Sarkisyan retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Aharon Sarkisyan 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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