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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Balboa (ranked 5336 p4p, 601 weight class) and Randy Cano (ranked 23083 p4p, 824 weight class). Randy Cano will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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205 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Cano!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cano slips a jab and a cross from Balboa.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
Cano forces Balboa back against the cage and clinches.
Cano tries to pull guard but Balboa holds him up against the cage and eventually Cano drops back down to his feet.
Balboa manages to break the clinch.
Cano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cano misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Balboa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cano is defended easily by Balboa.
We've been told by Balboa's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Balboa throws out a loose jab but Cano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cano throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cano dives in and grabs Balboa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Balboa pushes down on Cano's head and hops out.
Diego Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Cano.
Cano misses with a takedown attempt - Balboa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cano moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa breaks from the clinch.
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cano feints the counter takedown.
Cano moves in looking to clinch but Balboa pushes him off.
Cano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balboa.
Cano fails with a takedown attempt.
Diego Balboa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balboa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balboa throws a right hand that Cano ducks under and follows up with a left that Cano also avoids with ease.
Balboa tries to bum rush Cano with a series of wild strikes but Cano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balboa leaves Cano with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Balboa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Balboa swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Balboa. No joy for Cano on that attempt.
Balboa is looking for a counter combo.
Balboa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Balboa avoids it really well and circles away.
Balboa appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands a glancing blow to the side of Cano's head.
Cano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cano ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cano dives in for a single leg takedown but Balboa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cano shoots in but Balboa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good shot there by Balboa.
Cano shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Balboa sprawls well. Balboa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cano gets slowly back to his feet.
Balboa throws a nice looking combination but Cano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balboa misses with the combination.
Cano darts in looking for a takedown but Balboa gets double underhooks and turns Cano into the cage.
Balboa misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balboa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cano's head backwards.
Cano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Balboa defends well and Cano ends up having to push Balboa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Balboa lands a jab to the head.
Balboa misses with a two punch combination.
Cano tries to clinch but Balboa moves out of range.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
Balboa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cano counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Balboa pushes Cano off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cano counters with a one-two to the body.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Cano moves out of range.
Balboa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balboa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cano closes the distance and clinches.
Balboa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cano has him pressed against the cage.
Cano goes for a takedown in the clinch but Balboa prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Balboa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cano slips under a jab.
Balboa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cano moves into the clinch.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cano manages to break the clinch.
Balboa tries to bum rush Cano with a series of wild strikes but Cano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balboa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balboa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
Balboa misses with an uppercut
and Cano counters with a three punch combo that has Balboa backing up. Balboa nods at Cano to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balboa misses with a double jab.
Balboa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balboa missing with a left hand there. Cano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Balboa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Balboa swinging wildly here.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
Cano slips under a jab.
Cano misses with a double jab.
Cano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balboa throws out the jab.
Cano drives through and clinches with Balboa against the cage.
Balboa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
Balboa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cano.
Cano looks for a takedown but Balboa sprawls well.
Cano fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
Diego Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Balboa defends well and Cano ends up having to push Balboa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Balboa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Diego Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Cano.
Cano tries to clinch but Balboa moves out of range.
Balboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Balboa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cano tries to clinch up.
Balboa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Balboa misses with a wild combination.
Balboa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cano can do to turn this around?
Cano misses with a few strikes there.
Balboa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cano.
Cano tries for a takedown but Balboa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Cano avoids it well.
Balboa misses with a wild combination.
Cano shoots in for a takedown but Balboa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Balboa pinned against the cage. Balboa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cano is breathing heavily.
Balboa fails to land with a series of punches.
Cano dodges the punch combination from Balboa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Randy Cano has been cut.
Cano clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balboa misses with a looping right.
Cano shoots in for a takedown but Balboa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Balboa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balboa.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Cano avoids them all with ease.
Cano is trying hard to land a takedown here. Balboa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Cano avoids it well.
Balboa circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
Balboa stuffs the takedown attempt from Cano. Cano gets slowly back to his feet.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Cano moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cano misses with a takedown attempt - Balboa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Balboa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice cross by Balboa.
Balboa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Balboa throws a big shot that misses.
Balboa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cano tries to clinch up.
As Cano looks to move away, Balboa throws a big counter combo but Cano just gets out of the way.
Cano dodges the punch combination from Balboa.
Balboa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cano. Cano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balboa.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cano shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Cano moves out of range.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cano tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Balboa smiles and moves away.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
Cano dodges the punch combination from Balboa.
Cano doesn't manage to clinch there - Balboa circles away.
Diego Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cano counters with a two punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Cano.
Balboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cano is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Balboa's half guard.
Balboa makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balboa misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Balboa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Cano's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Balboa throws a shot from downtown. Cano moves away and avoids it.
Balboa misses with a looping left.
Balboa misses with a hook
and Cano counters with a two punch combo.
Balboa cracks Cano with a good jab.
Balboa misses with a two punch combination.
Balboa throws a combination that misses
and Cano counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Balboa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balboa misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Cano.
Cano tries to clinch up but Balboa circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cano throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cano gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cano manages to break the clinch.
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cano shoots in and drives through. Balboa sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cano.
Cano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diego Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Cano.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
Cano drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Balboa defends it well.
Balboa misses with a looping left.
Cano blocks a jab.
Balboa misses with a series of wild punches.
Balboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cano misses with a wild combination.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Cano moves out of range.
Cano takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cano keeps control of Balboa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Randy Cano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balboa breaks from the clinch.
Cano staying out of range there.
Balboa misses with a looping right.
Cano goes for a double leg but Balboa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Balboa continues to drive forward.
Cano scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cano throws a counter combo.
Cano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Balboa defends well and Cano ends up having to push Balboa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Balboa appears to be looking for a big counter.
No joy there for Balboa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Balboa misses with a series of wild punches.
Cano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Balboa pinned against the cage. Balboa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Balboa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diego Balboa is winning the standup battle so far.
Balboa throws an overhand right that lands on Cano's shoulder, as Cano tries to avoid the shot.
Cano with the counter takedown but Balboa avoids it easily.
Balboa lands with a nice combination. Cano backs away looking to recover.
Cano shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Balboa sprawls well. Balboa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cano gets slowly back to his feet.
Cano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cano slips a straight right by Balboa.
Cano ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
Cano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Balboa defends well and Cano ends up having to push Balboa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Balboa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Balboa tries to bum rush Cano with a series of wild strikes but Cano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cano fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cano looks for a takedown but Balboa sprawls well.
Balboa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diego Balboa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice sprawl there from Balboa as Cano shoots in.
Balboa looks to land a combination. Cano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Balboa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Balboa, 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Balboa!
An out of breath Diego Balboa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hideaki Inoue (ranked 3083 p4p, 155 weight class) and Braxton Hernando (ranked 21398 p4p, 392 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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144 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hideaki Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Braxton Hernando!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Inoue throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Inoue throws an overhand right that lands on Hernando's shoulder, as Hernando tries to avoid the shot.
Hernando throws a right hand that misses
and Inoue connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hernando connects with a right hand. Inoue shakes it off.
Hernando takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've been informed that Hernando has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Inoue bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hernando throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hernando takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Inoue swings for the body but Hernando moves out of range.
Hernando ducks under a wild hook from Inoue.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernando lands with an overhand left.
Hernando misses with a hook. Inoue ducked under it nicely.
Hernando lands a body shot.
Hernando throws a sloppy head kick
and Inoue counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Hernando.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hernando pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Inoue misses the target.
Braxton Hernando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernando gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Inoue trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hernando manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Inoue looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hernando working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Inoue 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.
Hernando passes Inoue's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Inoue manages to get to full guard.
Inoue looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernando is pushing down on Inoue's leg trying to pass to half guard. Inoue is fighting to maintain full guard but Hernando has managed to sneak the leg through.
Inoue has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Inoue wants to control but Hernando is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hernando seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Hernando is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hernando working Inoue over with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inoue wants to improve his position but Hernando is controlling well.
Hernando wants to take a breather but Inoue is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernando controlling the action here.
Hernando seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Inoue does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Inoue is trying to control but can't.
Inoue is doing well to control the position and prevent Hernando from advancing to side control.
Inoue is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hernando pulls his head out easily.
Inoue looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hernando seems to be looking for submissions.
Inoue trying to control from the bottom.
Inoue regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hernando.
Hernando trying to control but Inoue is working from the bottom.
Inoue is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Inoue throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hernando advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braxton Hernando dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Inoue steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hernando.
Inoue lands a lovely overhand right.
Hernando throws a leg kick
and Inoue counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Inoue shoots in and drives through. Hernando sprawls well.
A combination from Hernando does no damage.
Hernando jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hernando circles away from the clinch attempt.
Inoue avoids the body shot from Hernando.
Hernando throws a lazy uppercut
and Inoue counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inoue fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hernando to the ground. Inoue is now in Hernando's guard.
Inoue pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hernando is keeping the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernando avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Inoue wants to control from the top but Hernando keeps moving.
Inoue working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Inoue trying to control but Hernando is working from the bottom.
Hernando looking to control.
Inoue is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Inoue on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hernando misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hernando feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Inoues jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Braxton Hernando seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Inoue takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice body punch from Hernando.
Inoue looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Inoue is rocked!
Inoue misses with a right hand
and Hernando counters by clinching up.
Oh Inoue is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hernando makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hernando creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hernando works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hernando has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hernando lands a right hand that snaps the head of Inoue backwards.
Hernando creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Inoue with a big uppercut! Inoue tries to clinch up but Hernando pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Inoue to the mat! Inoue covers up and Hernando unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Braxton Hernando!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcio Alvarez (ranked 3044 p4p, 303 weight class) and Teodors Ozolinsh (ranked 1777 p4p, 184 weight class). Alvarez's entrance music is Made in Brazil. A fine choice. 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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165 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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25
159 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcio Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teodors Ozolinsh!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozolinsh swings widly with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ozolinsh won't be happy with that.
Alvarez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Alvarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ozolinsh keeps working.
Alvarez tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ozolinsh is trying to work for a sweep but Alvarez has mounted him!
Ozolinsh in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Alvarez looking to control but Ozolinsh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alvarez controlling the pace for now.
Alvarez swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ozolinsh is now in Alvarez's guard. A big mistake from Alvarez there, giving up the dominant position!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ozolinsh uses it to pass to side control.
Alvarez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alvarez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Alvarez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ozolinsh pulls his head out easily.
Alvarez wants to control but Ozolinsh is keeping busy.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep. Ozolinsh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alvarez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alvarez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alvarez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alvarez trying to control but Ozolinsh postures up.
Alvarez tries to roll over but Ozolinsh keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back.
Alvarez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ozolinsh pulls his head out easily.
Ozolinsh is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Alvarez tries to get to full guard but Ozolinsh has control of the leg.
Alvarez trying to get back to full guard but Ozolinsh takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alvarez is looking to get to half guard.
Ozolinsh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Alvarez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alvarez regains half guard.
Alvarez is holding on to half guard well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ozolinsh pulls his head out easily.
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 Marcio Alvarez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alvarez misses with a leg kick
and Ozolinsh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
Alvarez cracks Ozolinsh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvarez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvarez clinches with his opponent.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ozolinsh to keep the fight standing.
Alvarez lands a left hand.
Ozolinsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvarez jumps guard but Ozolinsh stands there with Alvarez around his waist. Alvarez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ozolinsh can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Ozolinsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ozolinsh lands a shot to the body.
Ozolinsh lands a shoulder strike.
Ozolinsh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcio Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ozolinsh lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvarez lands with a left to the head.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ozolinsh to keep the fight standing.
Ozolinsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ozolinsh counters with a straight right hand.
Ozolinsh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ozolinsh takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alvarez throws a big shot that misses.
Ozolinsh throws a leg kick which misses Alvarez's front leg but catches the back leg as Alvarez tries to avoid it.
Alvarez misses the jab.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alvarez.
Ozolinsh throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Ozolinsh.
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!
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alvarez.
Ozolinsh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marcio Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alvarez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ozolinsh in his tracks.
Ozolinsh rushes Alvarez and presses him up against the cage.
Alvarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Ozolinsh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ozolinsh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ozolinsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alvarez gets control of Ozolinsh's arms and successfully pulls guard. Alvarez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ozolinsh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alvarez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ozolinsh has managed to get both his arms back between Alvarez's legs - danger averted.
Alvarez wants to sweep but no luck.
Alvarez is trying to keep Ozolinsh in close.
Alvarez controlling the position.
Alvarez has his foot on Ozolinsh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ozolinsh works his way back into a safe position though.
Alvarez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ozolinsh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ozolinsh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez is looking for a triangle here but Ozolinsh uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Alvarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ozolinsh moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Alvarez.
Marcio Alvarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alvarez wants to control but Ozolinsh postures up.
Ozolinsh has control of an arm but Alvarez manages to advance to Ozolinsh's back!
Ozolinsh avoids the strikes from Alvarez.
Alvarez is working the ground and pound. Can Ozolinsh escape?
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 Marcio Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Alvarez moves out of range of the body kick from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh blocks a low kick nicely.
Ozolinsh tries to keep at a distance but Alvarez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ozolinsh working aggressively here.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Ozolinsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozolinsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh is trying to break the clinch but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Ozolinsh can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
Ozolinsh wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozolinsh manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ozolinsh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvarez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alvarez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ozolinsh's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Ozolinsh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alvarez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alvarez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ozolinsh on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ozolinsh misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozolinsh. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Marcio Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Ozolinsh misses the target.
Alvarez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alvarez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ozolinsh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alvarez looks to throw a body kick
and Ozolinsh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ozolinsh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez scores with a hook.
Ozolinsh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
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!
Alvarez thuds his shin into the meat of Ozolinsh's side.
A jab from Alvarez misses.
Ozolinsh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alvarez is rocked!
Ozolinsh ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Alvarez's jaw. Alvarez's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Ozolinsh does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Teodors Ozolinsh!
Teodors Ozolinsh made sure to mention his sponsor, Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Mercer (ranked 2529 p4p, 342 weight class) and Emet Golem (ranked 5047 p4p, 572 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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46
220 lbs
29 - 19 - 0 |
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35
217 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clay Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emet Golem!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golem connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mercer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Golem momentarily.
Mercer drops his hands momentarily and Golem takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Golem lands a jab.
Golem moves into range and connects with a jab.
Golem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mercer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Mercer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Golem.
Golem bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mercer's head.
Golem lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Donk. Golem catches Mercer right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercer walks into a straight right hand from Golem.
Mercer slips a jab from Golem.
Mercer tries to counter with a takedown but Golem is quick to defend against it.
Golem is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mercer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mercer blocks a jab.
Golem looks to throw the jab but Mercer is out of range.
Mercer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Golem misses the shot to the body.
As Golem tries to get set, Mercer tries to push him back and clinch up but Golem manages to avoid the attempt.
A left lands for Golem.
It looks like Clay Mercer has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Golem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mercer.
Golem might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Golem throws a right and a left that Mercer avoids nicely.
It looked like Mercer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Golem works over Mercer's head and body with a nice combination.
Golem misses with a double jab
and Mercer moves into the clinch.
Mercer misses with the head strike.
Mercer tries to throw a body punch but Golem avoids it by throwing Mercer back against the cage.
Mercer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Mercer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mercer lands a hook that snaps the head of Golem backwards.
Golem misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercer.
Mercer swings wildly with an uppercut but Golem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercer works on Golem's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Golem fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Mercer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Golem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mercer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golem.
Mercer lands with a light punch inside.
Golem swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golem.
Mercer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercer tries to throw a body punch but Golem avoids it by throwing Mercer back against the cage.
Mercer tries to throw a body punch but Golem avoids it by throwing Mercer back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golem.
Golem misses with the head strike.
Mercer scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Golem.
Golem throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Mercer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Golem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Golem working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mercer has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Golem is trying to keep an underhook but Mercer manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mercer has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mercer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Golem is looking to escape.
Mercer moves to his opponent's back but Golem bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Mercer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mercer has momentary wrist control but Golem slips an elbow through the middle.
My spies in Rabid Dog inform me that Golem has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mercer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Golem scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Golem trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mercer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mercer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Golem is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mercer is rocked!
Golem arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Mercer's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Emet Golem!
During a confident post fight interview, Emet Golem thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Prophet (ranked 974 p4p, 50 weight class) and Joseph Jostrzebski (ranked 2404 p4p, 122 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jostrzebski's choice of entrance music: Sucker For Pain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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143 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Prophet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Jostrzebski!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jostrzebski lands a nice looking body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Jostrzebski misses the target.
Prophet moves out of range as Jostrzebski strikes.
Jostrzebski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Prophet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jostrzebski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Prophet throws out a powerful jab.
Prophet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prophet has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Lil Wayne Gymnasium in the buildup to the fight.
Jostrzebski moves away from the strike by Prophet.
Jostrzebski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prophet was well out of range. Poor timing from Jostrzebski.
Some bone on bone action there as Jostrzebski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Donk. Prophet catches Jostrzebski right on the button with a cross.
Jostrzebski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jostrzebski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Prophet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prophet just misses with a punch to the body.
Jostrzebski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Prophet walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jostrzebski with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Prophet there.
Prophet lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Prophet is looking to slow Jostrzebski down with leg kicks.
Prophet connects with the punch.
Jostrzebski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prophet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jostrzebski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prophet throws out the jab.
We've been informed that Jostrzebski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Prophet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jostrzebski.
Jostrzebski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Prophet tries a low kick but Jostrzebski avoids it.
Prophet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jostrzebski.
Prophet connects with a jab.
Jostrzebski moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Prophet does no damage.
Prophet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jostrzebski.
Jostrzebski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prophet to score with a decent uppercut.
Jostrzebski throws the left hand but Prophet avoids the punch easily.
Jostrzebski loads up on a big right hand but Prophet slips the punch.
Jostrzebski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prophet.
Prophet misses with an uppercut.
Jostrzebski blocks the body kick.
Prophet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jostrzebski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jostrzebski throws out a loose jab but Prophet uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Jostrzebski. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Prophet connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jostrzebski throws an overhand right that lands on Prophet's shoulder, as Prophet tries to avoid the shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jostrzebski.
Jostrzebski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prophet was well out of range. Poor timing from Jostrzebski.
Prophet swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jostrzebski jabs Prophet to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Prophet misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Jostrzebski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Prophet throws the left hand but Jostrzebski avoids the punch easily.
Jostrzebski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jostrzebski misses with a looping right.
Jostrzebski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jostrzebski throws an overhand right that lands on Prophet's shoulder, as Prophet tries to avoid the shot.
Jostrzebski misses the jab.
Prophet swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Prophet throws a jab when Jostrzebski was well out of range.
Prophet throws a hook but Jostrzebski avoids it easily.
Jostrzebski scores with a sloppy right hand. Prophet should have avoided that one.
Prophet avoids the body shot from Jostrzebski.
Jostrzebski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jostrzebski slips a straight right by Prophet.
Prophet uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jostrzebski has time to react.
A nice combination there by Jostrzebski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prophet moves forwards but Jostrzebski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big left from Jostrzebski misses.
Prophet throws a jab but it's blocked by Jostrzebski.
Jostrzebski misses with a looping left.
Prophet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jostrzebski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jostrzebski slips under a jab.
Jostrzebski looks to land a right hand but Prophet moved out of range.
Jostrzebski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Prophet throws a jab when Jostrzebski was well out of range.
Jostrzebski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Prophet moves out of range as Jostrzebski strikes.
Prophet appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Prophet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jostrzebski.
A quick step to the side and Prophet tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prophet. Jostrzebski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prophet shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jostrzebski! But no joy.
Prophet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jostrzebski.
Prophet tries to clinch up but Jostrzebski circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Jostrzebski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jostrzebski throws a jab when Prophet was well out of range.
Jostrzebski lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prophet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jostrzebski.
Prophet thuds his right hand into Jostrzebski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prophet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jostrzebski.
Prophet throws the left hand but Jostrzebski avoids the punch easily.
Prophet lands with a nice combination. Jostrzebski backs away looking to recover.
A jab lands there for Prophet.
Prophet throws a lazy right hand but Jostrzebski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jostrzebski misses the jab.
Prophet jabs Jostrzebski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Prophet throws a leg kick that misses.
Prophet closes the distance and clinches.
Jostrzebski blocks a body shot from Prophet.
Jostrzebski blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prophet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jostrzebski.
Prophet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Prophet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Prophet dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jostrzebski missing with a left hand there. Prophet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Prophet is winning the standup battle so far.
Jostrzebski cracks Prophet with a good jab.
Prophet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prophet fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jostrzebski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jostrzebski misses with a hook. Prophet ducked under it nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Prophet - that will leave a mark!
Jostrzebski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prophet moves away.
Jostrzebski fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Prophet misses.
Jostrzebski jabs Prophet to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jostrzebski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prophet throws out the jab.
Jostrzebski slips a straight right by Prophet.
Prophet throws a looping overhand right but Jostrzebski ducks down to avoid it.
Jostrzebski looks to land a left hand but Prophet moved out of range nicely.
Prophet throws a looping overhand right but Jostrzebski ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prophet blocks a jab.
Jostrzebski misses with a hook. Prophet ducked under it nicely.
Prophet connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jostrzebski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prophet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jostrzebski slips a straight right by Prophet.
Jostrzebski walks into a jab.
Jostrzebski cracks Prophet with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jostrzebski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jostrzebski throws an overhand right that lands on Prophet's shoulder, as Prophet tries to avoid the shot.
Jostrzebski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prophet is looking to counter punch.
Prophet throws a shot from downtown. Jostrzebski moves away and avoids it.
Jostrzebski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Prophet lands a nice shot to the body.
Prophet moves out of range of the strikes.
Jostrzebski swings widly with a right hand
and Prophet counters with a nice uppercut.
Prophet tries to clinch up
and Jostrzebski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jostrzebski moves out of range of the strikes.
Prophet scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Prophet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jostrzebski was well out of range. Poor timing from Prophet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prophet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jostrzebski.
Jostrzebski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jostrzebski misses with a looping right.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jostrzebski misses with a few strikes there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jostrzebski checks a leg kick.
Jostrzebski looks to throw the jab but Prophet is out of range.
Jostrzebski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Prophet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jostrzebski misses with a left hand
and Prophet counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jostrzebski thinking.
Good exchange - Prophet coming out on top.
Jostrzebski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jostrzebski misses with an uppercut.
Prophet cracks Jostrzebski with an open hand slap.
Nice jab there from Prophet.
Jostrzebski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Prophet connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jostrzebski scrambles back to his feet.
Jostrzebski missing with a left hand there. Prophet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jostrzebski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prophet was well out of range. Poor timing from Jostrzebski.
Prophet scores with a nice head shot.
Prophet wants to clinch up but Jostrzebski keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prophet scores with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Prophet.
Jostrzebski throws a hook but Prophet blocks it.
Prophet tries to clinch up.
Prophet gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jostrzebski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Jostrzebski misses the target.
Jostrzebski connects with a crisp jab.
Jostrzebski misses with a hook. Prophet ducked under it nicely.
Prophet half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jostrzebski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prophet misses with a wild body shot.
Prophet needs to keep his hands up - Jostrzebski had a free shot at his head there.
Jostrzebski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Prophet misses.
Jostrzebski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Prophet.
A swing and a miss from Prophet.
Jostrzebski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prophet fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prophet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jostrzebski manages to avoid it.
Jostrzebski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prophet.
Jostrzebski looks to land a left hand but Prophet moved out of range nicely.
Jostrzebski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jostrzebski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prophet cracks a nice hook into Jostrzebski's ribs.
Jostrzebski defending well as Prophet loads up on a big left hand.
Jostrzebski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prophet.
Prophet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jostrzebski moves away.
Jostrzebski misses the shot to the body.
Jostrzebski misses with a looping right.
Jostrzebski throws a right hand that Prophet ducks under and follows up with a left that Prophet also avoids with ease.
Prophet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jostrzebski was well out of range. Poor timing from Prophet.
Jostrzebski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jostrzebski needs to keep his hands up - Prophet had a free shot at his head there.
Jostrzebski avoids the body shot from Prophet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Prophet.
Prophet jabs Jostrzebski right on the nose. Jostrzebski blinks but takes it well.
Prophet moves out of range of the strikes.
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 The Prophet will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Prophet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jostrzebski looks to land a left hand but Prophet moved out of range nicely.
Prophet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jostrzebski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Prophet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Prophet wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Prophet misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Prophet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prophet fails to land with a series of punches.
Jostrzebski cracks Prophet with a good jab.
Prophet misses with a body shot.
Prophet on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jostrzebski looks to land a right hand but Prophet moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jostrzebski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Prophet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jostrzebski throws a body punch but Prophet moves out of range.
Jostrzebski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prophet moves away.
Prophet throws a looping overhand right but Jostrzebski ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jostrzebski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jostrzebski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prophet manages to avoid it.
Jostrzebski throws a jab but it's blocked by Prophet.
Prophet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jostrzebski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jostrzebski misses with a straight right.
Jostrzebski misses with a wild body shot.
Jostrzebski takes a swing at Prophet's ribcage but misses.
Prophet slips a jab and a cross from Jostrzebski.
Prophet clinches.
Prophet is struggling to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jostrzebski.
Prophet throws a punch but it's blocked by Jostrzebski.
Prophet breaks from the clinch.
Prophet moves out of range of the strikes.
Prophet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jostrzebski.
The Prophet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prophet stuns Jostrzebski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Prophet feints and then cracks Jostrzebski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jostrzebski down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jostrzebski throws a jab but it's blocked by Prophet.
Prophet slips under a jab from Jostrzebski.
Jostrzebski throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Prophet to counter with a crisp jab.
Jostrzebski misses with a looping right.
Jostrzebski just misses with a punch to the body.
Prophet tests Jostrzebski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jostrzebski misses with an uppercut.
Jostrzebski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prophet throws a big shot that misses.
Jostrzebski misses with a straight left.
Prophet appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jostrzebski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Prophet connects with a crisp jab.
Prophet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jostrzebski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jostrzebski swings for the body but Prophet moves out of range.
Jostrzebski misses with a lunging right hand
letting Prophet counter with a right hand.
Jostrzebski walks into a left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Prophet, right into the meat.
Prophet slips a straight right by Jostrzebski.
Jostrzebski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Prophet on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Prophet defending well as Jostrzebski loads up on a big left hand.
Prophet gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jostrzebski.
Prophet connects with the punch.
Prophet takes a swing at Jostrzebski's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jostrzebski! But no joy.
Prophet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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!
Prophet throws a leg kick but Jostrzebski moved away.
Prophet staying out of range there.
Prophet shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Prophet looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jostrzebski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prophet dodges the punch combination from Jostrzebski.
Jostrzebski throws a shot from downtown. Prophet moves away and avoids it.
Jostrzebski missing with a left hand there. Prophet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jostrzebski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prophet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Prophet misses the target.
Jostrzebski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prophet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prophet thinks about countering with a body kick.
Prophet throws a hook but Jostrzebski avoids it easily.
Jostrzebski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Prophet misses the target.
Prophet throws an overhand right that lands on Jostrzebski's shoulder, as Jostrzebski tries to avoid the shot.
Prophet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Prophet, right into the meat.
Prophet throws a nice looking combination but Jostrzebski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prophet jabs Jostrzebski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Prophet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Prophet connects with a body shot.
Joseph Jostrzebski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prophet fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jostrzebski throws a shot from downtown. Prophet moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to The Prophet.
Well Prophet 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Prophet!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Goldstein (ranked 1695 p4p, 201 weight class) and Robert Boone (ranked 4231 p4p, 463 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Samson Goldstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Boone!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldstein misses with a hook to the body
and Goldstein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goldstein throws a right hand that misses
and Boone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goldstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boone ducks right into an uppercut from Goldstein.
Boone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goldstein takes the fight into the clinch.
Boone breaks the clinch.
Goldstein throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Boone's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Goldstein slips under a jab from Boone.
Boone keeps the fight on the outside.
Good standup being displayed there by Goldstein as he connects with a hook.
Boone moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Boone releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Goldstein seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Goldstein connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldstein on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Goldstein lands an overhand right.
Goldstein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Goldstein there as he acknowledges the shot.
Goldstein wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldstein moves out of range of the strikes.
Boone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Robert Boone has been cut.
Goldstein throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Goldstein misses.
Boone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boone gets tackled into the cage by Goldstein. Goldstein maintains the clinch.
Goldstein lands with a light punch inside.
Goldstein misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boone.
Boone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goldstein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goldstein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein works Boone's body with a nice hook.
Boone misses with an uppercut. Goldstein saw that one coming.
Goldstein throws a lazy right hand but Boone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boone throws a jab but it's blocked by Goldstein.
Goldstein fires out a quick counter leg kick but Boone just manages to avoid it.
Boone lands with a hook. Goldstein tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Goldstein misses with a body shot.
Boone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goldstein throws an overhand right that lands on Boone's shoulder, as Boone tries to avoid the shot.
Boone has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Goldstein tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boone throws a hook but Goldstein blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Boone. Beautiful body shot.
Goldstein connects with a body shot that sends Boone's belly button to the back.
Boone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Goldstein fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boone scores with a punch to the head.
Goldstein scores with a nice strike.
Goldstein fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goldstein.
Boone throws a jab but it's blocked by Goldstein.
Boone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goldstein.
Goldstein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goldstein cracks Boone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Goldstein feints a jab promting Boone to slip. Goldstein then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Boone slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Goldstein with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goldstein.
A slapping leg kick lands for Goldstein.
Goldstein ducks under a wild hook from Boone.
Boone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Goldstein.
Boone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Goldstein finds it's way round the side to connect with Boone's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goldstein connects with a body shot that sends Boone's belly button to the back.
Goldstein misses with a wild body shot.
Goldstein rushes Boone and presses him up against the cage.
Boone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boone moves out of range as Goldstein throws a body kick.
Boone walks into a stiff left hand from Goldstein.
Boone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goldstein.
Goldstein moves into the clinch successfully.
Goldstein lands a nice uppercut.
Boone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goldstein dips to his left and cracks Boone with an uppercut!
Boone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Goldstein misses with a straight right.
Goldstein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boone.
Goldstein ducks under a wild hook from Boone.
Goldstein is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boone might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Goldstein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Goldstein.
Goldstein lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Goldstein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Boone's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Goldstein scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boone in his tracks.
Boone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goldstein.
Goldstein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boone throws out the jab.
It looked like Goldstein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boone lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Goldstein misses.
Boone throws out a counter right but Goldstein avoids it with no problem.
Goldstein tries to clinch up but Boone circles away and keeps his distance.
Goldstein rushes Boone and presses him up against the cage.
Goldstein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boone's elbow.
Boone manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldstein slips under a jab.
Goldstein was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot lands for Goldstein.
Boone misses with an uppercut
and Goldstein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boone throws a hook but Goldstein blocks it.
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!
Boone misses with an uppercut.
Goldstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone lands a glancing blow to the side of Goldstein's head.
A slow jab from Boone misses its intended target.
Goldstein takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Goldstein cracks Boone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Goldstein throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boone misses with a looping right.
Goldstein throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Boone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boone misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Goldstein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Goldstein is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A bone on bone clash there as Boone blocks the leg kick.
Goldstein moves into range and clinches up with Boone.
Boone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boone swings for the body but Goldstein moves out of range.
Samson Goldstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldstein rushes Boone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boone breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein misses with a hook. Boone ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Goldstein.
Goldstein moves out of range of the strikes.
Boone lands a jab to the nose.
Boone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goldstein pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boone is out of range and Goldstein settles back down.
Boone looks to throw the jab but Goldstein is out of range.
Boone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Samson Goldstein is winning the standup battle so far.
Boone swats away the attempt to clinch by Goldstein.
Boone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Goldstein's hands.
Boone throws a hook but Goldstein blocks it.
Boone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Goldstein throws a series of strikes that have Boone backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone moves away from the strike by Goldstein.
Boone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boone throws a series of punches but Goldstein moves out of range.
Boone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Goldstein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Goldstein walks into a jab.
Boone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goldstein fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boone jabs Goldstein right on the nose. Goldstein blinks but takes it well.
Goldstein tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Boone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Boone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Goldstein doesn't seem phased though.
Boone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Goldstein connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Boone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldstein lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Goldstein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boone walks into a jab.
Boone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boone misses with a straight left.
Goldstein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Boone misses the target.
A punch combination from Goldstein misses.
Boone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goldstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goldstein instigates a clinch.
Boone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldstein slips a jab from Boone.
Goldstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Goldstein backs off Boone throws a huge counter combo but Goldstein manages to avoid it all.
Goldstein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goldstein tries to clinch but Boone moves out of range.
Goldstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boone.
A little jabbing left from Boone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Goldstein ducks right into an uppercut from Boone.
Goldstein 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 Samson Goldstein will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Boone'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.
Boone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goldstein throws a hook but Boone avoids it easily.
Goldstein lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boone's sensitive parts.
Boone misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Goldstein.
Goldstein scores with a jab to the jaw.
Goldstein thuds his right hand into Boone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Goldstein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Goldstein has managed to clinch.
Boone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldstein closes the distance but Boone moves to the side
and Goldstein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goldstein throws a leg kick but Boone moved away.
It seemed like Boone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldstein lunges at Boone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boone's hand.
Boone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Goldstein scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Boone misses.
A little feinted left hand from Goldstein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A cross from Goldstein lands.
Goldstein walks into a jab.
Goldstein lands a nice shot that snaps Boone's head back.
Goldstein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goldstein. Goldstein obviously looking to wear him down.
Goldstein throws a front kick aimed at Boone's knee but Boone avoids it well.
Goldstein connects with a looping right hand.
Goldstein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Goldstein scores with a shot to the body.
Goldstein takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boone cracks Goldstein with a good jab.
Goldstein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boone! But no joy.
Boone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Goldstein misses with an uppercut
and Boone counters with a straight right hand.
Goldstein throws an overhand right that lands on Boone's shoulder, as Boone tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boone tries to move into range but Goldstein moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Goldstein misses.
Boone slips a jab from Goldstein.
Boone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goldstein.
Goldstein fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goldstein throws a hook but Boone avoids it easily.
Goldstein connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Boone.
Boone throws a poor cross that misses
and Goldstein counters with a nice uppercut.
Boone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldstein moves away.
Goldstein tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Goldstein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boone ducks right into an uppercut from Goldstein.
Goldstein misses the shot to the body.
Boone loads up on a big right hand but Goldstein slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Goldstein ducks under a wild hook from Boone.
Boone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Goldstein on the side of the head.
Goldstein tries to move into range but Boone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Goldstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Boone is just out of range.
Goldstein darts in and clinches Boone up against the cage.
Boone manages to break the clinch.
Boone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Goldstein's head.
Goldstein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boone has time to react.
Boone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A shot to the liver by Goldstein. Beautiful body shot.
Boone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goldstein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldstein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boone.
Goldstein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goldstein misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein tests Boone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boone.
Boone lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Goldstein is looking to clinch but Boone is avoiding it.
Goldstein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Boone misses its intended target.
Goldstein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boone.
Goldstein moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Goldstein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boone.
Boone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boone misses with a right hand
and Goldstein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goldstein scores with a nice right hand.
Goldstein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Goldstein cracks the inside of Boone's front leg.
Boone misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Goldstein clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Boone's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Goldstein tries to close the distance and clinch but Boone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goldstein lands an overhand right.
Donk. Goldstein catches Boone right on the button with a cross.
Boone is rocked!
Goldstein throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goldstein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boone can do to turn this around?
Goldstein throws a body punch but Boone moves out of range.
Boone lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice defenses there by Boone.
Goldstein clobbers Boone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boone is still on wobbly legs! Can Goldstein finish him?
Goldstein throws a series of punches but Boone avoids them all with ease.
Goldstein drops Boone with a straight right hand, right on the button! Goldstein follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samson Goldstein!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Nicolas (ranked 662 p4p, 96 weight class) and Niko Alzate (ranked 1550 p4p, 219 weight class). Nicolas comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Nicolas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Niko Alzate!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicolas throws a looping overhand right but Alzate ducks down to avoid it.
Alzate throws a head kick but Nicolas moves out of range.
Nicolas misses with a hook
and Alzate counters with a nice uppercut.
Alzate ducks under a wild hook from Nicolas.
Nicolas swings for the body but Alzate moves out of range.
Nicolas throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Alzate.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicolas. Alzate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicolas misses with a straight left.
Nicolas throws a lazy right hand but Alzate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nicolas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alzate's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nicolas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alzate scrambles back to his feet.
Alzate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nicolas blocks a head kick by Alzate.
Alzate throws a shot from downtown. Nicolas moves away and avoids it.
Nicolas moves out of range as Alzate throws a body kick.
Alzate smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alzate.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicolas. Alzate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alzate swings for the body but Nicolas moves out of range.
Alzate lands a lovely overhand right.
Alzate misses with a straight right.
Alzate looks to throw the jab but Nicolas is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alzate.
Nicolas slips under a jab from Alzate.
Nicolas misses the shot to the body.
Alzate scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nicolas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alzate.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alzate. Nicolas shrugs it off though.
Alzate misses with a straight left.
Nicolas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nicolas blocks a head kick by Alzate.
Alzate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicolas was well out of range. Poor timing from Alzate.
Alzate tries to land a front kick but Nicolas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nicolas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Alzate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nicolas counters with a stiff right hand.
Alzate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alzate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alzate throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alzate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alzate blocks a low kick nicely.
Nicolas dodges the punch combination from Alzate.
Nicolas blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alzate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nicolas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alzate has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Alzate fakes the leg kick and cracks Nicolas in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nicolas tries to close the distance and clinch but Alzate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alzate fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nicolas is out of range.
Nicolas scores with a body shot.
Alzate ducks under a wild hook from Nicolas.
Nicolas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alzate.
It looks like Harold Nicolas has been cut.
Alzate taking a breather.
Alzate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alzate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alzate throws a body kick that misses.
Alzate cracks Nicolas with an open hand slap.
Alzate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nicolas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alzate.
Alzate misses the jab.
Alzate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alzate jabs at Nicolas's body.
Nicolas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alzate throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nicolas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alzate thinking.
Alzate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nicolas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzate sizes up Nicolas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alzate checks a leg kick.
Nicolas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nicolas throws a hook to the side of Alzate's head but Alzate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alzate takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alzate lands the left hand.
Nice body punch from Alzate.
Nicolas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nicolas lands a jab to Alzate's midsection.
Nicolas misses with a low kick.
Nicolas doesn't manage to clinch there - Alzate circles away.
Nicolas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alzate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alzate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alzate swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicolas ducks under a wild hook from Alzate.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alzate throws a chopping leg kick but Nicolas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nicolas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nicolas throws a hook to the side of Alzate's head but Alzate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nicolas connects with a solid leg kick.
Nicolas is looking to clinch but Alzate is avoiding it.
Alzate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzate misses with a leg kick.
Nicolas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alzate throws the left hand but Nicolas avoids the punch easily.
Alzate connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nicolas momentarily.
Alzate fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nicolas.
Nicolas takes a swing at Alzate's ribcage but misses.
Alzate lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nicolas takes a step back to recover.
Alzate throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alzate ducks under a wild hook from Nicolas.
Alzate appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Alzate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nicolas.
Nicolas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alzate staying out of range there.
Alzate thinks about the counter body kick.
Alzate moves out of range as Nicolas strikes.
Nicolas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nicolas lands a hook that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
Good body shot from Nicolas.
Alzate looks winded!
Alzate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alzate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Nicolas as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Nicolas.
Nicolas scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Nicolas - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Niko Alzate will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harold Nicolas's cut.
That's time! Nicolas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nicolas lands with a shot to the body.
Alzate throws a body punch but Nicolas moves out of range.
Alzate is looking to land body kicks.
Nicolas ducks under a wild hook from Alzate.
Nicolas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nicolas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alzate is able to avoid easily.
Nicolas throws a hook to the side of Alzate's head but Alzate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alzate fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nicolas checks it well.
Nicolas swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nicolas connects with a leg kick. Alzate looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nicolas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alzate has time to react.
Nicolas with a nice cross.
Nicolas scores with a hook to the body. Alzate takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nicolas lands a nice shot that snaps Alzate's head back.
Nicolas moves in looking to clinch but Alzate pushes him off.
Alzate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nicolas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nicolas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicolas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nicolas moves out of range of the strikes.
Alzate throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alzate throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolas throws a big shot that misses.
Niko Alzate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alzate throws a leg kick but Nicolas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alzate misses with a kick to the body.
Alzate fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alzate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alzate misses the shot to the body.
Nicolas checks the leg kick.
Nicolas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicolas misses the target.
Alzate takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nicolas lands a slapping body shot.
Nicolas throws a low kick but Alzate moves out of range easily.
Alzate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nicolas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nicolas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nicolas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alzate throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nicolas lands a body shot.
Alzate throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alzate misses with a low kick as Nicolas jumps back.
Alzate throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicolas looks to throw the jab but Alzate is out of range.
Nicolas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nicolas tests Alzate's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alzate lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nicolas moves out of range of the body kick from Alzate.
Nicolas throws a low kick but Alzate moves out of range easily.
Nicolas misses the shot to the body.
Nicolas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alzate, pushing him back against the cage.
Nicolas has a couple of punches blocked by Alzate.
Alzate tries to work over Nicolas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
Good body shot from Alzate.
Nice body punch from Alzate - that landed with a thud.
Alzate is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alzate manages to break the clinch.
Nicolas lands a nice hook to Alzate's body. Alzate takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nicolas tries to close the distance and clinch but Alzate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alzate misses with a kick to the body
and Nicolas counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alzate throws an overhand right that lands on Nicolas's shoulder, as Nicolas tries to avoid the shot.
Alzate throws the kick towards the body but Nicolas avoids it.
Nicolas just misses with a punch to the body.
Alzate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alzate lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nicolas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alzate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nicolas thuds a left hand into Alzate's body.
Nicolas instigates a clinch.
Alzate wants to get back to striking at distance but Nicolas won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Alzate.
Nicolas blocking some punches.
Alzate wants to get back to striking at distance but Nicolas won't allow it.
A short right from Alzate on the inside.
Nicolas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
Alzate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alzate misses with an elbow over the top.
Alzate breaks from the clinch.
Alzate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nicolas moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alzate checks the leg kick.
Alzate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nicolas moves in looking to clinch but Alzate pushes him off.
Nicolas avoids a kick to the body.
Nicolas lands a nice hook to Alzate's body. Alzate takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nicolas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alzate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nicolas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alzate moves away.
Nicolas misses the shot to the body.
Nicolas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alzate.
Nicolas avoids the body shot from Alzate.
Nicolas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alzate moves away.
Nicolas looks to score with a jab to the body but Alzate is just out of range.
A slow jab from Alzate misses its intended target.
Nicolas avoids the head kick by Alzate.
Alzate feints and then cracks Nicolas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nicolas down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alzate.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicolas throws a body punch but Alzate moves out of range.
Nicolas doesn't manage to clinch there - Alzate circles away.
Alzate swings for the body but Nicolas moves out of range.
Nicolas throwing a counter right hand but Alzate manages to avoid it.
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 Harold Nicolas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harold Nicolas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Alzate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alzate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alzate misses with a right hand
and Nicolas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nicolas misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Alzate blocks the low kick.
Nicolas moves out of range as Alzate throws a body kick.
Alzate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicolas was well out of range. Poor timing from Alzate.
Nicolas blocks a low kick nicely.
Alzate looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicolas is just out of range.
Nicolas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alzate moves away.
Alzate looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alzate checks a leg kick.
Nicolas scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicolas. Alzate does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzate checks the leg kick.
Alzate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nicolas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nicolas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alzate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nicolas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alzate avoids the body shot from Nicolas.
Alzate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicolas manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicolas. Alzate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alzate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab by Nicolas.
A swing and a miss from Nicolas.
Nicolas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alzate. That one must have hurt.
A shot to the liver by Nicolas. Beautiful body shot.
Alzate lands a lovely overhand right.
Alzate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nicolas doesn't seem bothered though.
Alzate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nicolas checks a low kick from Alzate.
Nicolas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alzate has time to react.
Nicolas rushes Alzate and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alzate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nicolas blocks the elbow strike.
Nicolas struggles to land a body shot inside as Alzate controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicolas lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Nicolas.
Alzate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alzate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nicolas's brow.
Nicolas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alzate pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Nicolas.
Nice body punch from Nicolas - that landed with a thud.
Nicolas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
Harold Nicolas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nicolas scores with a shot to the side of Alzate's head.
Alzate tries to circle away but Nicolas has him pinned against the cage.
Nicolas works on Alzate's body with a couple of short punches.
Nicolas digs a right hand into Alzate's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alzate's gas tank.
Nicolas lands with a short shot to the head.
Nicolas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nicolas.
Nicolas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Nicolas.
Nicolas lands a left hand.
Nicolas tries a body shot but Alzate blocks it.
Nicolas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nicolas pushes Alzate back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzate takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Nicolas.
Nicolas pushes Alzate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nicolas lands a hook that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
Alzate is rocked!
Nicolas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alzate is still on wobbly legs! Can Nicolas finish him?
Nicolas creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Alzate with a big uppercut! Alzate tries to clinch up but Nicolas pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Alzate to the mat! Alzate covers up and Nicolas unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Harold Nicolas!
Harold Nicolas retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Harold Nicolas started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Vilson (ranked 167 p4p, 26 weight class) and Nikolai Kuznetsov (ranked 723 p4p, 81 weight class). Vilson comes to the cage accompanied by Haiti Voodoo Music. Junior Vilson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Vilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilson misses with a body shot.
Vilson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vilson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kuznetsov looks to land a left hand but Vilson moved out of range nicely.
Vilson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vilson throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuznetsov counters with an outside leg kick.
Vilson lands a leg kick that knocks Kuznetsov off balance momentarily.
Kuznetsov throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Vilson.
Vilson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kuznetsov takes a step back to recover.
Vilson throws a looping overhand right but Kuznetsov ducks down to avoid it.
Vilson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vilson tries to score with a low kick but Kuznetsov moves his leg out of the way.
Kuznetsov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznetsov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook.
Vilson throws a leg kick which misses Kuznetsov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuznetsov tries to avoid it.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vilson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov moves out of range as Vilson throws a body kick.
Vilson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov checks a leg kick.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight left.
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Vilson.
Vilson moves out of range of the body kick from Kuznetsov.
Vilson misses with a looping right.
Vilson throws a body shot but no joy.
And Kuznetsov responds with a good body kick, but Vilson manages to step out the way in time.
A head kick misses from Kuznetsov.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuznetsov.
Vilson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slow jab from Vilson misses its intended target.
Kuznetsov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kuznetsov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuznetsov throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight left.
Vilson misses with a left hand
and Kuznetsov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vilson really felt that one!
Vilson misses with an uppercut. Kuznetsov saw that one coming.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vilson connects with a body shot that sends Kuznetsov's belly button to the back.
Kuznetsov moves out of range as Vilson throws a body kick.
Vilson scores with a kick to the body.
Vilson lands with a shot to the body.
Vilson cracks a nice hook into Kuznetsov's ribs.
A big right from Vilson misses.
Vilson looks to land a body kick but Kuznetsov moved away.
Vilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Vilson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov moves out of range as Vilson throws a body kick.
Kuznetsov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kuznetsov thuds his right hand into Vilson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov darts in and clinches Vilson up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Vilson as the two fighters clinch.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Vilson.
Kuznetsov misses with a body punch.
Kuznetsov lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vilson.
Kuznetsov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vilson tries to throw a body punch but Kuznetsov avoids it by throwing Vilson back against the cage.
Kuznetsov misses with some punches.
Vilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuznetsov connects with a looping right hand.
Vilson throws a wild body kick that Kuznetsov sees coming a mile off.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight left.
Kuznetsov looks to score with a jab to the body but Vilson is just out of range.
Vilson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kuznetsov avoids it.
Kuznetsov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vilson misses with a hook. Kuznetsov ducked under it nicely.
Kuznetsov has closed the distance and engaged Vilson in a clinch.
Vilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Kuznetsov fails to land.
A short right from Kuznetsov.
Vilson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the head.
Vilson misses with a body punch.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vilson working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Kuznetsov fails to land.
Kuznetsov struggles to land a body shot inside as Vilson controls his hands.
Vilson working aggressively here.
Vilson prevents a body shot from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov has a couple of punches blocked by Vilson.
Kuznetsov throws a punch but it's blocked by Vilson.
Vilson tries to throw a body punch but Kuznetsov avoids it by throwing Vilson back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vilson.
Kuznetsov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vilson misses with a body punch.
Kuznetsov has a couple of punches blocked by Vilson.
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 Junior Vilson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kuznetsov throws a sloppy body shot
and Vilson counters with a right hand to the body.
Kuznetsov cracks the inside of Vilson's front leg.
Kuznetsov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vilson closes the distance and clinches.
Kuznetsov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vilson.
Kuznetsov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuznetsov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vilson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kuznetsov can turn it around.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Vilson.
Vilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov lands a body punch.
Vilson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vilson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov lands a left hand.
Kuznetsov lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Kuznetsov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vilson cracks Kuznetsov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vilson misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov slips under a jab from Vilson.
Kuznetsov counters with a body kick.
Vilson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kuznetsov counters with a good low kick that Vilson was not able to check.
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Vilson avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch but Vilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vilson 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.
Vilson throws a looping overhand right but Kuznetsov ducks down to avoid it.
Vilson throws a body punch but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vilson sets himself, and Kuznetsov steps forward looking for the clinch! Vilson avoids it this time.
Kuznetsov walks into a jab.
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Vilson avoids it easily.
Vilson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but Vilson is having none of it.
Kuznetsov looks to land a body kick but Vilson moved away.
Kuznetsov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vilson is able to avoid easily.
Vilson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vilson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kuznetsov misses with a left hand
and Vilson counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vilson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kuznetsov back to the cage. Vilson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vilson throws a big shot that misses.
Vilson misses with a wild body shot.
Vilson misses with a hook
and Kuznetsov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Vilson scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight left.
Vilson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kuznetsov throws a jab when Vilson was well out of range.
Vilson slips a straight right by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vilson throws a hook but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Kuznetsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vilson.
And Kuznetsov responds with a good body kick, but Vilson manages to step out the way in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vilson gets tackled into the cage by Kuznetsov. Kuznetsov maintains the clinch.
Kuznetsov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vilson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kuznetsov misses the shot to the body.
Kuznetsov drops his hands momentarily and Vilson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vilson misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Vilson misses.
A big right from Kuznetsov misses.
Kuznetsov throws the kick towards the body but Vilson avoids it.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vilson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vilson tries to throw a body punch but Kuznetsov avoids it by throwing Vilson back against the cage.
Kuznetsov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kuznetsov has a couple of punches blocked by Vilson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilson lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kuznetsov working aggressively here.
Vilson breaks the clinch.
Kuznetsov lands with a cross.
Kuznetsov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kuznetsov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vilson throws out the jab.
Vilson throws out a loose jab but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Kuznetsov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Junior Vilson is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuznetsov throws a jab when Vilson was well out of range.
Kuznetsov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kuznetsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vilson.
Vilson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuznetsov.
An inside leg kick from Vilson misses.
Vilson misses with an uppercut
and Kuznetsov counters with a right hand to the body.
Vilson throws a wild body kick that Kuznetsov sees coming a mile off.
Vilson lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Kuznetsov misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Vilson dominated that second round.
That's time! Vilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuznetsov, right into the meat.
Kuznetsov throws an off balance right hand
and Vilson counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Kuznetsov misses.
The crowd cheers as Vilson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kuznetsov doesn't seem phased though.
Vilson throws out a leg kick but Kuznetsov moves out of range and Vilson only half commits.
Kuznetsov lands with a nice body kick.
Vilson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Kuznetsov.
Vilson avoids the head kick by Kuznetsov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuznetsov. Vilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuznetsov misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vilson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kuznetsov throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Vilson counter with a right hand.
Vilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vilson throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vilson finds it's way round the side to connect with Kuznetsov's head.
An inside leg kick from Vilson misses.
Kuznetsov wants to counter the offense by Vilson and move into the clinch position.
Kuznetsov tried to score with a low kick but Vilson checks it.
Vilson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuznetsov misses with a right hand
and Vilson counters with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Vilson misses the target.
Vilson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vilson jabs at Kuznetsov's body.
Kuznetsov loads up on a big right hand but Vilson slips the punch.
Kuznetsov throws a right hand that Vilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Vilson also avoids with ease.
Kuznetsov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vilson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vilson throws a looping overhand right but Kuznetsov ducks down to avoid it.
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!
Kuznetsov tried to score with a low kick but Vilson checks it.
Nikolai Kuznetsov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuznetsov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Vilson takes a swing at Kuznetsov's ribcage but misses.
Vilson staying out of range there.
Vilson throwing a counter right hand but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
Vilson jabs at Kuznetsov's body.
Kuznetsov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vilson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vilson cracks a nice hook into Kuznetsov's ribs.
Kuznetsov looks for the body kick but Vilson saw that one coming.
Kuznetsov staying out of range there.
Kuznetsov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kuznetsov throws a leg kick
and Vilson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vilson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kuznetsov walks into a left hand.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuznetsov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vilson moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilson moves out of range as Kuznetsov strikes.
Kuznetsov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Vilson counter with a right hand.
Vilson looks to land a right hand but Kuznetsov moved out of range.
Kuznetsov looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Vilson ducks under a wild hook from Kuznetsov.
Vilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuznetsov.
Vilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuznetsov was well out of range. Poor timing from Vilson.
An inside leg kick from Kuznetsov misses.
Kuznetsov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kuznetsov scores with a sloppy right hand. Vilson should have avoided that one.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up.
Vilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vilson misses with a body shot.
Vilson scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Vilson blocks the low kick.
Kuznetsov throws a sloppy body shot
and Vilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Kuznetsov.
Vilson tries to score with a low kick but Kuznetsov moves his leg out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Kuznetsov blocks the low kick.
Vilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the side of Vilson's head but Vilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuznetsov needs to keep his hands up - Vilson had a free shot at his head there.
Kuznetsov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vilson.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vilson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuznetsov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov 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.
Vilson throws a wild body kick that Kuznetsov sees coming a mile off.
Kuznetsov throws a jab but it's blocked by Vilson.
Vilson takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuznetsov misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Vilson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vilson, 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Vilson!
A very excited looking Junior Vilson 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Manuel (ranked 176 p4p, 10 weight class) and Eyeam Yurmommy (ranked 652 p4p, 37 weight class). Yurmommy has chosen Peanut Butter Jelly Time - Galantis as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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140 lbs
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24
135 lbs
10 - 2 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Manuel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eyeam Yurmommy!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yurmommy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manuel.
A jab from Manuel finds it's way through Yurmommy's defenses.
Manuel lands with a hook. Yurmommy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Manuel throws a looping overhand right but Yurmommy ducks down to avoid it.
Yurmommy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manuel throws out the jab.
Manuel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yurmommys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A lazy left from Manuel finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Yurmommy misses.
Yurmommy slips a jab from Manuel.
Yurmommy unleashes a big counter combination but Manuel bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Manuel misses with a looping right.
Manuel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yurmommy throws a lazy uppercut
and Yurmommy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manuel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yurmommy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Manuel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yurmommy.
Manuel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yurmommy on the side of the head.
Manuel misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Yurmommy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yurmommy ducks under a wild hook from Manuel.
Manuel throws a right hand that misses
and Yurmommy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manuel misses with a hook. Yurmommy ducked under it nicely.
Yurmommy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Manuel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yurmommy wants to clinch up but Manuel keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Yurmommy.
Yurmommy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Manuel misses.
Yurmommy throws a counter combo.
Manuel throws a poor cross that misses
and Yurmommy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manuel throws a lazy uppercut
and Yurmommy counters with a stiff right hand.
Manuel is rocked!
Manuel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yurmommy counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eyeam Yurmommy!
Eyeam Yurmommy is the new bantamweight champion!
Eyeam Yurmommy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosefa Umaga (ranked 180 p4p, 19 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 713 p4p, 88 weight class). Umaga comes to the cage accompanied by Ky-Mani Marley - Warriors. The key to victory for Iosefa Umaga has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iosefa Umaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ragnarsson thumps Umaga with a low kick.
Ragnarsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Umaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ragnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Umaga ducks down to avoid it.
Umaga misses with an uppercut.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping left.
Umaga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Umaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Umaga connects with a solid leg kick.
Ragnarsson missing with a left hand there. Umaga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ragnarsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Umaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ragnarsson lands with a cross.
Umaga has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ragnarsson lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umaga throws a body shot but no joy.
Umaga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ragnarsson connects with a crisp jab.
Ragnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Umaga misses.
Umaga misses with a kick to the body.
Umaga throws a low kick but Ragnarsson moves out of range easily.
Ragnarsson lunges at Umaga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Umaga's hand.
Umaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson clinches.
Umaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Umaga scores with a shoulder strike.
Umaga misses with an elbow over the top.
Umaga blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Umaga's elbow.
Ragnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Umaga controls the action.
Umaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Umaga backwards.
Umaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Umaga throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Umaga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Umaga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umaga lunges at Ragnarsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ragnarsson's hand.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice strike.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Umaga.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Umaga slips a jab from Ragnarsson.
A counter left hand to the body from Umaga misses its target.
Ragnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Umaga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ragnarsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping left.
Umaga tried to counter with a leg kick but Ragnarsson avoided it.
Ragnarsson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ragnarsson checks a low kick from Umaga.
Ragnarsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umaga throws an off balance right hand
and Umaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Umaga slips a straight right by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Umaga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Umaga fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson is out of range.
Umaga attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like Ragnarsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson misses with a straight right.
Umaga misses with a straight right.
Ragnarsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umaga.
Nice uppercut lands for Ragnarsson. That snapped Umaga's head back.
Umaga moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Umaga misses with a low kick.
Umaga takes a jab right on the kisser.
Umaga misses with a kick to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Umaga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A left lands for Ragnarsson.
Umaga misses with a low kick.
Umaga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Umaga counters with a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Umaga checks it.
Umaga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ragnarsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Umaga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ragnarsson at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umaga throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umaga blocks a jab.
Umaga takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Umaga connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Umaga connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Umaga darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Umaga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Umaga moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Ragnarsson.
Umaga scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ragnarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ragnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Umaga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A good leg kick by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut there from Ragnarsson.
Umaga cracks Ragnarsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Umaga.
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 Iosefa Umaga will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Umaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson connects with a body shot that sends Umaga's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Umaga.
Umaga appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Umaga lands a nice looking body kick.
Ragnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Umaga manages to avoid it.
Ragnarsson looks to throw the jab but Umaga is out of range.
Umaga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson.
Umaga moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ragnarsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Umaga lands with a kick to the ribs.
Umaga moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Umaga throws a lazy right hand but Ragnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ragnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Umaga is just out of range.
Ragnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Umaga slips the punch.
A low kick from Ragnarsson is predictable there
and Ragnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Umaga throws a body shot but no joy.
Umaga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umaga throws a big shot that misses.
Ragnarsson slips under a jab from Umaga.
Ragnarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ragnarsson misses with a leg kick
and Umaga makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ragnarsson really felt that one!
Umaga throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ragnarsson on the side of the head.
Umaga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ragnarsson's calf.
Ragnarsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Umaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson connects with a leg kick. Umaga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Umaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnarsson.
Umaga connects with a nice looking jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Umaga here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Umaga avoids the body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a hook but Umaga avoids it easily.
Umaga lands a nice shot that snaps Ragnarsson's head back.
Umaga pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ragnarsson is out of range and Umaga settles back down.
Ragnarsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Umaga counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Umaga slips the punch.
Ragnarsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Umaga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Umaga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Ragnarsson misses.
Ragnarsson throws out a leg kick but Umaga moves out of range and Ragnarsson only half commits.
Umaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Umaga to score with a decent uppercut.
The cut above Bjorn Ragnarsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A big right from Umaga misses.
Umaga moves out of range of the strikes.
Umaga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ragnarsson at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Umaga.
Umaga scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Umaga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ragnarsson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Umaga. That's going to slow Ragnarsson down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Umaga makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ragnarsson really felt that one!
Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the body
and Umaga counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ragnarsson's knee momentarily.
Ragnarsson is breathing heavily.
Ragnarsson throws a body punch but Umaga moves out of range.
Umaga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ragnarsson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Umaga.
A jab from Umaga misses.
Ragnarsson feints a counter leg kick.
Umaga looks to land a body kick but Ragnarsson moved away.
Ragnarsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Ragnarsson blocks the low kick.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut
and Umaga counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Iosefa Umaga is winning the standup battle so far.
Umaga works Ragnarsson's body with a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Umaga checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Umaga fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ragnarsson just manages to avoid it.
Ragnarsson scores with a jab.
Umaga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Umaga misses with a looping left.
Ragnarsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice shot lands for Umaga.
Ragnarsson connects with a body shot that sends Umaga's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsson blocks the body kick.
Crunch! Umaga slams his shin into Ragnarsson's torso.
Umaga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Umaga lands with a good body shot.
Umaga misses with a body kick.
Umaga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ragnarsson.
Umaga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Umaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
A nice side step and Ragnarsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Umaga throws a big shot that misses.
Ragnarsson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Umaga.
A jab from Umaga misses.
Ragnarsson with a hook.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umaga.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Umaga misses with a looping left.
Umaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ragnarsson can do to turn this around?
Good shot there by Umaga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iosefa Umaga dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ragnarsson throws the left hand but Umaga avoids the punch easily.
Umaga swings for the body but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Ragnarsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Umaga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ragnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Umaga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ragnarsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
Umaga throws the kick towards the body but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Ragnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Umaga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Umaga throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umaga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ragnarsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ragnarsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Umaga throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson moved away.
Good leg kick by Umaga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Umaga lands a jab to the nose.
Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ragnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Ragnarsson misses
and Umaga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Umaga pushes Ragnarsson away with a front kick.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping left.
Umaga fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson is out of range.
Ragnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Umaga.
Ragnarsson checks a leg kick.
Ragnarsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Umaga.
Umaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Umaga lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ragnarsson lands a right hook to the body.
Umaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnarsson moves away.
Umaga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Umaga slips a jab from Ragnarsson.
Umaga lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Umaga staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Umaga throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ragnarsson! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umaga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ragnarsson throws out the jab.
Umaga throws a shot from downtown. Ragnarsson moves away and avoids it.
Umaga tries a low kick but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Umaga misses with an uppercut. Ragnarsson saw that one coming.
Umaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Umaga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ragnarsson forces Umaga back against the cage and clinches.
Ragnarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ragnarsson pushes Umaga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Umaga.
Umaga working aggressively here.
Umaga prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Umaga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umaga lands a shoulder strike.
Umaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Umaga.
Umaga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Umaga digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ragnarsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Umaga lands with a short shot to the head.
Umaga is working Ragnarsson over against the cage.
Umaga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Iosefa Umaga!
A victorious Iosefa Umaga thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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