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NJMMA #7: Mendez v Savage PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Korean Kimchi (ranked 6651 p4p, 292 weight class) and Alex Wren (ranked 8676 p4p, 328 weight class). Kimchi's entrance music is BigBang & 2NE1 - Lollipop. 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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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Korean Kimchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Wren!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimchi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kimchi. Wren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wren changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kimchi tries to avoid it but Wren manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kimchi to the ground. Kimchi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wren takes one to the side of the head.
Wren will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wren walks into a jab.
Wren is rocked!
Kimchi cracks Wren with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Korean Kimchi!
After the big win, Korean Kimchi made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Lindell (ranked 6430 p4p, 615 weight class) and Jack Chandler (ranked 5787 p4p, 579 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Chandler's choice of entrance music: Led Zeppelin - When the levee breaks. Chuck Lindell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Chandler's chin.
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188 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Chuck Lindell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindell takes the fight into the clinch.
Lindell lands a hook that snaps the head of Chandler backwards.
Lindell misses with a punch to the body.
Lindell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lindell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chandler or not.
Chandler stalling the fight.
Lindell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chandler's elbow.
Nice body punch from Chandler.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chandler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chandler has had enough of the clinch but Lindell keeps him there for the moment.
Lindell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chandler.
Chandler lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lindell has Chandler pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chandler has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lindell after a bit of a struggle.
Lindell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chandler.
Chandler looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindell throws a head punch that misses.
Chandler lands with a right to the head.
Lindell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chandler misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chandler.
Chandler looking to stall.
Chandler pushes Lindell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lindell presses Chandler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lindell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lindell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler being controlled against the cage.
Chandler blocks a body shot from Lindell.
Chandler is trying to break the clinch but Lindell has him pressed against the cage.
Chandler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lindell tries to throw a body punch but Chandler avoids it by throwing Lindell back against the cage.
Chandler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chandler tries to throw a body punch but Lindell avoids it by throwing Chandler back against the cage.
Chandler letting Lindell take a breather here.
Chandler tries to break free but Lindell pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lindell prevents Chandler from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Chandler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lindell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chandler throws a punch but it's blocked by Lindell.
Chandler lands a body shot.
Lindell tries to work over Chandler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Lindell.
Lindell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chandler.
Nice body punch from Lindell - that landed with a thud.
Lindell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lindell gets underhooks to prevent Chandler's takedown attempt.
Chuck Lindell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Chandler.
Lindell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chandler's elbow.
Lindell blocks a body shot from Chandler.
Chandler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lindell prevents a body shot from Chandler.
Lindell is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lindell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lindell landing knees to the body.
Chandler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chandler lands a shoulder strike.
Lindell lands a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chandler looking for a triangle here. Lindell is fighting it but it looks tight! Chandler pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Lindell is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jack Chandler!
Our winner, Jack Chandler, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalmin Maltusuri (ranked 4565 p4p, 496 weight class) and Kent Kulina (ranked 5980 p4p, 591 weight class). Kulina has chosen Imagine Dragons - Believer as his entrance music. The key to victory for Kalmin Maltusuri has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalmin Maltusuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Kulina!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulina shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maltusuri jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maltusuri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maltusuri steps in with a hook that catches Kulina right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Maltusuri follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Kulina looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalmin Maltusuri!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kalmin Maltusuri waved his t-shirt featuring Free Bands inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
Kent Kulina spoke after the fight, saying 'Good fighters don't get knocked down, but great fighters take it on the chin and get back up.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Kardashian (ranked 5795 p4p, 643 weight class) and Philipp Meyer (ranked 6071 p4p, 662 weight class). Meyer has chosen Mother Superior as his entrance music. The key to victory for Rob Kardashian has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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202 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rob Kardashian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philipp Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kardashian gets caught napping as Meyer dives in and scores a takedown. Kardashian manages to retain guard.
Meyer throwing strikes from guard but Kardashian blocks nicely.
Meyer wants to pass the guard but Kardashian is keeping the position.
Kardashian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Meyer.
Meyer looking to pass the guard.
Meyer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Meyer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Meyer stands up over Kardashian, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Meyer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kardashian wants to stand but Meyer is controlling the position.
Kardashian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kardashian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Meyer on the ground.
Meyer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Meyer postures up in Kardashian's guard and throws a big left but Kardashian blocks it.
Meyer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two 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.
Kardashian scores with a body shot.
Kardashian defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Meyer.
Kardashian's jab looks to have found its range, popping Meyer under the eye.
It looks like Philipp Meyer has been cut.
Meyer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kardashian finds it's way round the side to connect with Meyer's head.
Meyer fails with a takedown attempt.
Rob Kardashian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kardashian throws a monster overhand right that drops Meyer! Kardashian follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Kardashian!
Rob Kardashian thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Loloma (ranked 4787 p4p, 512 weight class) and Rico Suarez (ranked 7001 p4p, 665 weight class). Loloma kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is XIT - Young Warrior. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mac Loloma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loloma throws a series of punches but Suarez avoids them all with ease.
Suarez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Suarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loloma.
Suarez counters with a body kick.
Suarez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Loloma seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Loloma falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suarez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Loloma is breathing heavily.
Suarez drops Loloma with a beautiful combination! Loloma stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Suarez is looking for the KO!
Loloma is rocked!
It looks like Mac Loloma has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suarez closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Loloma out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rico Suarez!
Rico Suarez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Braganca (ranked 5790 p4p, 478 weight class) and Damien The Omen (ranked 4753 p4p, 421 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Braganca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien The Omen!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Braganca 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Omen punishes Braganca's body with a nice straight punch.
The Omen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Braganca.
A jab from The Omen finds it's way through Braganca's defenses.
Braganca is rocked!
The Omen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Braganca doesn't seem bothered though.
The Omen scores with a sloppy right hand. Braganca should have avoided that one.
Oh Braganca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Omen with a nice cross.
The Omen cracks Braganca on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Braganca falls backwards against the cage. The Omen follows up with more strikes that drop Braganca to his knees. The Omen keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Braganca! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien The Omen!
After winning the bout, Damien The Omen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cal Klos (ranked 4838 p4p, 516 weight class) and Master Ramos (ranked 5714 p4p, 573 weight class). The key to victory for Cal Klos has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Dangerous GnP
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cal Klos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Master Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klos clinches with his opponent.
Klos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Klos lands with a left to the head.
Klos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Klos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Klos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ramos's head.
Klos drives through and clinches with Ramos against the cage.
Klos manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Klos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramos has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Klos connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Ramos! He's out on his feet! Klos rushes in and drops Ramos with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cal Klos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Colnago (ranked 3845 p4p, 420 weight class) and Bram Smit (ranked 5001 p4p, 535 weight class). Bram Smit has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cesar Colnago's chin.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesar Colnago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bram Smit!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colnago looks to throw the jab but Smit is out of range.
Colnago looks to score with a jab to the body but Smit is just out of range.
Smit is looking to clinch but Colnago is avoiding it.
Colnago connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smit momentarily.
Smit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smit doesn't manage to clinch there - Colnago circles away.
Colnago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smit moves away.
Colnago scores with the left hand. Smit knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Colnago does it's job there.
Colnago's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smit under the eye.
Colnago lands a nice shot to the body.
Smit looks winded!
Colnago clobbers Smit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colnago throws out a powerful jab.
Colnago connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Colnago does it's job there.
Smit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Colnago bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Smit! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Smit is rocked!
Colnago is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smit is still in real trouble! Can Colnago finish him?
Colnago stops Smit from standing up.
Smit seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Colnago accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Colnago throws a big elbow that misses.
Smit is looking to stand up but Colnago isn't so interested in that idea.
Colnago postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smit uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A lazy left from Colnago finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colnago loads up on a big right hand but Smit slips the punch.
Smit slips under a jab.
Smit tries to counter with a clinch but Colnago shakes him off and moves away.
A shot to the body from Colnago misses
and Smit counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smit.
Smit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Colnago scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Colnago's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Colnago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smit's elbow.
Colnago misses with a punch on the inside.
Colnago scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Colnago lands an uppercut.
Colnago misses with a body punch.
Colnago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smits head.
Colnago swings wildly with an uppercut but Smit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colnago pushes Smit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smit blocks a body shot from Colnago.
Smit blocking some punches.
Smit prevents Colnago from breaking the clinch.
Smit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Colnago manages to break the clinch.
Smit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Colnago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Colnago cracks Smit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smit walks into a jab.
Colnago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Colnago throws a lazy right hand but Smit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colnago.
Smit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Colnago scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colnago lands with a hook. Smit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cesar Colnago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Colnago.
Colnago is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Colnago.
Colnago misses with a looping left.
Colnago dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smit tries to close the distance and clinch but Colnago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Colnago lands a glancing blow to the side of Smit's head.
Colnago lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colnago lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smit tries to clinch there but Colnago circles away.
Colnago lands with a hook. Smit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar Colnago dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Colnago misses the target.
As Colnago backs off Smit throws a huge counter combo but Colnago manages to avoid it all.
Colnago scores with a nice head shot.
Smit closes the distance looking to clinch
and Colnago counters with a nice body shot.
Colnago misses with a wild body shot.
Colnago dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Colnago misses with a looping left.
Smit tries to counter with a clinch but Colnago shakes him off and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Smit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smit slips under a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smit in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Smit slips under a jab from Colnago.
Colnago lands a nice shot to the body.
Smit is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colnago fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A cross from Colnago lands.
Colnago lands a nice hook to Smit's body. Smit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Colnago scores with a jab.
Cesar Colnago is winning the standup battle so far.
Colnago connects with the punch.
Smit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Colnago fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smit on the side of the head.
Colnago swings for the body but Smit moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Colnago. Beautiful body shot.
Colnago cracks Smit with an uppercut from hell and Smit crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Colnago's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Colnago knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smit on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colnago working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Colnago throwing strikes from guard but Smit blocks nicely.
Smit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Colnago is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colnago in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smit pushes Colnago off and scrambles back to his feet.
Smit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Colnago.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smit! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Colnago misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Colnago.
Colnago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Colnago with a nice cross.
Colnago definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smit takes one to the side of the head.
Colnago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smit ducks straight into an uppercut from Colnago and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Smit manages to regain guard straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colnago with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Colnago's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colnago wants to control from the top but Smit keeps moving.
Smit scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Smit defending well as Colnago loads up on a big left hand.
Bram Smit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Colnago throws a hook but Smit avoids it easily.
Colnago changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Colnago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smit can do to turn this around?
Smit avoids the body shot from Colnago.
A little jabbing left from Smit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Colnago scores with a decent looking hook.
Colnago catches Smit napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Smit to the canvas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colnago with a flurry of punches that miss.
Colnago throws a big right hand that misses.
Colnago has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Colnago missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Colnago working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smit's head.
Colnago with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smit wants to stand and escape but Colnago is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colnago with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smit wants to get back to his feet but Colnago is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Colnago trying to control but Smit is working from the bottom.
Colnago working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smit's head.
Smit is looking to stand up but Colnago isn't so interested in that idea.
Colnago throws a big right hand that misses.
Smit wants to stand up but Colnago is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Colnago accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colnago working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Colnago working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smit wriggles free and stands up.
Colnago looks to score with a jab to the body but Smit is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar Colnago dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Colnago lands an overhand right.
Colnago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Colnago misses with a straight left.
Colnago sets himself, and Smit steps forward looking for the clinch! Colnago avoids it this time.
Colnago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Colnago misses with an uppercut. Smit saw that one coming.
Smit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colnago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Colnago connects with the punch.
Smit slips a straight right by Colnago.
Smit moves out of range as Colnago strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colnago throws a body shot but no joy.
Smit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Colnago misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colnago rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smit blocks a jab.
Colnago with a nice cross.
Smit doesn't manage to clinch there - Colnago circles away.
Smit wants to clinch.
Colnago missing with a left hand there. Smit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Colnago jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Colnago with a hook.
Smit tries to clinch but Colnago is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Colnago on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Colnago throws out the jab.
Colnago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smit manages to avoid it.
Colnago lands with an uppercut that bounces Smit off the cage and back into range.
Smit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Colnago drops his shoulder and cracks Smit with a huge uppercut! Smit goes down! Can Colnago finish him?
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!
Smit pushes Colnago off and scrambles back to his feet.
Colnago drops Smit with a huge uppercut! Smit drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Colnago is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cesar Colnago!
Cesar Colnago thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlitos Mendez (ranked 4280 p4p, 147 weight class) and Tom Savage (ranked 3840 p4p, 132 weight class). Savage comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Many Men By 50 cent kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Carlitos Mendez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlitos Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Savage!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage throws a lazy uppercut
and Savage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Tom Savage has been cut.
Mendez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
Savage steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mendez.
Savage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mendez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mendez cracks Savage with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Savage looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mendez finish him?
Savage is rocked!
Mendez cracks Savage with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Savage falls to his knees and Mendez doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlitos Mendez!
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