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Gladiators 62 Marc v DaSilva 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maatia Supuaga (ranked 1476 p4p, 165 weight class) and Estaban Chavez (ranked 1090 p4p, 118 weight class). Supuaga's entrance music is Wanna Taki Taki. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maatia Supuaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Estaban Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez jabs at Supuaga's body.
Supuaga tries to clinch there but Chavez circles away.
Chavez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donk. Chavez catches Supuaga right on the button with a cross.
Chavez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Supuaga in his tracks.
Supuaga is rocked!
Supuaga shoots for a takedown but Chavez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oh Supuaga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Supuaga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chavez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chavez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Supuaga seems to have got his legs back now.
Chavez throws a hook but Supuaga blocks it.
Chavez's coach down at Crassus was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Chavez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Supuaga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chavez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Chavez lands a big head kick that sends Supuaga tumbling to the mat! Chavez takes a step backwards and waves Supuaga back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Supuaga tries to clinch up
and Chavez counters with a thumping low kick.
Maatia Supuaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Supuaga fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supuaga moves in looking to clinch but Chavez pushes him off.
Supuaga takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chavez misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Supuaga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Supuaga shoots in looking for a takedown. Chavez tries to sprawl out of it but Supuaga keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chavez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Supuaga tries to clinch up
and Chavez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chavez connects with a crisp jab.
Supuaga pushes Chavez up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supuaga is trying to break free.
Supuaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chavez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Supuaga gets a clinch.
Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Supuaga can't find room to land a body shot as Chavez controls the action.
Chavez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chavez swats away the attempt to clinch by Supuaga.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Supuaga tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Supuaga tries to clinch up but Chavez circles away and keeps his distance.
Chavez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chavez works Supuaga's body with a nice hook.
Supuaga wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chavez keeps the fight on the outside.
Supuaga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chavez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Supuaga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Supuaga as he connects with a hook.
Chavez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Supuaga gets a clinch.
Supuaga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Supuaga breaks the clinch.
Supuaga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supuaga is looking to clinch.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Supuaga moves away.
Supuaga has closed the distance and engaged Chavez in a clinch.
A short right from Chavez on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Supuaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chavez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Chavez.
Supuaga looking to slow down the pace here.
Chavez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Supuaga wants to stall.
Chavez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Supuaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chavez lands a hook that snaps the head of Supuaga backwards.
Supuaga being controlled against the cage.
Chavez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Supuaga is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Estaban Chavez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Supuaga tries to clinch but Chavez moves away
and Chavez counters with a nice uppercut.
Estaban Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chavez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Supuaga is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Supuaga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Supuaga slips a straight right by Chavez.
Chavez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Supuaga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Supuaga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supuaga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chavez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Supuaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Chavez misses.
Supuaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supuaga ducks right into an uppercut from Chavez.
Supuaga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Supuaga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Supuaga is looking to counter punch.
Supuaga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chavez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Supuaga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Supuaga tries to clinch but Chavez is having none of it.
Chavez drops Supuaga with a naaaaasty hook - Supuaga is in real trouble here! Chavez dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Estaban Chavez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerardo Pacheco (ranked 1846 p4p, 197 weight class) and Luis Gonzales (ranked 2134 p4p, 227 weight class). Gerardo Pacheco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerardo Pacheco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luis Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacheco closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gonzales throws a hook but Pacheco blocks it.
Gonzales avoids the body shot from Pacheco.
Luis Gonzales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzales gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pacheco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gonzales misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Pacheco's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gonzales lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pacheco.
Pacheco tries to work over Gonzales's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pacheco lands with a short shot to the head.
Pacheco dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gonzales trying to land knees to the body.
Gonzales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Gonzales.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacheco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gonzales blocks the elbow strike.
Pacheco lands with a short shot to the head.
Pacheco is working Gonzales over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pacheco.
Gonzales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pacheco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gonzales scores with a knee to the head.
Gonzales missing with knees to the body.
Gonzales has a couple of punches blocked by Pacheco.
Pacheco lands with a short shot to the head.
Pacheco digs a right hand underneath Gonzales's ribcage. Gonzales let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pacheco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gonzales swings wildly with an uppercut but Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzales dodges an elbow strike from Pacheco.
Gonzales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzales looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pacheco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Pacheco prevents a body shot from Gonzales.
Pacheco misses with a punch to the body.
Pacheco swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pacheco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Gonzales trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Pacheco.
Pacheco swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacheco lands with a light punch inside.
Gonzales is rocked!
Pacheco tries to throw a body punch but Gonzales avoids it by throwing Pacheco back against the cage.
Pacheco blocks a body shot from Gonzales.
Pacheco lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gonzales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzales tries to land knees in the clinch but Pacheco avoids the damage to the body.
Pacheco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Gonzales.
Gonzales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pacheco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pacheco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pacheco avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pacheco.
Gonzales wants to stall.
Pacheco can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzales controls the action.
Gonzales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pacheco's elbow.
Gonzales lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Pacheco.
Gonzales's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gonzales is still on wobbly legs! Can Pacheco finish him?
Gonzales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pacheco misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Pacheco to work.
Gonzales seems to have recovered his senses.
Gonzales is trying to stall.
Pacheco lands a body shot.
Gonzales working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pacheco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Pacheco.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzales.
Pacheco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pacheco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzales's elbow.
Gonzales taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pacheco.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacheco misses with a body punch.
Pacheco throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzales.
Pacheco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Gonzales landing knees to the body.
Gonzales has a couple of punches blocked by Pacheco.
Gonzales unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pacheco throws a head punch that misses.
Pacheco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gonzales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pacheco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gonzales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pacheco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pacheco misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerardo Pacheco dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A low kick from Gonzales misses
and Pacheco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pacheco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzales.
Pacheco slips a jab from Gonzales.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pacheco checks a leg kick.
Pacheco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pacheco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzales can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from Pacheco misses the target.
Good leg kick by Gonzales there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pacheco throws a body shot but no joy.
Pacheco tries to bum rush Gonzales with a series of wild strikes but Gonzales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzales scores with a three punch combo!
Gonzales closes the distance and clinches.
Pacheco lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales misses with a knee to the head.
Pacheco tries to work over Gonzales's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonzales letting Pacheco take a breather here.
Pacheco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pacheco blocking some punches.
Gonzales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gonzales creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pacheco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pacheco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gonzales tries a knee to the head but Pacheco blocks it.
Gonzales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gonzales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pacheco.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pacheco has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzales.
Pacheco tries to work over Gonzales's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco lands with a light punch inside.
Gonzales connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pacheco's face.
A short right from Pacheco.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pacheco avoiding damage as Gonzales throws knees to the body.
Pacheco lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacheco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pacheco struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzales controls his hands.
Pacheco has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzales.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pacheco.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pacheco.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzales.
Gonzales tries to work over Pacheco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pacheco lands with a right to the head.
Gonzales is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gonzales tries a knee to the head but Pacheco blocks it.
Gonzales lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gonzales.
Pacheco blocks a body shot from Gonzales.
Gonzales can't find room to land a body shot as Pacheco controls the action.
Gonzales looking to throw knees to the head but Pacheco is blocking nicely.
Gonzales misses with a body punch.
Pacheco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pacheco.
Pacheco managing to block the knees to the body from Gonzales.
Pacheco scores with a shoulder strike.
Pacheco misses with the head strike.
Pacheco throws an elbow that misses.
Gonzales takes an elbow to the temple.
A left hand lands to the body for Pacheco.
Pacheco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gonzales lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonzales dodges an elbow strike from Pacheco.
Pacheco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales has a couple of punches blocked by Pacheco.
Pacheco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzales throws a punch but it's blocked by Pacheco.
Pacheco prevents a body shot from Gonzales.
Pacheco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gerardo Pacheco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pacheco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pacheco throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzales.
Pacheco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pacheco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonzales's brow.
A nice left hand lands by Pacheco.
Gonzales is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pacheco is keeping busy.
Pacheco lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzales being controlled against the cage.
Pacheco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerardo Pacheco dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Pacheco there.
Pacheco throws a hook to the side of Gonzales's head but Gonzales sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pacheco lands with a big left! Gonzales is wobbled badly! Pacheco comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Gonzales to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gerardo Pacheco!
A very excited looking Gerardo Pacheco 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Reyn Godrigueze (ranked 1026 p4p, 114 weight class) and Dan McAdams (ranked 1234 p4p, 134 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reyn Godrigueze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan McAdams!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAdams misses the shot to the body.
McAdams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Godrigueze stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Godrigueze wants it to stay on the feet.
As McAdams tries to get set, Godrigueze tries to push him back and clinch up but McAdams manages to avoid the attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Godrigueze. McAdams does a little dance to reset his feet.
McAdams misses with a two punch combination.
Godrigueze is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McAdams.
McAdams misses with a body shot.
Godrigueze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McAdams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godrigueze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McAdams.
Godrigueze blocks a jab.
As McAdams tries to get set, Godrigueze tries to push him back and clinch up but McAdams manages to avoid the attempt.
McAdams throws a shot from downtown. Godrigueze moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godrigueze lands a jab to McAdams's midsection.
Godrigueze connects with a single shot there.
McAdams throws a body shot but no joy.
Godrigueze tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McAdams manages to circle out of the way.
McAdams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Godrigueze counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Godrigueze.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McAdams has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Godrigueze just misses with a elbow thrown towards McAdams's brow.
McAdams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Godrigueze just stands there and leans against the cage.
McAdams lands with a left to the head.
McAdams blocks a body shot from Godrigueze.
A right hook to the body lands for Godrigueze.
Godrigueze effectively controlling the action here.
McAdams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Godrigueze walks away with a smile on his face. McAdams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Reyn Godrigueze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan McAdams.
Godrigueze on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAdams walks into a jab.
Godrigueze needs to keep his hands up - McAdams had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godrigueze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McAdams.
McAdams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Godrigueze throws out the jab.
McAdams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Godrigueze.
Godrigueze seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Godrigueze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reyn Godrigueze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McAdams, as that shot connected.
McAdams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Godrigueze.
Godrigueze fails to land with a series of punches.
McAdams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAdams stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Godrigueze connects with a body shot that sends McAdams's belly button to the back.
McAdams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godrigueze manages to avoid it.
McAdams misses with a jab to the body
and Godrigueze holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McAdams fails to pull guard.
Godrigueze lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McAdams backwards.
McAdams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McAdams gets through Godrigueze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McAdams jumps guard and drags Godrigueze to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Godrigueze trying to control but McAdams is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Godrigueze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAdams being controlled here, momentarily.
McAdams has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Godrigueze can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Godrigueze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Godrigueze looking to sit in guard and control but McAdams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Godrigueze is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McAdams tries to free his leg and advance position but Godrigueze is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan McAdams will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McAdams looks to score with a jab to the body but Godrigueze is just out of range.
Godrigueze misses with a straight left.
McAdams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McAdams misses with a body shot.
Godrigueze lands a jab to McAdams's midsection.
Dan McAdams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Godrigueze connects with a body shot that sends McAdams's belly button to the back.
Godrigueze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAdams looks to land a left hand but Godrigueze moved out of range nicely.
Godrigueze tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McAdams manages to circle out of the way.
Godrigueze ducks under a wild hook from McAdams.
Godrigueze slips a jab from McAdams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAdams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Godrigueze misses with a body shot.
McAdams with the counter takedown but Godrigueze avoids it easily.
McAdams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Godrigueze wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McAdams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godrigueze manages to avoid it.
McAdams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Godrigueze finds it's way round the side to connect with McAdams's head.
McAdams throws a jab but it's blocked by Godrigueze.
Godrigueze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And McAdams tries to counter it with a takedown but Godrigueze pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Godrigueze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McAdams throws out the jab.
Godrigueze is looking to counter the offense by McAdams and move into the clinch.
McAdams lands a lovely overhand right.
We've been told by Godrigueze's head coaches at Jaspers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godrigueze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McAdams.
McAdams moves out of range of the strikes.
Godrigueze looks to throw the jab but McAdams is out of range.
Godrigueze missing with a left hand there. McAdams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Godrigueze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McAdams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godrigueze throws a looping overhand right but McAdams ducks down to avoid it.
Godrigueze defending well as McAdams loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McAdams misses with a shot to the body
and Godrigueze counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAdams is looking to control Godrigueze's arms but Godrigueze gets an underhook and turns him. Now McAdams has his back to the cage.
Godrigueze blocking some punches.
McAdams fails to pull guard.
Godrigueze digs a right hand underneath McAdams's ribcage. McAdams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McAdams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Godrigueze walks away with a smile on his face. McAdams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Godrigueze uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McAdams has time to react.
Godrigueze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McAdams throws out the jab.
Godrigueze just misses with a punch to the body.
McAdams staying out of range there.
McAdams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godrigueze.
Godrigueze misses with a body shot.
McAdams misses with a straight left.
Godrigueze tries to counter by clinching up but McAdams breaks away and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAdams thows a leg kick but Godrigueze checks it
and Godrigueze counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McAdams misses with the head strike.
Godrigueze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Godrigueze.
Godrigueze prevents a body shot from McAdams.
A short right from Godrigueze.
McAdams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Godrigueze misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McAdams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Godrigueze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godrigueze blocks a body shot from McAdams.
Godrigueze throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Godrigueze.
McAdams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reyn Godrigueze dominated that second round.
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!
McAdams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Godrigueze misses its intended target.
McAdams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McAdams moves out of range of the strikes.
Godrigueze drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Godrigueze lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Godrigueze.
McAdams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godrigueze scores with a nice strike.
Godrigueze throws a lazy right hand but McAdams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Godrigueze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godrigueze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by McAdams!
McAdams swings for the body but Godrigueze moves out of range.
Godrigueze misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by McAdams.
McAdams lands a head shot.
Godrigueze moves away from the strike by McAdams.
Godrigueze wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Godrigueze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McAdams moves away.
Godrigueze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McAdams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAdams looks to score with a jab to the body but Godrigueze is just out of range.
McAdams moves away from the strike by Godrigueze.
McAdams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Godrigueze lands a jab to McAdams's midsection.
Godrigueze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McAdams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McAdams changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McAdams staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McAdams slips a straight right by Godrigueze.
Godrigueze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McAdams.
Godrigueze is looking to counter the offense by McAdams and move into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godrigueze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McAdams moves away.
McAdams with the counter takedown but Godrigueze avoids it easily.
Godrigueze throws a body shot but no joy.
Godrigueze on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McAdams throws a hook but Godrigueze avoids it easily.
Godrigueze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Godrigueze misses with a hook. McAdams ducked under it nicely.
McAdams throws a jab but it's blocked by Godrigueze.
Godrigueze lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McAdams dives in and scores a takedown into Godrigueze's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAdams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Godrigueze is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Godrigueze is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McAdams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Godrigueze takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McAdams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McAdams trying to control but Godrigueze postures up.
Godrigueze seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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 Reyn Godrigueze.
I think Godrigueze has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reyn Godrigueze!
In his post fight interview, Reyn Godrigueze 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Galvao (ranked 1249 p4p, 186 weight class) and Michal Arlovsky (ranked 1972 p4p, 280 weight class). Galvao comes to the cage accompanied by Kodaline - All I Want. Michal Arlovsky told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Galvao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michal Arlovsky!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galvao gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Galvao kicks Arlovsky off and gets to his feet.
Arlovsky tries to score a power double leg takedown but Galvao sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Arlovsky somewhat.
Galvao closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Arlovsky to the mat! Arlovsky manages to get full guard.
Galvao trying to control but Arlovsky is working from the bottom.
Arlovsky is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Galvao is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galvao drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Arlovsky dives on top into guard.
Arlovsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Galvao is retaining full guard.
Galvao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Arlovsky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Arlovsky manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Arlovsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Galvao has wrist control.
Arlovsky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Galvao is retaining full guard.
Galvao working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Arlovsky has passed into half guard!
Galvao actively working from the bottom here.
Arlovsky is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Arlovsky is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Arlovsky moves into full mount! Galvao won't be happy about that!
Galvao can't escape the position.
Arlovsky throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Arlovsky misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Galvao tries to reverse the position but Arlovsky maintains control.
Galvao is squirming around, avoiding Arlovsky's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvao is desperately trying to improve his position but Arlovsky has a good base and remains in mount.
Arlovsky is looking to work his way around to Galvao's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Arlovsky has hold of Galvao's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Galvao manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Arlovsky throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Arlovsky wants to finish this one by submission but Galvao is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Arlovsky.
Galvao is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Arlovsky blocks Galvao's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galvao is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovsky fails to advance to Galvao's back.
Arlovsky trying to control but Galvao is having none of it.
Galvao is trying desperately to improve position.
Galvao blocking the ground and pound.
Galvao slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Galvao is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Arlovsky pulls his head out easily.
Arlovsky is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Galvao looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Arlovsky is trying to work for a kimura but Galvao is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovsky wants to work for an arm triangle but Galvao is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Galvao looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Arlovsky throwing shots but Galvao is blocking nicely.
Galvao actively working from the bottom here.
Arlovsky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Galvao missing with punches from the bottom.
Arlovsky is looking for a kimura but Galvao is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Arlovsky to get the leverage.
Galvao wants to improve his position but Arlovsky is controlling well.
Arlovsky is keen to just control but Galvao is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Arlovsky dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Galvao is defended easily by Arlovsky.
Galvao shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arlovsky bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Arlovsky working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Arlovsky wants to control but Galvao is keeping him busy.
Galvao looking for a sweep but Arlovsky has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Galvao really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Arlovsky throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galvao is looking to improve his position but Arlovsky isn't that keen on the idea.
Arlovsky thowing shots but they're missing.
Arlovsky trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovsky is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Galvao to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Galvao shrugs it off.
Arlovsky is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Galvao to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Galvao shrugs it off.
Galvao is desperately trying to improve his position but Arlovsky has a good base and remains in mount.
Arlovsky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Galvao wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Arlovsky.
Arlovsky is working for a guillotine from mount but Galvao frees his head quite easily.
Arlovsky is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Galvao can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Galvao tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arlovsky throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Galvao tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Galvao bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvao is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Arlovsky is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Arlovsky has escaped and now he's on top!
Galvao is looking for a triangle here but Arlovsky uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arlovsky tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Arlovsky has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Arlovsky is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Galvao knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galvao is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Arlovsky's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Galvao manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovsky is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Galvao looking for a guillotine here but Arlovsky defends easily.
Arlovsky must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Galvao looking for a sweep. Not yet Galvao, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arlovsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Arlovsky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Arlovsky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arlovsky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Galvao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Arlovsky throws a big elbow that misses.
Arlovsky pushing down on Galvao's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Galvao actively working from the bottom here.
Arlovsky prevents Galvao from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovsky is looking for a kimura but Galvao is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Arlovsky to get the leverage.
Arlovsky is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Galvao is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Arlovsky pulls his head out easily.
Galvao looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Arlovsky wants to work for an arm triangle but Galvao is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arlovsky wants to work for an arm triangle but Galvao is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Galvao looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Arlovsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Galvao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arlovsky.
Galvao tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Arlovsky defends well and Galvao ends up having to push Arlovsky into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Galvao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Arlovsky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Arlovsky stuffs the takedown attempt from Galvao. Galvao gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Galvao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arlovsky has a takedown stuffed.
Arlovsky shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Galvao manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Michal Arlovsky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Arlovsky gets to his feet. Galvao looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arlovsky shoots in but Galvao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Galvao shoots in for a takedown but Arlovsky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arlovsky scores with a takedown into Galvao's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Arlovsky defends well.
Arlovsky trying to control but Galvao is working from the bottom.
Arlovsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Arlovsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Galvao throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Galvao keeping moving, preventing Arlovsky from controlling successfully.
Galvao has his foot on Arlovsky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Arlovsky works his way back into a safe position though.
Arlovsky is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Galvao has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arlovsky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Arlovsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Galvao looking for a guillotine here but Arlovsky defends easily.
Arlovsky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Arlovsky throwing strikes from guard but Galvao blocks nicely.
Galvao looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Arlovsky got a little sloppy there for a moment and Galvao has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Arlovsky has managed to get both his arms back between Galvao's legs - danger averted.
Arlovsky stands and throws Galvao's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Arlovsky thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovsky tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Arlovsky has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Galvao tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Arlovsky wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Arlovsky tries for a kimura but Galvao is defending well.
Arlovsky working away.
Galvao tries to buck Arlovsky off but Arlovsky is having none of it.
Galvao struggling a bit here.
Arlovsky postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Galvao is looking to reverse the position.
Arlovsky trying to control the action but Galvao is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovsky is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Galvao knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Arlovsky throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Galvao managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Arlovsky.
Galvao sneaks back into half guard.
Rafael Galvao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Galvao looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Arlovsky thows a huge punch but Galvao dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arlovsky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Michal Arlovsky is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arlovsky is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Galvao defends it well.
Arlovsky is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Arlovsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arlovsky has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Arlovsky!
Michal Arlovsky decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Buren (ranked 450 p4p, 65 weight class) and Jimmy Ryan (ranked 536 p4p, 75 weight class). Ryan has chosen The Animals - House of the Rising Sun as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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206 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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212 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan throws a big shot that misses.
Van Buren misses with a low kick as Ryan jumps back.
Van Buren throws a leg kick which misses Ryan's front leg but catches the back leg as Ryan tries to avoid it.
Van Buren fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ryan.
Ryan scores with a nice head shot.
Van Buren throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Buren seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ryan lands with a straight right. Van Buren didn't see that one coming.
Joost Van Buren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Buren looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Van Buren throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Buren works the jab nicely.
Van Buren chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ryan can pounce on him.
Van Buren looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ryan connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Van Buren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Van Buren slips under a jab from Ryan.
Van Buren lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
Ryan unleashes a big counter combination but Van Buren bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice straight punches there by Ryan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ryan.
Ryan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ryan walks into a straight right hand from Van Buren.
Van Buren misses with a jab to the body
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.
Ryan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Buren.
Ryan is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Van Buren lands a jab to Ryan's midsection.
Ryan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ryan throws a nice looking combination but Van Buren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ryan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Buren steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ryan. That one must have hurt.
Van Buren lands a body shot.
Van Buren fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ryan.
Ryan thumps Van Buren with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van Buren with a hook.
Ryan throws a leg kick that misses.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Van Buren moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Van Buren is predictable there
and Ryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Buren catches Ryan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ryan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Van Buren buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ryan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ryan misses with an uppercut.
Van Buren is looking for a counter combo.
Ryan throws a leg kick
and Van Buren counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Buren fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ryan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Buren misses with a low kick.
Ryan throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Buren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Buren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren misses with a looping left.
Van Buren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Buren is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A low kick from Van Buren misses
and Ryan counters with a straight right hand.
Van Buren moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Buren tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ryan is able to avoid easily.
Van Buren lands a body shot.
Van Buren takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Buren fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Buren, as that shot connected.
Van Buren scores with a jab to the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ryan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Buren throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Buren.
Ryan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van Buren with a body shot.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Buren is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Buren throws a leg kick but Ryan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ryan scores with a head kick.
Van Buren throws a front kick aimed at Ryan's knee but Ryan avoids it well.
Ryan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Buren misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ryan to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Buren connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Buren connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Buren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
Van Buren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Van Buren.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Buren plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ryan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Van Buren misses with a wild body shot.
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 Joost Van Buren will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van Buren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joost Van Buren is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Ryan misses.
Van Buren throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan scores with a nice head shot.
Ryan cracks Van Buren with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Van Buren looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ryan finish him?
Ryan throws a sloppy head kick and Van Buren moves out of range easily.
Van Buren looks to land a right hand but Ryan moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Van Buren slips the punch.
Van Buren fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ryan just manages to avoid it.
Ryan defending well as Van Buren loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan tries a low kick but Van Buren avoids it.
Ryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Buren.
Van Buren moves away from the strike by Ryan.
Ryan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Buren on the side of the head.
Van Buren scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Van Buren to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan throws a lazy body kick
and Van Buren counters with an inside leg kick.
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Van Buren slips the punch.
Van Buren lands a really nice looking cross but Ryan seems unphased.
Van Buren looks to throw the jab but Ryan is out of range.
Van Buren scores with a jab to the head.
Van Buren takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Buren swings widly with a right hand
and Ryan counters with a left to the body.
Van Buren attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Ryan misses.
Van Buren misses with a low kick.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ryan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Buren takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ryan checks a leg kick.
Ryan lands a leg kick that knocks Van Buren off balance momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Ryan.
Van Buren misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Buren throws a right hand that misses
and Van Buren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Buren is rocked!
Van Buren scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Van Buren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ryan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Buren seems to have got his legs back now.
Ryan misses with an uppercut. Van Buren saw that one coming.
Van Buren throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Buren misses with a lunging right hand
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Look low, kick high! Ryan uses the oldest trick in the book to send Van Buren tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Ryan is absolutely delighted - when Van Buren wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jimmy Ryan!
Jimmy Ryan is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Jimmy Ryan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 489 p4p, 56 weight class) and Malaki Lima (ranked 1357 p4p, 151 weight class). Lima has chosen Tupac - Hail Mary as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Malaki Lima!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov throws a lazy uppercut
and Lima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Lima moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook
and Lima counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nurmagomedov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lima on the ground.
Lima stops Nurmagomedov from standing up.
Lima keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nurmagomedov's head.
Lima stands and throws Nurmagomedov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lima in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nurmagomedov is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Elite that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lima is looking to take a break and control but Nurmagomedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lima happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima tries to advance to mount but Nurmagomedov denies him.
Nurmagomedov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lima lands an elbow.
Lima tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nurmagomedov is trying to get back to his feet.
Lima working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima landing a few strikes.
Lima tries to advance to mount but Nurmagomedov denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmagomedov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lima has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nurmagomedov keeps working.
Nurmagomedov wants to get back to his feet.
Lima trying to control the action but Nurmagomedov is working from the bottom.
Lima advances nicely into full mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lima landing shots from mount.
Lima landing strikes from the mount and Nurmagomedov is in trouble!
Lima lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nurmagomedov bucks up and throws Lima to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Lima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nurmagomedov.
Lima is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lima pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lima has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nurmagomedov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nurmagomedov misses with a jab to the body
and Lima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nurmagomedov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Malaki Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmagomedov cracks Lima with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lima moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Nurmagomedov does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lima throws a right hand that Nurmagomedov ducks under and follows up with a left that Nurmagomedov also avoids with ease.
Lima misses with a looping right.
Nurmagomedov throws a looping overhand right but Lima ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lima takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lima moves out of range as Nurmagomedov strikes.
Lima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurmagomedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Nurmagomedov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lima misses with a straight right.
Lima throws a shot from downtown. Nurmagomedov moves away and avoids it.
Lima misses with a right hand
enabling Nurmagomedov to counter with a crisp jab.
Lima moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lima walks into a straight right hand from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nurmagomedov looks to land a left hand but Lima moved out of range nicely.
Nurmagomedov tests Lima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nurmagomedov misses with a double jab.
Nurmagomedov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lima misses the shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmagomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Lima.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaki Lima dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nurmagomedov misses with the combination.
Lima lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nurmagomedov misses with a straight right.
Nurmagomedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lima.
Nurmagomedov scores with a kick to the body.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the side of Lima's head but Lima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook but Lima blocks it.
Lima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov throws an overhand right that lands on Lima's shoulder, as Lima tries to avoid the shot.
Nurmagomedov cracks Lima with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lima throws an overhand right that lands on Nurmagomedov's shoulder, as Nurmagomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Nurmagomedov misses with a lunging right hand
and Lima counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lima. Nurmagomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov thuds a left hand into Lima's body.
The fighters circling - Lima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nurmagomedov misses with a straight left.
Lima throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nurmagomedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lima connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nurmagomedov drops his hands momentarily and Lima takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A lazy left from Lima finds it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Lima. Those never looked like landing.
Lima shoots in and bounces Nurmagomedov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lima sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmagomedov wants to stand up but Lima is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima controlling from the top position.
Lima is continuing to stall.
Nurmagomedov pushes Lima off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Nurmagomedov connects with a looping right hand.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild combination.
Nurmagomedov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lima lands an overhand right.
Sloppy strikes from Lima. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nurmagomedov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lima connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab lands there for Lima.
Lima swings for the body but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Lima fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lima blocks a head kick by Nurmagomedov.
Lima takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Lima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurmagomedov misses the target.
Lima loads up on a big right hand but Nurmagomedov slips the punch.
Lima misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Lima.
Lima misses with a hook. Nurmagomedov ducked under it nicely.
Lima 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.
Lima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nurmagomedov swivels and escapes.
Nurmagomedov throws a series of punches but Lima moves out of range.
Lima misses with a hook. Nurmagomedov ducked under it nicely.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lima moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lima moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nurmagomedov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nurmagomedov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nurmagomedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lima throws a hook to the side of Nurmagomedov's head but Nurmagomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Lima on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nurmagomedov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lima.
Lima lands the left hand.
Lima misses with an uppercut
and Nurmagomedov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nurmagomedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lima.
Lima thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lima lands with a nice combination. Nurmagomedov backs away looking to recover.
Nurmagomedov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lima lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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 Khabib Nurmagomedov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nurmagomedov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lima swings widly with a right hand
and Nurmagomedov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nurmagomedov misses with a right hand
and Lima counters with a takedown into side control.
Nurmagomedov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lima has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nurmagomedov!
Nurmagomedov is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lima landing punches.
Lima lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Lima connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lima can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nurmagomedov is looking to escape.
Lima is landing with some decent strikes but Nurmagomedov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lima cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nurmagomedov is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Lima! Nurmagomedov is hurt baaadly! Lima is firing away with more strikes - Nurmagomedov is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malaki Lima!
Malaki Lima is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Malaki Lima thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Kolov (ranked 849 p4p, 125 weight class) and Alfredo Negreiros (ranked 889 p4p, 135 weight class). Kolov comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman. Alfredo Negreiros will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Kolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alfredo Negreiros!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Negreiros darts in and clinches Kolov up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kolov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Negreiros lands an uppercut.
Negreiros scores with a shot to the side of Kolov's head.
Nice body punch from Negreiros - that landed with a thud.
Negreiros throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kolovs head.
Negreiros throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kolov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Negreiros pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kolov shoots in and drives through. Negreiros sprawls well.
Negreiros lands with an overhand left.
Kolov gets tackled into the cage by Negreiros. Negreiros maintains the clinch.
Kolov tries to pull guard but Negreiros holds him up against the cage and eventually Kolov drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Kolov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Negreiros lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Negreiros creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Negreiros.
Negreiros lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kolov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Negreiros gets through Kolov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Negreiros lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kolov backwards.
Negreiros stops a takedown attempt from Kolov.
Negreiros cracks Kolov with a nice body shot.
A short left from Negreiros.
Kolov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Negreiros smiles and moves away.
Kolov has a takedown stuffed.
Kolov is breathing heavily.
Negreiros clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Negreiros on the inside.
Negreiros softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Negreiros.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Negreiros.
Negreiros cracks Kolov with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Negreiros.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Negreiros digs a right hand underneath Kolov's ribcage. Kolov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Negreiros.
Negreiros works on Kolov's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Negreiros.
A nice right hand lands inside from Negreiros.
Negreiros prevents a takedown attempt there.
Negreiros lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kolov or not.
A shot in the inside from Negreiros.
Kolov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kolov jumps guard but Negreiros stands there with Kolov around his waist. Kolov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Negreiros.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Negreiros scores with a shoulder strike.
Kolov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Negreiros smiles and moves away.
Kolov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Negreiros connects with a leg kick. Kolov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Negreiros.
Kolov controlling the action here for a moment.
Negreiros throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kolovs head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negreiros scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Negreiros.
Kolov jumps guard but Negreiros stands there with Kolov around his waist. Kolov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kolov is trying to pull guard but Negreiros turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Negreiros lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Negreiros.
Negreiros lands an uppercut.
A short left from Negreiros.
Negreiros lands with a left to the head.
Negreiros lands a body shot in the clinch.
Negreiros is pressed up against the cage. Kolov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Negreiros down to the mat. Negreiros avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kolov shoots in looking for a takedown. Negreiros tries to sprawl out of it but Kolov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Negreiros manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Negreiros gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfredo Negreiros dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Negreiros gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Negreiros has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Negreiros lands a body shot in the clinch.
Negreiros lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kolov or not.
A short uppercut from Negreiros.
A nice right hand lands inside from Negreiros.
Alfredo Negreiros seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Negreiros scores with a nice hook to the head.
Negreiros digs a right hand underneath Kolov's ribcage. Kolov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Negreiros.
Negreiros lands a right hand.
Negreiros lands a hook to the side of the head.
Negreiros gets through Kolov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Negreiros pushes Kolov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kolov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Negreiros scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Kolov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Negreiros creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kolov's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kolov drops to his knees and Negreiros pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfredo Negreiros!
Alfredo Negreiros 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Lancaster (ranked 114 p4p, 17 weight class) and Bob Vendarra (ranked 1270 p4p, 177 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vendarra's choice of entrance music: Avenged Sevenfold-Hail to the King Ragnar. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Lancaster !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Vendarra!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vendarra throws a sloppy head kick
and Lancaster counters with a nice uppercut.
Lancaster swings for the body but Vendarra moves out of range.
Lancaster doesn't manage to clinch there - Vendarra circles away.
Lancaster slips under a jab from Vendarra.
Vendarra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lancaster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lancaster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vendarra.
Jab, jab by Vendarra - just one landing.
Vendarra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vendarra takes one to the chin there.
Lancaster throws a jab when Vendarra was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster throws a lazy right hand but Vendarra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vendarra moves into the clinch.
Vendarra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vendarra swings wildly with an uppercut but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vendarra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vendarra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendarra is trying to stall.
Vendarra content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vendarra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster pushes Vendarra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vendarra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vendarra's elbow.
Lancaster cracks Vendarra with a nice body shot.
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vendarra's elbow.
Vendarra blocks a body shot from Lancaster .
Vendarra misses with a body punch.
Lancaster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vendarra tries a body shot but Lancaster blocks it.
Vendarra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vendarra lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster lands with a left to the head.
Vendarra swings wildly with an uppercut but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've been informed that Vendarra 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.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Vendarra controls his hands.
Vendarra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lancaster tries to work over Vendarra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lancaster .
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Vendarra.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vendarra.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Vendarra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lancaster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vendarra backwards.
Lancaster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra is trying to stall.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Vendarra avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lancaster .
Lancaster pushes Vendarra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lancaster lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vendarra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lancaster blocks a body shot from Vendarra.
Lancaster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lancaster lands a hook that snaps the head of Vendarra backwards.
Vendarra is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Lancaster .
Vendarra is still on wobbly legs! Can Lancaster finish him?
Vendarra looks winded!
Lancaster pushes Vendarra against the cage. Lancaster is working some dirty boxing. Lancaster pushes off with a quick right hook! Vendarra goes down! Vendarra tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lancaster moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric Lancaster !
Cedric Lancaster retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Cedric Lancaster rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francis Fitzpatrick (ranked 347 p4p, 43 weight class) and Brian Roper (ranked 784 p4p, 86 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis Fitzpatrick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Roper!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roper throws a poor cross that misses
and Fitzpatrick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fitzpatrick has managed to clinch.
Fitzpatrick creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roper's defenses.
Fitzpatrick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roper or not.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fitzpatrick throws an elbow but misses.
Roper takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Brian Roper has been cut.
Fitzpatrick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roper.
Roper misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fitzpatrick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roper swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Fitzpatrick - that landed with a thud.
Roper throws a head punch that misses.
Roper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fitzpatrick lands with a light punch inside.
Fitzpatrick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzpatrick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roper.
Roper misses with some punches.
Fitzpatrick digs a right hand underneath Roper's ribcage. Roper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Roper fails to land.
Fitzpatrick creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roper's defenses.
Roper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fitzpatrick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Fitzpatrick.
Roper throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Roper throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzpatrick scores with a shot to the side of Roper's head.
Fitzpatrick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fitzpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick digs a right hand underneath Roper's ribcage. Roper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzpatrick.
Roper misses with a punch to the body.
Roper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roper.
Fitzpatrick lands a left hand.
Roper has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick lands an elbow inside that Roper shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzpatrick displaying some good clinch control by pressing Roper up against the cage.
Roper misses with a body punch.
Roper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick blocking some punches.
Fitzpatrick lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roper.
Roper prevents a body shot from Fitzpatrick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roper.
Fitzpatrick lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roper.
Roper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fitzpatrick breaks the clinch.
Roper misses with a straight right.
Fitzpatrick scores with a hook.
Roper misses with a straight left.
Roper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roper ducks under a wild hook from Fitzpatrick.
Roper throws a right and a left that Fitzpatrick avoids nicely.
Fitzpatrick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fitzpatrick closes the distance and pushes Roper back into the cage.
Roper tries a body shot but Fitzpatrick blocks it.
Fitzpatrick is working Roper over against the cage.
Fitzpatrick tries to work over Roper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roper.
Fitzpatrick dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Roper throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Roper throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fitzpatrick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fitzpatrick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fitzpatrick lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Fitzpatrick.
A short body shot lands from Roper as the two fighters clinch.
Fitzpatrick's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fitzpatrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Roper controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Fitzpatrick.
Roper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fitzpatrick throws an elbow that misses.
A shot in the inside from Fitzpatrick.
Roper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick tries to work over Roper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fitzpatrick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roper misses with some punches.
Roper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roper prevents a body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick lands a nice uppercut.
Fitzpatrick lands a shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Fitzpatrick.
A head punch on the inside from Roper fails to land.
Fitzpatrick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roper tries to throw a body punch but Fitzpatrick avoids it by throwing Roper back against the cage.
Roper blocking some punches.
Fitzpatrick tries a body shot but Roper blocks it.
Fitzpatrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzpatrick lands a shoulder strike.
Fitzpatrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roper tries to work over Fitzpatrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzpatrick lands a hook that snaps the head of Roper backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick lands a hook that snaps the head of Roper backwards.
Nice elbow from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fitzpatrick prevents a body shot from Roper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Fitzpatrick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Roper's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fitzpatrick misses with an uppercut.
Roper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Roper as he connects with a hook.
Roper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fitzpatrick connects with a looping right hand.
Fitzpatrick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roper on the side of the head.
Roper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fitzpatrick.
Roper misses with a shot to the body
and Fitzpatrick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brian Roper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Roper, as that shot connected.
Fitzpatrick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Francis Fitzpatrick is winning the standup battle so far.
Roper misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzpatrick is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Roper.
Fitzpatrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fitzpatrick moves into the clinch successfully.
Fitzpatrick is working Roper over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick tries to work over Roper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzpatrick throws an elbow but it misses.
Fitzpatrick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roper moves out of range of the strikes.
Roper misses with an uppercut. Fitzpatrick saw that one coming.
Roper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Roper looks to land a right hand but Fitzpatrick moved out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fitzpatrick leaning his opponent against the cage.
Roper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roper has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick blocks a body shot from Roper.
Fitzpatrick misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzpatrick blocking some punches.
Roper throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzpatrick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick prevents a body shot from Roper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzpatrick.
Roper misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Fitzpatrick.
Roper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fitzpatrick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roper.
Fitzpatrick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzpatrick throws a right and a left that Roper avoids nicely.
Fitzpatrick moves away from the strike by Roper.
Fitzpatrick dips to his left and cracks Roper with an uppercut!
Fitzpatrick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fitzpatrick misses with a straight left.
Fitzpatrick throws a hook but Roper blocks it.
Roper throws out a counter right but Fitzpatrick avoids it with no problem.
Fitzpatrick misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Roper misses.
Fitzpatrick stuns Roper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roper.
Roper swinging wildly here.
Roper slips a jab from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roper manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roper. Fitzpatrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Roper. Those never looked like landing.
Fitzpatrick misses with a jab to the body
and Roper counters with a stiff right hand.
Fitzpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roper moves away.
Fitzpatrick scores with a nice right hand.
Fitzpatrick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roper throws a right and a left that Fitzpatrick avoids nicely.
Roper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Roper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fitzpatrick.
Jab from Fitzpatrick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roper throws a shot from downtown. Fitzpatrick moves away and avoids it.
Roper misses with a hook
and Fitzpatrick counters by moving into the clinch.
Fitzpatrick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fitzpatrick is trying to maintain a safe position but Roper gets an underhook and turns Fitzpatrick into the cage.
Roper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fitzpatrick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Roper being controlled against the cage.
Fitzpatrick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fitzpatrick lands a hook that snaps the head of Roper backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Fitzpatrick.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roper ducks under a wild hook from Fitzpatrick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Fitzpatrick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Roper's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Roper misses the shot to the body.
Fitzpatrick misses with a left hand
and Roper counters with a left to the body.
Fitzpatrick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roper.
Fitzpatrick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roper can do to turn this around?
Roper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Roper just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roper.
Roper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fitzpatrick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roper counters with a straight right hand.
Fitzpatrick slips a jab from Roper.
Fitzpatrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roper throws a big shot that misses.
Fitzpatrick cracks Roper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fitzpatrick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roper drives through and clinches with Fitzpatrick against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fitzpatrick works on Roper's body with a couple of short punches.
Roper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roper misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick stalling in the clinch but Roper improves position.
Fitzpatrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzpatrick scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fitzpatrick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fitzpatrick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fitzpatrick effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Fitzpatrick.
Roper tries a body shot but Fitzpatrick blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fitzpatrick.
Roper misses with some punches.
Fitzpatrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fitzpatrick.
A short right from Fitzpatrick on the inside.
Francis Fitzpatrick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fitzpatrick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ropers head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roper throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzpatrick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roper can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzpatrick controls the action.
Fitzpatrick scores with a hook to the body.
Fitzpatrick tries to work over Roper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzpatrick lands a nice elbow.
Fitzpatrick's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Roper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
Fitzpatrick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fitzpatrick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roper lands a nice uppercut.
Roper misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick lands a body shot.
Fitzpatrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzpatrick lands an elbow inside.
Fitzpatrick digs a right hand underneath Roper's ribcage. Roper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fitzpatrick manages to break the clinch.
Fitzpatrick lands with a right hand.
Fitzpatrick closes the distance and pushes Roper back into the cage.
Fitzpatrick is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick lands a shot to the body.
Fitzpatrick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Roper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fitzpatrick's elbow.
Fitzpatrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick is working Roper over against the cage.
Roper lands a left hand.
Fitzpatrick lands a shot to the body.
Fitzpatrick cracks Roper with a nice body shot.
Fitzpatrick lands a hook that snaps the head of Roper backwards.
A body shot lands from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Fitzpatrick on the inside.
Fitzpatrick lands a body shot.
Fitzpatrick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roper backwards.
A short right from Fitzpatrick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fitzpatrick.
Roper is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Fitzpatrick.
Roper is still on wobbly legs! Can Fitzpatrick finish him?
Fitzpatrick lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fitzpatrick prevents a body shot from Roper.
Fitzpatrick lands a big right hand that drops Roper! The killer instinct kicks in and Fitzpatrick finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Fitzpatrick!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francis Fitzpatrick!
Francis Fitzpatrick retains his lightweight title!
A less than humble Francis Fitzpatrick misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marc Dutroux (ranked 185 p4p, 10 weight class) and Leonardo Da Silva (ranked 514 p4p, 27 weight class). Da Silva has chosen Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe as his entrance music. Leonardo Da Silva acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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11 - 1 - 0 |
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167 cm
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140 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marc Dutroux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Da Silva as he connects with a hook.
We've been informed that Da Silva 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.
Da Silva throws a leg kick but Dutroux sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dutroux is looking to counter punch.
Da Silva misses with a right hand
and Dutroux counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Leonardo Da Silva has been cut.
Da Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Da Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dutroux with a body shot.
Dutroux misses with a left hand
and Da Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Da Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dutroux scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dutroux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Da Silva misses with an uppercut
and Dutroux counters with a nice body shot.
Da Silva connects with a right hand. Dutroux shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dutroux slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva connects with the punch.
Da Silva motions for Dutroux to come forward. Da Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dutroux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Da Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Dutroux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva stuns Dutroux with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dutroux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Da Silva misses the jab.
Dutroux takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Da Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Da Silva is looking to slow Dutroux down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Da Silva! Dutroux is out on his feet! Da Silva rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Dutroux is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Dutroux is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Da Silva!
Leonardo Da Silva is the new bantamweight champion!
Leonardo Da Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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