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PFC 3 Tournament showcase PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krom Kong (ranked 6738 p4p, 644 weight class) and Anderson Aldo (ranked 4511 p4p, 504 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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174 lbs
5 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krom Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Aldo!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aldo wants to clinch but Kong slips to the side
and Kong counters with a low kick, right behind Aldo 's knee.
Aldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Kong appears to be looking for a big counter.
Aldo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kong circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick from Aldo misses.
Kong swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Aldo tries to land a leg kick but Kong saw it coming and moves away.
Kong appears to be looking for a big counter.
Aldo tries to clinch up.
Kong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aldo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kong throws a big counter combination but Aldo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aldo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong throws a shot from downtown. Aldo moves away and avoids it.
Kong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kong misses with a kick to the body.
Anderson Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo tries to clinch but Kong moves out of range.
Aldo misses with a combination
and Kong counters with a nice leg kick.
Aldo 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.
Kong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kong lands a body shot.
Kong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
Kong throws a leg kick but Aldo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aldo moves to clinch but Kong breaks away
and Kong counters with a two punch combo.
Kong misses with a double jab.
Aldo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A quick step to the side and Kong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo throws out a leg kick but Kong moves out of range and Aldo only half commits.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Kong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Aldo is looking to chop away at Kong's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aldo throws a low kick but Kong avoids it.
Aldo tries to clinch but Kong is having none of it.
Aldo throws a leg kick that misses.
Kong moves out of range of the leg kick from Aldo.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kong is looking for a counter combo.
Kong circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kong.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Kong pushes him off.
A clash of legs there as Kong blocks the low kick.
Aldo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kong circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kong counters with a good low kick that Aldo was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Aldo.
Aldo throws a low kick, looking for Kong's leg but Kong calmly moves out of range.
Aldo misses with a series of wild punches.
It appears Kong was looking to counter with a kick there.
Aldo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kong drives through and clinches with Aldo against the cage.
Kong breaks the clinch.
Aldo thows a leg kick but Kong checks it
and Kong counters with a nice kick to the body.
Aldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kong tried to counter with a leg kick but Aldo avoided it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kong misses the target.
Aldo looks to clinch
and Kong counters with a one-two to the body.
Aldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Kong circles away.
Kong feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kong is looking to wear down Aldo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Aldo misses
and Kong counters with a leg kick.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo wants to clinch.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Kong moved away.
Aldo misses with the combination.
Kong moves out of range of the leg kick from Aldo.
Aldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kong tried to counter with a leg kick but Aldo avoided it.
Aldo misses with a low kick as Kong jumps back.
Aldo misses with a leg kick
and Kong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Aldo misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krom Kong dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kong.
Krom Kong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo wants to land a leg kick but Kong is out of range.
Kong went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Aldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kong counters with a low kick, right behind Aldo 's knee.
Aldo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As Aldo looks to move away, Kong throws a big counter combo but Aldo just gets out of the way.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Kong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aldo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo moves to clinch but Kong breaks away
and Kong counters with a nice kick to the body.
Aldo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
Aldo throws a leg kick that misses.
Kong throwing a counter right hand but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Kong moved away.
Kong throws a big counter combination but Aldo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a combination
and Kong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aldo tries to clinch but Kong moves away
and Kong counters with a three punch combo that has Aldo backing up. Aldo nods at Kong to acknowledge the strikes.
Aldo darts in trying to clinch
and Kong counters with a three punch combo that has Aldo backing up. Aldo nods at Kong to acknowledge the strikes.
Kong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Aldo.
Aldo throws a solid leg kick but Kong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aldo.
A counter left hand to the body from Kong misses its target.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Kong avoids them all with ease.
Kong half committed to a counter leg kick.
Aldo tries to clinch but Kong moves out of range.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
Aldo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Kong circles away and keeps his distance.
Kong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kong.
Kong tries to work over Aldo's front leg with a kick but Aldo checks it.
Aldo tries to clinch but Kong is having none of it.
Nice uppercut there from Kong.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Kong checks it.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Kong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kong half committed to a counter leg kick.
Aldo wants to clinch but Kong slips to the side
and Kong counters with a left and a right that stings Aldo.
Kong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kong is looking to counter punch.
A low kick from Aldo is predictable there
and Kong counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Kong circles away and keeps his distance.
Kong is looking to counter punch.
Aldo feints and then cracks Kong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kong down.
Kong circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Kong circles away.
Aldo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aldo thows a leg kick but Kong checks it
and Kong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good leg kick by Aldo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aldo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kong.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Kong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kong tried to counter with a leg kick but Aldo avoided it.
Kong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kong.
Aldo throws a right and a left that Kong avoids nicely.
Kong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to clinch up.
Kong's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kong duly obliges.
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!
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Kong clinches.
Kong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aldo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kong counters with a one-two to the body.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Kong pushes him off.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kong is looking to counter punch.
No joy there for Kong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aldo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kong.
Aldo wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Kong misses the target.
Kong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aldo can do to turn this around?
Kong blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krom Kong dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Aldo looks to clinch
and Kong counters with a stiff right hand.
Krom Kong is winning the standup battle so far.
Aldo throws out a leg kick but Kong moves out of range and Aldo only half commits.
Kong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A counter left hand to the body from Kong misses its target.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kong.
Nice jab there from Kong.
Aldo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Kong circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aldo.
Aldo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Kong circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldo throws a front kick aimed at Kong's knee but Kong avoids it well.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Kong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aldo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aldo thows a leg kick but Kong checks it
and Kong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kong counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Aldo is predictable there
and Kong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kong blocks a leg kick.
Kong throwing a counter right hand but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kong.
Aldo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kong counters with a leg kick.
Kong throws a solid leg kick but Aldo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kong.
Kong misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Aldo misses
and Kong counters with a three punch combo that has Aldo backing up. Aldo nods at Kong to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong throws a shot from downtown. Aldo moves away and avoids it.
Kong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kong slips a jab and a cross from Aldo.
A jab from Kong does it's job there.
Aldo thows a leg kick but Kong checks it
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo closes the distance but Kong moves to the side
and Kong counters with a leg kick.
Kong blocks a leg kick.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kong feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Aldo tries to clinch but Kong moves away
and Kong counters with a nice body shot.
Aldo wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aldo is looking for the big counter here.
Kong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aldo.
Kong throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Kong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kong throws a combination. Aldo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kong displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Kong.
Aldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Aldo misses with a combination
and Kong counters with a good low kick that Aldo was not able to check.
Kong connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo tries to work over Kong's front leg with a kick but Kong checks it.
A combination from Aldo does no damage.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kong checks it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo tries to clinch up.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Kong circles away.
Aldo wants to clinch but Kong slips to the side
and Kong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for Aldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Aldo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kong darts in looking for a takedown but Aldo gets double underhooks and turns Kong into the cage.
Kong has managed to clinch.
Kong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krom Kong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aldo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krom Kong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krom Kong!
Krom Kong 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between DJ Bango (ranked 4660 p4p, 213 weight class) and Tom Thomas (ranked 3703 p4p, 185 weight class). DJ Bango has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Bango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bango blocks a jab.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Bango wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Bango.
Bango displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Bango swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Bango moves away and avoids it.
Thomas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bango walks into a stiff left hand from Thomas.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bango.
Bango misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Bango misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bango.
Bango rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Some wild striking there from Bango.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas cracks Bango with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
DJ Bango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Thomas. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Bango.
Bango misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Thomas as he connects with a hook.
Bango throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thomas! But no joy.
Bango throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bango throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bango takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bango misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Bango with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas misses with a hook. Bango ducked under it nicely.
Bango really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bango avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Bango.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bango throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thomas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bango pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bango had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bango looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Bango avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Bango misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Thomas misses.
Bango missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bango tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Bango.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Bango bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bango misses the jab.
Thomas throws the left hand but Bango avoids the punch easily.
Thomas 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.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bango.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bango thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Bango looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bango drops his hands momentarily and Thomas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bango misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Bango throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab lands there for Bango.
Thomas throws a body punch but Bango moves out of range.
A jab from Bango finds it's way through Thomas's defenses.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bango.
It looked like Bango wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bango throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bango throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas throws a counter combo.
Bango looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Bango on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Bango.
Bango uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bango misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bango moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bango misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bango throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bango moves away.
Bango takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomas lands a jab to Bango's midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Bango misses the target.
Bango drops his hands momentarily and Thomas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bango throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bango.
Thomas misses with a hook. Bango ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas scores with a hook.
Bango throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Bango on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Thomas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bango slips a jab from Thomas.
Thomas digs a good body shot into Bango's ribs.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bango moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bango was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Bango was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bango misses with a looping right.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Bango saw that one coming.
Bango is looking to counter punch.
Thomas lands with a right hand.
Thomas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bango might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Thomas misses with a double jab
and Bango counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Thomas there.
Bango throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bango takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Bango.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bango throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bango looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Bango will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas takes a swing at Bango's ribcage but misses.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bango scores with a hook.
Bango throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thomas takes one to the side of the head.
Bango misses the shot to the body.
Bango lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thomas cracks Bango with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Bango's head but Bango sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bango misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Bango.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Bango.
Bango misses with a body shot.
Bango waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces Bango off the cage and back into range.
Thomas connects with a nice looking jab.
Bango misses with a straight left.
Bango misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas lands with a cross.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Tom Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bango takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thomas with a jab.
Thomas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bango throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Bango, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Bango counters with a nice uppercut.
Bango misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Bango is looking to counter punch.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bango slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Thomas.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bango.
Bango moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
A jab from Thomas misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Bango.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Bango appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bango takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thomas takes a swing at Bango's ribcage but misses.
Thomas lands a nice hook to Bango's body. Bango takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bango misses with an uppercut
and Bango takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bango throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas connects with a looping right hand.
Bango scores with a nice strike.
Bango takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bango rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bango lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bango scores with a hook to the body. Thomas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bango stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bango misses with a jab to the body
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomas lands a really nice looking cross but Bango seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Bango ducks down to avoid it.
Bango is looking for a counter combo.
Bango slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bango rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Bango misses its intended target.
Thomas lands with a hook. Bango tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice shot lands for Bango.
Thomas is rocked!
Thomas works the jab nicely.
Thomas is still on wobbly legs! Can Bango finish him?
Bango defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas seems to have recovered his senses.
Bango looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Thomas dips to his left and cracks Bango with an uppercut!
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bango.
Thomas slips a straight right by Bango.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bango misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Bango misses.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bango walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thomas drops his hands momentarily and Bango takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bango's head.
Bango blocks a jab.
Thomas takes a swing at Bango's ribcage but misses.
Bango connects with a body shot.
Bango looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Bango was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bango is looking to counter punch.
A lazy left from Bango finds it's target.
Thomas lands a glancing blow to the side of Bango's head.
Thomas catches Bango with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Bango uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bango misses the target.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas takes a swing at Bango's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thomas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bango looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Bango tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Bango.
Bango takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bango misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas digs a good hook to Bango's body.
Bango looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Bango uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas connects with a looping right hand.
Tom Thomas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bango misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas tests Bango's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bango keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bango throws a combination that misses
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Bango, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bango lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas tests Bango's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bango misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Bango displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Bango looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bango throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Thomas misses.
Thomas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Bango swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bango looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bango misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas needs to keep his hands up - Bango had a free shot at his head there.
Donk. Thomas catches Bango right on the button with a cross.
Bango throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Bango.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bango misses with a straight right.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Bango uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bango missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DJ Bango has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas scores with a punch to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thomas 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Thomas!
Tom Thomas decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Boyfriend (ranked 2923 p4p, 326 weight class) and Tiny Ali Jaffa (ranked 3999 p4p, 433 weight class). Daniel Boyfriend has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Boyfriend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiny Ali Jaffa!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaffa defending well as Boyfriend loads up on a big left hand.
Jaffa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jaffa connects with a solid leg kick.
Boyfriend misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaffa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Boyfriend throws a series of punches but Jaffa avoids them all with ease.
Jaffa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jaffa slips a jab and a cross from Boyfriend.
Boyfriend takes one to the chin there.
Boyfriend is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaffa.
Good standup being displayed there by Boyfriend as he connects with a hook.
Boyfriend avoids the head kick by Jaffa.
Jaffa connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyfriend avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice combination there by Boyfriend.
It looks like Tiny Ali Jaffa has been cut.
Boyfriend throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaffa.
Jaffa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jaffa scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Daniel Boyfriend has been cut.
Boyfriend definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boyfriend closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boyfriend looks to land a combination but Jaffa avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaffa looks to land a left hand but Boyfriend moved out of range nicely.
We've been informed that Jaffa 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.
Jaffa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boyfriend showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jaffa.
Boyfriend throws a big counter combination but Jaffa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jaffa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boyfriend looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jaffa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jaffa pushes Boyfriend up against the cage in a clinch.
Jaffa prevents Boyfriend from breaking the clinch.
Jaffa cracks Boyfriend with a nice body shot.
Jaffa pushes Boyfriend back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaffa tries a body shot but Boyfriend blocks it.
Jaffa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jaffa lands a right hand.
Jaffa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boyfriend.
A knee to the head by Jaffa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Jaffa.
A frustrated look appears on Boyfriend's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boyfriend breaks from the clinch.
Jaffa lands with a good body shot.
Jaffa lands a brutal head kick. Boyfriend looks out on his feet and Jaffa throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Tiny Ali Jaffa!
Tiny Ali Jaffa 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samran Mookjai (ranked 2020 p4p, 267 weight class) and Erno Bajza (ranked 3018 p4p, 373 weight class). Bajza is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 5th Symphony. 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samran Mookjai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erno Bajza!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mookjai gets caught flat footed, as Bajza shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mookjai is wriggling around but Bajza manages to pass to half guard.
Bajza looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mookjai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bajza works his way into side control.
Mookjai holding on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mookjai is looking to regain half guard here but Bajza keeps moving and retains side control.
Bajza is staying tight to Mookjai's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bajza wants to control but Mookjai is keeping him busy.
Mookjai tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Mookjai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bajza remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bajza wants to control but Mookjai is keeping him busy.
Mookjai is trying to control Bajza's posture but Bajza avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mookjai is looking to reverse the position.
Bajza working away.
Mookjai is letting Bajza control him for a moment.
Mookjai keeping his opponent close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Erno Bajza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bajza closes the distance and clinches up with Mookjai, looking for a takedown. Bajza pushes Mookjai against the cage but Mookjai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bajza fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mookjai to the ground. Bajza is now in Mookjai's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mookjai keeping moving, preventing Bajza from controlling successfully.
Bajza stays in close to Mookjai's body and controls the position.
Bajza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bajza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mookjai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bajza controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bajza fails to land the takedown.
Mookjai scores with a hook to the body. Bajza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bajza fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mookjai sprawls well initially but Bajza persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bajza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bajza controlling the action here.
Mookjai gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erno Bajza dominated that round.
That's time! Mookjai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bajza shoots for a double leg takedown but Mookjai sprawls well. He's pushed Bajza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bajza shoots for a double leg takedown but Mookjai sprawls well. He's pushed Bajza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bajza misses with a takedown attempt
and Mookjai counters with a right hand to the body.
Samran Mookjai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erno Bajza.
Bajza closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mookjai quickly recovers to half guard.
Bajza wants to pass the guard but Mookjai is defending well.
Bajza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bajza is keen to just control but Mookjai is a slippery customer.
Bajza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bajza content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bajza prevents Mookjai from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajza wants to control but Mookjai is keeping him busy.
Mookjai wants to control but Bajza is keeping busy.
Bajza is stalling here. Mookjai is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bajza seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mookjai has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bajza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mookjai trying to control the position but Bajza is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bajza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mookjai will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bajza has one of Mookjai's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Mookjai working away.
Mookjai wants to control but Bajza is keeping him busy.
Bajza is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bajza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mookjai tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bajza controls the position for a moment.
Bajza struggling a bit here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mookjai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bajza fails with a takedown attempt.
Mookjai is looking for a counter combo.
Bajza feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bajza pushes down on Mookjai's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mookjai is looking to control Bajza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mookjai avoid being mounted?
Bajza trying to mount his opponent but Mookjai defends it.
Mookjai keeping control of the position.
Bajza looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mookjai is looking to control Bajza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mookjai avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Erno Bajza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mookjai slaps away a takedown attempt from Bajza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mookjai throwing a counter right hand but Bajza manages to avoid it.
Bajza has his takedown stuffed
and Bajza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bajza is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mookjai's half guard.
Mookjai kicks off Bajza and gets to his feet.
Bajza avoids the body shot from Mookjai.
Bajza slips under a jab.
Mookjai gets caught flat footed, as Bajza shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Erno Bajza has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bajza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bajza trying to control but Mookjai is working from the bottom.
Bajza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mookjai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bajza is one step ahead there.
Bajza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bajza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mookjai's guard.
Bajza is trying to control the action in half guard but Mookjai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bajza takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mookjai wants to get back to full guard.
Erno Bajza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bajza controlling the action here.
Mookjai is pressing down on Bajza's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bajza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mookjai is keeping the position for now.
Bajza slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bajza.
Mookjai tries to buck Bajza off but Bajza is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bajza taking a breather here.
Bajza trying to control the action but Mookjai is working from the bottom.
Mookjai being controlled for a moment.
Bajza trying to control the action but Mookjai is working from the bottom.
Bajza happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bajza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mookjai keeps working.
Samran Mookjai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bajza content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
You can see the frustration on Mookjai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bajza wants to control but Mookjai is keeping him busy.
Bajza slows the pace down.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Erno Bajza.
I've got Bajza winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erno Bajza!
Erno Bajza decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gary Daebak (ranked 4766 p4p, 217 weight class) and Tim Lincekum (ranked 1404 p4p, 67 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lincekum's choice of entrance music: BYOB. Tim Lincekum is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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25
141 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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27
136 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Daebak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Lincekum!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daebak dodges the punch combination from Lincekum.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lincekum.
Lincekum throws an overhand right that lands on Daebak's shoulder, as Daebak tries to avoid the shot.
Daebak feints and then cracks Lincekum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lincekum down.
Lincekum throws a body punch but Daebak moves out of range.
Daebak misses with a low kick.
Lincekum misses with a jab to the body
and Daebak makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Daebak throws a leg kick but Lincekum moved away.
Daebak misses with a body punch
and Lincekum counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Lincekum misses.
Daebak throws a sloppy head kick and Lincekum moves out of range easily.
Lincekum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daebak swings for the body but Lincekum moves out of range.
Lincekum throws out a counter right but Daebak avoids it with no problem.
Lincekum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincekum works over Daebak's head and body with a nice combination.
Lincekum takes a swing at Daebak's ribcage but misses.
Daebak has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Lincekum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daebak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lincekum misses with a looping right.
Daebak is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lincekum.
Lincekum throws an overhand right that lands on Daebak's shoulder, as Daebak tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Daebak lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lincekum doesn't seem phased though.
Lincekum is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Daebak misses with a low kick as Lincekum jumps back.
Daebak looks to score with a jab to the body but Lincekum is just out of range.
Daebak scores with a hook.
Lincekum misses with a straight right.
Daebak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lincekum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Daebak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lincekum checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Decent striking displayed by Lincekum there.
Daebak looks for the body kick but Lincekum saw that one coming.
Lincekum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lincekum lands a two punch combo.
Lincekum misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Daebak misses its target.
Daebak is looking to wear down Lincekum with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lincekum misses.
Tim Lincekum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Lincekum blocks the leg kick.
Daebak swings for the body but Lincekum moves out of range.
Lincekum throws a hook to the side of Daebak's head but Daebak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daebak appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lincekum looks to throw the jab but Daebak is out of range.
Daebak throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lincekum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daebak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lincekum throws an overhand right that lands on Daebak's shoulder, as Daebak tries to avoid the shot.
Lincekum misses with a body shot.
Daebak thumps Lincekum with a low kick.
Lincekum shoots in but no luck this time.
Lincekum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daebak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lincekum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum misses with the combination.
Daebak moves into the clinch.
Daebak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daebak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lincekum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lincekum can't break the clinch.
Daebak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daebak.
Lincekum taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Daebak fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daebak.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Daebak.
Lincekum crunches a lovely knee into Daebak's ribcage.
Lincekum trying to stall but Daebak improves his position.
Daebak misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daebak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daebak blocks an uppercut.
Lincekum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daebak blocks it with crossed arms.
Daebak pushes Lincekum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lincekum swings wildly with an uppercut but Daebak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daebak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Daebak.
Lincekum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daebak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daebak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lincekum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lincekum can't find room to land a body shot as Daebak controls the action.
Lincekum trying to control the position but instead, Daebak has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lincekum into the cage.
Daebak gets through Lincekum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daebak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Gary Daebak will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lincekum missing with a left hand there. Daebak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lincekum throws a body punch but Daebak moves out of range.
Lincekum moves out of range of the leg kick from Daebak.
Lincekum misses the jab.
Daebak feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lincekum takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Daebak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lincekum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daebak.
Lincekum misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Lincekum misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Daebak misses its target.
Daebak throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincekum just misses with a punch to the body.
Lincekum lands with an overhand left.
Daebak misses with a low kick.
Lincekum misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lincekum. Daebak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lincekum looks to land a left hand but Daebak moved out of range nicely.
Lincekum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daebak misses with a body shot.
Lincekum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daebak tried to score with a low kick but Lincekum checks it.
Daebak slips a straight right by Lincekum.
Daebak tries a low kick but Lincekum avoids it.
Lincekum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Daebak wants to land a leg kick but Lincekum is out of range.
Daebak feints and then cracks Lincekum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lincekum down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daebak.
Daebak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lincekum looks to land a left hand but Daebak moved out of range nicely.
Daebak moves into range and clinches up with Lincekum.
Lincekum'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum prevents a body shot from Daebak.
Daebak avoiding damage as Lincekum throws knees to the body.
Lincekum prevents a body shot from Daebak.
Lincekum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daebak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lincekum throws an off balance right hand
and Daebak holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daebak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lincekum blocking some punches.
Daebak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Still in the clinch, Daebak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lincekum lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short body shot lands from Daebak as the two fighters clinch.
Lincekum taking a breather.
Daebak lands with a light punch inside.
Daebak misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lincekum will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Daebak up against the cage.
Lincekum prevents a body shot from Daebak.
Lincekum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lincekum tries a knee to the head but Daebak blocks it.
Daebak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gary Daebak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Daebak lands a left hand.
Daebak misses with some punches.
Lincekum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lincekum slows down the pace here.
Lincekum prevents a body shot from Daebak.
Daebak misses with a body punch.
Daebak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daebak as Lincekum tries to tie him up.
Daebak struggles to land a body shot inside as Lincekum controls his hands.
Daebak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lincekum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daebak is defending well for now.
Lincekum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Daebak.
Daebak struggles to land a body shot inside as Lincekum controls his hands.
Daebak misses with a body punch.
Lincekum misses with an elbow over the top.
Lincekum misses with a knee strike.
Daebak tries to throw a body punch but Lincekum avoids it by throwing Daebak back against the cage.
Lincekum tries to land a knee to the head but Daebak blocks with his arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daebak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daebak managing to block the knees to the body from Lincekum.
Lincekum tries to land knees in the clinch but Daebak avoids the damage to the body.
Lincekum with a knee to the head.
Lincekum tries to land a knee to the head but Daebak blocks with his arms.
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 Gary Daebak will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick from Daebak lands but Lincekum takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Daebak. Beautiful body shot.
A big left from Lincekum misses.
Daebak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lincekum! But no joy.
Lincekum chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lincekum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daebak.
Lincekum throws a series of punches but Daebak avoids them all with ease.
Daebak avoids the body shot from Lincekum.
Lincekum tries to bum rush Daebak with a series of wild strikes but Daebak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lincekum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Daebak misses
and Lincekum counters with a stiff right hand.
Daebak defending well as Lincekum loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Lincekum blocks the leg kick.
Lincekum swings for the body but Daebak moves out of range.
Lincekum misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincekum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daebak. Lincekum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daebak lands a body shot.
Lincekum misses with a double jab.
Nice cross by Daebak.
Lincekum throws a hook but Daebak blocks it.
Lincekum throws out a loose jab but Daebak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincekum takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lincekum looks to land a right hand but Daebak moved out of range.
Daebak fakes the leg kick and cracks Lincekum in the body.
Lincekum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daebak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lincekum manages to avoid it.
Daebak just misses with a punch to the body.
Lincekum throws out a counter right but Daebak avoids it with no problem.
Lincekum misses with a hook. Daebak ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Daebak on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lincekum checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebak lands with an uppercut that bounces Lincekum off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincekum moves out of range of the body kick from Daebak.
Daebak misses with an uppercut.
Daebak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lincekum.
Daebak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lincekum on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lincekum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Daebak avoiding damage as Lincekum throws knees to the body.
Daebak misses with the head strike.
Daebak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lincekum's elbow.
Lincekum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A hook to the body from Daebak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daebak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lincekum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lincekum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lincekum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daebak.
Daebak managing to block the knees to the body from Lincekum.
Daebak throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lincekum is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Daebak - that landed with a thud.
Lincekum's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lincekum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Daebak.
Daebak swings wildly with an uppercut but Lincekum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daebak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Daebak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lincekum backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum prevents a body shot from Daebak.
Lincekum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daebak swings wildly with an uppercut but Lincekum uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daebak.
Daebak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daebak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lincekum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daebak misses with a wild body shot.
Lincekum unleashes a big counter combination but Daebak bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tim Lincekum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daebak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lincekum.
Tim Lincekum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Daebak does it's job there.
Lincekum does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Daebak is looking to counter with a body kick.
Daebak rushes Lincekum and presses him up against the cage.
Daebak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Daebak.
A short left from Lincekum.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Daebak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daebak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Daebak!
A very excited looking Gary Daebak 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.
The defeated Tim Lincekum had this to say: 'Hi guys, sorry I lost, I will make sure to try much better next time,ok?'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dom Cruz (ranked 917 p4p, 44 weight class) and Pepe Maldini (ranked 2642 p4p, 129 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Pepe Maldini!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maldini sprawls well initially but Cruz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but Maldini is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cruz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cruz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cruz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cruz prevents Maldini from getting the reversal.
Maldini tries to lock up and control but Cruz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've been hearing that Cruz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maldini is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maldini is in a horrible position here. Cruz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maldini is bucking up trying to escape but Cruz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldini regains half guard.
Maldini actively working from the bottom here.
Maldini trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
Maldini is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cruz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cruz's back!
Cruz breaks Maldini's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cruz stands up over Maldini, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Maldini working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cruz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cruz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cruz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cruz connects with a couple of short punches.
Maldini working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cruz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cruz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maldini controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
Maldini keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Maldini controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Maldini looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Maldini keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cruz working some strikes from top position.
Cruz trying to control but Maldini is working from the bottom.
Maldini working for a triangle but Cruz defends it easily.
Cruz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Maldini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maldini throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cruz advances position into side control!
Cruz working the head with strikes.
The referee asks Cruz politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cruz prefers to stall for the moment though.
Maldini is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Cruz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cruz tries for a kimura but Maldini is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Maldini's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maldini is trying to get back to his feet.
Cruz lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cruz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cruz trying to control the action but Maldini is working from the bottom.
Maldini tries to buck Cruz off but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz cracks Maldini with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cruz is trying to get an arm triangle but Maldini is defending well.
Maldini wants to control but Cruz postures up.
Cruz working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maldini is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Maldini looking for submissions off his back.
Cruz seems to be working for a kimura but Maldini defends the submission attempt.
Cruz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Cruz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses
and Maldini counters with a leg kick.
Dom Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maldini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maldini avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maldini swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maldini fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Maldini swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Maldini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maldini buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maldini moves out of range of the body kick from Cruz.
Maldini scores with a hook to the body. Cruz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cruz is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Maldini checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cruz backing away here, and Maldini unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maldini.
Cruz misses with a low kick as Maldini jumps back.
Maldini lands a right hook to the body.
Cruz checks a low kick from Maldini.
Maldini looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini feints and then cracks Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz down.
Cruz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Maldini walks into a stiff left hand from Cruz.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maldini can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Cruz.
A countering left hand to the body from Maldini misses.
Dom Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maldini on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maldini lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maldini lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maldini takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Maldini misses the shot to the body.
Cruz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maldini.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cruz.
Maldini lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz shoots for a takedown but Maldini saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maldini listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pepe Maldini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Maldini on his heels. He'll look to pass Maldini's guard now, I'm sure.
Cruz cracks Maldini with a solid left hand.
Maldini looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cruz trying to control but Maldini is working from the bottom.
Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maldini's head.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Maldini is retaining full guard.
Maldini pulls Cruz in close to his closed guard and prevents Cruz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cruz passes Maldini's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Maldini is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cruz pulls his head out easily.
Cruz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maldini with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Maldini wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Maldini is just riding it out for now. Cruz eventually gives up the hold.
Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cruz slips a nice elbow through Maldini's hands, connecting with Maldini's forehead.
Maldini trying to control from the bottom.
Cruz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Maldini looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maldini is refusing to be controlled, as Cruz sits in half guard.
Cruz winds up and cracks Maldini with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Cruz there.
Cruz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.
Maldini looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cruz connects with a nice short shot to Maldini's temple.
Cruz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cruz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maldini with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Maldini taking some punishment here, with Cruz in his half guard.
Maldini tries to roll over but Cruz keeps him under control.
Cruz uses his free foot to push down on Maldini's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Maldini.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz lands a heavy elbow.
Maldini is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Maldini wants to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz landing shots from mount.
Maldini wants to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
Cruz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Cruz dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cruz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maldini is out of range and Cruz settles back down.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up with Maldini, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes Maldini against the cage but Maldini circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cruz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maldini takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maldini just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz connects with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Maldini there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maldini keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maldini appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maldini throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz throwing a counter right hand but Maldini manages to avoid it.
Maldini cracks a nice hook into Cruz's ribs.
Maldini throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Maldini misses.
Maldini misses the shot to the body.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maldini.
Cruz lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Maldini avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maldini jabs Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz gets a double leg takedown into Maldini's guard.
Cruz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maldini working for a triangle but Cruz defends it easily.
Maldini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Maldini looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cruz pushes down on Maldini's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cruz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cruz seems to be looking for submissions.
Cruz wants to pass to mount but Maldini is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz prevents Maldini from improving his position.
Cruz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Maldini is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maldini tries to reverse the position but Cruz maintains control.
Cruz looking to control but Maldini is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dom Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldini tries to hold on but Cruz postures up.
Cruz content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini tries to hold on but Cruz postures up.
Cruz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pepe Maldini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dom Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini tries to lock up and control but Cruz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maldini is looking to improve his position but Cruz isn't that keen on the idea.
Cruz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cruz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Maldini for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz looking to control but Maldini is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maldini throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cruz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Cruz!
Post fight, Dom Cruz stared into the camera and said 'Ive said it over and over. No one can match my training, my speed, my intelligence. I won this fight before I stepped into the ring.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Segey Taranin (ranked 2789 p4p, 273 weight class) and Santana Blaze (ranked 1468 p4p, 157 weight class). Santana Blaze has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Segey Taranin's chin.
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159 lbs
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143 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Segey Taranin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Santana Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze stuffs the takedown attempt from Taranin. Taranin gets slowly back to his feet.
Blaze lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Blaze missing with a left hand there. Taranin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Taranin.
Taranin throws a hook but Blaze blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Blaze on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blaze gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Taranin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taranin won't allow Blaze to sweep him here.
Blaze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taranin.
Taranin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blaze trying to keep a closed guard but Taranin is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Taranin distracts Blaze with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blaze controls Taranin momentarily but Taranin frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taranin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blaze working a defensive guard here.
Blaze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taranin postures up in Blaze's guard and throws a big left but Blaze blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taranin trying to control but Blaze is working from the bottom.
Taranin is looking to work some ground and pound but Blaze has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Taranin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing that Taranin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Taranin throwing strikes from guard but Blaze blocks nicely.
Taranin working some strikes from top position.
Taranin won't allow Blaze to sweep him here.
Taranin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Blaze keeping moving, preventing Taranin from controlling successfully.
Blaze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blaze is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Taranin is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Blaze shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Taranin eats them both and turns towards Blaze to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taranin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaze manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Blaze on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Taranin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blaze defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Segey Taranin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taranin lands a glancing blow to the side of Blaze's head.
Blaze walks into a stiff left hand from Taranin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taranin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blaze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taranin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaze.
Blaze swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Taranin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blaze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taranin swings widly with a right hand
enabling Blaze to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaze throws a looping overhand right but Taranin ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taranin misses with a takedown
and Blaze counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Blaze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Santana Blaze will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A left lands for Blaze.
Blaze misses with a looping right.
Taranin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blaze.
Taranin feinted with a counter takedown.
Santana Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taranin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blaze as he avoids it easily.
Blaze unleashes a big counter combination but Taranin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Taranin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blaze to the mat! Blaze manages to get full guard.
Taranin throwing strikes from guard but Blaze blocks nicely.
Taranin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blaze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blaze can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taranin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Blaze wants to sweep but no luck.
Taranin postures up.
Taranin is looking to work some ground and pound but Blaze has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taranin postures up in Blaze's guard and throws a big left but Blaze blocks it.
Taranin working some strikes from top position.
Blaze wants to sweep but no luck.
Taranin trying to control but Blaze is working from the bottom.
Blaze is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blaze working a defensive guard here.
Taranin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taranin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Taranin won't allow Blaze to sweep him here.
Blaze keeps trying to improve his position.
Blaze being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taranin drops back looking for a leg! Blaze is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blaze manages to kick Taranin off! Taranin jumps back into Blaze's guard.
Blaze wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Taranin is looking to work some ground and pound but Blaze has wrist control.
Taranin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taranin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taranin connects with a couple of short punches.
Taranin won't allow Blaze to get back to his feet.
Blaze wants to sweep here but Taranin controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taranin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Segey Taranin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taranin connects with a couple of short punches.
Blaze really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taranin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blaze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blaze working a defensive guard here.
Taranin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taranin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blaze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet but Taranin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blaze is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Taranin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blaze counters with a series of strikes. Taranin will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Taranin with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Taranin or perhaps it was just good defense by Blaze, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Segey Taranin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaze misses with a body shot.
Taranin throws a combination that misses
and Blaze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blaze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blaze misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Santana Blaze will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Taranin misses with an uppercut. Blaze saw that one coming.
Taranin throws an off balance right hand
and Blaze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taranin shoots and misses
and Blaze counters with a nice uppercut.
Taranin shoots in for a double leg but Blaze sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blaze is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Blaze has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blaze misses with a double jab.
Taranin attempts a counter takedown but Blaze avoids it well and moves away.
Taranin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blaze doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaze connects with a right hand. Taranin shakes it off.
Taranin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taranin looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaze is just out of range.
Blaze throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taranin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blaze circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Segey Taranin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taranin ducks under a wild hook from Blaze.
Taranin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blaze but Blaze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santana Blaze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaze looks to land a combination but Taranin avoids it well.
Taranin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Blaze on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Taranin connects with a jab.
Taranin shoots and misses
and Blaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taranin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blaze counters with a series of strikes. Taranin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Segey Taranin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze works over Taranin's head and body with a nice combination.
A good leg kick by Blaze.
Blaze scores with a one two! Taranin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze misses the jab.
Taranin tries to counter with a takedown but Blaze is quick to defend against it.
Taranin throws a series of punches but Blaze avoids them all with ease.
As Taranin backs off Blaze throws a huge counter combo but Taranin manages to avoid it all.
Taranin misses with a takedown
and Taranin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Taranin misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands a nice looking body shot.
Taranin has a takedown stuffed.
A combination from Blaze does no damage.
Blaze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blaze lands a glancing blow to the side of Taranin's head.
Taranin walks into a straight right hand from Blaze.
Blaze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taranin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taranin tries to counter with a takedown but Blaze is quick to defend against it.
Taranin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taranin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blaze's waist but Blaze gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taranin off to one side.
Taranin misses with a left hand
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaze throws a nice looking combination but Taranin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Blaze finds it's way through Taranin's defenses.
Blaze misses with a straight left.
Taranin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blaze unleashes a big counter combination but Taranin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Blaze moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taranin with a poor takedown
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Santana Blaze is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blaze buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santana Blaze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blaze winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santana Blaze!
Our winner, Santana Blaze, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao (ranked 3578 p4p, 179 weight class) and Nosyaj Rram (ranked 698 p4p, 34 weight class). Rram has chosen Grace - You Don't Own Me ft. G-Eazy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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30
145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nosyaj Rram!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bordignon Miyao moves into the clinch successfully.
Rram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bordignon Miyao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bordignon Miyao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD London BALLS OF STEEL in the buildup to the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Bordignon Miyao misses the target.
Rram smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bordignon Miyao looking to score a takedown here. Rram is defending well but Bordignon Miyao drives through and ends up in Rram's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bordignon Miyao wants to control from the top but Rram keeps moving.
Bordignon Miyao throws a big right hand that misses.
Bordignon Miyao looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rram told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bordignon Miyao trying to control but Rram is working from the bottom.
Bordignon Miyao is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rram is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram wants to sweep but no luck.
Rram trying to control the position here.
Rram not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bordignon Miyao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bordignon Miyao misses the jab.
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
Bordignon Miyao dodges the punch combination from Rram.
Rram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bordignon Miyao.
Bordignon Miyao ducks under a wild hook from Rram.
Bordignon Miyao feinted with a counter takedown.
Bordignon Miyao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rram sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rram lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
Bordignon Miyao lands a jab to the nose.
Bordignon Miyao throws a series of punches but Rram avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rram moves out of range as Bordignon Miyao strikes.
Rram now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A punch combination from Rram misses.
Bordignon Miyao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bordignon Miyao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Rram looks to move away, Bordignon Miyao throws a big counter combo but Rram just gets out of the way.
Rram connects with a right hand. Bordignon Miyao shakes it off.
Rram lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rram looks to land a right hand but Bordignon Miyao moved out of range.
Bordignon Miyao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bordignon Miyao jabs Rram right on the nose. Rram blinks but takes it well.
Bordignon Miyao slips under a jab from Rram.
Bordignon Miyao half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rram slips a straight right by Bordignon Miyao.
Bordignon Miyao slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rram.
Bordignon Miyao staying out of range there.
Rram jabs Bordignon Miyao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bordignon Miyao cracks a nice hook into Rram's ribs.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a wild body shot.
Rram misses with a straight left.
Bordignon Miyao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rram is fending him off so far but Bordignon Miyao persists. Nope, Rram circles away and we're back to standing.
Bordignon Miyao clinches up against the cage.
Rram manages to break the clinch.
Rram jabs at Bordignon Miyao's body.
Nosyaj Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bordignon Miyao blocks a jab.
Bordignon Miyao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rram manages to avoid it.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bordignon Miyao.
Nosyaj Rram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rram on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bordignon Miyao. Bordignon Miyao obviously looking to wear him down.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a hook.
As Bordignon Miyao backs off Rram throws a huge counter combo but Bordignon Miyao manages to avoid it all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rram dodges the punch combination from Bordignon Miyao.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Rram.
Bordignon Miyao sizes up Rram with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bordignon Miyao fails with the takedown
and Rram counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Rram.
Rram misses with a straight right.
Rram works Bordignon Miyao's body with a nice hook.
Bordignon Miyao swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nosyaj Rram will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bordignon Miyao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rram jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rram stuns Bordignon Miyao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bordignon Miyao. Rram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nosyaj Rram seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bordignon Miyao darts in and clinches Rram up against the cage.
Bordignon Miyao is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hand to the body from Bordignon Miyao.
Bordignon Miyao breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram misses with a looping right.
Rram misses the jab.
Bordignon Miyao half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rram tries to bum rush Bordignon Miyao with a series of wild strikes but Bordignon Miyao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rram bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bordignon Miyao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bordignon Miyao looks to score with a jab to the body but Rram is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram takes a swing at Bordignon Miyao's ribcage but misses.
Bordignon Miyao changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rram lands a two punch combo.
A punch lands to the side of Bordignon Miyao 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bordignon Miyao gets a double leg takedown into Rram's guard.
Rram has his feet on Bordignon Miyao's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rram looks to land a combination. Bordignon Miyao sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rram throws a series of punches but Bordignon Miyao moves out of range.
Bordignon Miyao throws a poor cross that misses
and Rram counters with a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Bordignon Miyao misses its intended target.
Bordignon Miyao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Bordignon Miyao misses
and Rram counters with a left to the body.
Bordignon Miyao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rram misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram throws a shot from downtown. Bordignon Miyao moves away and avoids it.
Bordignon Miyao misses the jab.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a body shot
and Rram counters with a stiff right hand.
Rram has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bordignon Miyao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rram moves away.
Bordignon Miyao misses with an uppercut.
Bordignon Miyao shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bordignon Miyao wants to control but Rram is keeping him busy.
Rram has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bordignon Miyao is working away from the top position though.
Bordignon Miyao thows a huge punch but Rram dodges it nicely.
Rram tries to kick Bordignon Miyao off in order to stand up. Bordignon Miyao Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bordignon Miyao is trying to ground and pound but Rram uses the momentary lack of control by Bordignon Miyao to regain half guard.
Bordignon Miyao not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bordignon Miyao throwing shots but Rram is blocking nicely.
Rram has his hands clasped together around Bordignon Miyao's back. He's all about the action.
Bordignon Miyao thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rram gets back to full guard.
Bordignon Miyao postures up in Rram's guard and throws a big left but Rram blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram wants to sweep but no luck.
Bordignon Miyao trying to control the position from guard on top but Rram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rram looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rram controlling the position.
Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bordignon Miyao content to stall in guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rram is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bordignon Miyao is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rram throws a nice looking combination but Bordignon Miyao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bordignon Miyao throws a big shot that misses.
Rram swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bordignon Miyao tries to counter with a takedown but Rram is quick to defend against it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nosyaj Rram showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rram takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bordignon Miyao throws a sloppy body shot
and Rram connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rram looks to land a combination but Bordignon Miyao avoids it well.
Rram throws a right hand that Bordignon Miyao ducks under and follows up with a left that Bordignon Miyao also avoids with ease.
Rram throws a hook but Bordignon Miyao avoids it easily.
Bordignon Miyao ducks under a wild hook from Rram.
Rram scores with a hook to the body. Bordignon Miyao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bordignon Miyao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Rram throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bordignon Miyao just misses with a punch to the body.
Rram misses the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bordignon Miyao.
Rram misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Bordignon Miyao. Those never looked like landing.
Bordignon Miyao digs a good hook to Rram's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao blocks a jab.
Bordignon Miyao tries to clinch but Rram moves away
letting Rram counter with a right hand.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a takedown
enabling Rram to counter with a crisp jab.
Rram checks a low kick from Bordignon Miyao.
Rram throws out a loose jab but Bordignon Miyao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rram swings for the body but Bordignon Miyao moves out of range.
Bordignon Miyao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rram counters with a left to the body.
Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bordignon Miyao was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram.
Bordignon Miyao feinted with a counter takedown.
Bordignon Miyao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bordignon Miyao moves out of range as Rram strikes.
Bordignon Miyao stuns Rram with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bordignon Miyao staying out of range there.
Rram throws a series of punches but Bordignon Miyao avoids them all with ease.
Rram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bordignon Miyao is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bordignon Miyao tries to counter by clinching up but Rram breaks away and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bordignon Miyao instigates a clinch.
Bordignon Miyao is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rram pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rram blocks an uppercut.
Bordignon Miyao changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rram fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bordignon Miyao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bordignon Miyao takes a swing at Rram's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Bordignon Miyao.
Rram ducks under a wild hook from Bordignon Miyao.
Bordignon Miyao shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rram as he jumps to the side.
Bordignon Miyao throws a nice looking combination but Rram bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bordignon Miyao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bordignon Miyao tries to close the distance and clinch but Rram swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bordignon Miyao blocks a jab.
Bordignon Miyao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bordignon Miyao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rram throws out the jab.
Bordignon Miyao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bordignon Miyao tries to clinch there but Rram circles away.
Bordignon Miyao swings for the body but Rram moves out of range.
A left lands for Rram.
Rram slips under a jab from Bordignon Miyao.
Bordignon Miyao misses with a looping right.
Nosyaj Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rram displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bordignon Miyao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bordignon Miyao throws a combination that misses
and Rram counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rram misses with a looping left.
Rram throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Bordignon Miyao misses.
Bordignon Miyao moves in looking to clinch but Rram pushes him off.
Bordignon Miyao shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rram counters with a straight right hand.
Nosyaj Rram is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rram throws a jab when Bordignon Miyao was well out of range.
Bordignon Miyao ducks under a wild hook from Rram.
Bordignon Miyao misses with the combination.
Rram swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bordignon Miyao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rram counters with a right hand to the body.
Rram looks to throw the jab but Bordignon Miyao is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nosyaj Rram comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rram winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nosyaj Rram!
Nosyaj Rram thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pieter Daan Mostert (ranked 1031 p4p, 148 weight class) and Sven Svensson (ranked 869 p4p, 128 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pieter Daan Mostert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mostert looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mostert tries for a takedown but Svensson circles away easily
and Svensson counters with a low kick, right behind Mostert 's knee.
Svensson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mostert closes the distance and clinches up with Svensson, looking for a takedown. Mostert pushes Svensson against the cage but Svensson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pieter Daan Mostert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svensson scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mostert fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mostert or perhaps it was just good defense by Svensson, which made it look bad.
Svensson takes a swing at Mostert's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mostert on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mostert shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Svensson counters with a nice body shot.
Svensson closes the distance and clinches.
Mostert jumps guard but Svensson stands there with Mostert around his waist. Mostert gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mostert changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Svensson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Svensson looks to land a right hand but Mostert moved out of range.
Mostert drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mostert working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mostert wants to control but Svensson is keeping him busy.
Mostert goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Svensson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mostert but great work by Svensson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svensson tries to stand but Mostert controls the position and pulls Svensson into his guard.
Mostert is looking for a triangle but Svensson pushes his legs off easily.
Svensson controlling from the top position.
Mostert has his foot on Svensson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Svensson works his way back into a safe position though.
Svensson is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mostert looking for a sweep. Not yet Mostert, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mostert working for a triangle but Svensson defends it easily.
Mostert trying to keep a closed guard but Svensson is proving a slippery customer.
Mostert looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mostert throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Svensson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mostert is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Svensson is aware though and is defending well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Svensson working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Svensson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mostert is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Svensson is aware though and is defending well.
Svensson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Svensson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mostert has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Svensson has managed to get both his arms back between Mostert's legs - danger averted.
Svensson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mostert throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Svensson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Svensson wants to clinch but Mostert slips to the side
and Mostert counters with a single leg into guard. Svensson didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Svensson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
Svensson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mosterts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mostert shoots for a takedown but Svensson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Svensson connects with a leg kick. Mostert looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mostert tries to close the distance and clinch but Svensson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mostert misses with a takedown attempt
and Svensson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Svensson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mostert counters with a shoot takedown. Svensson fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mostert postures up.
Mostert lands a couple of digs.
Svensson has his hands on Mostert's head, controlling the position.
Mostert pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Svensson is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mostert throws a strike but Svensson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mostert is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mostert working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Svensson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Svensson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Svensson postures up.
Svensson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mostert working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Svensson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Svensson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Svensson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson is continuing to stall.
Svensson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mostert is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Svensson defends well.
Svensson wants to control from the top but Mostert keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mostert being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A left lands for Svensson.
Svensson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Svensson lands a really nice looking cross but Mostert seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mostert fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pieter Daan Mostert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mostert shoots in for a takedown but Svensson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Svensson tries to counter with a clinch but Mostert shakes him off and moves away.
Svensson stuffs the takedown attempt from Mostert. Mostert gets slowly back to his feet.
Mostert tries for a takedown but Svensson circles away easily
and Svensson counters with a straight right hand.
Svensson throws a hook but Mostert avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mostert looks for a takedown but Svensson sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Svensson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A left and a right from Svensson both land. Nice combination.
Mostert shoots in looking for a takedown but Svensson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mostert's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mostert shoots and misses
enabling Svensson to counter with a crisp jab.
Svensson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mostert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mostert looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mostert.
Svensson feints and then cracks Mostert's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mostert down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mostert shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mostert has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Svensson finds it's way round the side to connect with Mostert's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mostert throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Svensson's waist but Svensson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mostert off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pieter Daan Mostert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svensson jabs Mostert right on the nose. Mostert blinks but takes it well.
Mostert misses with a hook
and Svensson counters with a right hand to the body.
Svensson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mostert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mostert appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Both fighters circling a little - Svensson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Svensson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mostert walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Svensson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sven Svensson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Svensson keeps Mostert at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mostert's hands.
Mostert is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mostert rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Svensson counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Svensson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oh Mostert is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mostert takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Svensson cracks Mostert on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Mostert falls backwards against the cage. Svensson follows up with more strikes that drop Mostert to his knees. Svensson keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Mostert! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Svensson!
After the fight, Sven Svensson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nam Ho (ranked 558 p4p, 78 weight class) and Kostya Tszyu (ranked 812 p4p, 121 weight class). Tszyu has chosen Till the End of Time as his entrance music. Kostya Tszyu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nam Ho !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 3, fighting out of New York, Kostya Tszyu!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tszyu throws a head kick but Ho moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho misses the target.
Tszyu misses with a straight left.
Ho moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tszyu connects with a leg kick. Ho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ho throws a body punch but Tszyu moves out of range.
Tszyu throws a head kick but Ho moves out of range.
Tszyu throws a leg kick but Ho sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tszyu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Some wild striking there from Ho .
Tszyu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tszyu connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tszyu has time to react.
We've been told by Ho 's head coaches at Hellfire Antechamber that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tszyu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ho will feel that in the morning.
Tszyu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu throws a chopping leg kick but Ho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ho looks to score with a jab to the body but Tszyu is just out of range.
Ho misses with a wild body shot.
Ho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tszyu drops his hands momentarily and Ho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tszyu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tszyu lands a body shot.
Ho avoids the body shot from Tszyu.
Tszyu misses with a right hand
and Ho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tszyu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tszyu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tszyu misses with a hook
and Ho counters with a series of strikes that sends Tszyu to the canvas! Ho follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tszyu pulls Ho in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tszyu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ho is one step ahead there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tszyu wants to stand but Ho is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu controlling Ho 's posture.
Ho stands and throws Tszyu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho taking a breather here.
Tszyu wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tszyu misses with a hook
and Ho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ho clobbers Tszyu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tszyu misses with a body shot
and Ho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tszyu.
Tszyu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho scores with a jab. Tszyu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tszyu scores with a head kick.
A jab from Ho misses.
Tszyu swings widly with a right hand
and Ho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho moves forwards but Tszyu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tszyu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from Ho misses.
Tszyu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tszyu misses with an uppercut. Ho saw that one coming.
Ho throws a jab when Tszyu was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kostya Tszyu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ho 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tszyu scores with a body shot.
Ho is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tszyu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ho looks to land a right hand but Tszyu moved out of range.
Ho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ho lands with a straight right. Tszyu didn't see that one coming.
Tszyu scores with a shot to the body.
Tszyu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho .
Ho 's corner calls for a 1-2. Ho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ho misses with a hook. Tszyu ducked under it nicely.
Tszyu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tszyu ducks under a wild hook from Ho .
Tszyu steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nam Ho is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Tszyu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tszyu moves away from the strike by Ho .
Tszyu lands a right hook to the body.
Tszyu throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu scores with a shot to the body.
Ho misses with a looping left.
Ho works the jab nicely.
Ho is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice defenses there by Tszyu.
Ho lands a jab to the nose.
Ho on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tszyu misses with a looping left.
Tszyu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ho misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Ho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tszyu can pounce on him.
A big right from Tszyu misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tszyu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tszyu.
Tszyu throws out a counter right but Ho avoids it with no problem.
Tszyu moves out of range as Ho strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a hook but Tszyu blocks it.
Tszyu misses with a double jab.
Tszyu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kostya Tszyu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tszyu.
Ho is looking to counter punch.
Tszyu connects with a right hand. Ho shakes it off.
Ho throws a series of punches but Tszyu moves out of range.
Tszyu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tszyu throws the left hand but Ho avoids the punch easily.
Ho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tszyu scores with a leg kick.
Tszyu lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Tszyu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ho doesn't seem phased though.
Tszyu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tszyu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ho 's sensitive parts.
Tszyu lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a looping overhand right but Tszyu ducks down to avoid it.
Ho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tszyu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho throws a big shot that misses.
Tszyu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tszyu missing with a left hand there. Ho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tszyu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tszyu misses with a wild body shot.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Tszyu.
Ho is looking to counter punch.
Tszyu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tszyu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tszyu misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Tszyu misses its intended target.
Ho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tszyu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tszyu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho lands a nice shot that snaps Tszyu's head back.
Ho misses with a wild combination.
Ho loads up on a big right hand but Tszyu slips the punch.
Tszyu lands a right hook to the body.
Tszyu throws a shot from downtown. Ho moves away and avoids it.
Ho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ho throwing a counter right hand but Tszyu manages to avoid it.
Ho slips under a jab from Tszyu.
A little feinted left hand from Ho on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ho misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Tszyu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ho looks to land a left hand but Tszyu moved out of range nicely.
Tszyu dodges the punch combination from Ho .
Tszyu throws out a counter right but Ho avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tszyu connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kostya Tszyu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tszyu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho was well out of range. Poor timing from Tszyu.
Ho misses with an uppercut.
Tszyu moves away from the strike by Ho .
Good exchange - Ho coming out on top.
A shot to the body from Tszyu misses
and Tszyu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho connects with a looping right hand.
Tszyu misses the jab.
Tszyu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tszyu scores with a sloppy right hand. Ho should have avoided that one.
Ho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tszyu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tszyu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tszyu swinging wildly here.
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!
Tszyu tests Ho 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tszyu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ho s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu swings widly with a right hand
and Ho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Tszyu.
Tszyu with a hook.
Ho looks to throw the jab but Tszyu is out of range.
Tszyu unleashes a big counter combination but Ho bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A jab from Ho finds it's way through Tszyu's defenses.
Ho walks into a left hand.
Ho throws a combination that misses
and Tszyu counters with a two punch combo.
Tszyu jabs Ho right on the nose. Ho blinks but takes it well.
Ho misses with a body shot.
Ho takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho lands with an overhand left.
Tszyu lands a jab to Ho 's midsection.
Ho throws a lazy uppercut
and Tszyu counters with a left to the body.
Ho throws a jab but it's blocked by Tszyu.
Nam Ho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kostya Tszyu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tszyu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tszyu throws a body punch but Ho moves out of range.
Ho looks to throw the jab but Tszyu is out of range.
Tszyu scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Tszyu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tszyu lands a head kick. Ho smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ho throws out a loose jab but Tszyu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tszyu.
Tszyu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho .
Tszyu digs a good hook to Ho 's body.
Ho looks to land a right hand but Tszyu moved out of range.
Tszyu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho missing with a left hand there. Tszyu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho misses with a series of wild punches.
Tszyu connects with a jab.
Ho throws a series of punches but Tszyu avoids them all with ease.
Ho misses with a series of wild punches.
Tszyu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tszyu lands a right hook to the body.
Ho misses with a looping right.
Tszyu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tszyu punishes Ho 's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Tszyu misses the target.
Ho blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tszyu slips a jab and a cross from Ho .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Ho misses.
Tszyu misses with a body shot.
Tszyu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tszyu scores with a decent looking hook.
Ho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tszyu was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho .
Ho misses with a hook
and Tszyu counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Tszyu finds it's way through Ho 's defenses.
Ho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tszyu slips a jab and a cross from Ho .
Tszyu scores with the left hand. Ho knows he should have avoided that one.
Tszyu scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kostya Tszyu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tszyu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kostya Tszyu!
A relieved looking Kostya Tszyu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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