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GAMMA#719 Bubba v Saric PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Orsini (ranked 489 p4p, 66 weight class) and Fredrik Rienfeldt (ranked 614 p4p, 82 weight class). Fredrik Rienfeldt acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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178 lbs
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176 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alessandro Orsini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredrik Rienfeldt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rienfeldt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orsini's sensitive parts.
Rienfeldt misses with a low kick.
Jab from Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rienfeldt throws a sloppy head kick and Orsini moves out of range easily.
Rienfeldt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt cracks the inside of Orsini's front leg.
Orsini throws a poor cross that misses
and Rienfeldt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rienfeldt needs to keep his hands up - Orsini had a free shot at his head there.
Rienfeldt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating 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!
Rienfeldt blocks a jab.
Orsini lands a jab.
Rienfeldt throws a looping overhand right but Orsini ducks down to avoid it.
Orsini misses with an uppercut
and Rienfeldt makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Orsini really felt that one!
Rienfeldt slips a jab from Orsini.
Rienfeldt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rienfeldt scores with a leg kick.
Orsini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orsini avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rienfeldt wants to slow Orsini down by chopping away at his legs.
Good leg kick by Orsini there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Orsini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Orsini tried to counter with a leg kick but Rienfeldt avoided it.
Rienfeldt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Orsini cracks Rienfeldt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Orsini missing with a left hand there. Rienfeldt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orsini takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Orsini scores with a leg kick.
Rienfeldt wants to slow Orsini down by chopping away at his legs.
Rienfeldt misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Orsini misses the target.
Rienfeldt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orsini.
Orsini misses with the combination.
Rienfeldt lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rienfeldt connects with a solid leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Orsini is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A clash of legs there as Orsini blocks the low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rienfeldt.
A big right from Rienfeldt misses.
Rienfeldt moves away from the strike by Orsini.
Rienfeldt scores with a nice head shot.
Orsini looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rienfeldt.
Orsini misses with a straight right.
Rienfeldt scores with the left hand. Orsini knows he should have avoided that one.
Orsini throws a lazy right hand but Rienfeldt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rienfeldt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orsini throws a looping overhand right but Rienfeldt ducks down to avoid it.
Rienfeldt blocks a low kick nicely.
Orsini tests Rienfeldt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Fredrik Rienfeldt has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini throws a right hand that misses
and Rienfeldt counters with a low kick, right behind Orsini 's knee.
Both fighters circling a little - Orsini finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Orsini throws a nice inside leg kick.
Orsini takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rienfeldt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rienfeldt throws a jab when Orsini was well out of range.
Rienfeldt scores with a leg kick.
Orsini defending well as Rienfeldt loads up on a big left hand.
Orsini looks to score with a jab to the body but Rienfeldt is just out of range.
A slow jab from Rienfeldt misses its intended target.
Rienfeldt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orsini lands a head kick. Rienfeldt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Orsini goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orsini lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orsini walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Orsini cracks Rienfeldt with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rienfeldt was well out of range. Poor timing from Orsini.
Rienfeldt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Orsini checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rienfeldt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orsini's sensitive parts.
Rienfeldt moves in looking to clinch but Orsini pushes him off.
Rienfeldt walks into a straight right hand from Orsini.
Rienfeldt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rienfeldt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Orsini is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Orsini tries to clinch but Rienfeldt moves out of range.
Orsini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Orsini.
Orsini throws a big shot that misses.
Rienfeldt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rienfeldt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rienfeldt throws a hook but Orsini blocks it.
Orsini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orsini is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Rienfeldt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fredrik Rienfeldt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rienfeldt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Orsini on the side of the head.
It looks like Alessandro Orsini has been cut.
Rienfeldt slips under a jab from Orsini.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orsini.
Rienfeldt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rienfeldt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rienfeldt!
Rienfeldt loads up on a big right hand but Orsini slips the punch.
Rienfeldt needs to keep his hands up - Orsini had a free shot at his head there.
Orsini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rienfeldt looks to land a body kick but Orsini moved away.
Rienfeldt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orsini looks to throw the jab but Rienfeldt is out of range.
Rienfeldt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rienfeldt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orsini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rienfeldt lands a leg kick that knocks Orsini off balance momentarily.
Rienfeldt tries to work over Orsini's front leg with a kick but Orsini checks it.
Orsini throws a solid leg kick but Rienfeldt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Orsini.
Orsini tries to work over Rienfeldt's front leg with a kick but Rienfeldt checks it.
Orsini throws a hook but Rienfeldt avoids it easily.
Fredrik Rienfeldt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orsini cracks Rienfeldt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Orsini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rienfeldt looks to throw the jab but Orsini is out of range.
Orsini takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Orsini on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Orsini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rienfeldt connects with the punch.
Orsini throws a body punch but Rienfeldt moves out of range.
Rienfeldt ducks under a wild hook from Orsini.
Orsini looks to land a right hand but Rienfeldt moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rienfeldt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orsini misses with a low kick.
Rienfeldt scores with a hook to the body. Orsini takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Orsini throws a head kick but Rienfeldt moves out of range.
Rienfeldt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Orsini pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Orsini looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Orsini scores with the left hand. Rienfeldt knows he should have avoided that one.
Orsini throws a jab but it's blocked by Rienfeldt.
Orsini takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rienfeldt. That's going to slow Orsini down.
Orsini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rienfeldt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rienfeldt lands a jab to the nose.
Orsini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt scores with a shot to the body.
Rienfeldt gets tackled into the cage by Orsini. Orsini maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rienfeldt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rienfeldt fails to land.
Rienfeldt working aggressively here.
Orsini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rienfeldt throws a head punch that misses.
Rienfeldt lands a hook that snaps the head of Orsini backwards.
Rienfeldt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orsini tries to throw a body punch but Rienfeldt avoids it by throwing Orsini back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rienfeldt.
Orsini misses with a punch on the inside.
Orsini has a couple of punches blocked by Rienfeldt.
Orsini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rienfeldt lands a body punch.
Orsini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orsini blocking some punches.
Rienfeldt throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rienfeldt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rienfeldt lands a hook that snaps the head of Orsini backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orsini misses with some punches.
Orsini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Orsini on the inside.
Orsini lands with a light punch inside.
Orsini throws a head punch that misses.
Orsini misses with some punches.
Orsini tries a body shot but Rienfeldt blocks it.
Orsini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rienfeldt.
Orsini cracks Rienfeldt with a nice body shot.
Orsini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rienfeldt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rienfeldt misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rienfeldt misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Orsini as the two fighters clinch.
Orsini blocks an uppercut.
Rienfeldt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rienfeldt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fredrik Rienfeldt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rienfeldt scoring well with a low kick there.
Orsini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orsini's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A low kick from Orsini misses
and Rienfeldt counters with a head kick.
Rienfeldt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Orsini looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rienfeldt tries to clinch there but Orsini circles away.
Orsini has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orsini.
Rienfeldt misses with a body shot.
Orsini swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt scores with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Rienfeldt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Orsini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orsini wants to clinch up but Rienfeldt keeps it at a distance.
Orsini checks the leg kick nicely there.
Orsini throws a hook but Rienfeldt avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rienfeldt with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rienfeldt misses with a straight right.
As Rienfeldt backs away, Orsini returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Orsini on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rienfeldt swings for the body but Orsini moves out of range.
Rienfeldt throws a leg kick that misses.
Rienfeldt connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Orsini.
Orsini moves away from the strike by Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Orsini takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rienfeldt avoids the body shot from Orsini.
Rienfeldt throws the kick towards the body but Orsini avoids it.
Rienfeldt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Orsini misses with a body shot.
Orsini misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rienfeldt.
Alessandro Orsini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fredrik Rienfeldt 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.
Orsini thuds his shin into the meat of Rienfeldt's side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orsini throws a body punch but Rienfeldt moves out of range.
Rienfeldt throws a shot to the body.
Orsini misses the shot to the body.
Orsini on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rienfeldt. Rienfeldt obviously looking to wear him down.
Rienfeldt checks a leg kick nicely.
Rienfeldt throws a shot to the body.
Rienfeldt throws a front kick that sends Orsini stumbling back into the cage.
A cross from Orsini lands.
Orsini misses with a leg kick.
Rienfeldt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Orsini swinging wildly here.
Rienfeldt misses with a straight right.
Orsini throwing a counter right hand but Rienfeldt manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini staying out of range there.
Orsini tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rienfeldt manages to circle out of the way.
Rienfeldt throws a jab but it's blocked by Orsini.
Rienfeldt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orsini's sensitive parts.
Orsini lands the left hand.
A swing and a miss from Orsini.
Rienfeldt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rienfeldt throws a leg kick which misses Orsini's front leg but catches the back leg as Orsini tries to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Orsini there.
Orsini looks to land a right hand but Rienfeldt moved out of range.
Rienfeldt lands a jab to Orsini's midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rienfeldt.
Orsini takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rienfeldt with a jab.
Rienfeldt cracks the inside of Orsini's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Orsini throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rienfeldt ducks under a wild hook from Orsini.
Orsini looks to score with a jab to the body but Rienfeldt is just out of range.
Orsini looks to land a left hand but Rienfeldt moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rienfeldt.
Orsini walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Orsini throws a hook to the side of Rienfeldt's head but Rienfeldt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rienfeldt tries a quick counter leg kick but Orsini is wise to it.
Rienfeldt works Orsini's body with a nice hook.
Rienfeldt throws a looping overhand right but Orsini ducks down to avoid it.
Rienfeldt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orsini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rienfeldt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orsini tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rienfeldt manages to circle out of the way.
Orsini throws a hook but Rienfeldt blocks it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt digs a good body shot into Orsini's ribs.
Orsini jabs Rienfeldt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fredrik Rienfeldt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rienfeldt 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrik Rienfeldt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sala Barbo (ranked 462 p4p, 56 weight class) and Imperio Romano (ranked 612 p4p, 77 weight class). Barbo comes into the arena with Nissim blaring out of the sound system. Romano is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Sala Barbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Imperio Romano!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano 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.
Romano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbo.
Romano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romano has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Imperio Romano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbo swings for the body but Romano moves out of range.
Romano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Romano.
Romano throws a looping overhand right but Barbo ducks down to avoid it.
Barbo throws a body kick that misses.
Romano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbo. That did some damage!
Romano throws a lazy right hand but Barbo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romano moves out of range of the body kick from Barbo.
Romano connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barbo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab by Barbo.
Barbo 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!
Barbo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Romano throws a low kick but Barbo avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbo misses with a body shot.
Romano connects with a single shot there.
Romano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbo.
Barbo is looking to counter punch.
Barbo throws a sloppy head kick and Romano moves out of range easily.
Barbo needs to keep his hands up - Romano had a free shot at his head there.
Barbo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barbo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbo.
Barbo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romano counters with a straight right hand.
Romano misses the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barbo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Romano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Romano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Romano wants to slow Barbo down by chopping away at his legs.
Romano looks to throw the jab but Barbo is out of range.
Romano throws a big shot that misses.
Romano loads up on a big right hand but Barbo slips the punch.
It looked like Barbo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Romano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbo moves away.
The fighters circling - Romano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbo lands with a nice body punch.
Romano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbo.
Romano moves out of range of the leg kick from Barbo.
Romano only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Romano misses with a body kick.
Barbo lands a really nice looking cross but Romano seems unphased.
Romano's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barbo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Romano scrambles back to his feet.
Romano scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romano.
Barbo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Romano slips under a jab from Barbo.
Romano bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barbo scores with the left hand. Romano knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romano.
A low kick from Romano is predictable there
and Barbo counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbo.
Romano misses with a straight left.
Romano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barbo scores with a one two! Romano had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barbo lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Imperio Romano has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Romano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romano slips a straight right by Barbo.
Romano misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbo counters with a nice uppercut.
Romano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbo fakes the leg kick and cracks Romano in the body.
Romano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romano misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Romano swings widly with a right hand
and Barbo counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbo blocks a jab.
Romano thows a leg kick but Barbo checks it
and Barbo counters with a nice uppercut.
Romano swings widly with a right hand
and Barbo counters with a left to the body.
Barbo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Romano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
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!
Romano misses with a wild body shot.
Romano throws the left hand but Barbo avoids the punch easily.
Nice body kick from Barbo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barbo tries to land a front kick but Romano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Romano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbo staying out of range there.
Romano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbo.
Romano moves out of range of the body kick.
Romano misses with a double jab
and Barbo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Barbo throws a right hand that Romano ducks under and follows up with a left that Romano also avoids with ease.
Romano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbo.
Barbo throws a nice looking combination but Romano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Romano! But no joy.
Barbo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barbo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Romano thows a leg kick but Barbo checks it
and Romano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Romano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbo manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sala Barbo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Imperio Romano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Romano misses with an uppercut. Barbo saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbo misses the target.
Romano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbo.
Barbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romano moves out of range of the body kick from Barbo.
Barbo ducks under a wild hook from Romano.
Barbo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Romano.
Barbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Romano moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbo throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbo throws a leg kick but Romano checks it.
Romano throws a lazy head kick
and Barbo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Romano might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barbo has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Romano!
Barbo slips a jab from Romano.
Romano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Romano is looking to land body kicks.
Barbo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romano can do to turn this around?
Romano throws a sloppy body shot
and Barbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Romano checks a leg kick nicely.
It seemed like Romano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Romano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbo takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbo. Romano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romano blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Barbo misses its intended target.
Romano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Barbo does it's job there.
Barbo ducks under a wild hook from Romano.
Romano misses with a hook
and Barbo counters with a good, hard body kick but Romano shrugs it off.
Romano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barbo misses with a right hand
and Romano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romano tries a low kick but Barbo avoids it.
Romano misses with a hook.
Romano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbo lands a glancing blow to the side of Romano's head.
Romano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barbo throws a hook but Romano avoids it easily.
Barbo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Romano counters with a nice uppercut.
Romano throws a jab when Barbo was well out of range.
Romano looks to land a right hand but Barbo moved out of range.
Romano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbo.
Romano throws a lazy right hand but Barbo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - Barbo coming out on top.
Romano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbo.
Romano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barbo on the side of the head.
Romano has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barbo.
Barbo looks for the body kick but Romano saw that one coming.
Barbo takes one on the button.
Romano misses with a shot to the body
and Barbo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barbo moves away from the strike by Romano.
Romano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romano throws a leg kick but Barbo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbo thuds his shin into the meat of Romano's side.
Donk. Barbo catches Romano right on the button with a cross.
Barbo connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Romano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Romano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barbo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Romano avoids the body shot from Barbo.
Romano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Barbo does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Romano is predictable there
and Barbo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Romano's knee momentarily.
Barbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romano manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Romano.
Barbo moves forwards but Romano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barbo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbo lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano misses with a kick to the body.
Romano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbo.
Barbo connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romano.
Barbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romano.
Barbo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Romano avoids it.
Barbo cracks the inside of Romano's front leg.
Romano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbo throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Romano releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Romano throws an overhand right that lands on Barbo's shoulder, as Barbo tries to avoid the shot.
Romano misses with an uppercut. Barbo saw that one coming.
Barbo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Romano if he has to take too many more of those.
Sala Barbo is winning the standup battle so far.
Romano throws a hook but Barbo blocks it.
Barbo lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romano misses with a few strikes there.
Romano misses with a wild body shot.
Romano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barbo lands with a slapping head kick.
Romano throws a jab when Barbo was well out of range.
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 Sala Barbo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Imperio Romano's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Barbo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Romano sizes up Barbo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice shot by Barbo.
A lazy left from Barbo finds it's target.
Romano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barbo clobbers Romano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barbo moves away from the strike by Romano.
Romano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbo lands a nice hook to Romano's body. Romano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbo looks to land a right hand but Romano moved out of range.
Romano walks into a left hand.
A clash of legs there as Romano blocks the low kick.
Romano looks to land a right hand but Barbo moved out of range.
Romano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Romano slips under a jab.
Romano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Romano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barbo.
Barbo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romano.
Romano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Romano slips under a jab.
Barbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romano manages to avoid it.
Romano connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romano.
Romano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbo misses the target.
Romano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbo. Barbo obviously looking to wear him down.
Romano misses with a few strikes there.
Barbo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Romano throws a head kick that misses
and Barbo counters with a good low kick that Romano was not able to check.
Romano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romano connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Romano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barbo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romano.
A quick step to the side and Barbo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romano misses with a low kick.
Romano throws a head kick that half lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barbo - that will leave a mark!
An inside leg kick lands from Barbo.
Romano slips a jab and a cross from Barbo.
Romano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Romano throws a leg kick
and Barbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab by Barbo.
Barbo tries to work over Romano's front leg with a kick but Romano checks it.
Romano scores with a jab.
Barbo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Romano momentarily.
Barbo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Romano only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Barbo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romano.
Romano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Barbo slips under a jab.
Romano misses the jab.
Barbo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbo scores with a hook.
Romano moves out of range of the body kick from Barbo.
Barbo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good exchange - Romano coming out on top.
Barbo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Romano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Romano looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbo is just out of range.
Barbo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romano. Romano obviously looking to wear him down.
Romano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romano throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Romano.
Barbo throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbo moves away.
Romano looks to throw a body kick
and Barbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbo lands with a nice body punch.
Barbo jabs Romano right on the nose. Romano blinks but takes it well.
Imperio Romano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Barbo misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Barbo.
A big left from Barbo misses.
Good shot there by Romano.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbo misses the target.
Romano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Romano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barbo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbo lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Romano misses.
Barbo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sala Barbo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbo 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sala Barbo!
A victorious Sala Barbo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grin Ribber (ranked 410 p4p, 52 weight class) and Nathan Wallace (ranked 449 p4p, 58 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ribber might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kynnet, kynnet. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grin Ribber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Wallace!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribber throws a one two combo.
Ribber looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wallace throws a body kick that misses.
Wallace misses with a head kick.
Ribber jabs Wallace to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Ribber. That snapped Wallace's head back.
Ribber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wallace.
Wallace looks for the body kick but Ribber saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Wallace lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ribber doesn't seem phased though.
Wallace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wallace misses with a wild combination.
Ribber drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wallace sprawls and moves away.
Ribber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ribber scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribber fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wallace to the ground. Ribber is now in Wallace's guard.
Ribber forces his way into half guard.
Ribber stops Wallace from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribber trying to mount his opponent but Wallace defends it.
Ribber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ribber thows a huge punch but Wallace dodges it nicely.
Wallace tries to kick Ribber off but Ribber keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ribber looks to land a strike but Wallace avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ribber's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wallace is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ribber is controlling him.
Ribber working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wallace's head.
Ribber scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ribber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ribber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wallace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ribber working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wallace's head.
Ribber working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wallace's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribber postures up in Wallace's guard and throws a big left but Wallace blocks it.
Ribber postures up in Wallace's guard and throws a big left but Wallace blocks it.
Ribber throwing strikes but missing.
Ribber postures up in Wallace's guard and throws a big left but Wallace blocks it.
Ribber throws an elbow that misses. Wallace uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ribber's guard. Nice move by Wallace!
Ribber wants to sweep here but Wallace controlling him for the moment.
Wallace has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ribber is proving hard to escape from.
Wallace got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ribber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wallace has managed to get both his arms back between Ribber's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ribber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wallace has managed to get both his arms back between Ribber's legs - danger averted.
Wallace must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribber working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wallace doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wallace manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ribber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ribber is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribber working for submissions but it's allowed Wallace to get to half guard.
Ribber actively working from the bottom here.
Wallace tries to stand and escape but Ribber is controlling the position.
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.
Ribber wants to control but Wallace is keeping busy.
Wallace wants to stand up but Ribber has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ribber 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.
Ribber is looking to improve his position.
Wallace stands up out of the half guard.
Ribber lands a jab to the nose.
Ribber uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wallace has time to react.
Wallace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grin Ribber dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ribber throws a hook but Wallace avoids it easily.
Wallace fakes the leg kick and cracks Ribber in the body.
Wallace misses with a low kick as Ribber jumps back.
Wallace slips under a jab.
Ribber slips under a jab from Wallace.
Ribber cracks Wallace with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ribber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Ribber.
Wallace misses with a hook. Ribber ducked under it nicely.
Wallace throws an off balance right hand
and Ribber counters with a straight right hand.
Ribber sizes up Wallace with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Wallace as he connects with a hook.
Wallace walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ribber shoots in and drives through. Wallace sprawls well.
Wallace is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ribber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wallace can do to turn this around?
Ribber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wallace drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribber swings widly with a right hand
and Wallace counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ribber lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ribber lands an overhand right.
Ribber takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wallace throws a lazy right hand but Ribber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wallace dodges the punch combination from Ribber.
Wallace doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wallace lands a lovely overhand right.
Ribber fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wallace throws a leg kick but Ribber sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ribber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Wallace on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Ribber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribber takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ribber drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wallace sprawls and moves away.
Ribber misses with an uppercut. Wallace saw that one coming.
Ribber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ribber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ribber needs to keep his hands up - Wallace had a free shot at his head there.
Wallace's corner calls for a 1-2. Wallace obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wallace throws a hook to the side of Ribber's head but Ribber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ribber goes for a double leg but Wallace avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wallace continues to drive forward.
Wallace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ribber tries to bum rush Wallace with a series of wild strikes but Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wallace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ribber.
Ribber moves out of range of the body kick from Wallace.
Ribber scores with a hook.
Ribber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribber misses with a body shot.
Ribber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wallace.
Ribber loads up on a big right hand but Wallace slips the punch.
Nathan Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wallace moves out of range as Ribber strikes.
Wallace uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ribber lands with a straight right. Wallace didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Ribber.
Grin Ribber is winning the standup battle so far.
Ribber scores with a jab to the body.
Wallace moves out of range of the strikes.
Ribber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wallace manages to avoid it.
Ribber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grin Ribber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribber misses with a wild body shot.
Ribber throws a hook to the side of Wallace's head but Wallace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wallace fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ribber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wallace.
Wallace missing with a left hand there. Ribber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace avoids the body shot from Ribber.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wallace! But no joy.
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!
Ribber misses with a shot to the body
and Wallace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wallace misses with a double jab.
Ribber throws a sloppy body shot
and Wallace counters with a stiff right hand.
Ribber throws a hook to the side of Wallace's head but Wallace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ribber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wallace at a distance.
Ribber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wallace takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wallace enables Ribber to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wallace manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wallace keeping full guard, as Ribber tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wallace working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ribber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grin Ribber dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ribber connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wallace momentarily.
Ribber scores with a jab.
Wallace lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ribber at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ribber. Wallace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wallace moves away from the strike by Ribber.
Wallace misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ribber throws a jab but it's blocked by Wallace.
Ribber throws a body shot but no joy.
Wallace punishes Ribber's body with a nice straight punch.
Wallace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribber dives in and grabs Wallace's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wallace pushes down on Ribber's head and hops out.
Wallace now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wallace dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ribber. That did some damage!
Ribber slips under a jab from Wallace.
Ribber closes the distance and clinches up with Wallace, looking for a takedown. Ribber pushes Wallace against the cage but Wallace circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wallace misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace scores with a push kick.
Ribber closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wallace did well to prevent Ribber getting side control.
Wallace manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ribber misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wallace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wallace lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Ribber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wallace tries to land a front kick but Ribber steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wallace lands with an overhand left.
Wallace dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ribber. That did some damage!
A leg kick checked by Ribber.
Wallace gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ribber.
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Ribber.
Wallace throws a fast counter high kick but Ribber manages to duck under it in time.
Wallace slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wallace slips under a jab.
Nathan Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribber 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.
Ribber gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Wallace.
Wallace lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wallace misses with an uppercut.
Ribber connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wallace momentarily.
Ribber looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ribber misses with a looping left.
Wallace has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ribber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Ribber as he connects with a hook.
Ribber scores with a nice right hand.
Ribber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wallace fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ribber checks it well.
A big left from Ribber misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wallace.
Ribber just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace throws a counter combo.
Nice sprawl there from Wallace as Ribber shoots in.
Wallace lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grin Ribber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ribber throws a body punch but Wallace moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Wallace on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ribber shoots in looking for a takedown but Wallace manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ribber's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wallace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ribber.
Ribber misses the jab.
Wallace swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ribber looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Ribber jabs Wallace to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wallace fails to land with a series of punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wallace, as that shot connected.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wallace.
Nice straight punches there by Ribber. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ribber.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ribber misses its intended target.
Wallace lands a really nice looking cross but Ribber seems unphased.
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!
Wallace throws a head kick that misses
and Ribber counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wallace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ribber content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wallace working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ribber doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ribber manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wallace trying to strike off his back.
Wallace has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ribber can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ribber passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribber grinds an elbow into Wallace's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Wallace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ribber 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grin Ribber!
Grin Ribber bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donsone De (ranked 416 p4p, 65 weight class) and Skeng Man (ranked 511 p4p, 80 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
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215 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donsone De!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Skeng Man!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by De.
De thuds his right hand into Man's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No luck for Man with that takedown attempt.
Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De can pounce on him.
A big right from De misses.
Man moves away from the strike by De.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man dives in for a single leg takedown but De sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Some bone on bone action there as Man checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
We've been hearing reports that De has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
De gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Man is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De is aware though and is defending well.
De postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Man escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
De is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
De scoring with punches to the head and body.
Man isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. De stacks Man on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by De!
De connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Man some visible discomfort.
De wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De cracks Man with a big right hand but Man just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
De lands an elbow.
Man takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Man can't do much from the bottom here.
Man sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Man gets back to full guard.
Man has his foot on De's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De works his way back into a safe position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Man keeping moving, preventing De from controlling successfully.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
De won't allow Man to sweep him here.
De got a little sloppy there for a moment and Man has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De has managed to get both his arms back between Man's legs - danger averted.
De distracts Man with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De stays in close to Man's body and controls the position.
De advances position into side control!
Man tries to bench press De off him but De keeps the position.
Man regains half guard.
Man works his way to full guard. Good work.
Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De won't allow Man to sweep him here.
De connects with a couple of short punches.
De is working Man over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Man has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De is in close to Man's body, working some short punches and elbows.
De slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
De lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
De wants to lay and pray for a moment but Man keeps working.
Man takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Man manages to get back to half guard.
Man is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Man looking for submissions off his back.
De landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donsone De dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man tries to counter by closing the distance.
De keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck for Man with that takedown attempt.
De rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De defends it nicely.
Donsone De has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skeng Man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De leaves Man with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Man walks into a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
De lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man prevents a takedown attempt there.
Man blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De.
Man changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De fights it off and pushes away nicely.
De throws a leg kick that misses.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - De circles away.
De tests Man's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De has taken the fight to the clinch.
De lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Man is rocked!
Man goes for a takedown attempt but De pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
De fails with the takedown.
De lets loose with a powerful body kick. Man will feel that in the morning.
Man shoots for a takedown but De saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De throws a leg kick
and Man decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in De's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De is on top in guard.
De postures up and lands a big shot to Man's brow.
Man is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De pushes down on Man's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Well, if De is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Donsone De overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Man is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De slips a nice elbow through Man's hands, connecting with Man's forehead.
De is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Man is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De pulls his head out easily.
De trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
De landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
De 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.
Man looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Man on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De prevents Man from improving his position.
De working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Man is still in real trouble! Can De finish him?
De seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Man gets back to full guard.
De gets to his feet and stands over Man, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Man felt that one! De unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Man from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donsone De!
A victorious Donsone De thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Quin (ranked 210 p4p, 25 weight class) and Michael Cole (ranked 156 p4p, 19 weight class). Quin comes to the cage accompanied by Captain Jack - Iko Iko. Cole has chosen I Won't Back Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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37
190 lbs
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200 lbs
24 - 10 - 0 |
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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
33 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Quin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole moves into the clinch.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quin manages to break the clinch.
Quin misses the shot to the body.
Cole looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Quin throws a hook to the side of Cole's head but Cole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matt Quin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quin.
Quin misses with a looping left.
Cole looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Quin lands a lovely overhand right.
Quin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cole fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cole takes the fight into the clinch.
Quin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cole.
Quin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Quin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin misses with a body shot.
Quin throws an overhand right that lands on Cole's shoulder, as Cole tries to avoid the shot.
Cole ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
Quin misses with a hook.
Cole appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Quin dives in and grabs Cole's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cole pushes down on Quin's head and hops out.
Cole clinches up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cole.
Cole is fighting off a takedown attempt but Quin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cole to the mat. Cole regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cole lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cole trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Quin is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cole wants to sweep here but Quin controlling him for the moment.
Quin scoring with some ground and pound.
Quin wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.
Quin 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.
Cole lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Quin seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Quin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole distracts Quin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Quin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cole doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cole manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cole postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Quin trying to keep a closed guard but Cole is proving a slippery customer.
Cole throwing strikes but missing.
Cole scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cole got a little sloppy there for a moment and Quin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cole has managed to get both his arms back between Quin's legs - danger averted.
Quin working a defensive guard here.
Quin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cole is one step ahead there.
Cole is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cole chips away with some ground and pound.
Cole throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Quin is trying to keep Cole in close.
Cole postures up in Quin's guard and throws a big left but Quin blocks it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Quin controls Cole momentarily but Cole frees himself.
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 Matt Quin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Quin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quin.
Cole avoids the body shot from Quin.
Quin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cole manages to avoid it.
Quin backing away here, and Cole unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Cole 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Quin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cole on the side of the head.
Quin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cole defending well as Quin loads up on a big left hand.
Matt Quin is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Quin blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quin jabs Cole right on the nose. Cole blinks but takes it well.
Quin misses with an uppercut. Cole saw that one coming.
Cole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin defending well as Cole loads up on a big left hand.
Cole moves into range and connects with a jab.
Quin's corner calls for a 1-2. Quin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cole tries to clinch but Quin is having none of it.
Quin tries to keep at a distance but Cole has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cole swings wildly with an uppercut but Quin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Cole lands a right hand.
Cole tries to work over Quin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quin has Cole pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cole manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Quin successfully pulls guard.
Quin wants to sweep but no luck.
Quin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cole throws a sloppy strike and Quin has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Cole is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Quin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Quin!
Our winner, Matt Quin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Pierno (ranked 203 p4p, 33 weight class) and Lao Shin (ranked 128 p4p, 23 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pierno might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sick Puppies - You're Going Down . Shin has chosen Shaolin Chamber of Death as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
33 - 13 - 1 |
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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
30 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Lao Shin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierno misses the jab.
Pierno swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shin misses with a body kick.
Shin throws a shot from downtown. Pierno moves away and avoids it.
Pierno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shin on the side of the head.
Pierno has Shin up against the cage in a clinch.
Shin working aggressively here.
Pierno pulls guard.
Pierno has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno being controlled here, momentarily.
Pierno is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shin defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin slips nicely into half guard.
Pierno is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pierno is refusing to be controlled, as Shin sits in half guard.
Pierno actively working from the bottom here.
Pierno looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shin wants to pass to mount but Pierno is defending the position.
Pierno is looking for a sweep. Shin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pierno defends it well.
Shin prevents Pierno from improving his position.
Shin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pierno doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shin.
Shin is trying to work for a kimura but Pierno is defending well.
Pierno trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pierno does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pierno actively working from the bottom here.
Shin prevents Pierno from improving his position.
Shin passes to side control.
Shin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shin trying to control the action but Pierno is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pierno gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierno moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pierno controls Shin momentarily but Shin frees himself.
Shin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shin wants to control from the top but Pierno keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pierno is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lao Shin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pierno connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pierno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Pierno.
Shin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tim Pierno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pierno.
Pierno swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shin.
Pierno tries to clinch but Shin is having none of it.
Pierno misses with a left hand
and Shin counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Pierno works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno missing with a left hand there. Shin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shin throws out a counter right but Pierno avoids it with no problem.
Shin lands with a good body shot.
Pierno is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pierno.
Pierno is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Pierno throws a looping overhand right but Shin ducks down to avoid it.
Pierno tries to bum rush Shin with a series of wild strikes but Shin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tim Pierno is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierno misses with a hook.
Pierno throws an off balance right hand
and Shin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shin misses with a jab to the body
and Pierno counters with a nice uppercut.
Shin misses with an uppercut
and Pierno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shin slips a jab from Pierno.
Shin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierno moves away.
A slow jab from Pierno misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin lunges at Pierno with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pierno's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierno lands a jab.
Pierno misses with an uppercut.
Pierno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pierno throws a right hand that misses
and Shin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pierno thinking.
Pierno moves into range and clinches up with Shin.
Pierno lands a shoulder strike.
Pierno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pierno pushes Shin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pierno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shin backwards.
Shin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Pierno.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shin.
Shin fails to pull guard.
Pierno fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pierno's brow.
A short uppercut from Shin.
Shin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Shin.
Shin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pierno is trying to pull guard but Shin has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pierno struggles to land a body shot inside as Shin controls his hands.
Pierno has a couple of punches blocked by Shin.
Pierno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pierno ducks right into an uppercut from Shin.
Shin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pierno thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno looks to land a left hand but Shin moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Shin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shin misses with a leg kick
and Pierno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pierno scores with a body shot.
Shin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pierno.
Shin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pierno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shin throws a jab when Pierno was well out of range.
Pierno seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A lazy body kick from Shin
and Pierno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierno misses with a left hand
and Shin counters with a left to the body.
Pierno throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Pierno 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!
Pierno misses with a hook to the body
and Shin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pierno throws a head punch that misses.
Shin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shin tries a body shot but Pierno blocks it.
Shin lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Shin.
Shin misses with a body punch.
Shin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pierno is trying to pull guard but Shin has him pressed against the cage.
Shin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno struggles to land a body shot inside as Shin controls his hands.
Pierno tries to pull guard but Shin won't allow it.
Lao Shin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shin lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pierno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shin swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierno jumps guard but Shin stands there with Pierno around his waist. Pierno gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Pierno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin working aggressively here.
Shin scores with a shoulder strike.
Shin tries a body shot but Pierno blocks it.
Shin misses with the head strike.
Pierno pulls guard.
Shin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shin pushing down on Pierno's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shin seems to be working for a kimura but Pierno defends the submission attempt.
Shin in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Pierno tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Shin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lao Shin!
Lao Shin 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghazi Okah (ranked 26 p4p, 6 weight class) and Ludvig Ericsson (ranked 95 p4p, 18 weight class). Okah comes to the cage accompanied by Rock Stone. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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212 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ghazi Okah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludvig Ericsson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okah moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ericsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Okah lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Okah throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ericsson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Okah.
Ericsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okah throws a body kick that misses.
Ericsson feints the counter takedown.
Okah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good work by Okah as he checks the leg kick.
Okah looks to land a body kick but Ericsson moved away.
Ghazi Okah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Okah misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ericsson moves out of range as Okah strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Ericsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Okah scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - Okah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheers as Okah lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ericsson doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ericsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Ericsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ericsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ghazi Okah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okah throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Okah throws a jab when Ericsson was well out of range.
Ericsson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Okah defends it well.
Okah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ericsson. Ericsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Okah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ericsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Okah avoids the body shot from Ericsson.
Okah connects with a solid leg kick.
Ericsson ducks under a wild hook from Okah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ericsson. That's going to slow Okah down.
Ericsson shoots in for a takedown but Okah shows good takedown defense.
A slow jab from Okah misses its intended target.
Okah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ericsson slips a jab from Okah.
Ericsson 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.
Okah lands a really nice looking cross but Ericsson seems unphased.
Okah scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Okah is predictable there
and Ericsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Okah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ericsson.
Ericsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Okah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ericsson staying out of range there.
Okah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Okah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ericsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okah.
Ericsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Okah to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Okah misses its intended target.
A big left from Okah misses.
Okah scores with a punch to the head.
Ericsson blocks the body kick.
Ericsson lands a nice hook to Okah's body. Okah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Okah.
Ericsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Okah counters with a nice uppercut.
Ericsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okah lands with an uppercut that bounces Ericsson off the cage and back into range.
Okah tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Ericsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okah has his hands on Ericsson's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ericsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Okah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ericsson is one step ahead there.
Okah wants to get back to his feet but Ericsson passes into half guard.
Ericsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okah manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazi Okah dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Ericsson misses.
A swing and a miss from Okah.
Ericsson feints the counter takedown.
Okah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ericsson on the side of the head.
No joy there for Okah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Okah lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ericsson will feel that in the morning.
Okah misses with a body shot.
Ericsson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ericsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Okah is fending him off so far but Ericsson persists. Nope, Okah circles away and we're back to standing.
Okah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Ericsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okah tests Ericsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Okah.
Okah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ericsson with the counter takedown but Okah avoids it easily.
Okah connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson tries to clinch but Okah is having none of it.
Okah is looking to counter punch.
Ericsson stuns Okah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ericsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ghazi Okah is winning the standup battle so far.
Okah throws an off balance right hand
and Ericsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ericsson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Okah.
Okah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Okah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ericsson can do to turn this around?
Ericsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ericsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Okah.
Okah moves into the clinch.
Ericsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okah has a couple of punches blocked by Ericsson.
Ericsson working aggressively here.
Okah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okah has a couple of punches blocked by Ericsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okah.
Okah is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ericsson lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okah misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okah.
Okah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Okah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Okah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okah misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Okah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ericsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ericsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okah struggles to land a body shot inside as Ericsson controls his hands.
A short right from Okah on the inside.
Okah misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Okah.
Ericsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Okah controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson pushes Okah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okah tries a body shot but Ericsson blocks it.
Ericsson tries to work over Okah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ericsson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ericsson blocks an uppercut.
Ericsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Okah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ghazi Okah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Okah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ericsson backwards.
Ericsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okah throws a head punch that misses.
Ericsson blocks a body shot from Okah.
Ericsson wants the takedown. Okah is fighting it off but Ericsson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Okah's guard against the cage.
Ericsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Okah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ericsson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okah working a defensive guard here.
Okah wants to stand and escape but Ericsson is having none of it.
Ericsson stopping the sweep attempt from Okah.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okah is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Okah has his hands on Ericsson's head, controlling the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ericsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ericsson connects with the punch.
Ericsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazi Okah dominated that second round.
That's time! Okah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ericsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Okah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ericsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Okah.
Ericsson shoots in but Okah avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Okah misses with a straight left.
Ericsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okah.
Okah misses with a hook to the body
and Ericsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Okah throws a leg kick but Ericsson checks it.
Okah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ericsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okah.
Ericsson staying out of range there.
Ericsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ericsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah tries to clinch up.
Ericsson misses with a leg kick
and Okah counters with a low kick, right behind Ericsson 's knee.
Okah throws a big shot that misses.
Ericsson throws a low kick but Okah moves out of range easily.
Okah misses with a hook. Ericsson ducked under it nicely.
Ericsson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Okah defends it nicely.
Okah looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ericsson 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.
Ericsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Okah. Okah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Okah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ericsson with the counter takedown but Okah avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Ericsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ericsson moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ericsson throws a lazy right hand but Okah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ericsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Okah cracks a nice hook into Ericsson's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Okah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Okah misses with a body shot.
Ericsson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okah loads up on a big right hand but Ericsson slips the punch.
Ericsson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Okah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ericsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Okah.
Ericsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Okah tries to score with a low kick but Ericsson moves his leg out of the way.
Ericsson tries to bum rush Okah with a series of wild strikes but Okah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good exchange - Okah coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ericsson's sensitive parts.
Ericsson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ericsson slips a jab from Okah.
Okah avoids the body shot from Ericsson.
Okah misses with the body kick
and Ericsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Okah pushes Ericsson off and gets back to his feet.
Okah lands a nice shot that snaps Ericsson's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ericsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Okah's waist but Okah gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ericsson off to one side.
Ghazi Okah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludvig Ericsson.
Ericsson misses with a low kick.
Okah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ericsson throws a jab when Okah was well out of range.
Okah throws a head kick but Ericsson moves out of range.
Ericsson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Okah defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson scores with a hook.
Ericsson shoots in and drives through. Okah sprawls well.
Okah throws a wild body kick that Ericsson sees coming a mile off.
Okah backing away here, and Ericsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Okah scores with a jab to the body.
Okah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ericsson slips under a jab.
Ericsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Okah goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ericsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ericsson throws a jab when Okah was well out of range.
Okah half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ericsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okah.
Okah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ericsson moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazi Okah clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Okah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ericsson's calf.
Okah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ericsson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ericsson forces Okah back against the cage and clinches.
Okah misses with the head strike.
Ericsson has a couple of punches blocked by Okah.
Ericsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okah misses with a punch to the body.
Ericsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ericsson.
A nice left hand lands by Okah.
Okah lands a shot to the body.
Okah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Okah lands with a short shot to the head.
Ericsson stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okah.
Okah lands an uppercut.
Ericsson tries to work over Okah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Okah.
Okah lands a right hand.
Okah takes a shot to the head.
Ericsson tries a body shot but Okah blocks it.
Ericsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ericsson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ericsson.
Okah has a couple of punches blocked by Ericsson.
Ericsson blocks a body shot from Okah.
Okah swings wildly with an uppercut but Ericsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okah blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson tries a body shot but Okah blocks it.
Okah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Ericsson.
Ericsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ericsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Okah backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ericsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Okah gets through Ericsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Okah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Ericsson.
Ericsson blocking some punches.
Okah working aggressively here.
Okah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okah lands a body punch.
Okah working aggressively here.
Okah lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson is trying to drag Okah to the mat but Okah just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ericsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Okah.
Okah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ericsson trying to control the position but instead, Okah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ericsson into the cage.
Okah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ericsson.
Okah lands a body shot.
Ericsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Okah backwards.
Okah can't find room to land a body shot as Ericsson controls the action.
A short right from Ericsson on the inside.
Okah misses with some punches.
Okah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ericsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Okah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ericsson lands an uppercut.
Ericsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ericsson pushes Okah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ericsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ericsson throws a head punch that misses.
Okah struggles to land a body shot inside as Ericsson controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Ericsson.
Ericsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ericsson taking a breather.
Okah dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Okah swings wildly with an uppercut but Ericsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ghazi Okah will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ericsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Okah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ericsson misses with a leg kick
and Okah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ericsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Ericsson misses the target.
Okah is looking to counter punch.
Okah misses with a body shot.
Okah throws a hook to the side of Ericsson's head but Ericsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Okah dips to his left and cracks Ericsson with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ericsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Okah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Okah, right into the meat.
Ericsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Okah but Okah pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Okah scores with the left hand. Ericsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Ericsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Okah misses the jab.
Ericsson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Okah misses with a leg kick
and Ericsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Okah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Okah scores with a spinning back kick!
Okah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Okah throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ericsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ludvig Ericsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ericsson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Okah to regain full guard.
Okah managing to control the position.
Okah wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ericsson is now in half guard.
Ericsson lands strikes from half guard.
Ericsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Okah is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Okah wants to improve his position but Ericsson is controlling well.
Ericsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Okah is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ericsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson is thwarting Okah's attempts to control the position.
Okah manages to get to full guard.
Ericsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ericsson being controlled here momentarily.
Okah wants to control the position but Ericsson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ericsson prevents Okah from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Okah keeping control of the position.
Okah on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Okah pushes Ericsson off looking to stand but Ericsson dives back in and keeps control.
Okah is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ericsson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ericsson's back!
Ericsson rolls, trying to escape but Okah keeps control of the position.
Okah biding his time, looking for the opening.
Okah continues to stall.
Ghazi Okah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ghazi Okah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Okah, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:46
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ghazi Okah!
Ghazi Okah retains his light heavyweight title!
Ghazi Okah seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorbjorn Heimendahl (ranked 251 p4p, 12 weight class) and Kalle Karlsson (ranked 304 p4p, 13 weight class). Karlsson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Carolus Rex - Sabaton kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kalle Karlsson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalle Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimendahl feints and then cracks Karlsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karlsson down.
Heimendahl scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimendahl was well out of range. Poor timing from Karlsson.
Heimendahl throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heimendahl throws a hook but Karlsson blocks it.
Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heimendahl scoring well with a low kick there.
Heimendahl throws a body kick that misses.
A solid body kick from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl misses with the body kick
and Karlsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karlsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Heimendahl makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karlsson misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimendahl throws a poor cross that misses
and Karlsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heimendahl throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Karlsson looks winded!
Heimendahl misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heimendahl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heimendahl throws a head kick but Karlsson moves out of range.
A jab from Heimendahl does it's job there.
Karlsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimendahl.
Despite the aggression on Karlsson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Karlsson checks a leg kick.
Heimendahl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Heimendahl throws an off balance right hand
and Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl throws a wild body kick that Karlsson sees coming a mile off.
Heimendahl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karlsson throws out a counter right but Heimendahl avoids it with no problem.
Heimendahl moves in looking to clinch but Karlsson pushes him off.
Karlsson misses with an uppercut. Heimendahl saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heimendahl misses with a shot to the body
and Karlsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heimendahl connects with a solid leg kick.
Karlsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heimendahl.
Karlsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heimendahl thumps Karlsson with a low kick.
Heimendahl attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Heimendahl is looking to wear down Karlsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl lands with a nice body kick.
Karlsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heimendahl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A countering left hand to the body from Karlsson misses.
Heimendahl dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karlsson. That did some damage!
Heimendahl gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Heimendahl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karlsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Heimendahl with a hook.
It looks like Kalle Karlsson has been cut.
Karlsson throws a right hand that misses
and Heimendahl counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Karlsson manages to break the clinch.
Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses.
Karlsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heimendahl. Heimendahl obviously looking to wear him down.
Heimendahl throws a low kick but Karlsson avoids it.
Karlsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heimendahl connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karlsson scrambles back to his feet.
Heimendahl is looking to land body kicks.
Heimendahl rushes Karlsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heimendahl feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Karlsson sprawling to the canvas! Karlsson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Heimendahl finish him?!
Karlsson is rocked!
Heimendahl scores with a leg kick.
Karlsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Heimendahl finish him?
Thorbjorn Heimendahl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heimendahl wobbles Karlsson with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Heimendahl dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Karlsson to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
Our winner, Thorbjorn Heimendahl, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Musta Laine (ranked 31 p4p, 5 weight class) and Pablo Maraçon (ranked 59 p4p, 11 weight class). Laine's entrance music is Disturbed - Sound of Silence. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Maraçon's choice of entrance music: Pistolero. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musta Laine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Pablo Maraçon!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maraçon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maraçon dips to his left and cracks Laine with an uppercut!
Laine misses with a leg kick
and Maraçon counters with a thumping low kick.
Laine checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maraçon stuns Laine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Maraçon.
Laine has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gangsterdamage in the buildup to the fight.
Laine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maraçon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Laine throws a chopping leg kick but Maraçon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maraçon takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Laine.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Laine.
Maraçon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maraçon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laine. Laine obviously looking to wear him down.
Laine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maraçon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maraçon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laine to score with a decent uppercut.
Laine takes one on the button.
Maraçon walks into a left hand.
Maraçon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine moves out of range as Maraçon throws a body kick.
Maraçon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maraçon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maraçon wants it to stay on the feet.
Pablo Maraçon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Maraçon moves away and avoids it.
Maraçon throws out a counter right but Laine avoids it with no problem.
Maraçon moves away from the strike by Laine.
No joy there for Maraçon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maraçon.
Maraçon throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Laine misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the body from Laine misses
and Maraçon counters with a nice body kick.
Laine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maraçon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Laine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laine swinging wildly here.
Laine throws a body punch but Maraçon moves out of range.
Maraçon feints a counter leg kick.
Laine moves forwards but Maraçon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Laine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maraçon momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine blocks a low kick nicely.
Maraçon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Laine.
Laine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maraçon missing with a left hand there. Laine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maraçon scores with a leg kick.
Laine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maraçon. That did some damage!
Maraçon throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maraçon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maraçon takes the fight into the clinch.
Laine is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maraçon is defending well.
Maraçon misses with the head strike.
Laine swings wildly with an uppercut but Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine scores with a shoulder strike.
Laine throws a punch but it's blocked by Maraçon.
Maraçon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maraçon digs a right hand into Laine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laine's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Maraçon fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Maraçon struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
Maraçon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maraçon backwards.
A body shot lands from Laine.
Maraçon cracks Laine with a nice body shot.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine.
Laine blocks a body shot from Maraçon.
Laine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maraçon swings wildly with an uppercut but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maraçon blocks an uppercut.
Maraçon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maraçon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laine misses with a punch on the inside.
Laine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maraçon working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maraçon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maraçon has a couple of punches blocked by Laine.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine prevents a body shot from Maraçon.
Still in the clinch, Maraçon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maraçon working aggressively here.
Maraçon tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Maraçon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maraçon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Maraçon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maraçon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laine working aggressively here.
Laine breaks from the clinch.
Maraçon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laine.
A nice side step and Maraçon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maraçon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maraçon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Laine.
Maraçon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Musta Laine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laine slips a jab from Maraçon.
Maraçon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laine. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Maraçon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Laine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maraçon circles away quickly and effectively.
Laine lands a nice shot that snaps Maraçon's head back.
Laine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maraçon scores with a spinning back kick!
Maraçon lands a body shot.
A big left from Maraçon misses.
Maraçon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maraçon.
Maraçon connects with the punch.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maraçon connects with an inside leg kick.
Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maraçon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maraçon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Laine moves out of range of the strikes.
Maraçon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maraçon throws a sloppy head kick and Laine moves out of range easily.
Maraçon 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Laine.
Laine throws a jab but it's blocked by Maraçon.
Maraçon needs to keep his hands up - Laine had a free shot at his head there.
Laine tries to bum rush Maraçon with a series of wild strikes but Maraçon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Maraçon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laine misses with a hook
and Maraçon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maraçon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Maraçon slips the punch.
Maraçon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Maraçon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laine tries to counter with a takedown but Maraçon is quick to defend against it.
Maraçon defending well as Laine loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Laine misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maraçon, as that shot connected.
Maraçon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maraçon ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Laine blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laine. That's going to slow Maraçon down.
Laine scores with a takedown into Maraçon's guard.
Maraçon controlling Laine's posture.
Laine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maraçon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Laine content to stall in guard here.
Maraçon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Laine tries to free his leg and advance position but Maraçon is retaining full guard.
Laine works over Maraçon with some ground and pound from guard.
Maraçon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laine's guard.
Maraçon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Maraçon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Laine is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Laine manages to work his way to half guard, despite Maraçon's best efforts.
Maraçon is thwarting Laine's attempts to control the position.
Laine tries to get to full guard but Maraçon has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Laine has his hands clasped together around Maraçon's back. He's all about the action.
Maraçon trying to control the action but Laine is working from the bottom.
Maraçon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Maraçon trying to control the action but Laine is working from the bottom.
Laine tries to get to full guard but Maraçon has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pablo Maraçon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Laine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maraçon checks it well.
Musta Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine throws the left hand but Maraçon avoids the punch easily.
Laine misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab lands there for Maraçon.
Laine throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Maraçon is looking to slow Laine down with leg kicks.
Maraçon missing with a left hand there. Laine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laine tried to counter with a leg kick but Maraçon avoided it.
Maraçon lands with a shot to the body.
Laine lands with a hook. Maraçon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maraçon dodges the punch combination from Laine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maraçon throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Maraçon throws a hook to the side of Laine's head but Laine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maraçon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maraçon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon lands with a cross.
Laine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maraçon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maraçon throws a low kick, looking for Laine's leg but Laine calmly moves out of range.
Laine closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Maraçon's guard.
Maraçon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Laine throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maraçon is on top in guard.
Laine is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maraçon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon sitting in guard here, content to control.
Maraçon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Laine, up you get!
Laine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maraçon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maraçon throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maraçon. Maraçon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Laine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maraçon swivels and escapes.
As Laine backs off Maraçon throws a huge counter combo but Laine manages to avoid it all.
Maraçon blocks a jab.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Maraçon slips the punch.
Laine throws a right hand that misses
enabling Maraçon to counter with a crisp jab.
Laine throws a leg kick
and Maraçon counters with an outside leg kick.
Laine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maraçon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maraçon. That did some damage!
Maraçon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laine on the side of the head.
Laine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maraçon.
Laine misses with a straight left.
Maraçon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
Laine feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Maraçon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laine throws a hook but Maraçon avoids it easily.
Maraçon fakes the leg kick and cracks Laine in the body.
Laine dodges the punch combination from Maraçon.
Laine looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice shot lands for Maraçon.
Laine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Laine misses.
Maraçon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maraçon moves away.
The fighters circling - Maraçon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pablo Maraçon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Maraçon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Laine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maraçon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maraçon connects with a looping right hand.
Maraçon throws the kick towards the body but Laine avoids it.
Laine throws a leg kick but Maraçon checks it.
Maraçon takes one to the chin there.
Laine throws a hook but Maraçon avoids it easily.
Maraçon tries to counter with a clinch but Laine shakes him off and moves away.
Laine throws a hook but Maraçon avoids it easily.
Maraçon misses with a low kick.
Laine lands a lovely overhand right.
Laine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maraçon misses the shot to the body.
Laine throwing a counter right hand but Maraçon manages to avoid it.
Laine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maraçon pinned against the cage. Maraçon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Maraçon really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maraçon slips a jab from Laine.
Maraçon connects with a leg kick. Laine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maraçon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laine changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Good standup being displayed there by Maraçon as he connects with a hook.
Laine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Laine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maraçon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Maraçon lands with a cross.
Laine throws out a loose jab but Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Laine.
Maraçon works the jab nicely.
Maraçon gets caught napping as Laine dives in and scores a takedown. Maraçon manages to retain guard.
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!
Maraçon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Laine trying to control the position from guard on top but Maraçon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laine is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laine stopping the sweep attempt from Maraçon.
Laine with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Musta Laine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Laine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maraçon seems keen to control Laine's posture.
Laine trying to control but Maraçon is working from the bottom.
Laine cracks Maraçon with a solid left hand.
Laine is in close to Maraçon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Laine wants to control from the top but Maraçon keeps moving.
Laine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maraçon is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon looking to control.
Laine works over Maraçon with some ground and pound from guard.
Maraçon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Laine engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Laine trying to control but Maraçon is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Maraçon scores with a jab.
Laine throws a leg kick but Maraçon checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Laine.
Maraçon cracks the inside of Laine's front leg.
Laine misses with a hook.
Maraçon misses with a low kick.
Laine swings for the body but Maraçon moves out of range.
Maraçon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Laine. That one must have hurt.
Maraçon lands with a kick to the ribs.
Maraçon connects with a body shot.
Maraçon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laine connects with a body shot that sends Maraçon's belly button to the back.
Laine misses with a hook. Maraçon ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Laine misses the target.
Maraçon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maraçon is looking to slow Laine down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a poor cross that misses
and Maraçon counters with a good low kick that Laine was not able to check.
Maraçon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laine. That did some damage!
Laine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maraçon sprawls well. Maraçon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Laine gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick from Maraçon misses.
Maraçon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maraçon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laine moves away from the strike by Maraçon.
An inside leg kick from Laine misses.
Maraçon throws a good cross that connects.
Laine throws a leg kick but Maraçon checks it.
It seemed like Maraçon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maraçon moves out of range as Laine strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maraçon.
Laine misses with an uppercut
enabling Maraçon to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Pablo Maraçon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Laine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Maraçon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maraçon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Laine misses with an uppercut.
Maraçon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laine shoots for a takedown but Maraçon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maraçon works Laine's body with a nice hook.
Laine scores with a jab. Maraçon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Laine tries to score with a low kick but Maraçon moves his leg out of the way.
Laine defending well as Maraçon loads up on a big left hand.
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Maraçon is just out of range.
Laine fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Laine throws a lazy right hand but Maraçon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine throws a leg kick but Maraçon sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Maraçon.
Laine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maraçon checks it well.
Maraçon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maraçon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good exchange - Laine coming out on top.
Laine shoots in for a takedown but Maraçon shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Musta Laine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maraçon scores with a nice strike.
Maraçon scores with a decent looking hook.
Laine connects with a jab.
Maraçon tries to clinch but Laine moves out of range.
Maraçon scoring well with a low kick there.
A clash of legs there as Laine blocks the low kick.
Maraçon misses with a hook
and Laine counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maraçon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Laine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maraçon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maraçon is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Maraçon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maraçon.
Musta Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine landing some decent shots from guard.
Laine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maraçon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maraçon wants to sweep but no luck.
Laine throwing strikes but missing.
Maraçon has Laine pulled in close to control his posture.
Maraçon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laine is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maraçon working a defensive guard but Laine manages to pass into side control anyway.
Laine 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.
Maraçon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Laine is putting a hurting on Maraçon here, landing some big shots from side control.
Laine working away.
Maraçon regains half guard.
Laine throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Maraçon to regain full guard.
Laine lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Laine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laine drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Maraçon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Laine has Maraçon in his guard.
Laine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon looking to pass the guard.
Laine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maraçon passes Laine's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Maraçon controlling the action here.
Laine tries to get to full guard but Maraçon has control of the leg.
Laine is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pablo Maraçon.
I've got Maraçon 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Maraçon!
Pablo Maraçon is the new welterweight champion!
Pablo Maraçon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Gumption (ranked 42 p4p, 2 weight class) and Zdravko Saric (ranked 122 p4p, 6 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Gumption!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zdravko Saric!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saric lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gumption clinches up with Saric and pushes him back against the cage.
Gumption misses with a body punch.
Saric wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saric breaks the clinch.
Saric scores with a jab. Gumption acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Saric has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gumption is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Saric moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gumption avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gumption takes a swing at Saric's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Gumption misses.
Saric cracks Gumption with a right hand to the side of the head.
Saric sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Saric scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saric scoring well with a low kick there.
Saric throws a sloppy head kick
and Gumption counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saric misses with a low kick.
Saric lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saric looks to land a right hand but Gumption moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Saric.
Gumption has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Saric misses with a looping right.
Saric feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gumption's calf.
Saric drops Gumption with a beautiful combination! Gumption stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Saric is looking for the KO!
Gumption is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric misses with a hook.
Saric doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gumption throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Zdravko Saric has been cut.
Gumption avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Saric checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gumption works Saric's body with a nice hook.
Saric looks winded!
Gumption cracks the inside of Saric's front leg.
Saric looks to throw the jab but Gumption is out of range.
Gumption throws a shot to the body.
Gumption lands a glancing blow to the side of Saric's head.
Saric walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saric walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saric scores with a leg kick.
Gumption takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Saric throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gumption counters with a nice uppercut.
Gumption dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zdravko Saric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gumption lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oooooh!!! Gumption has knocked Saric down with a huge combo! Gumption steps away and waves a wobbly Saric back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Saric is rocked!
Saric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gumption was well out of range. Poor timing from Saric.
Gumption lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saric takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gumption fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saric.
Saric takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gumption fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Saric out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Bubba Gumption!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bubba Gumption waved his t-shirt featuring Aspire Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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