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DARE 48: MUNDI VS. JABNEEL PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Trowning (ranked 2702 p4p, 291 weight class) and Alexander Henriksen (ranked 5790 p4p, 542 weight class). Trowning's entrance music is Shotgun - backyard brawl. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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263 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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246 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Trowning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Henriksen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henriksen throws a body kick that misses
enabling Trowning to counter with a crisp jab.
Henriksen misses with a looping left.
Trowning stalks Henriksen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Henriksen's face. Henriksen staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Alexander Henriksen has been cut.
Henriksen ducks under a wild hook from Trowning.
Trowning scores with a nice right hand.
Trowning bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henriksen's head backwards.
Henriksen misses with a left hand
and Trowning counters with a left to the body.
Henriksen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trowning defending well as Henriksen loads up on a big left hand.
Trowning looks to throw the jab but Henriksen is out of range.
A nice side step and Henriksen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
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!
Henriksen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henriksen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Henriksen throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Trowning to counter with a crisp jab.
Henriksen misses with a body punch
and Trowning counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henriksen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trowning is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trowning circles away from the clinch attempt
and Trowning counters with a left to the body.
Trowning connects with a nice looking jab.
Henriksen lands with an uppercut that bounces Trowning off the cage and back into range.
A big left from Henriksen misses.
Henriksen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexander Henriksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trowning throws a lazy uppercut
and Henriksen counters with a nice body shot.
Henriksen misses with an uppercut. Trowning saw that one coming.
Trowning is looking to counter punch.
Henriksen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Henriksen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Trowning cracks a nice hook into Henriksen's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trowning lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Trowning blocks the body kick.
Trowning is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Henriksen misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henriksen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henriksen throws a right hand that misses
and Trowning counters with a right hand to the body.
Trowning slips a straight right by Henriksen.
Trowning misses with a double jab
and Henriksen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Henriksen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trowning keeps the fight on the outside.
Henriksen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Trowning tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henriksen's elbow.
Henriksen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trowning can't find room to land a body shot as Henriksen controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henriksen.
Henriksen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trowning misses with a punch to the body.
Henriksen struggles to land a body shot inside as Trowning controls his hands.
Henriksen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Trowning to keep the fight standing.
Henriksen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trowning backwards.
Trowning misses with some punches.
Henriksen tries to pull guard but Trowning won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Henriksen.
Trowning swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henriksen lands a right hand.
Trowning pushes Henriksen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trowning softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henriksen swings wildly with an uppercut but Trowning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henriksen misses with some punches.
Trowning misses with a body punch.
Henriksen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trowning lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henriksen misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trowning goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henriksen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henriksen jumps guard and drags Trowning to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Henriksen is trying to control the position but Trowning postures up.
Henriksen seems keen to control Trowning's posture.
Trowning is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Trowning got a little sloppy there for a moment and Henriksen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Trowning has managed to get both his arms back between Henriksen's legs - danger averted.
Henriksen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henriksen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trowning trying to control the position from guard on top but Henriksen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trowning trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henriksen seems keen to control Trowning's posture.
Trowning looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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 Henry Trowning will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Henriksen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Henriksen misses with a jab to the body
and Trowning counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henriksen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Trowning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trowning scores with a jab.
Henriksen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trowning counters with a nice uppercut.
Henriksen looks to score with a jab to the body but Trowning is just out of range.
Henriksen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henriksen throws out a loose jab but Trowning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trowning uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henriksen.
Henriksen throws a shot from downtown. Trowning moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriksen misses with a lunging right hand
and Trowning counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henriksen scores with a sloppy right hand. Trowning should have avoided that one.
Both fighters circling a little - Henriksen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trowning throws a lazy right hand but Henriksen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriksen misses with a looping left.
Henriksen misses with a straight left.
Henriksen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice jab there from Henriksen.
Henriksen tries to land a front kick but Trowning steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trowning is looking to counter punch.
Trowning moves out of range of the body kick.
Trowning throws a lazy right hand but Henriksen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henriksen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trowning's hands.
Henry Trowning is winning the standup battle so far.
Trowning throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Henriksen to counter with a crisp jab.
Henriksen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab by Henriksen.
Good leg kick by Henriksen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henriksen cracks Trowning with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen misses with a hook.
Henriksen misses with a kick to the body.
Trowning takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trowning rushes Henriksen and presses him up against the cage.
Henriksen prevents a body shot from Trowning.
Nice body punch from Trowning - that landed with a thud.
Henriksen is breathing heavily.
Trowning prevents a body shot from Henriksen.
Henriksen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trowning doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henriksen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Trowning.
Trowning goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trowning.
Trowning lands with a left to the head.
Henriksen misses with a body punch.
Trowning working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Trowning.
Trowning lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henriksen backwards.
Henriksen blocks a body shot from Trowning.
Trowning lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henriksen backwards.
Henriksen misses with some punches.
Trowning working aggressively here.
Trowning digs a right hand into Henriksen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henriksen's gas tank.
Henriksen blocks a body shot from Trowning.
Trowning lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henriksen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trowning scores with a hook to the body.
Trowning lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That has opened up Alexander Henriksen's cut even more.
Trowning manages to break the clinch.
Trowning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henriksen ducks under a wild hook from Trowning.
Henriksen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trowning looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trowning closes the distance and pushes Henriksen back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henriksen lands a hook that snaps the head of Trowning backwards.
Henriksen takes a shot to the head.
Trowning goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trowning blocks an uppercut.
Trowning throws a punch but it's blocked by Henriksen.
Trowning misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henriksen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henriksen.
A shot in the inside from Trowning.
Henriksen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trowning misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trowning working aggressively here.
Trowning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henriksen working aggressively here.
Henriksen struggles to land a body shot inside as Trowning controls his hands.
Henriksen swings wildly with an uppercut but Trowning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henriksen can't find room to land a body shot as Trowning controls the action.
Henriksen lands with a short shot to the head.
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 Henry Trowning will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Henriksen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Henriksen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henriksen lands with a shot to the body.
Trowning tests Henriksen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henriksen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Henriksen misses with a looping right.
Trowning appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Henriksen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Trowning avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henriksen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trowning misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henriksen! But no joy.
Henriksen misses with a hook
enabling Trowning to counter with a crisp jab.
Henriksen looks to land a right hand but Trowning moved out of range.
Trowning avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriksen avoids the body shot from Trowning.
Henriksen misses with an uppercut
and Trowning counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henriksen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henriksen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henriksen swings widly with a right hand
and Trowning counters with a nice uppercut.
Trowning jabs at Henriksen's body.
Trowning misses with a straight right.
Trowning bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trowning appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Henriksen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Trowning cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trowning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henriksen manages to avoid it.
Henriksen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trowning dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trowning jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alexander Henriksen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen misses with a looping left.
Trowning misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henriksen slips a jab from Trowning.
Trowning is looking to clinch but Henriksen is avoiding it.
Trowning shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Trowning stuns Henriksen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trowning is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henriksen can do to turn this around?
Henriksen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Trowning counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henriksen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Trowning circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Trowning to counter with a crisp jab.
The cut above Alexander Henriksen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trowning.
Trowning misses with a body shot.
Henriksen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trowning connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henriksen wants to clinch up but Trowning keeps it at a distance.
Henriksen moves in looking to clinch but Trowning pushes him off.
Trowning comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Trowning ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Henriksen tries to get set, Trowning tries to push him back and clinch up but Henriksen manages to avoid the attempt.
Trowning is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Trowning throws a shot to the body.
Trowning jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henriksen misses with a kick to the body
and Trowning counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen looks for the body kick but Trowning saw that one coming.
A big right from Henriksen misses.
Trowning cracks a nice hook into Henriksen's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henriksen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Trowning counters with a crisp right hand that drops Henriksen! Trowning lets Henriksen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Henriksen is rocked!
Alexander Henriksen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Henriksen misses with an uppercut
and Trowning makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Henriksen is still on wobbly legs! Can Trowning finish him?
Trowning dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henriksen seems to have recovered his senses.
Trowning misses the shot to the body.
Henriksen takes one on the button.
Henriksen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trowning counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Trowning lands an overhand right.
Henriksen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Trowning showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trowning, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Trowning!
An out of breath Henry Trowning thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johny Vargas (ranked 2929 p4p, 337 weight class) and Frank Smith (ranked 18844 p4p, 698 weight class). Vargas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Drake - Trophies. Frank Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Smith!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johny Vargas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vargas throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Vargas closes the distance and clinches.
Vargas gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
Vargas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Vargas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Frank Smith has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vargas.
Vargas keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vargas trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Vargas.
Smith gets control of Vargas's arms and successfully pulls guard. Smith will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vargas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Smith wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Vargas is having none of it.
Vargas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vargas wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Vargas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vargas stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Smith pulls Vargas in close to prevent any damage.
Vargas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vargas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vargas throws a big right hand that misses.
Vargas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Vargas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vargas trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vargas postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Vargas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vargas tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vargas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vargas off to one side.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.
Smith tries to clinch but Vargas is having none of it.
Vargas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vargas duly obliges.
Vargas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vargas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vargas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
A combination from Vargas does no damage.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Vargas tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vargas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vargas shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Vargas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Vargas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vargas tries to clinch up.
Vargas tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big right from Vargas misses.
A jab from Vargas misses.
Vargas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smith defends well and Vargas ends up having to push Smith into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Vargas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Smith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vargas was covering up waiting for the punch and Smith finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Vargas has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Smith is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Vargas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vargas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vargas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Vargas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vargas tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vargas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vargas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
A nice combination there by Vargas.
Vargas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vargas moves out of range of the strikes.
Vargas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith lands a nice hook to Vargas's body. Vargas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vargas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vargas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vargas wants to clinch
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vargas throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vargas but Vargas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith 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.
Vargas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Vargas persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vargas dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Vargas's head and hops out.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Vargas slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Vargas drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith seems keen to control Vargas's posture.
Vargas won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Smith has his foot on Vargas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vargas works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vargas works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith is trying to control the position but Vargas postures up.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vargas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johny Vargas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vargas wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Vargas pushes his legs off easily.
Vargas controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smith is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Vargas has his hands clasped together but Smith extends and breaks Vargas's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Smith.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Smith!
Frank Smith 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aki Hiko (ranked 2673 p4p, 101 weight class) and Ricki Suckerpunch (ranked 3667 p4p, 133 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aki Hiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricki Suckerpunch!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiko throws a shot from downtown. Suckerpunch moves away and avoids it.
Suckerpunch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hiko counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Suckerpunch!
Hiko lands an elbow.
Check out the look on Hiko's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hiko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hiko has hold of Suckerpunch's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Suckerpunch tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Hiko cranks the arm and Suckerpunch screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Suckerpunch, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Aki Hiko!
Aki Hiko 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Power (ranked 1485 p4p, 155 weight class) and Khabib Babakov (ranked 2776 p4p, 253 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Babakov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babakov clinches up against the cage.
Babakov tries to work over Power's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babakov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Babakov lands an uppercut.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Babakov.
Power misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Power.
Babakov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babakov misses with a punch on the inside.
Babakov presses Power against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Babakov works on Power's body with a couple of short punches.
Power prevents a body shot from Babakov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Babakov.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Babakov.
Power misses with the head strike.
Babakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Power misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Babakov.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Babakov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Power does no damage.
Babakov rushes Power and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Power scores with a nice short uppercut.
Babakov goes for a takedown attempt but Power pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Babakov moves away from the strike by Power.
Babakov ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Babakov is looking to clinch.
Babakov staying out of range there.
Thomas Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power pushes Babakov up against the cage in a clinch.
Power stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Power blocking some punches.
Babakov misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Power creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Power definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Babakov tries a body shot but Power blocks it.
Babakov swings wildly with an uppercut but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power lands a nice uppercut.
Babakov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Babakov misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Babakov fails to land.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Power.
Power lands a shoulder strike.
Power is trying to push Babakov away but Babakov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Babakov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Power throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Babakovs head.
Babakov is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Babakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babakov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Power scores with a nice hook to the head.
Babakov is still on wobbly legs! Can Power finish him?
Power lands with a light punch inside.
Power is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Babakov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Babakov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Babakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power lands a nice uppercut.
Babakov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Power pushes Babakov against the cage. Power is working some dirty boxing. Power pushes off with a quick right hook! Babakov goes down! Babakov tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Power moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Power!
Thomas Power tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juu Dyon (ranked 1070 p4p, 125 weight class) and Steve Sanchez (ranked 1825 p4p, 226 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Where is My Mind? by Pixies as his entrance music. Steve Sanchez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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165 lbs
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158 lbs
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juu Dyon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanchez swivels and escapes.
Sanchez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sanchez cracks Dyon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Dyon's head back.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez lands an elbow inside.
Sanchez pushes Dyon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dyon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sanchez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sanchez.
Dyon dodges an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dyon avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dyon blocks an elbow strike.
Sanchez stops a takedown attempt from Dyon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juu Dyon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dyon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Steve Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dyon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez clinches with his opponent.
Dyon lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dyon backwards.
Sanchez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dyon goes for a takedown attempt but Sanchez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dyon's head.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sanchez enables Dyon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sanchez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Dyon from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dyon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dyon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Sanchez is tightening it up a little... Dyon has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Dyon reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Dyon taps out! Nice BJJ there by Sanchez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Steve Sanchez!
A victorious Steve Sanchez 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Jordan (ranked 1833 p4p, 44 weight class) and Maximillian Xezeron (ranked 2963 p4p, 116 weight class). Xezeron has chosen Our Truth by Lacuna Coil as his entrance music. Maximillian Xezeron acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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42
259 lbs
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283 lbs
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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
42 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maximillian Xezeron!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jordan blocks a head kick by Xezeron.
Jordan lands a really nice looking cross but Xezeron seems unphased.
Jordan 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.
Jordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Xezeron scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Joe Jordan has been cut.
Jab by Xezeron.
Jordan misses with a wild body shot.
Xezeron takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xezeron moves out of range of the body kick.
Jordan misses with a body kick.
Jordan throws a big shot that misses.
Jordan jabs Xezeron to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xezeron rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jordan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jordan lands with a nice body punch.
Xezeron throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jordan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xezeron lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jordan throws a hook but Xezeron avoids it easily.
As Jordan backs off Xezeron throws a huge counter combo but Jordan manages to avoid it all.
Jordan is looking to wear down Xezeron with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jordan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Xezeron looks winded!
Jordan scores with a nice strike.
A head kick by Xezeron misses
and Jordan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Xezeron thinking.
Jordan digs a good body shot into Xezeron's ribs.
Jordan clinches up against the cage.
Jordan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xezeron blocks a body shot from Jordan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jordan.
Jordan tries to throw a body punch but Xezeron avoids it by throwing Jordan back against the cage.
Xezeron trying to control the position but instead, Jordan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Xezeron into the cage.
Xezeron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xezeron.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xezeron manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Xezeron holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Xezeron continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Jordan.
A head punch on the inside from Jordan fails to land.
Jordan tries to throw a body punch but Xezeron avoids it by throwing Jordan back against the cage.
Xezeron lands a knee to the body.
Xezeron misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jordan.
Xezeron is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jordan is keeping busy.
Xezeron misses with a punch on the inside.
Xezeron misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron throws an elbow but it misses.
Xezeron throws an elbow that misses.
A hook to the body from Xezeron.
Xezeron wants to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Xezeron - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jordan pushes Xezeron back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Jordan.
Xezeron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jordan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Xezeron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xezeron missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Jordan.
Jordan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jordan tries to throw a body punch but Xezeron avoids it by throwing Jordan back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan lands with a light punch inside.
Xezeron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jordan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Xezeron tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Xezeron misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xezeron throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan.
Xezeron stalling against the cage.
Xezeron blocks a body shot from Jordan.
Xezeron lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Jordan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xezeron tries to throw a body punch but Jordan avoids it by throwing Xezeron back against the cage.
Xezeron misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xezeron scores with a shoulder strike.
Jordan has a couple of punches blocked by Xezeron.
Xezeron has a couple of punches blocked by Jordan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Jordan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Jordan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Xezeron throws a head kick that misses.
Maximillian Xezeron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jordan checks a leg kick.
Xezeron lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jordan misses with a head kick.
Xezeron throws a lazy head kick
and Jordan counters with a nice body kick.
Xezeron closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jordan scores with a shot to the body.
Jordan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Maximillian Xezeron has been cut.
Jordan lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xezeron is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Jordan Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Xezeron is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joe Jordan!
Joe Jordan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Jostrzebski (ranked 1184 p4p, 57 weight class) and Marious La De Hoya (ranked 1427 p4p, 72 weight class). Jostrzebski comes to the cage accompanied by Sucker For Pain. La De Hoya has chosen Cocaine as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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27
143 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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25
139 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Jostrzebski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marious La De Hoya!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jostrzebski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jostrzebski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
La De Hoya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jostrzebski checks a low kick from La De Hoya.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jostrzebski, as that shot connected.
Jostrzebski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. La De Hoya looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jostrzebski's corner calls for a 1-2. Jostrzebski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jostrzebski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jostrzebski.
Joseph Jostrzebski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jostrzebski misses with a combination
and La De Hoya counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jostrzebski misses with an uppercut
and La De Hoya counters with a leg kick.
Jostrzebski misses the shot to the body.
Jostrzebski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La De Hoya.
La De Hoya doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jostrzebski throws a predictable looking body shot
and La De Hoya counters with a thumping low kick.
Jostrzebski misses with a lunging right hand
and La De Hoya makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
La De Hoya defending well as Jostrzebski loads up on a big left hand.
La De Hoya thinks about the counter body kick.
Jostrzebski misses with a series of wild punches.
La De Hoya flicks out a counter leg kick but Jostrzebski steps away.
Nice uppercut lands for Jostrzebski. That snapped La De Hoya's head back.
La De Hoya slips a straight right by Jostrzebski.
La De Hoya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jostrzebski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by La De Hoya.
Jostrzebski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La De Hoya.
Jostrzebski misses with a body shot
and La De Hoya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jostrzebski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and La De Hoya counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
La De Hoya thumps Jostrzebski with a low kick.
Jostrzebski lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La De Hoya slips a straight right by Jostrzebski.
Jostrzebski misses the body punch
and La De Hoya counters with a straight right hand.
Jostrzebski misses with a lunging right hand
and La De Hoya counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Jostrzebski.
A shot to the body from Jostrzebski misses
and La De Hoya counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jostrzebski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
La De Hoya misses with a wild body shot.
Jostrzebski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jostrzebski scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jostrzebski misses with a right hand
and La De Hoya counters with a crisp one two that drops Jostrzebski! La De Hoya thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jostrzebski to his feet! Jostrzebski is in big trouble!
Jostrzebski is rocked!
Jostrzebski tests La De Hoya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
La De Hoya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
La De Hoya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jostrzebski throws out the jab.
Jostrzebski misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jostrzebski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but La De Hoya was well out of range. Poor timing from Jostrzebski.
La De Hoya thinks about the counter body kick.
La De Hoya gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jostrzebski.
Jostrzebski throws a lazy uppercut
and La De Hoya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La De Hoya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jostrzebski.
Jostrzebski throws a hook to the side of La De Hoya's head but La De Hoya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jostrzebski lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jostrzebski swings widly with a right hand
and La De Hoya counters with a nice leg kick.
Jostrzebski lands a body shot.
La De Hoya slips under a jab.
La De Hoya flicks out a counter leg kick but Jostrzebski steps away.
Jostrzebski missing with a left hand there. La De Hoya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
La De Hoya flicks out a counter leg kick but Jostrzebski steps away.
Jostrzebski lands with a good body shot.
La De Hoya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jostrzebski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jostrzebski throws a right hand that misses
and La De Hoya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jostrzebski.
Jostrzebski throws an overhand right that lands on La De Hoya's shoulder, as La De Hoya tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jostrzebski misses with a shot to the body
and La De Hoya counters with a leg kick.
La De Hoya closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
La De Hoya blocks a jab.
La De Hoya feints a counter leg kick.
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 Joseph Jostrzebski will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
La De Hoya throws a series of punches but Jostrzebski moves out of range.
La De Hoya lands a really nice looking cross but Jostrzebski seems unphased.
Jostrzebski misses with a left hand
and La De Hoya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jostrzebski throws a poor cross that misses
and La De Hoya counters with a nice body shot.
Jostrzebski swings for the body but La De Hoya moves out of range.
La De Hoya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
La De Hoya connects with a solid leg kick.
Jostrzebski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La De Hoya moves out of range of the strikes.
Jostrzebski throws a sloppy body shot
and La De Hoya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Jostrzebski catches La De Hoya right on the button with a cross.
La De Hoya misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Jostrzebski.
Jostrzebski throws a poor cross that misses
and La De Hoya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jostrzebski misses with a hook.
La De Hoya moves away from the strike by Jostrzebski.
La De Hoya throws a leg kick which misses Jostrzebski's front leg but catches the back leg as Jostrzebski tries to avoid it.
La De Hoya throws a head kick that misses.
Jostrzebski thows a left - swing and a miss!
La De Hoya flicks out a counter leg kick but Jostrzebski steps away.
La De Hoya scores with a jab to the head.
Jostrzebski throws a lazy uppercut
letting La De Hoya counter with a right hand.
Jostrzebski just misses with a punch to the body.
La De Hoya counters with a body kick.
La De Hoya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jostrzebski lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jostrzebski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
La De Hoya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jostrzebski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and La De Hoya counters with a thumping low kick.
Jostrzebski throws a poor cross that misses
and La De Hoya counters with a good, hard body kick but Jostrzebski shrugs it off.
Jostrzebski misses with a looping left.
La De Hoya avoids the body shot from Jostrzebski.
La De Hoya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jostrzebski takes a swing at La De Hoya's ribcage but misses.
La De Hoya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jostrzebski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
La De Hoya moves away from the strike by Jostrzebski.
Jostrzebski backing away here, and La De Hoya unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jostrzebski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jostrzebski throws an overhand right that lands on La De Hoya's shoulder, as La De Hoya tries to avoid the shot.
La De Hoya feints a counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Jostrzebski.
Marious La De Hoya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
La De Hoya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jostrzebski checks it well.
Jostrzebski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and La De Hoya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jostrzebski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jostrzebski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La De Hoya.
Jostrzebski lands the left hand.
La De Hoya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jostrzebski misses with a series of wild punches.
Jostrzebski misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jostrzebski does it's job there.
Jostrzebski just misses with a punch to the body.
La De Hoya was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jostrzebski scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La De Hoya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jostrzebski.
Jostrzebski throws a right hand that misses
and La De Hoya counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jostrzebski's knee momentarily.
Jostrzebski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jostrzebski misses with a lunging right hand
and La De Hoya counters with a stiff right hand.
Jostrzebski throws a jab but it's blocked by La De Hoya.
Jostrzebski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slow jab from Jostrzebski misses its intended target.
La De Hoya looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jostrzebski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
La De Hoya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jostrzebski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marious La De Hoya will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
La De Hoya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jostrzebski.
La De Hoya scores with a nice head shot.
Jostrzebski misses with an uppercut
and La De Hoya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by La De Hoya.
Jostrzebski misses with a lunging right hand
and La De Hoya counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jostrzebski misses with a left hand
letting La De Hoya counter with a right hand.
Jostrzebski misses with a hook. La De Hoya ducked under it nicely.
La De Hoya and Jostrzebski are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. La De Hoya throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Jostrzebski into next week! Ooooh that was huge! La De Hoya knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marious La De Hoya!
Our winner, Marious La De Hoya, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bunker (ranked 911 p4p, 102 weight class) and Vika Partio (ranked 1145 p4p, 126 weight class). Partio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Boom! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bunker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vika Partio!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Bunker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bunker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Partio lands a nice shot to the body.
Bunker darts in and clinches Partio up against the cage.
Partio lands a right hand.
Bunker throws a punch but it's blocked by Partio.
Partio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Partio misses with a left hand
and Bunker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Vika Partio has been cut.
Partio misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bunker.
Bunker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bunker throws a leg kick but Partio moved away.
Partio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Partio throws a sloppy head kick and Bunker moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bunker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Partio jabs at Bunker's body.
Partio throws a hook but Bunker avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Partio.
Partio takes a swing at Bunker's ribcage but misses.
Partio lands a lovely overhand right.
Bunker throws a leg kick but Partio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio connects with a single shot there.
Partio throws a hook but Bunker avoids it easily.
Bunker lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Partio throws a series of punches but Bunker moves out of range.
Partio throws a series of punches but Bunker avoids them all with ease.
Jab from Bunker.
Partio throws the left hand but Bunker avoids the punch easily.
Bunker tries to counter with a takedown but Partio is quick to defend against it.
Partio throws a leg kick
and Bunker counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Bunker.
Bunker throws a big shot that misses.
Bunker tries to close the distance and clinch but Partio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Partio as he connects with a hook.
Bunker throws a looping overhand right but Partio ducks down to avoid it.
Partio throws a big shot that misses.
Partio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bunker.
Partio looks to land a combination but Bunker avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Bunker misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Partio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bunker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Bunker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A cross from Partio lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bunker.
Partio throws a head kick but Bunker moves out of range.
Bunker thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bunker moves out of range as Partio strikes.
Partio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Partio throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bunker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vika Partio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Partio missing with a left hand there. Bunker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Bunker blocks the leg kick.
Partio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Partio thows a leg kick but Bunker checks it
and Bunker counters with a nice uppercut.
Bunker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bunker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Partio looks to land a right hand but Bunker moved out of range.
Partio avoids the body shot from Bunker.
Partio feints a counter leg kick.
Partio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bunker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Partio thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Partio.
Partio slips under a jab.
Partio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bunker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Partio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vika Partio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Partio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bunker.
Partio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Partio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bunker misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Partio misses the target.
Bunker scores with a punch to the head.
Partio walks into a left hand.
A jab from Bunker misses.
Partio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bunker momentarily.
Partio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bunker checks it well.
Bunker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Partio's waist but Partio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bunker off to one 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!
Partio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunker is looking to land body kicks.
Partio swings for the body but Bunker moves out of range.
Bunker ducks under a wild hook from Partio.
Partio lands a leg kick that knocks Bunker off balance momentarily.
Partio throws a hook to the side of Bunker's head but Bunker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bunker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Partio swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Bunker counter with a right hand.
Partio lands a nice hook to Bunker's body. Bunker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Partio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Partio throws a solid leg kick but Bunker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Partio.
Partio misses with the combination.
And Bunker counters with a quick kick to the body but Partio blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partio throws out a powerful jab.
Partio lands a leg kick that knocks Bunker off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vika Partio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vika Partio's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Partio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Partio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Bunker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bunker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Partio.
Bunker tries to close the distance and clinch but Partio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Partio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Partio scores with a decent looking hook.
Partio throws a body kick that misses.
Bunker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Partio scores with the left hand. Bunker knows he should have avoided that one.
Partio throws a lazy right hand but Bunker 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.
Partio misses with a hook.
Bunker misses with a low kick.
Bunker shoots in and gets a takedown into Partio's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bunker prevents Partio from getting back to his feet.
Partio has Bunker pulled in close to control his posture.
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.
Partio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bunker.
Partio has his hands on Bunker's head, controlling the position.
Bunker prevents Partio from getting back to his feet.
Partio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bunker.
Bunker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Partio keeping moving, preventing Bunker from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bunker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Partio connects with a single shot there.
Partio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bunker.
Partio misses with a looping left.
Partio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bunker.
Nice straight punches there by Partio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Partio.
Partio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Bunker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Bunker finds it's way through Partio's defenses.
Partio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Partio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice cross by Bunker.
Bunker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Partio's head.
Partio throws an overhand right that lands on Bunker's shoulder, as Bunker tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Partio.
Bunker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Partio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Partio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker throws a shot from downtown. Partio moves away and avoids it.
Bunker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crunch! Bunker slams his shin into Partio's torso.
Bunker throws a sloppy head kick and Partio moves out of range easily.
Partio was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Partio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bunker moves out of range of the body kick from Partio.
The crowd cheers as Partio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bunker doesn't seem phased though.
Partio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A lazy left from Bunker finds it's target.
Partio throws a big shot that misses.
Partio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bunker doesn't seem bothered though.
Partio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Partio throws out a powerful jab.
Partio misses with a hook
and Bunker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Partio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bunker's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Partio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunker throws a sloppy head kick and Partio moves out of range easily.
Partio throws a lazy right hand but Bunker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Bunker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Partio throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Bunker misses its intended target.
Bunker throws a lazy right hand but Partio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Partio defending well as Bunker loads up on a big left hand.
Bunker tries to land a front kick but Partio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bunker staying out of range there.
A jab from Bunker misses.
Partio lands the left hand.
Partio jabs Bunker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bunker throws the left hand but Partio avoids the punch easily.
Bunker slips under a jab from Partio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vika Partio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vika Partio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bunker checks a leg kick.
Partio wants to slow Bunker down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Partio misses.
Partio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunker manages to avoid it.
Partio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bunker throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Partio.
Bunker cracks the inside of Partio's front leg.
Partio misses with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Partio - just one landing.
Partio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bunkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partio slips a straight right by Bunker.
Partio moves out of range of the strikes.
Partio misses with a low kick.
Partio lands a glancing blow to the side of Bunker's head.
Bunker thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Partio flicks out a counter leg kick but Bunker steps away.
Bunker misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Partio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bunker throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Partio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Partio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice uppercut lands for Bunker. That snapped Partio's head back.
Bunker stuns Partio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Partio misses with a straight left.
Partio needs to keep his hands up - Bunker had a free shot at his head there.
Bunker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bunker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Partio connects with an inside leg kick.
Bunker moves out of range of the leg kick from Partio.
Bunker moves out of range of the body kick from Partio.
Bunker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bunker throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Partio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bunker scores with a jab.
Tony Bunker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bunker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bunker 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 Partio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Partio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bunker tries to move into range but Partio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Partio lands with an overhand left.
Bunker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Partio is fending him off so far but Bunker persists. Nope, Partio circles away and we're back to standing.
Partio scores with a nice strike.
Partio loads up on a big right hand but Bunker slips the punch.
Bunker misses with a straight right.
Bunker tries to clinch but Partio is having none of it.
Bunker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Partio.
Bunker scores with a decent looking hook.
Vika Partio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Partio fakes the leg kick and cracks Bunker in the body.
Bunker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Partio throws a right hand that Bunker ducks under and follows up with a left that Bunker also avoids with ease.
Good shot there by Bunker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bunker.
It seemed like Partio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Partio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Partio looks to land a left hand but Bunker moved out of range nicely.
Bunker checks the leg kick.
Bunker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Partio scores with a kick to the midsection.
Partio delivers a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Bunker.
Bunker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Partio throws out a loose jab but Bunker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bunker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Partio. Partio obviously looking to wear him down.
Bunker lands a high kick!
Bunker misses with a body kick.
Bunker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bunker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Partio avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bunker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Partio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Partio loads up on a big right hand but Bunker slips the punch.
Partio cracks Bunker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bunker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Partio is looking to slow Bunker down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Partio.
A leg kick checked by Partio.
Bunker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Partio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some wild striking there from Partio.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vika Partio.
I've got Partio winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vika Partio!
After the fight, Vika Partio was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Arones (ranked 1336 p4p, 148 weight class) and Olajide Ban Gbus (ranked 1028 p4p, 113 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Arones might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lonely is the night. Gabriel Arones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Olajide Ban Gbus's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Arones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olajide Ban Gbus!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ban Gbus moves into the clinch.
Ban Gbus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Arones successfully pulls guard.
Ban Gbus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Arones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ban Gbus has managed to get both his arms back between Arones's legs - danger averted.
Arones looking for subs off his back but Ban Gbus has passed one foot through into half guard.
Arones 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.
Arones actively working from the bottom here.
Arones is pressing down on Ban Gbus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ban Gbus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Arones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ban Gbus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Arones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ban Gbus has managed to get both his arms back between Arones's legs - danger averted.
Arones is looking for a triangle but Ban Gbus pushes his legs off easily.
Ban Gbus sitting in guard here, content to control.
Arones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ban Gbus defends it easily.
Arones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ban Gbus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ban Gbus wants to control from the top but Arones keeps moving.
That's two 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.
Arones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ban Gbus defends well.
Arones working for submissions but it's allowed Ban Gbus to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ban Gbus is looking to take a break and control but Arones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ban Gbus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ban Gbus's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus just trying to survive but Arones is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Ban Gbus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Arones working for a choke but Ban Gbus reverses nicely into Arones 's guard.
Ban Gbus controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Arones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ban Gbus is one step ahead there.
Arones managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arones working for submissions but it's allowed Ban Gbus to get to half guard.
Ban Gbus is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arones wants to control but Ban Gbus is keeping busy.
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 Gabriel Arones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Arones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ban Gbus is trying to keep Arones in close.
Arones looking to pass the guard.
Arones wants to control from the top but Ban Gbus keeps moving.
Arones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ban Gbus's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arones is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Ban Gbus still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Ban Gbus has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Arones is looking to regain half guard here but Ban Gbus keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ban Gbus controls the position from side control.
Arones tries to bench press Ban Gbus off him but Ban Gbus keeps the position.
Arones is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ban Gbus's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Arones tries to roll over but Ban Gbus keeps him under control.
Ban Gbus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Arones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Arones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ban Gbus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ban Gbus slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Arones throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ban Gbus escapes and throws Arones's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Arones is not content to let Ban Gbus control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arones is looking to reverse the position.
Gabriel Arones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ban Gbus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arones keeps working.
Arones gets back to half guard.
Ban Gbus wants to pass the guard but Arones is defending well.
Arones tries to get to full guard but Ban Gbus has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Arones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Arones.
Arones keeping moving, preventing Ban Gbus from controlling successfully.
Arones is looking for a triangle here but Ban Gbus uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Arones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Arones tries to buck Ban Gbus off but Ban Gbus is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gabriel Arones will probably get the nod.
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!
Ban Gbus misses with a two punch combination.
Ban Gbus moves into the clinch.
Ban Gbus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ban Gbus lands with a left to the head.
Arones scores with a shot to the side of Ban Gbus's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus misses with a punch on the inside.
Arones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Arones isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ban Gbus stacks Arones 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 Ban Gbus!
Arones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arones is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ban Gbus controlling the position from side mount.
Arones manages to get back to half guard.
Ban Gbus works his foot free and advances to mount.
Arones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ban Gbus controlling from mount.
Olajide Ban Gbus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arones sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Arones is trying to maintain the position but Ban Gbus is very close to passing his half guard.
Arones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ban Gbus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arones keeps working.
Arones wants to control but Ban Gbus is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus stalling.
Arones tries to get to full guard but Ban Gbus has control of the leg.
Ban Gbus is trying to control. Arones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ban Gbus trying to mount his opponent but Arones defends it.
Arones looking for submissions off his back.
Ban Gbus controlling the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Olajide Ban Gbus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus misses with a wild body shot.
Ban Gbus cracks Arones with an open hand slap.
It looks like Gabriel Arones has been cut.
Arones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ban Gbus.
Arones lands with a cross.
Arones gets tackled into the cage by Ban Gbus. Ban Gbus maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ban Gbus.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ban Gbus.
Arones tries to throw a body punch but Ban Gbus avoids it by throwing Arones back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ban Gbus.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body punch from Ban Gbus.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arones wants a takedown but no success here.
Ban Gbus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arones's elbow.
Gabriel Arones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arones blocks an uppercut.
Ban Gbus misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olajide Ban Gbus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Arones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Arones!
Our winner, Gabriel Arones, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Mundi (ranked 302 p4p, 14 weight class) and Jucal Jabneel (ranked 957 p4p, 36 weight class). Mundi comes to the cage accompanied by Swallow The Sun - Hold This Woe. Jucal Jabneel will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Mundi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jucal Jabneel!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabneel walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mundi. Jabneel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mundi misses with a straight right.
Mundi scores with a hook.
Mundi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jabneel lands with a nice body kick.
Jabneel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mundi tests Jabneel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jabneel lands with a nice body kick.
We've been informed that Jabneel has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jabneel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Mundi misses the target.
Jabneel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mundi under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Mundi misses the target.
Jabneel pushes Mundi away with a front kick.
Mundi is breathing heavily.
Jabneel lunges at Mundi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mundi's hand.
Mundi misses the jab.
Jabneel just misses with a punch to the body.
Mundi walks into a left hand.
Jabneel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mundi.
Jabneel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Mundi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mundi looks to score with a jab to the body but Jabneel is just out of range.
Mundi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jabneel was well out of range. Poor timing from Mundi.
Jabneel tries to land a front kick but Mundi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Mundi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jabneel.
Jabneel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jabneel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mundi will feel that in the morning.
Mundi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mundi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jabneel lands with a cross.
Jabneel misses the jab.
Mundi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jabneel.
Mundi throws out a loose jab but Jabneel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Jabneel.
Mundi misses with a body shot.
Jabneel cracks Mundi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jabneel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jabneel throws a shot from downtown. Mundi moves away and avoids it.
Mundi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jabneel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mundi won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jabneel tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Mundi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mundi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jabneel is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mundi will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jabneel's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mundi tries to bench press Jabneel off him but Jabneel keeps the position.
Jabneel has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mundi blocks the body kick.
Jabneel throws out a loose jab but Mundi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mundi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mundi misses with an uppercut. Jabneel saw that one coming.
Mundi misses with a telegraphed body shot
so Jabneel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jabneel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jabneel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mundi is pulling down on Jabneel's head to control his posture.
Mundi wants to sweep but no luck.
Jabneel looking to pass the guard.
Mundi keeping moving, preventing Jabneel from controlling successfully.
Jabneel postures up.
Jabneel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mundi looking for a sweep. Not yet Mundi, not yet.
Jabneel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel stays in close to Mundi's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That kick from Jabneel tenderised Mundi's leg. Mundi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jabneel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mundi misses with a wild body shot.
Mundi cracks Jabneel with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mundi. Jabneel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jabneel scores with a nice head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Mundi misses the target.
Jabneel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jabneel keeps Mundi at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jabneel misses with a kick to the body
and Mundi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mundi throws an overhand right that lands on Jabneel's shoulder, as Jabneel tries to avoid the shot.
Jabneel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mundi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jucal Jabneel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mundi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jabneel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jabneel takes one to the chin there.
Mundi throws a body punch but Jabneel moves out of range.
Jabneel cracks Mundi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mundi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jabneel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jabneel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jabneel looks to land a right hand but Mundi moved out of range.
Jabneel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jabneel misses with a hook.
Mundi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jucal Jabneel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jabneel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mundi moves out of range of the body kick from Jabneel.
Jabneel throws a front kick that sends Mundi stumbling back into the cage.
Jabneel tests Mundi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Mundi.
Mundi throws a shot from downtown. Jabneel moves away and avoids it.
Jabneel blocks a jab.
Jabneel takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mundi throws a shot from downtown. Jabneel moves away and avoids it.
Jabneel avoids the body shot from Mundi.
Jabneel missing with a left hand there. Mundi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mundi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mundi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jabneel scores with a nice strike.
Jabneel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jabneel lands an overhand right.
Nice shot lands for Jabneel.
Jabneel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mundi if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jabneel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mundi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jabneel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mundi.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jabneel scores with a decent looking hook.
Mundi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mundi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mundi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mundi is rocked!
Jabneel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jabneel lands with a hook. Mundi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Mundi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jabneel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mundi looks to land a left hand but Jabneel moved out of range nicely.
Mundi seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from Jabneel does it's job there.
Jabneel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mundi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jabneel.
Jabneel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mundi throws out the jab.
Jabneel lands a front kick.
A jab from Mundi misses.
Jabneel drops his shoulder and cracks Mundi with a huge uppercut! Mundi goes down! Can Jabneel finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jabneel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jabneel trying to control the position from guard on top but Mundi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mundi blocks a jab.
Mundi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jabneel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jabneel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jabneel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mundi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mundi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jabneel was well out of range. Poor timing from Mundi.
Jabneel moves out of range as Mundi strikes.
Jabneel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mundi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mundi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jabneel scores with a nice body kick.
Mundi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jabneel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mundi misses with a hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jabneel. Mundi shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mundi moves out of range as Jabneel throws a body kick.
Mundi throws a series of punches but Jabneel moves out of range.
Jabneel throws a wild body kick that Mundi sees coming a mile off.
Jabneel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mundi if he has to take too many more of those.
Jabneel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Jabneel catches Mundi right on the button with a cross.
Mundi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jabneel thuds his shin into the meat of Mundi's side.
Jabneel throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jucal Jabneel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Jabneel throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Mundi tumbling to the canvas!
Jabneel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mundi's guard.
Jabneel content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jabneel trying to control from half guard but Mundi is working away.
Jabneel not doing much here.
Jabneel is looking to take a break and control but Mundi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mundi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabneel is trying to work for a kimura but Mundi is defending well.
Jabneel takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jabneel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jabneel wants to pass the guard but Mundi is defending well.
Jabneel is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mundi!
Jabneel looking to control but Mundi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mundi tries to reverse the position but Jabneel maintains control.
Gordon Mundi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jucal Jabneel 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.
Jabneel wants to control the pace but Mundi is squirming around nicely.
Jabneel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mundi?
Jabneel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jabneel lands a big shot there that rocks Mundi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jabneel avoids the attempt from Mundi to control.
Jabneel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mundi?
Jabneel controlling the position easily from mount.
Jabneel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mundi tries to hold on but Jabneel pushes him away.
Jabneel trying to control but Mundi is having none of it.
Jabneel controlling the position easily from mount.
Mundi is looking to improve his position but Jabneel isn't that keen on the idea.
Jabneel content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jabneel with a couple of short strikes.
Jabneel controlling the position easily from mount.
Mundi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jabneel looking to control but Mundi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jabneel controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jucal Jabneel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jabneel 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jucal Jabneel!
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