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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cezare Borgia (ranked 6363 p4p, 502 weight class) and Ino Suzuki (ranked 25080 p4p, 566 weight class). Cezare Borgia has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cezare Borgia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ino Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki looks to clinch
and Borgia counters with a single leg into guard. Suzuki didn't expect that.
Borgia controlling from the top position.
Borgia stopping the sweep attempt from Suzuki.
Borgia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Borgia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suzuki controls Borgia momentarily but Borgia frees himself.
Borgia controls from within his opponent's guard.
Borgia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suzuki is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Suzuki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia stays in close to Suzuki's body and controls the position.
Borgia seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Suzuki for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Suzuki manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Suzuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borgia stuffs the takedown attempt from Suzuki. Suzuki gets slowly back to his feet.
Borgia changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Borgia blocks a head kick by Suzuki.
Borgia changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown but Borgia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown but Borgia shows good takedown defense.
Borgia half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cezare Borgia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ino Suzuki.
Suzuki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Borgia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Borgia.
Suzuki looks winded!
Borgia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Borgia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suzuki on the ground.
Borgia not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Borgia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suzuki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Borgia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Borgia's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Borgia.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Suzuki throws a poor cross that misses
and Borgia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Borgia controls from within his opponent's guard.
Borgia tries to free his leg and advance position but Suzuki is retaining full guard.
Borgia stays in close to Suzuki's body and controls the position.
Borgia landing with the ground and pound.
Borgia scoring with some ground and pound.
Borgia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Borgia passes into half guard.
Borgia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Borgia continues to stall.
Borgia trying to pass the guard but Suzuki defending well.
Borgia takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Borgia is stinking the place up with his stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Borgia fails with a takedown attempt.
Suzuki leaves Borgia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Suzuki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Borgia pinned against the cage. Borgia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suzuki.
Suzuki misses with a few strikes there.
Borgia looks for a takedown but Suzuki sprawls well.
Suzuki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Borgia tries to free his leg and advance position but Suzuki is retaining full guard.
Borgia connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suzuki working a defensive guard here.
Borgia controlling from the top position.
Borgia pushes down on Suzuki's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Borgia stalling.
Borgia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Borgia.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
More hug and hope from Borgia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cezare Borgia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Borgia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Suzuki napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Borgia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Borgia is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Suzuki will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Suzuki is trying to control Borgia's posture but Borgia avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia controlling from side mount.
Cezare Borgia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suzuki can do to turn this around?
Suzuki is looking for a sweep.
Borgia tries to move to mount but Suzuki blocks the move with his legs.
Borgia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Suzuki, who protects the arm well.
Suzuki is looking for a sweep.
Suzuki is breathing heavily.
Borgia is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Suzuki's shoulder. That is not cool.
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 referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Suzuki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Borgia feinted with a counter takedown.
Suzuki misses with a takedown attempt
and Borgia counters with a shoot takedown. Suzuki fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia looking to pass the guard.
Suzuki being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Suzuki doesn't manage to clinch there - Borgia circles away.
Borgia half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Suzuki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Suzuki stalling in the clinch but Borgia improves position.
Suzuki manages to break the clinch.
Borgia dives in for a single leg takedown but Suzuki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Borgia slaps away a takedown attempt from Suzuki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cezare Borgia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ino Suzuki.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Borgia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Borgia uses his free foot to push down on Suzuki's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Suzuki.
Borgia controlling from mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Borgia lands a nice shot to the head.
Borgia looking to control and managing it successfully.
Borgia continues to hold on tight.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Borgia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Borgia moves to the back position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borgia lands with a hammerfist to the side of Suzuki's head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Borgia biding his time, controlling Suzuki.
Borgia lands punches and elbows.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Borgia really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Suzuki.
Borgia is hanging on to Suzuki's back as he tries to escape.
Borgia avoiding Suzuki 's attempts to control his hands.
Borgia is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Cezare Borgia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Cezare Borgia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Borgia 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Cezare Borgia!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Cezare Borgia!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Cezare Borgia!
Cezare Borgia wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Bon (ranked 24609 p4p, 539 weight class) and Leo Mendez (ranked 5573 p4p, 468 weight class). Leo Mendez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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255 lbs
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234 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remy Bon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leo Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bon throws a nice looking combination but Mendez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Leo Mendez has been cut.
Mendez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mendez misses with a lunging right hand
and Bon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Power Wrestling Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Mendez throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Bon to counter with a crisp jab.
Bon connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Mendez! He's out on his feet! Bon rushes in and drops Mendez with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Remy Bon!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Allen Kenneth (ranked 5987 p4p, 491 weight class) and Nick Frank (ranked 4742 p4p, 451 weight class). Allen Kenneth has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Allen Kenneth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Frank!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenneth rushes Frank and presses him up against the cage.
Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frank jabs at Kenneth's body.
A punch combination from Frank misses.
As Frank looks to move away, Kenneth throws a big counter combo but Frank just gets out of the way.
Kenneth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kenneth shoots and misses
and Kenneth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frank lands a two punch combo.
Kenneth misses with a takedown attempt
and Frank makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allen Kenneth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frank lands a nice shot that snaps Kenneth's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenneth wants to clinch.
Frank has Kenneth up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenneth misses with a punch to the body.
Frank breaks from the clinch.
Frank rushes Kenneth and presses him up against the cage.
Kenneth looking for a takedown.
Frank lands with a short shot to the head.
Frank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kenneth working hard to break the clinch.
Kenneth has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Frank avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frank clinches up with Kenneth and pushes him back against the cage.
Frank lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frank missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenneth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frank lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frank tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kenneth avoids it.
Kenneth can't break the clinch.
Frank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kenneth gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Frank counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kenneth thinking.
Kenneth shoots in but Frank avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frank rushes Kenneth and presses him up against the cage.
Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kenneth shoots and misses
and Frank makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kenneth is breathing heavily.
Kenneth takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenneth is trying to pull guard but Frank turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Frank lands a shoulder strike.
Frank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kenneth delivers a nice body kick.
Kenneth throws a right hand that Frank ducks under and follows up with a left that Frank also avoids with ease.
Frank unleashes a big counter combination but Kenneth bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kenneth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frank fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kenneth, pushing him back against the cage.
Frank avoids a wild elbow strike from Kenneth.
Kenneth fails to pull guard.
A short left from Frank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenneth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kenneth with a poor takedown
and Frank counters with a nice uppercut.
Kenneth is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Frank lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Frank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenneth has his takedown stuffed
and Frank counters with a left and a right that stings Kenneth.
Kenneth gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Frank counters with a nice body shot.
Frank closes the distance and clinches.
Frank lands a right hand.
Frank breaks the clinch.
Nick Frank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frank circles away from the clinch attempt
and Frank counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kenneth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Frank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kenneth throws a combination that misses
and Frank counters with a stiff right hand.
Frank takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Frank.
A short right from Frank.
Frank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frank is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kenneth rather than just go for the knockout.
Frank clinches up against the cage.
Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kenneth tries to clinch up
enabling Frank to counter with a crisp jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Frank avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kenneth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kenneth shoots and misses
and Frank counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Kenneth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Frank's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Frank duly obliges.
Kenneth tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Frank to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Frank, as that shot connected.
Frank jabs Kenneth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Frank tests Kenneth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kenneth is rocked!
Kenneth gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Frank to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Kenneth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kenneth fails with the takedown
and Frank scores with a counter punch that sends Kenneth to the canvas! Frank smells blood - he's punishing Kenneth with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Kenneth has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Frank!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doug Douglas (ranked 4646 p4p, 478 weight class) and Larry Hanks (ranked 4805 p4p, 488 weight class). Douglas's entrance music is The Ballad of Curtis Loew. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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192 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Hanks!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas shoots for a double leg takedown but Hanks sprawls well. He's pushed Douglas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice side step and Hanks releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hanks has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Douglas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hanks should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Douglas dives in and scores a takedown into Hanks's guard.
Hanks is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Douglas dives into side control.
Hanks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Douglas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Douglas has an Americana. Hanks didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Douglas is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Douglas hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Doug Douglas!
Doug Douglas made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'm the Dougernaut Bitch!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gonya (ranked 2540 p4p, 297 weight class) and Leonard Rondo (ranked 3799 p4p, 415 weight class). The key to victory for Ronaldo Gonya has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Gonya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonard Rondo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Gonya takes a swing at Rondo's ribcage but misses.
Rondo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gonya gets tackled into the cage by Rondo. Rondo maintains the clinch.
Gonya is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rondo.
Gonya blocks a body shot from Rondo.
Rondo has hold of one of Gonya's legs. Gonya is fighting the takedown attempt but Rondo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
My spies in The Dam Gym inform me that Rondo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rondo stopping the sweep attempt from Gonya.
Rondo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gonya has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Gonya is controlling Rondo's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rondo trying to control but Gonya is working from the bottom.
Rondo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rondo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondo works over Gonya with some ground and pound from guard.
Rondo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rondo stopping the sweep attempt from Gonya.
Rondo trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonya controls Rondo momentarily but Rondo frees himself.
Gonya looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rondo trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gonya holds on and takes a little breather.
Rondo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gonya manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rondo manages to get himself to full guard.
Gonya slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rondo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gonya fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rondo is trying to improve his position.
Gonya working away.
Gonya is trying to get an arm triangle but Rondo is defending well.
Gonya trying to control the action but Rondo is working from the bottom.
Gonya misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Gonya tries to move to full mount but Rondo actually manages to regain half guard.
Gonya takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rondo is looking to control Gonya's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rondo avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonya is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rondo is trying to stand back up but Gonya is controlling him
Rondo tries to get to full guard but Gonya has control of the leg.
Gonya missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four 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.
Rondo is trying to control but can't.
Rondo is not content to let Gonya control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rondo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonya.
Rondo wants to get back to full guard.
Gonya looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rondo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rondo is looking to improve his position.
Rondo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonya.
Rondo is not content to let Gonya control the position.
Gonya wants to pass to mount but Rondo is defending the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gonya not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rondo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gonya is trying to control. Rondo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rondo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rondo wants to sweep here but Gonya controlling him for the moment.
Gonya trying to control but Rondo is working from the bottom.
Rondo wants to stand but Gonya is controlling the position.
Gonya throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rondo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rondo trying to keep a closed guard but Gonya is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gonya looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rondo!
Rondo bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gonya, as that shot connected.
Rondo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gonya lands with a nice body punch.
Gonya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonya sets himself, and Rondo steps forward looking for the clinch! Gonya avoids it this time.
Rondo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonya throws a combination that misses
and Rondo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gonya gets back to full guard.
Rondo preventing the sweep.
Gonya is trying to keep Rondo in close.
Gonya is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gonya had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rondo defends it easily.
Gonya bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rondo's guard.
Gonya preventing the sweep.
Gonya trying to control the position from guard on top but Rondo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonya prevents Rondo from getting back to his feet.
Gonya throws a strike but Rondo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonya looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gonya is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rondo is aware though and is defending well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rondo trying to control but Gonya is working from the bottom.
Gonya lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gonya stands up and waves to Rondo to follow him.
Gonya scores with a hook to the body. Rondo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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 Ronaldo Gonya 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. This is the final round!
Gonya takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rondo lands a lovely overhand right.
Gonya tries to keep at a distance but Rondo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gonya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonya looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonya throws a head punch that misses.
Gonya working hard to break the clinch.
Rondo prevents a body shot from Gonya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondo tries to work over Gonya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonya working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rondo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gonya is trying to keep an underhook but Rondo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rondo is looking to take a break and control but Gonya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gonya gets full guard.
Rondo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gonya has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rondo has managed to get both his arms back between Gonya's legs - danger averted.
Gonya has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gonya trying to control the position here.
Rondo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rondo preventing the sweep.
Rondo is stalling in the full guard.
Gonya is pulling down on Rondo's head. It's preventing any offense from Rondo, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gonya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gonya is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gonya controlling Rondo's posture.
Rondo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gonya has momentary wrist control but Rondo slips an elbow through the middle.
Leonard Rondo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rondo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gonya's head.
Gonya has an active guard here but Rondo has managed to pass into half guard.
Gonya is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rondo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rondo's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonya working for the choke.
Rondo is really stuck here.
Rondo defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Gonya is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rondo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gonya working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rondo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rondo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gonya wants to sweep here but Rondo controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonya is trying to keep Rondo in close.
Rondo won't allow Gonya to sweep him here.
Rondo trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rondo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gonya keeping moving, preventing Rondo from controlling successfully.
Gonya throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonya is on top in guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gonya wants to control from the top but Rondo keeps moving.
Gonya throws a big right hand that misses.
Gonya throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rondo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rondo wants to get back to his feet but Gonya is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rondo is trying to control the position but Gonya postures up.
Rondo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gonya is one step ahead there.
Gonya with a nice head shot there.
Rondo keeping full guard, as Gonya tries to pass.
Rondo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gonya lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rondo wants to get back to his feet but Gonya is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gonya trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rondo keeping full guard, as Gonya tries to pass.
Gonya loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gonya trying to control but Rondo is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gonya throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rondo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gonya trying to control but Rondo is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rondo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonya is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gonya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rondo manages to avoid it.
Rondo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonya appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gonya lands with an uppercut that bounces Rondo off the cage and back into range.
Rondo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonya.
Rondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonya.
Gonya went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gonya avoids the body shot from Rondo.
Rondo misses with a wild body shot.
Gonya swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonya. Rondo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rondo wants to counter the offense by Gonya and move into the clinch position.
Rondo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gonya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rondo dodges the punch combination from Gonya.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rondo throws a right hand that Gonya ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonya also avoids with ease.
Rondo misses with a double jab.
Gonya misses with a wild body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gonya tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rondo defends well and Gonya ends up having to push Rondo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rondo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Leonard Rondo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rondo misses with a jab to the body
and Gonya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Gonya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gonya has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Ronaldo Gonya!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Ronaldo Gonya!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Ronaldo Gonya!
Ronaldo Gonya wins by unanimous decision!
Ronaldo Gonya bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Cabran (ranked 3241 p4p, 334 weight class) and Jake Dentler (ranked 2757 p4p, 307 weight class). Cabran comes to the cage accompanied by Kill The DJ. Jake Dentler has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cedric Cabran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Dentler!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabran bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dentler's head.
It looks like Jake Dentler has been cut.
Dentler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Cabran does it's job there.
Dentler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cabran digs a good hook to Dentler's body.
Cabran thuds a left hand into Dentler's body.
Cabran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cabran stuffs the takedown.
Cabran works the jab nicely.
Cabran slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dentler misses with a head kick.
Cabran moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dentler throws a wild body kick that Cabran sees coming a mile off.
Dentler wants to clinch
and Cabran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabran drops Dentler with a beautiful combination! Dentler stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cabran is looking for the KO!
Dentler is rocked!
That has opened up Jake Dentler's cut even more.
Dentler walks straight into a right hand from Cabran - that's dropped him! Cabran jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Dentler from any more punishment! Dentler complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cedric Cabran!
Post fight, Cedric Cabran took to the microphone: 'Bahug bilat imong mom'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Bellatoo (ranked 3536 p4p, 343 weight class) and Sam Kelly (ranked 2850 p4p, 316 weight class). Bellatoo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is MAHAKAL THE TERROR Party Weed. Sam Kelly will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cassius Bellatoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bellatoo back to the cage. Kelly follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cassius Bellatoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly lands a jab-cross combination.
Bellatoo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bellatoo 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.
Kelly tests Bellatoo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kelly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bellatoo is defended easily by Kelly.
Bellatoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kelly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly scores with a hook to the body. Bellatoo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut lands for Kelly. That snapped Bellatoo's head back.
Sloppy strikes from Kelly. Those never looked like landing.
Bellatoo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bellatoo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kelly tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bellatoo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cassius Bellatoo!
Cassius Bellatoo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Isaish Rashad (ranked 2395 p4p, 271 weight class) and Osman Dawoud (ranked 1721 p4p, 206 weight class). Isaish Rashad has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Isaish Rashad !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osman Dawoud!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rashad misses with an uppercut
and Dawoud counters with a nice uppercut.
Rashad misses with a jab to the body
and Dawoud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rashad swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dawoud counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dawoud walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rashad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rashad lands a nice looking body shot.
Rashad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dawoud wants to counter the offense by Rashad and move into the clinch position.
Rashad throws a poor cross that misses
letting Dawoud counter with a right hand.
Dawoud takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rashad throws a lazy right hand but Dawoud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rashad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dawoud.
Dawoud is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rashad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dawoud counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dawoud.
Dawoud pushes Rashad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rashad being controlled against the cage.
Dawoud scores with a shoulder strike.
Dawoud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rashad is rocked!
Dawoud misses with a body punch.
Dawoud lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Rashad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dawoud lands a hook that snaps the head of Rashad backwards.
Dawoud lands a big right hand that drops Rashad ! The killer instinct kicks in and Dawoud finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Dawoud!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osman Dawoud!
Osman Dawoud is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Tyler (ranked 2270 p4p, 283 weight class) and Tony Winkle (ranked 2303 p4p, 285 weight class). Tony Winkle acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tyler cracks a nice hook into Winkle's ribs.
Winkle ducks under a wild hook from Tyler.
Winkle fails to land the takedown.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tyler.
Tyler pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Winkle back to the cage. Tyler follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Tony Winkle has been cut.
Winkle scores with a takedown into Tyler's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winkle drops back looking for a leg! Tyler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tyler manages to kick Winkle off! Winkle jumps back into Tyler's guard.
Winkle trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.
Winkle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tyler is trying to control the position but Winkle postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkle passes Tyler's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Winkle thows a huge punch but Tyler dodges it nicely.
Winkle looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Winkle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tyler sees it coming and defends easily.
Winkle trying to control the pace.
Winkle wants to pass to mount but Tyler is defending the position.
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.
Winkle is looking for a kimura here.
Tyler is staying active underneath Winkle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Winkle is thwarting Tyler's attempts to control the position.
Winkle is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tyler doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Winkle.
Winkle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tyler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle is trying to control. Tyler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tyler keeping control of the position.
Winkle is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Winkle throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tyler tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Winkle is in Tyler's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Winkle preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler keeping moving, preventing Winkle from controlling successfully.
Winkle is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Winkle tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyler is retaining full guard.
Winkle passes Tyler's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Winkle is looking to take a break and control but Tyler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tyler wants to improve his position but Winkle is controlling well.
Winkle wants to pass the guard but Tyler is defending well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Winkle seems to be working for a kimura but Tyler defends the submission attempt.
Winkle is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Winkle.
We've been hearing good reports from Tyler's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Winkle is looking for a kimura here.
Tyler preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tyler is looking for a sweep. Winkle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tyler is refusing to be controlled, as Winkle sits in half guard.
Winkle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tyler sees it coming and defends easily.
Tyler won't allow Winkle to pass to mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tyler misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Winkle closes the distance and pushes Tyler back into the cage.
Tyler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winkle backwards.
Tyler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tyler prevents a takedown attempt there.
Winkle blocking some punches.
Winkle is working for takedown but Tyler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Michael Tyler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Winkle.
Tyler throws a punch but it's blocked by Winkle.
Tyler is pressed up against the cage. Winkle has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tyler down to the mat. Tyler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tyler lands with a kick to the ribs.
Winkle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyler is fending him off so far but Winkle persists. Nope, Tyler circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tyler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tyler scores with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Tyler.
Michael Tyler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horrible takedown attempt by Winkle or perhaps it was just good defense by Tyler, which made it look bad.
Tyler half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Winkle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Winkle decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Winkle wants to take a breather but Tyler is having none of it.
Winkle looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tyler trying to control from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Winkle stalling.
Winkle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tyler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Winkle seems to be working for a kimura but Tyler defends the submission attempt.
Tyler wants to improve his position but Winkle is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winkle content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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 Michael Tyler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Winkle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Winkle shoots and misses
and Tyler counters with a stiff right hand.
Winkle clinches up with Tyler and pushes him back against the cage.
Tyler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winkle.
Tyler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyler tries to throw a body punch but Winkle avoids it by throwing Tyler back against the cage.
Tyler prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tyler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winkle's defenses.
Winkle has Tyler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tyler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Michael Tyler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Winkle.
Tyler throws an elbow but it misses.
Winkle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyler misses with some punches.
Tyler throws a head punch that misses.
Tyler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyler prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Tyler.
Winkle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyler working aggressively here.
Winkle is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tyler prevents the takedown attempt.
Winkle is breathing heavily.
Tyler working aggressively here.
Winkle is working for takedown but Tyler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tyler lands a hook that snaps the head of Winkle backwards.
Nice elbow from Tyler.
Winkle wants a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Tyler fails to land.
Winkle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tyler misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler lands a shoulder strike.
Winkle wants a takedown but no success here.
Winkle looking for a takedown.
Tyler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyler misses with a body punch.
Winkle tries to score a body lock takedown but Tyler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tyler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tyler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winkle can't get the takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winkle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winkle.
Tyler tries a body shot but Winkle blocks it.
Tyler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winkle has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tyler is trying to keep an underhook but Winkle manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Tyler wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle passes to full mount!
Winkle looking to control but Tyler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tyler tries to hold on but Winkle pushes him away.
Winkle fails to take his opponent's back.
Tyler reaches up to try and control the position but Winkle seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Tyler rolls and tries to escape and now Winkle has his back!
Tyler is in a bad position with Winkle working for a choke. Tyler manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Winkle looking for a guillotine here but Tyler defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is looking to work some ground and pound but Winkle has wrist control.
Winkle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Winkle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tyler throws a big elbow that misses.
Tyler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyler throws an elbow that misses. Winkle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tyler's guard. Nice move by Winkle!
Tony Winkle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Winkle wants to pass the guard but Tyler is keeping the position.
Tyler looking to control.
Tyler keeping full guard, as Winkle tries to pass.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Winkle throws a big right hand that misses.
Winkle tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyler is retaining full guard.
Winkle wants to control from the top but Tyler keeps moving.
Tyler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Winkle trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winkle wants to pass the guard but Tyler is keeping the position.
Winkle trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Winkle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tyler's waist but Tyler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Winkle off to one side.
Winkle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tyler.
Winkle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyler as he jumps to the side.
Tyler misses with a head kick.
Winkle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tyler sprawls well. Tyler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Winkle gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Winkle counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Winkle.
Winkle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winkle drops back looking for a leg! Tyler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tyler manages to kick Winkle off! Winkle jumps back into Tyler's guard.
Tyler looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyler, not yet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tyler keeping moving, preventing Winkle from controlling successfully.
Michael Tyler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tyler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tyler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Winkle on the ground.
Winkle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tyler seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tyler working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's eight 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.
Tyler scores with a hook.
Winkle moves into the clinch.
Winkle is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tyler lands a left hand.
Winkle can't get the takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winkle.
Winkle wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Winkle turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Winkle is trying to get an arm triangle but Tyler is defending well.
Winkle swings around for an armbar but Tyler sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Winkle's guard.
Tyler controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Winkle wants to sweep here but Tyler controlling him for the moment.
Tony Winkle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyler wants to control from the top but Winkle keeps moving.
Winkle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Tyler showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tyler 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Michael Tyler!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Michael Tyler!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Michael Tyler!
Michael Tyler wins by unanimous decision!
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