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UnderGround FC 50 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amaleki Morgan (ranked 4219 p4p, 461 weight class) and Marcus Silva (ranked 3709 p4p, 420 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Amaleki Morgan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Amaleki Morgan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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203 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amaleki Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Silva!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva wants to counter the offense by Morgan and move into the clinch position.
Silva tries for a takedown but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Morgan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morgan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Marcus Silva has been cut.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Morgan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Morgan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva looks winded!
Morgan working Silva over with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morgan.
Morgan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morgan is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Morgan lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan working Silva over with knees to the body.
Morgan lands a nice knee to the body.
Morgan landing knees to the head.
Morgan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Morgan lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Silva is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Morgan.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morgan obliges.
A right hook to the body lands for Morgan.
Morgan cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Morgan landing knees to the head.
Morgan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morgan digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Morgan landing knees to the body.
Morgan digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Morgan lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Morgan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morgan lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Morgan lands an elbow inside.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
That has opened up Marcus Silva's cut even more.
Morgan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morgan lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morgan lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Morgan dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Morgan jerks Silva's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Silva drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Morgan goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Morgan because Silva was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Amaleki Morgan!
During a confident post fight interview, Amaleki Morgan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evgeny Popov (ranked 2602 p4p, 290 weight class) and Bryan Thompson (ranked 2860 p4p, 318 weight class). Evgeny Popov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeny Popov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bryan Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson throws a shot to the body.
Thompson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Popov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Thompson has one foot on Popov's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
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!
Popov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thompson avoids it really well and circles away.
Thompson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Popov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thompson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Popov scrambles back to his feet.
Thompson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thompson takes a swing at Popov's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thompson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Popov on the side of the head.
Thompson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thompson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Popov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thompson's guard.
Popov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Popov tries to stand but Thompson is controlling from the bottom.
Popov passes Thompson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Popov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popov winds up and cracks Thompson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Popov connects with a nice short shot to Thompson's temple.
Popov is working for a submission of some sort.
Popov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Popov working Thompson over with strikes.
Popov tries to pass to full mount but Thompson defends it.
Popov lands strikes from half guard.
Popov controlling the action here.
Popov 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov drops an elbow to the side of Thompson's head.
Popov wants to work for an arm triangle but Thompson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Popov working over Thompson with some ground and pound. Thompson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Popov drops an elbow to the side of Thompson's head.
Popov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Popov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thompson is defending against the submission attempts here by Popov.
Thompson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Popov is controlling the pace.
Popov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to stand back up but Popov is controlling him
Popov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Popov lands a big shot there that rocks Thompson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thompson is working to get back to half guard.
Thompson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Popov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Popov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Popov content just to control the position here.
Popov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popov landing punches.
Thompson is rocked!
Popov looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Thompson covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evgeny Popov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kang Urip (ranked 2359 p4p, 286 weight class) and Gomez Addams (ranked 2803 p4p, 325 weight class). Addams has chosen Family Vales as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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195 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kang Urip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gomez Addams!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Urip misses.
Urip sets himself, and Addams steps forward looking for the clinch! Urip avoids it this time.
Urip misses with a two punch combination.
Urip fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Addams responds with a good body kick, but Urip manages to step out the way in time.
Kang Urip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urip throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Addams throws out a counter right but Urip avoids it with no problem.
Addams is looking to clinch.
Addams wants to land a leg kick but Urip is out of range.
Urip lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Addams circles away quickly and effectively.
Urip swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Urip scores with a crisp jab that stopped Addams in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urip misses with a few strikes there.
Urip misses with a straight left.
Urip misses with a series of wild punches.
Addams is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Urip throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Addams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urip.
Urip rushes Addams and presses him up against the cage.
Addams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Urip's efforts to push away.
Urip wants to get back to striking at distance but Addams won't allow it.
Stalling in the clinch from Urip.
Addams content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Urip misses with a hook to the ribs.
Urip blocks an elbow strike.
Urip tries to circle away but Addams has him pinned against the cage.
Urip wants to break free but Addams has control.
Addams misses with an elbow over the top.
Addams just leaning against Urip, taking a breather.
Addams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Urip avoids it.
Urip wants to get back to striking at distance but Addams won't allow it.
Urip wants to get back to striking at distance but Addams won't allow it.
Urip is trying to push Addams away but Addams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Addams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Addams throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urip is stalling here.
Urip throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Addams.
Urip on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Addams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Addams misses with an elbow over the top.
Urip wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Addams wants a takedown.
Urip is looking to break free of the clinch but Addams has double underhooks.
Urip creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Addams's defenses.
Addams misses with an elbow strike.
Addams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Urip working hard to break the clinch.
Urip manages to break the clinch.
Urip misses with a double jab
and Addams finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urip misses with a jab, cross combination.
Addams wants to counter the offense by Urip and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Addams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Addams tries a low kick but Urip avoids it.
Urip throws a series of punches but Addams avoids them all with ease.
Addams follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Addams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Urip throws a right hand that Addams ducks under and follows up with a left that Addams also avoids with ease.
Addams only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Addams is looking to slow Urip down with leg kicks.
We've been told by Urip's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A combination from Urip does no damage.
Addams is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Addams clinches with his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Addams.
Addams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Addams throws a leg kick that misses.
Urip scores with a one two! Addams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Addams moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urip blocks the elbow strike.
Urip tries to circle away but Addams has him pinned against the cage.
Urip is looking to break free of the clinch but Addams has double underhooks.
Addams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Addams lands an elbow inside that Urip shrugs off.
Addams manages to break the clinch.
Addams closes the distance and clinches.
Urip wants to get back to striking at distance but Addams won't allow it.
Addams keeps control of Urip as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Urip looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Urip is trying to push Addams away but Addams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Urip blocks the elbow strike.
Urip manages to break the clinch.
Urip tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Addams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Addams tries to counter by closing the distance.
Addams throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Urip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Addams.
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 Kang Urip will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Urip lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kang Urip is winning the standup battle so far.
Addams slips a jab and a cross from Urip.
Urip backing away here, and Addams unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Urip throws a series of punches but Addams avoids them all with ease.
Addams tries to counter with a clinch but Urip shakes him off and moves away.
Urip fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Urip misses.
Addams follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Addams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Urip.
Addams drives through and clinches with Urip against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Addams keeps control of Urip as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Addams stalling.
Addams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Urip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urip misses with a double jab
and Addams counters with a low kick, right behind Urip 's knee.
A clash of legs there as Urip blocks the low kick.
Addams wants to clinch.
Urip is looking for a counter combo.
Addams clinches up against the cage.
Addams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Addams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Addams working Urip over with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Addams as Urip tries to tie him up.
Addams lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addams lands a nice elbow.
Addams crunches a lovely knee into Urip's ribcage.
Addams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Addams connects with a knee to the head.
Addams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Addams misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urip wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Addams has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez Addams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Addams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Addams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Kang Urip has been cut.
Urip can't break the clinch.
Addams lands a knee to the body.
Addams throws an elbow that misses.
Addams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Addams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Urip in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Addams lands an elbow inside that Urip shrugs off.
Urip managing to block the knees to the body from Addams.
Addams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Urip's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Urip fails with an attempt to clinch.
Addams flicks out a counter leg kick but Urip steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Addams slips a straight right by Urip.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Addams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Addams motions for Urip to come forward. Addams throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Urip throws a series of punches but Addams moves out of range.
Urip avoids the head kick by Addams.
Addams cracks Urip with an open hand slap.
Urip throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Addams.
Addams is looking to clinch.
Addams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Urip has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kang Urip is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Urip throws a right and a left that Addams avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urip fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Urip.
Urip fails to land with a series of punches.
Addams tries to clinch up but Urip circles away and keeps his distance.
Urip throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Urip misses the shot to the body.
Urip throws a series of punches but Addams avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Addams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Addams trying to land knees to the body.
Urip lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Addams or not.
Addams trying to control the position but instead, Urip has worked for underhooks and has pushed Addams into the cage.
Urip misses with a body punch.
Urip on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gomez Addams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kang Urip's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Addams closes the distance and pushes Urip back into the cage.
Urip is trying to push Addams away but Addams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Addams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Urip takes an elbow to the temple.
Urip tries to break the clinch but Addams is controlling the position.
Addams lands a damaging elbow.
Addams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Addams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Urip blocks it with crossed arms.
Addams lands an elbow inside that Urip shrugs off.
Urip takes an elbow to the forehead.
Addams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Addams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Addams misses with an elbow strike.
Addams tries to land a knee to the head but Urip blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Urip is trying to push Addams away but Addams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Addams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Addams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Addams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Addams lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Addams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Urip avoids it.
Addams avoiding damage.
Addams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Addams obliges.
Addams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Urip is defending well for now.
Addams pushes off an throws an elbow but Urip leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Urip has had enough of the clinch but Addams keeps him there for the moment.
Addams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Urip avoids it.
Addams breaks the clinch.
Addams instigates a clinch.
Urip wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Addams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Urip's efforts to push away.
Addams lands an elbow just above Urip 's eye.
Urip working hard to break the clinch.
Addams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Urip manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Urip seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Urip throws a nice looking combination but Addams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Urip scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urip swings for the body but Addams moves out of range.
Urip misses with a jab, cross combination.
Addams closes the distance and clinches.
Addams misses with an elbow strike.
Addams tries a knee to the head but Urip blocks it.
Urip being controlled against the cage.
Addams has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Urip after a bit of a struggle.
Addams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Urip in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Addams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Urip has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Addams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Addams lands a nice knee to the body.
Addams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Urip is defending well for now.
Addams pressing his opponent against the cage.
Addams looking to throw knees to the head but Urip is blocking nicely.
Urip blocks the elbow strike.
Urip doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Addams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Addams lands an elbow inside that Urip shrugs off.
Addams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Urip.
Urip dodges an elbow strike from Addams.
Addams stalling against the cage.
Urip takes an elbow to the forehead.
Addams tries a knee to the head but Urip blocks it.
Addams throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urip working hard to break the clinch.
Addams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Urip has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Urip blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Addams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Urip avoids it.
Urip is trying to break the clinch but Addams is controlling him.
Addams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Urip's efforts to push away.
Addams scores with a knee to the head.
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!
Addams stalling in the clinch but Urip improves position.
Urip looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Urip avoids a wild elbow strike from Addams.
Addams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Urip's defenses.
Urip breaks from the clinch.
Urip throws a right and a left that both miss.
Urip drives through and clinches with Addams against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gomez Addams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Addams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gomez Addams!
After winning the bout, Gomez Addams thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Michael Benitoy (ranked 1943 p4p, 216 weight class) and Johnny Rosenthal (ranked 2018 p4p, 221 weight class). Johnny Rosenthal will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Michael Benitoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Rosenthal!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benitoy misses with a takedown
and Rosenthal counters with a three punch combo that has Benitoy backing up. Benitoy nods at Rosenthal to acknowledge the strikes.
Benitoy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rosenthal looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rosenthal wants to get back to his feet but Benitoy is dominant here and he's now got Rosenthal's back!
Rosenthal is trying to stand back up.
Benitoy lands a shot to the head.
Benitoy lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosenthal is taking damage to the body and head.
Rosenthal is trying to stand back up.
Benitoy loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Rosenthal hold on?
Benitoy scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Rosenthal turns into Benitoy and is now in his guard.
Rosenthal stands up and waves to Benitoy to follow him.
Benitoy tries to sprawl but Rosenthal drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal tries to stand and escape but Benitoy is controlling the position.
Rosenthal content to control rather than advance.
Benitoy tries to kick Rosenthal off but Rosenthal keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Benitoy'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.
Rosenthal decides to stand up.
Rosenthal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benitoy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A right-left combo lands from Rosenthal.
Benitoy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rosenthal pushes Benitoy off and scrambles back to his feet.
Benitoy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rosenthal's guard.
Rosenthal is wriggling around but Benitoy manages to pass to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in half guard, Benitoy seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Benitoy connects with a nice short shot to Rosenthal's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Benitoy lands a nice short elbow.
Benitoy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benitoy is controlling the pace.
Benitoy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Benitoy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Benitoy working over Rosenthal with some ground and pound. Rosenthal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Benitoy stands up out of the half guard.
Rosenthal clinches with his opponent.
Rosenthal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Rosenthal - that landed with a thud.
Benitoy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Benitoy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Benitoy wants to control from the top but Rosenthal keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitoy 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.
Rosenthal pushes Benitoy off and gets back to his feet.
Rosenthal closes the distance and pushes Benitoy back into the cage.
Rosenthal stops a takedown attempt from Benitoy.
Rosenthal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benitoy's elbow.
Benitoy is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Michael Benitoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benitoy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rosenthal's efforts to push away.
Rosenthal can't find room to land a body shot as Benitoy controls the action.
Rosenthal taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Benitoy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rosenthal after a bit of a struggle.
Benitoy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rosenthal pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benitoy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rosenthal prevents it.
Rosenthal prevents the takedown attempt.
Rosenthal misses with a body punch.
Benitoy prevents a body shot from Rosenthal.
Rosenthal lands a knee to the head.
Benitoy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rosenthal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Benitoy goes for a takedown attempt but Rosenthal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rosenthal looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benitoy has a closed guard, preventing Rosenthal from standing up.
Rosenthal gets to his feet - Benitoy follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Rosenthal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rosenthal fails with a takedown attempt.
Benitoy gets the takedown into side control.
Rosenthal tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Benitoy is hanging on to Rosenthal's back as he tries to escape.
Rosenthal is trying to get back to his feet but Benitoy has full control of the position and if anything, Rosenthal has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Benitoy 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benitoy is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Benitoy gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Benitoy gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Benitoy apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Johnny Rosenthal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosenthal gets caught flat footed, as Benitoy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosenthal looking for a guillotine here but Benitoy defends easily.
Rosenthal has his foot on Benitoy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Benitoy works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitoy gets to his feet. Rosenthal looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Benitoy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rosenthal closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Benitoy to the mat! Benitoy manages to get full guard.
Benitoy has a closed guard, preventing Rosenthal from standing up.
Benitoy is looking to stand up but Rosenthal isn't so interested in that idea.
Benitoy is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Benitoy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rosenthal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rosenthal struggles to land a body shot inside as Benitoy controls his hands.
Rosenthal lands a body shot.
Rosenthal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitoy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rosenthal swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Michael Benitoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benitoy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rosenthal dives in and grabs Benitoy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benitoy pushes down on Rosenthal's head and hops out.
Rosenthal darts in and clinches Benitoy up against the cage.
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!
Rosenthal tries to pull guard but Benitoy holds him up against the cage and eventually Rosenthal drops back down to his feet.
Rosenthal tries to throw a body punch but Benitoy avoids it by throwing Rosenthal back against the cage.
Rosenthal misses with a body punch.
Rosenthal prevents a takedown attempt there.
Benitoy tries to score a body lock takedown but Rosenthal shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Benitoy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Benitoy is looking for a takedown.
Benitoy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rosenthal pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rosenthal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rosenthal shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Benitoy is trying to defend but Rosenthal finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitoy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Benitoy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rosenthal drives through and clinches with Benitoy against the cage.
Benitoy keeps control of Rosenthal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benitoy has picked Rosenthal up - he's going for a ride! Benitoy dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rosenthal kicks Benitoy off and gets back to his feet.
Rosenthal dives in and scores a takedown into Benitoy's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosenthal wanted to stand there but Benitoy had control of the position.
Rosenthal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benitoy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benitoy wants to stand but Rosenthal is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal is looking to stand up but Benitoy won't let him.
Rosenthal won't allow Benitoy to get back to his feet.
Rosenthal stands up from Benitoy's guard - Rosenthal perhaps looking for a knockout.
Benitoy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rosenthal sprawls well. Rosenthal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benitoy gets slowly back to his feet.
As Benitoy backs off Rosenthal throws a huge counter combo but Benitoy manages to avoid it all.
Rosenthal lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Rosenthal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rosenthal shoots for a takedown but Benitoy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Benitoy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rosenthal counters with a one-two to the body.
Rosenthal rushes Benitoy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Benitoy wants a takedown but no success here.
Benitoy wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Michael Benitoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benitoy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rosenthal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rosenthal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benitoy's face.
Benitoy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rosenthal is defending well.
Benitoy has Rosenthal pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Benitoy pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rosenthal tumbling to the mat - Benitoy dives into Rosenthal's guard.
Rosenthal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rosenthal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Benitoy defends well.
Rosenthal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Benitoy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Benitoy stands up over Rosenthal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rosenthal has his feet on Benitoy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rosenthal tries for a takedown but Benitoy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rosenthal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rosenthal feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Benitoy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Johnny Rosenthal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benitoy fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosenthal tries for a takedown but Benitoy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rosenthal changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Benitoy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Benitoy tries to escape but Rosenthal is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal tries to stand but Benitoy is controlling his head.
Rosenthal stands up and beckons Benitoy to his feet.
Rosenthal shoots in for a double leg but Benitoy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Benitoy goes for a double leg but Rosenthal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rosenthal continues to drive forward.
Rosenthal throws a combination that misses
and Benitoy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Benitoy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Benitoy is stalling in the full guard.
Rosenthal working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Benitoy has passed into half guard!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Benitoy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnny Rosenthal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Benitoy lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitoy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rosenthal is trying to stand.
Rosenthal has hold of Benitoy's hands but Benitoy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Still in half guard, Benitoy seems content to control.
Ground and pound from Benitoy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benitoy slips a nice elbow through Rosenthal's hands, connecting with Rosenthal's forehead.
Benitoy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rosenthal wants to get back to his feet.
Benitoy decides to stand up.
Rosenthal scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Benitoy shoots in and bounces Rosenthal off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Benitoy works over Rosenthal with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitoy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
John Michael Benitoy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benitoy stays in close to Rosenthal's body and controls the position.
Benitoy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Benitoy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Benitoy misses with a takedown attempt - Rosenthal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benitoy closes the distance and clinches up with Rosenthal, looking for a takedown. Benitoy pushes Rosenthal against the cage but Rosenthal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rosenthal closes the distance and pushes Benitoy back into the cage.
Rosenthal crunches a lovely knee into Benitoy's ribcage.
Benitoy wants a takedown but no success here.
Nice body punch from Rosenthal.
Rosenthal is pressed up against the cage. Benitoy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rosenthal down to the mat. Rosenthal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
John Michael Benitoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rosenthal tries for a takedown but Benitoy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Michael Benitoy.
I think Rosenthal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Rosenthal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juraj Divisek (ranked 1223 p4p, 146 weight class) and Ralphie Maldonado (ranked 1565 p4p, 190 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Juraj Divisek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralphie Maldonado!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldonado gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Divisek ducks under a wild hook from Maldonado.
Divisek avoids the head kick by Maldonado.
Maldonado swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Divisek.
Maldonado misses with a looping left.
Divisek misses with a hook. Maldonado ducked under it nicely.
Maldonado lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Divisek misses with a wild body shot.
Maldonado looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Divisek closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Divisek as the two fighters clinch.
Divisek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maldonado has a couple of punches blocked by Divisek.
Maldonado stalling in the clinch.
Maldonado misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldonado working aggressively here.
Divisek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maldonado.
Maldonado tries to work over Divisek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Divisek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Divisek misses with a punch to the body.
Divisek tries to throw a body punch but Maldonado avoids it by throwing Divisek back against the cage.
Good body shot from Divisek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado tries a body shot but Divisek blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Divisek.
Divisek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Divisek lands a shoulder strike.
Divisek scores with a hook to the body.
Divisek misses with a punch to the body.
Divisek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maldonado's elbow.
Maldonado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maldonado takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Divisek jabs at Maldonado's body.
Divisek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Divisek connects with a body shot.
A big left from Maldonado misses.
Divisek tries to counter by clinching up but Maldonado breaks away and moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Divisek there.
Divisek looks to throw the jab but Maldonado is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maldonado bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Divisek just misses with a punch to the body.
Divisek loads up on a big right hand but Maldonado slips the punch.
Maldonado tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado swinging wildly here.
Divisek tries to clinch but Maldonado moves out of range.
Divisek throws a body shot but no joy.
Divisek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maldonado gets through Divisek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Divisek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maldonado working aggressively here.
Divisek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Divisek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Divisek lands with a short shot to the head.
Maldonado has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Divisek seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Maldonado can turn it around.
Maldonado blocking some punches.
Divisek scores with a hook to the body.
Divisek misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Divisek fails to land.
Maldonado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maldonado working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Divisek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado misses with a body punch.
Divisek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maldonado backwards.
Divisek blocks an uppercut.
Divisek throws a punch but it's blocked by Maldonado.
Divisek tries to throw a body punch but Maldonado avoids it by throwing Divisek back against the cage.
Divisek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maldonado lands with a left to the head.
Divisek misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Divisek.
Maldonado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Divisek scores with a shoulder strike.
Maldonado wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Maldonado.
Maldonado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Divisek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maldonado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maldonado misses with a punch to the body.
Maldonado gets through Divisek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Divisek seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Maldonado misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Divisek cracks a nice hook into Maldonado's ribs.
Maldonado takes a swing at Divisek's ribcage but misses.
Divisek is looking to wear down Maldonado with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maldonado throws a jab when Divisek was well out of range.
Maldonado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Divisek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Divisek is working Maldonado over against the cage.
Maldonado looks winded!
Maldonado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Divisek misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Divisek as the two fighters clinch.
Divisek misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Divisek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Divisek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maldonado's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Divisek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Divisek misses with some punches.
Maldonado misses with the head strike.
Maldonado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maldonado working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juraj Divisek dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Divisek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Divisek throws a shot from downtown. Maldonado moves away and avoids it.
Maldonado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Divisek.
Divisek scores with a body shot.
Maldonado lands the left hand.
Divisek misses with a body shot.
Divisek moves in looking to clinch but Maldonado pushes him off.
Maldonado throws a lazy right hand but Divisek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Divisek clinches up with Maldonado and pushes him back against the cage.
Divisek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Divisek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maldonado throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Divisek.
A head punch on the inside from Maldonado fails to land.
Divisek misses with some punches.
Divisek prevents a body shot from Maldonado.
Divisek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maldonado backwards.
Divisek has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Divisek working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Divisek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Divisek misses with a punch on the inside.
Divisek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Divisek blocks an uppercut.
Divisek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maldonado tries a body shot but Divisek blocks it.
Maldonado lands a nice shot to the body.
Divisek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maldonado or not.
Juraj Divisek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Divisek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maldonado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maldonado.
Maldonado gets through Divisek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Divisek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Divisek misses with a body punch.
Divisek misses with some punches.
Maldonado scores with a nice hook to the head.
Divisek misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Divisek.
Divisek lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado tries a body shot but Divisek blocks it.
Divisek throws a head punch that misses.
Maldonado scores with a shoulder strike.
Divisek misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Divisek tries a body shot but Maldonado blocks it.
Maldonado just leaning against Divisek, taking a breather.
Good body shot from Divisek.
Maldonado lands a hook to the side of the head.
Divisek lands a body punch.
Maldonado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maldonado has a couple of punches blocked by Divisek.
Maldonado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Divisek scores with a hook to the body.
Maldonado is breathing heavily.
Divisek struggles to land a body shot inside as Maldonado controls his hands.
Divisek presses Maldonado against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Divisek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maldonado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Divisek works on Maldonado's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divisek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Maldonado fails to land.
Divisek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maldonado backwards.
Divisek pushes Maldonado back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Divisek is leaning against Maldonado and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Divisek scores with a hook to the body.
Divisek lands a nice uppercut.
Maldonado misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Divisek.
Maldonado is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Divisek.
Maldonado is still on wobbly legs! Can Divisek finish him?
Divisek unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Maldonado! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Divisek is unloading with more strikes now! Maldonado drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juraj Divisek!
During a confident post fight interview, Juraj Divisek thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Kemonito (ranked 1526 p4p, 85 weight class) and Marcel Petiot (ranked 1141 p4p, 66 weight class). Kemonito comes to the cage accompanied by Kemonito Entrance Music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Kemonito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcel Petiot!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kemonito shoots for a double leg takedown but Petiot sprawls well. He's pushed Kemonito's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kemonito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petiot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petiot throws a head kick but Kemonito moves out of range.
Kemonito stuffs the takedown.
Kemonito throws a wild body kick that Petiot sees coming a mile off.
Kemonito drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Petiot tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Kemonito sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kemonito prevents Petiot from getting the reversal.
Kemonito scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Petiot?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kemonito lands a big elbow.
Kemonito can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Petiot is looking to escape.
Kemonito lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petiot wants to hold on but Kemonito pushes him away.
Petiot is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kemonito is staying active.
Kemonito raining down shots from the mount!
Kemonito lands with some strikes.
Petiot really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kemonito raining down shots from the mount!
Petiot is rocked!
Kemonito 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.
Kemonito trying to control but Petiot is having none of it.
Petiot wants to control but Kemonito is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Petiot can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemonito prevents Petiot from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Kemonito.
Petiot is still in real trouble! Can Kemonito finish him?
Kemonito lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petiot is wriggling around trying to escape.
Petiot seems to have recovered his senses.
Kemonito unloading with bombs!
Kemonito lands a big shot to the head and Petiot winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Juan Kemonito!
Juan Kemonito decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Harper (ranked 1309 p4p, 177 weight class) and Desperately To Be Positive (ranked 1777 p4p, 226 weight class). Desperately To Be Positive has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Desperately To Be Positive!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper tests To Be Positive's chin there with a solid looking shot.
To Be Positive slips under a jab.
To Be Positive lands a jab to the nose.
To Be Positive uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper.
To Be Positive swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
To Be Positive swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
To Be Positive jabbing away but nothing is landing.
To Be Positive misses with a body shot.
To Be Positive takes a swing at Harper's ribcage but misses.
Harper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
To Be Positive misses the shot to the body.
Harper lands a jab.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
To Be Positive ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
To Be Positive throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harper thows a left - swing and a miss!
To Be Positive unleashes a big counter combination but Harper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
To Be Positive throws a shot to the body.
To Be Positive lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Robert Harper has been cut.
Harper misses with a left hand
and To Be Positive counters with a nice body shot.
To Be Positive misses with an uppercut. Harper saw that one coming.
Harper feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harper.
Harper misses with a right hand
and To Be Positive cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harper goes for a double leg but To Be Positive avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as To Be Positive continues to drive forward.
To Be Positive drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
To Be Positive keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Harper lands a jab to the head.
Harper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
To Be Positive misses with a wild body shot.
Harper half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
To Be Positive avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
To Be Positive connects with a body shot.
To Be Positive takes a swing at Harper's ribcage but misses.
To Be Positive avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
To Be Positive bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harper with a hook.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Harper misses its intended target.
To Be Positive scores with a jab.
Harper closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Harper lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
To Be Positive wants to get back to his feet but Harper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harper 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.
To Be Positive is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harper drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Harper as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! To Be Positive screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Harper! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Robert Harper!
During a confident post fight interview, Robert Harper thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Desperately To Be Positive spoke after the fight, saying 'My opponent is a homosexual pedo'.
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