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Thoroughbred Thursday VII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miles Baker (ranked 6179 p4p, 493 weight class) and Jae Howell (ranked 23385 p4p, 561 weight class). Miles Baker looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miles Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jae Howell!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell dodges the punch combination from Baker.
Baker misses with a few strikes there.
Howell with the counter takedown but Baker avoids it easily.
Howell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Baker closes the distance and clinches up with Howell, looking for a takedown. Baker pushes Howell against the cage but Howell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Baker clinches up against the cage.
Baker is trying to push Howell away but Howell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Howell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Howell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Baker shoots in for a double leg but Howell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles Baker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howell stuffs the takedown.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Howell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Howell.
Howell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baker, pushing him back against the cage.
Howell drags the fight down to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Howell is on top in guard.
Howell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Howell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Baker working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Howell has passed into 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.
Baker wants to control but Howell is keeping busy.
Howell wants to work for an arm triangle but Baker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Baker misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Howell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Howell.
Howell is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Howell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baker controlling the position for now.
Baker tries to get to full guard but Howell has control of the leg.
Baker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Howell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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.
Baker trying to control here.
Howell trying to control from half guard but Baker is working away.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Baker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Howell tries to clinch but Baker is having none of it.
Howell has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Horrible takedown attempt by Baker or perhaps it was just good defense by Howell, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jae Howell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Howell moves into the clinch successfully.
Baker looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Baker wants to take the fight to the mat but Howell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Baker has Howell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Howell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Howell tries to pull guard but Baker won't allow it.
Howell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Howell is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles Baker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howell is trying to drag Baker to the mat but Baker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Baker is pushing Howell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howell wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baker's efforts to push away.
Baker breaks from the clinch.
Baker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baker shoots in and drives through. Howell sprawls well.
Baker gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Howell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Howell wants to control from the top but Baker keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Baker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Howell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Howell 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.
Baker will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Howell won't allow Baker to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Howell's waist but Howell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baker off to one side.
Howell looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Baker fails with the takedown.
Howell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Miles Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Howell manages to pull guard.
Baker wants to stand but Howell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jae Howell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Howell trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Howell holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Baker throws an elbow that misses. Howell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Baker's guard. Nice move by Howell!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Howell connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jae Howell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Baker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Howell has managed to clinch.
Howell gets control of Baker's arms and successfully pulls guard. Howell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Howell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Howell is pulling down on Baker's head to control his posture.
Baker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker wants to control from the top but Howell keeps moving.
Baker throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Howell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Howell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baker sprawls well. Baker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Howell gets slowly back to his feet.
Howell avoids the head kick by Baker.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howell tries to clinch but Baker is having none of it.
Howell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell forces Baker back against the cage and clinches.
Howell is trying to pull guard but Baker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Miles Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jae Howell.
Baker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Howell to keep the fight standing.
Baker can't break the clinch.
Baker breaks from the clinch.
Howell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baker throws a head kick but Howell moves out of range.
Howell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baker is fending him off so far but Howell persists. Nope, Baker circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Howell as Baker shoots in.
Howell moves in looking to clinch but Baker pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Howell looking to score a takedown here. Baker is defending well but Howell drives through and ends up in Baker's guard.
Howell stands and throws Baker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Howell working the head with strikes.
Howell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Howell in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell is trying to get an arm triangle but Baker is defending well.
Howell connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Baker some visible discomfort.
Howell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baker keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Howell decides to stand up, so the ref orders Baker to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jae Howell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Howell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jae Howell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Sullivan (ranked 2553 p4p, 284 weight class) and Drizontay Wilder (ranked 3266 p4p, 347 weight class). Sullivan's entrance music is The Hand of John L. Sullivan. A fine choice. Drizontay Wilder struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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205 lbs
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224 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drizontay Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Sullivan as he connects with a hook.
Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilder.
Sullivan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wilder drops Sullivan with a nice combination! Wilder dives into Sullivan's guard, looking to finish!
Sullivan is rocked!
It looks like John Sullivan has been cut.
Wilder throws a strike but Sullivan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Oh Sullivan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilder wants to sweep here but Sullivan controlling him for the moment.
Sullivan seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Wilder manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Sullivan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sullivan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wilder up against the cage.
Wilder lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sullivan.
Wilder's coach down at Iron mikes mma was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wilder's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wilder lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Wilder has him pressed against the cage.
Sullivan tries to break free but Wilder pushes him back against the cage.
Wilder lands a shoulder strike.
Sullivan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilder has him pressed against the cage.
Wilder pushes Sullivan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sullivan is pushing Wilder up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan breaks from the clinch.
Sullivan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wilder swings widly with a right hand
and Sullivan counters with a series of strikes. Wilder will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sullivan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilder throws out a counter right but Sullivan avoids it with no problem.
Sullivan just misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Outlaws Fight club We train to kill in the buildup to the fight.
Sullivan ducks straight into an uppercut from Wilder and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Sullivan manages to regain guard straight away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan pushes Wilder off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wilder missing with a left hand there. Sullivan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilder misses with a hook.
Sullivan avoids the body shot from Wilder.
Sullivan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wilder throws a jab but it's blocked by Sullivan.
Wilder moves out of range as Sullivan strikes.
Wilder moves away from the strike by Sullivan.
Wilder is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sullivan scores with the left hand. Wilder knows he should have avoided that one.
Sullivan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder throws a lazy right hand but Sullivan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Wilder.
Wilder scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sullivan in his tracks.
Wilder throws a looping overhand right but Sullivan ducks down to avoid it.
Sullivan looks to land a right hand but Wilder moved out of range.
A big right from Sullivan misses.
Wilder looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sullivan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wilder doesn't seem bothered though.
Wilder looks to land a right hand but Sullivan moved out of range.
Sullivan closes the distance but Wilder moves to the side
and Wilder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilder darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sullivan throws a hook but Wilder avoids it easily.
Wilder looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wilder throws a shot from downtown. Sullivan moves away and avoids it.
Wilder slips under a jab from Sullivan.
Sullivan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wilders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sullivan lands a nice shot that snaps Wilder's head back.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilder thows a left - swing and a miss!
A lazy left from Sullivan finds it's target.
The crowd cheers as Wilder lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sullivan doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilder circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Sullivan to the canvas! Sullivan doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Wilder keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drizontay Wilder!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fumito Makino (ranked 3465 p4p, 307 weight class) and Uadab Santiago (ranked 4052 p4p, 346 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fumito Makino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Uadab Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Makino connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santiago scrambles back to his feet.
A combination from Makino does no damage.
Makino lands a slapping body shot.
Makino connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donk. Makino catches Santiago right on the button with a cross.
Nice cross by Makino.
Makino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santiago looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've been told by Makino's head coaches at The Forge that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Santiago fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Santiago with a poor takedown
and Makino counters with a nice body shot.
Santiago takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Santiago goes for a double leg but Makino avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Makino continues to drive forward.
Fumito Makino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uadab Santiago.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makino lands with a straight right. Santiago didn't see that one coming.
Makino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santiago looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A decent looking cross lands there for Makino.
Makino scores with a punch to the head.
Nice cross by Makino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Makino pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Santiago back to the cage. Makino follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A jab from Makino finds it's way through Santiago's defenses.
Makino throws a series of strikes that have Santiago backpedaling.
Makino cracks Santiago with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Santiago takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Makino's corner calls for a 1-2. Makino obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fumito Makino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santiago in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makino looks to land a combination. Santiago sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Makino is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Santiago takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Makino is looking for a counter combo.
Makino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Makino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Makino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Santiago throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Makino's waist but Makino gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santiago off to one side.
Makino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Makino.
Makino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santiago will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Makino swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santiago.
Makino lands the left hand.
Santiago takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Makino scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Makino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Makino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Makino.
Makino scores with a jab.
Makino throws a right hand that Santiago ducks under and follows up with a left that Santiago also avoids with ease.
Santiago is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Makino lands a nice hook to Santiago's body. Santiago takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Makino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makino cracks Santiago with a good jab.
Makino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makino lands a jab to Santiago's midsection.
Makino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santiago in his tracks.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown but Makino shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Makino throws a shot to the body.
Santiago misses with a takedown attempt - Makino sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Makino throws a good cross that connects.
Makino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santiago fails with the takedown.
Makino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santiago misses with a takedown attempt
and Makino counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makino connects with a crisp jab.
Santiago fails with the takedown.
Makino lands the left hand.
Makino feints a jab promting Santiago to slip. Makino then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Santiago slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Santiago fails with a takedown attempt.
As Santiago looks to move away, Makino throws a big counter combo but Santiago just gets out of the way.
Makino throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makino moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Makino stalks Santiago and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Santiago's face. Santiago staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fumito Makino 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.
Makino lands a nice hook to Santiago's body. Santiago takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santiago's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Makino connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santiago scrambles back to his feet.
Makino scores with a jab.
Makino stuffs the takedown.
Makino takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Makino lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Santiago misses with a takedown attempt - Makino sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Makino scores with a nice strike.
Makino cracks Santiago with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Makino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santiago can do to turn this around?
Makino scores with a sloppy right hand. Santiago should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santiago doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Makino with a nice cross.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Makino as he avoids it easily.
Fumito Makino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uadab Santiago.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago drops his hands momentarily and Makino takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Makino scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Makino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Makino keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Makino lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Makino scores with a jab to the body.
Santiago has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Makino catches Santiago with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good shot there by Makino.
Santiago tries for a takedown but Makino circles away easily
and Makino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Makino jabs Santiago to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santiago shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Makino sprawls well. Makino wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santiago gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santiago is defended easily by Makino.
Makino throwing a counter right hand but Santiago manages to avoid it.
Jab from Makino.
Makino lands a nice shot to the body.
Uadab Santiago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santiago swinging wildly here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Makino!
Fumito Makino is winning the standup battle so far.
Makino defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santiago.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makino displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santiago.
Santiago is breathing heavily.
Santiago gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Makino scores with a jab to the body.
Santiago gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Santiago closes this distance looking for a takedown but Makino circles away.
Makino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Makino displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Santiago is trying desperately to land a takedown but Makino is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Santiago.
Makino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santiago takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Makino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makino lunges at Santiago with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santiago's hand.
Santiago shoots in and bounces Makino off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Makino is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Santiago trying to control the position from guard on top but Makino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santiago drops back looking for a leg! Makino is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Makino manages to kick Santiago off! Santiago jumps back into Makino's guard.
Makino is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santiago thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santiago wants to control from the top but Makino keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fumito Makino dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Makino lands a jab to the nose.
Makino lunges at Santiago with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santiago's hand.
Santiago has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Makino finds it's way round the side to connect with Santiago's head.
Makino throws a combination. Santiago tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Makino is working the combinations to good effect here.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Makino cracks a nice hook into Santiago's ribs.
Santiago tries to clinch but Makino moves out of range.
Makino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Santiago drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Makino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makino is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Makino is trying to control Santiago's posture but Santiago avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Santiago has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santiago is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Makino looks calm but he's in trouble here. Santiago gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Makino is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Santiago lets go of the hold and Makino can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Uadab Santiago!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Alcala (ranked 660 p4p, 94 weight class) and Crack Head (ranked 3057 p4p, 338 weight class). Rodney Alcala could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Crack Head's chin.
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195 lbs
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194 lbs
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Alcala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crack Head!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcala wants to clinch but Head slips to the side
and Head counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Head getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alcala has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alcala. Head does a little dance to reset his feet.
Head misses with a wild body shot.
Alcala throws a hook but Head avoids it easily.
Head lands a big uppercut and Alcala crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Alcala looks OK. Head waves Alcala back to his feet!
Alcala is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Alcala.
Oh Alcala is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alcala throws a head kick that misses.
Alcala seems to have got his legs back now.
Alcala thows a leg kick but Head checks it
and Head makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Head keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alcala misses with a body kick.
Head digs a good hook to Alcala's body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Head 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.
Head ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alcala misses with a body shot
and Head counters with a straight right hand.
Head looks to land a right hand but Alcala moved out of range.
Alcala tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Head manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alcala misses with a right hand
and Head counters with a nice right hand that sends Alcala toppling to the canvas! Alcala scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Head finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Alcala.
Head misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head avoids the body shot from Alcala.
Head takes a swing at Alcala's ribcage but misses.
Alcala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alcala. Head does a little dance to reset his feet.
Head misses with an uppercut.
Alcala closes the distance and clinches.
Alcala is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Head to keep the fight standing.
Alcala tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short uppercut from Alcala.
Alcala lands with a left to the head.
Head escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Head lands a big right hand that sends Alcala crashing to the mat! Head stays standing though and waves Alcala back to his feet!
Alcala misses with the body kick
and Head counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crack Head!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Crack Head waved his t-shirt featuring Groove Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Ison (ranked 2043 p4p, 236 weight class) and Krisko Kurtev (ranked 4095 p4p, 410 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Ison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurtev walks into a left hand.
No luck for Kurtev with that takedown attempt.
Kurtev with a poor takedown
enabling Ison to counter with a crisp jab.
Kurtev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kurtev with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Ison to counter with a crisp jab.
Cole Ison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krisko Kurtev.
A low kick from Ison is predictable there
and Kurtev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kurtev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kurtev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ison keeping moving, preventing Kurtev from controlling successfully.
Ison 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.
Kurtev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kurtev.
Ison looking for a guillotine here but Kurtev defends easily.
Ison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kurtev is one step ahead there.
Ison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kurtev defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kurtev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kurtev 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.
Kurtev is in close to Ison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ison looking for a guillotine here but Kurtev defends easily.
Kurtev is working Ison over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kurtev scoring with some ground and pound.
Kurtev trying to control the position from guard on top but Ison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurtev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kurtev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kurtev postures up and lands a big shot to Ison's brow.
Kurtev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ison can't keep his opponent in guard - Kurtev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kurtev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kurtev wants to work for an arm triangle but Ison is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kurtev 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.
Ison is rocked!
Ison trying to control but Kurtev postures up.
Kurtev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ison keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oh Ison is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ison trying to control from the bottom.
Ison seems to have got his legs back now.
Kurtev unloads with some huge strikes here! Ison is out! Kurtev wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Krisko Kurtev!
A very excited looking Krisko Kurtev made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tua Graves (ranked 5369 p4p, 389 weight class) and Eka Pradana (ranked 4343 p4p, 357 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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154 lbs
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tua Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eka Pradana!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves misses with a low kick.
Pradana throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It appears Graves was looking to counter with a kick there.
Pradana lands a jab-cross combination.
Graves closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pradana to the mat! Pradana manages to get full guard.
Graves is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Graves looking to sit in guard and control but Pradana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Graves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pradana trying to control from the bottom.
Graves frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pradana is squirming around, avoiding Graves's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradana is bucking up trying to escape but Graves cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Graves is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Graves working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graves pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pradana holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Graves tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pradana felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Graves controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Graves looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pradana is trying to escape the mount but Graves keeps good control and instead manages to take Pradana's back.
Pradana wants to get back to his feet.
Pradana really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Graves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Graves has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Pradana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Pradana is in bad spot here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pradana covering up well and avoiding damage.
Graves slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Graves cracks Pradana with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Pradana from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Even with his hooks in, Graves manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Graves sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Pradana taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tua Graves!
The defeated Eka Pradana had this to say: 'Next time we meet, I'll destroy you.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iggy Manley (ranked 2547 p4p, 297 weight class) and Gene Parmesan (ranked 2540 p4p, 295 weight class). Manley's entrance music is Born in the USA. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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36
192 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
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29
190 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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iggy Manley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gene Parmesan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parmesan looks to throw the jab but Manley is out of range.
Manley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Manley misses with the combination.
Parmesan cracks Manley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Manley slips a jab from Parmesan.
Manley tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Parmesan defends well and Manley ends up having to push Parmesan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Manley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parmesan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley misses with an uppercut
and Parmesan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Manley shoots in looking for a takedown. Parmesan tries to sprawl out of it but Manley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parmesan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Parmesan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parmesan throws out a powerful jab.
Parmesan misses with a kick to the body
and Manley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Parmesan is pulling down on Manley's head to control his posture.
Manley trying to control the position from guard on top but Parmesan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parmesan is pulling down on Manley's head to control his posture.
Manley landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manley working some strikes from top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Parmesan holds on and takes a little breather.
Manley with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parmesan looking for a sweep. Not yet Parmesan, not yet.
Parmesan keeps trying to improve his position.
Manley wants to control from the top but Parmesan keeps moving.
Manley won't allow Parmesan to sweep him here.
Manley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Parmesan's head.
Parmesan keeping moving, preventing Manley from controlling successfully.
Parmesan wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Manley throws a big elbow that misses.
Manley trying to control the position from guard on top but Parmesan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parmesan keeping full guard, as Manley tries to pass.
Manley preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Manley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Parmesan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Parmesan is looking to chop away at Manley's legs.
Parmesan lands a front kick.
Gene Parmesan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parmesan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Parmesan sprawls well. Parmesan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Manley gets slowly back to his feet.
Manley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parmesan counters with a right hand to the body.
Parmesan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Parmesan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manley avoids the head kick by Parmesan.
Manley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Parmesan throws a poor cross that misses
and Manley counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Parmesan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Manley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parmesan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Manley is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Parmesan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Parmesan misses.
Parmesan misses with a kick to the body
and Manley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Parmesan won't be happy with that.
Manley trying to control the action but Parmesan is working from the bottom.
Parmesan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Manley's best efforts.
Parmesan is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley trying to control the pace.
Parmesan wants to improve his position but Manley is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parmesan is refusing to be controlled, as Manley sits in half guard.
Manley with the ground and pound but Parmesan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Manley wants to control from the top but Parmesan keeps moving.
Parmesan looking for a sweep. Not yet Parmesan, not yet.
Parmesan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Parmesan keeping full guard, as Manley tries to pass.
Parmesan working a defensive guard but Manley passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Manley lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manley controlling the action here.
Manley throwing shots but Parmesan is blocking nicely.
Manley throws a strike but Parmesan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Manley landing with the ground and pound.
Parmesan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parmesan pulls Manley in close to prevent any damage.
Parmesan keeping moving, preventing Manley from controlling successfully.
Parmesan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manley preventing the sweep.
Manley throws a strike but Parmesan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Manley wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Parmesan is now in half guard.
Manley trying to hold on to Parmesan's head to control him but Parmesan postures up.
Manley trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Parmesan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Parmesan looking to control but Manley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Parmesan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Manley can't escape the position.
Manley tries to hold on but Parmesan pushes him away.
Manley can't escape the position.
Manley tries to lock up and control but Parmesan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Parmesan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Parmesan landing strikes from the mount and Manley is in trouble!
Parmesan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Manley?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parmesan is landing with some decent strikes but Manley is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manley is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Parmesan 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!
Donk. Parmesan catches Manley right on the button with a cross.
Parmesan with a jab.
Manley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parmesan.
Manley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Manley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Parmesan can pounce on him.
Manley shoots for a takedown but Parmesan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parmesan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manley.
Parmesan misses with a wild body shot.
Manley shoots in for a double leg but Parmesan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Parmesan!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parmesan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Manley takes a step back to recover.
Parmesan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Manley has time to react.
Parmesan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parmesan misses with a combination
and Manley counters with a shoot takedown. Parmesan fights it but they end up in guard.
Parmesan is pulling down on Manley's head. It's preventing any offense from Manley, at least for the moment.
Manley distracts Parmesan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Parmesan seems keen to control Manley's posture.
Manley trying to control the position from guard on top but Parmesan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Manley manages to get himself to full guard.
Parmesan trying to control the position from guard on top but Manley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manley wants to sweep here but Parmesan controlling him for the moment.
Parmesan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gene Parmesan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Manley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parmesan sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manley 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.
Manley has his hands on Parmesan's head, controlling the position.
Manley being controlled here, momentarily.
Manley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four 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.
Parmesan cracks the inside of Manley's front leg.
Parmesan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manley.
Parmesan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parmesan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Parmesan's waist but Parmesan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Manley off to one side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Manley or perhaps it was just good defense by Parmesan, which made it look bad.
Manley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Parmesan counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parmesan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Manley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Manley darts in trying to clinch
and Parmesan counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gene Parmesan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Parmesan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gene Parmesan!
Gene Parmesan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heller Cabrera (ranked 2550 p4p, 244 weight class) and Saafir Nomad (ranked 3624 p4p, 320 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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149 lbs
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heller Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saafir Nomad!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomad slips under a jab.
Cabrera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nomad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Nomad misses.
Cabrera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nomad looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrera is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Nomad. Those never looked like landing.
Nomad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabrera throws out the jab.
Nomad looks to land a combination but Cabrera avoids it well.
Cabrera misses with a looping left.
Cabrera lands a nice hook to Nomad's body. Nomad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nomad fails to land the takedown.
Nomad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabrera jabs Nomad right on the nose. Nomad blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nomad.
Cabrera moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cabrera digs a good body shot into Nomad's ribs.
Cabrera misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cabrera.
Nomad's coach down at Blanc Fitness Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nomad's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cabrera tests Nomad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nomad swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera is looking to counter punch.
Nomad fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cabrera avoids it really well and circles away.
Nomad looks winded!
Cabrera jabs Nomad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Cabrera misses.
Cabrera slips a jab and a cross from Nomad.
Cabrera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cabrera's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cabrera duly obliges.
Nomad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cabrera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Nomad misses.
Nomad is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nomad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nomad is rocked!
Cabrera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nomad is still on wobbly legs! Can Cabrera finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cabrera throws a lazy right hand but Nomad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nomad is looking for the big counter here.
Cabrera closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Nomad out cold! Nomad corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Heller Cabrera!
Our winner, Heller Cabrera, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Mendoza (ranked 1021 p4p, 121 weight class) and Martian Manhunter (ranked 1804 p4p, 191 weight class). Manhunter has chosen My Name Is J'onn J'onzz as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Mendoza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martian Manhunter!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhunter lands a jab.
Manhunter has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mendoza is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mendoza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Manhunter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Manhunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendoza manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Manhunter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Manhunter is rocked!
Manhunter misses with a wild combination.
Manhunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Mendoza finish him?
Manhunter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendoza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendoza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mendoza steps in with a hook that catches Manhunter right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Mendoza follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Manhunter looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Mendoza!
Daniel Mendoza retains his featherweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Daniel Mendoza waved his t-shirt featuring UnderGround Clothing Co.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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