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BFC 4/20: Diaz vs. Maneno 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Hobbs (ranked 4909 p4p, 496 weight class) and Frederico Barella (ranked 7831 p4p, 640 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Hobbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frederico Barella!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barella throws an overhand right that lands on Hobbs's shoulder, as Hobbs tries to avoid the shot.
Barella throws a big shot that misses.
Barella misses with a straight left.
Hobbs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barella takes one on the button.
Hobbs throws a chopping leg kick but Barella manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barella throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hobbs throws a hook but Barella avoids it easily.
Hobbs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barella! But no joy.
Barella moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barella misses with a body punch.
Barella throws a head punch that misses.
Hobbs throws an elbow that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hobbs lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Frederico Barella has been cut.
Hobbs lands an elbow just above Barella 's eye.
Barella swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hobbs lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Barella to his knees! Hobbs keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Hobbs!
Luke Hobbs thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Innokenty Boleslav (ranked 5387 p4p, 222 weight class) and Sankt Vader (ranked 5563 p4p, 231 weight class). Boleslav comes into the arena with Piece of my Heart- Janis Joplin blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Innokenty Boleslav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sankt Vader!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boleslav swinging wildly here.
Boleslav pushes Vader up against the cage in a clinch.
Vader lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vader keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boleslav's efforts to push away.
Vader lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vader.
Vader working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vader misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boleslav is trying to push Vader away but Vader has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boleslav misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vader swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Vader fails to land.
Vader gets through Boleslav's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vader lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boleslav is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boleslav blocking some punches.
Oh Boleslav is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boleslav.
Boleslav seems to have got his legs back now.
Vader misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vader lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boleslav backwards.
Boleslav is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Boleslav works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Boleslav's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vader just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boleslav's brow.
Vader lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boleslav trying to stall but Vader improves his position.
Boleslav trying to land knees to the body.
Boleslav lands a hook that snaps the head of Vader backwards.
Boleslav looking to stall.
Boleslav misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vader dips a shoulder and cracks Boleslav with a mighty uppercut! Boleslav falls back against the cage and Vader unloads with a barrage of strikes! Boleslav is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Vader screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sankt Vader!
Sankt Vader seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jim Morrison (ranked 5440 p4p, 224 weight class) and Brandon James (ranked 5522 p4p, 229 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon James!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison lands a jab to the head.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left and a right from Morrison both land. Nice combination.
Morrison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No luck for James with that takedown attempt.
James shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morrison sprawls well. Morrison wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. James gets slowly back to his feet.
James dives in for a single leg takedown but Morrison sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jim Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon James.
Morrison scores with a decent looking hook.
James takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A combination from Morrison does no damage.
Morrison throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
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!
James tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Morrison defends well and James ends up having to push Morrison into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
James tries to move into range but Morrison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morrison stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James looks for a takedown but Morrison sprawls well.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And James tries to counter it with a takedown but Morrison pushes his down on his head and steps out.
James avoids the body shot from Morrison.
James fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morrison avoids it really well and circles away.
Morrison misses with a wild combination.
Morrison scores with a nice strike.
A shot to the liver by Morrison. Beautiful body shot.
James walks into a stiff left hand from Morrison.
A nice combination there by Morrison.
Morrison throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by James.
Morrison really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James fails to land the takedown.
James misses with a takedown attempt
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James dives in for a single leg takedown but Morrison sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Morrison misses the jab.
Morrison swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Morrison tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jim Morrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
James checks the leg kick.
Good exchange - Morrison coming out on top.
Morrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Morrison throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Morrison throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
James closes the distance and clinches up with Morrison, looking for a takedown. James pushes Morrison against the cage but Morrison circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
James fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morrison lands a nice looking body shot.
Morrison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
James shoots for a double leg takedown but Morrison sprawls well. He's pushed James's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morrison cracks James with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
Morrison tried to counter with a leg kick but James avoided it.
Morrison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
James feints the counter takedown.
Morrison cracks James with a good jab.
Morrison looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
Morrison throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
James takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Decent striking displayed by Morrison there.
Morrison blocks a jab.
Morrison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morrison misses with an uppercut.
James ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Morrison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Morrison dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morrison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
James shoots in but Morrison avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James drives through with a takedown into guard.
James slips nicely into half guard.
James seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Morrison is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Brandon James!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Pipes (ranked 5485 p4p, 226 weight class) and Spencer Williams (ranked 5525 p4p, 227 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wesley Pipes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Spencer Williams!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pipes misses with a body kick.
Pipes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Williams napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is looking to regain half guard here but Pipes keeps moving and retains side control.
Pipes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Williams has escaped the position, nice work there.
Williams manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pipes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Williams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pipes pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pipes tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Williams.
Williams actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pipes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Williams wants to improve his position but Pipes is controlling well.
Well, if Pipes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pipes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Williams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pipes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Williams is in all sorts of trouble here.
Williams sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pipes wants to stand but Williams has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pipes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pipes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Williams on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pipes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Williams moves into full guard.
Williams is looking for a triangle but Pipes pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pipes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pipes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pipes manages to get himself to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pipes is on top in guard.
Pipes stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Pipes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pipes 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pipes is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Williams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Williams looks winded!
Pipes connects with a couple of short punches.
Pipes is working Williams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pipes is sitting in close to Williams's body. Williams has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Pipes is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Pipes is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Williams.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Spencer Williams!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Xiaodong (ranked 5565 p4p, 230 weight class) and Dennis Dice (ranked 5517 p4p, 228 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Dice!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dice gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Xiaodong counters with a stiff right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Xiaodong lands a jab.
Xiaodong scores with the left hand. Dice knows he should have avoided that one.
Dice tries to score a power double leg takedown but Xiaodong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dice somewhat.
Dice fails to land the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Xiaodong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Li Xiaodong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Dice.
Dice's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Xiaodong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dice scrambles back to his feet.
Xiaodong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dice.
Dice changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Xiaodong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dice wants to control but Xiaodong is keeping him busy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Xiaodong is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dice has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Xiaodong is looking to regain half guard here but Dice keeps moving and retains side control.
Dice advances to mount.
Dice working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Xiaodong that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dice landing strikes from the mount.
Dice landing punches.
Dice with good strikes from the mount here!
Xiaodong is trying to escape the mount.
Xiaodong wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dice in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dice fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Xiaodong is in a horrible position here. Dice smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dice putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Xiaodong trying desperately to get to his feet.
Xiaodong taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Dice.
Dice cracks Xiaodong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dice working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dice with the ground and pound from mount.
Dice lands a big shot there that rocks Xiaodong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dice controlling from the full mount.
Dice landing shots from mount.
Dice lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Xiaodong hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xiaodong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dice landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dice with the ground and pound from mount.
Dice putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dice landing strikes from the mount and Xiaodong is in trouble!
Xiaodong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dice on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dice landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dice tries to control but Xiaodong wriggling away.
Xiaodong is in a horrible position here. Dice smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dice lands a nice shot to the head.
Xiaodong in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dice working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dice working the ground and pound effectively.
Dice looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dice landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dice is landing with some decent strikes but Xiaodong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Xiaodong taking shots to the head.
Dice with good strikes from the mount here!
Dice lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dice with the ground and pound from mount.
Dice lands a couple of good shots and Xiaodong has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Dice is working the ground and pound. Can Xiaodong escape?
Xiaodong trying to get back to his feet but Dice is in full control for now.
Xiaodong is keeping busy.
Dice lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Dice scores with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Dice is punishing Xiaodong with strikes - can he finish him?!
Dice is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Xiaodong up.
Xiaodong grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Dice trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Xiaodong doesn't escape.
Dice is working the ground and pound. Can Xiaodong escape?
Dice lands shots from the back.
Xiaodong wants to control his opponent's hands but Dice gets his hands free.
Xiaodong is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Dice. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xiaodong is trying to stand back up.
Dice tries to get the hooks in deep but Xiaodong pushed the leg off.
Dice loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Xiaodong hold on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Dice dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Xiaodong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Xiaodong as he connects with a hook.
Dice has his takedown stuffed
and Xiaodong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dice scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dice landing a few strikes.
Xiaodong can't do much from the bottom here.
Dice scoring with punches from side control.
Dice is looking to take a break and control but Xiaodong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dice is putting a hurting on Xiaodong here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dice has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dice lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Xiaodong down.
Dice working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Xiaodong is looking to reverse the position.
Dice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Xiaodong keeps working.
Dice cracks Xiaodong with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dice in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dice is putting a hurting on Xiaodong here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dice advances nicely into full mount.
Xiaodong is bucking up trying to escape but Dice cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dice looking to finish Xiaodong with some ground and pound. This is bad for Xiaodong!
Dice dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Dice.
Dice with a couple of short strikes.
Dice scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Xiaodong?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dice in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dice lands a nice shot to the head.
Dice raining down shots from the mount!
Dice dominating with strikes here.
Dice looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Xiaodong wants to hold on but Dice pushes him away.
Dice can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Xiaodong is looking to escape.
Dice cracks Xiaodong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dice lands a big elbow.
Xiaodong is trying to stand up.
Xiaodong is in a horrible position here. Dice smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Xiaodong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BOOM! Dice connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Xiaodong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dice has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Xiaodong's face.
Dice is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Xiaodong can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Xiaodong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Xiaodong in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dice scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dice with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Dice connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dice with shots to the head and body - Xiaodong looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dice landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dice cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dice has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Xiaodong's face.
Dice looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dice landing shots from mount.
Dice with the ground and pound from mount.
Dice looking to finish Xiaodong with some ground and pound. This is bad for Xiaodong!
Dice lands a couple of good shots and Xiaodong has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dice looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Dice is punishing Xiaodong with some ground and pound.
Dice lands with a hammerfist to the side of Xiaodong's head.
Dice wants to control but Xiaodong is keeping busy.
Dice is punishing Xiaodong with strikes - can he finish him?!
Dice lands a shot to the body.
Dice looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Dice.
Dice lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Xiaodong covers up after that shot from Dice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dice is working the ground and pound. Can Xiaodong escape?
Dice is punishing Xiaodong with strikes - can he finish him?!
Dice is punishing Xiaodong with strikes - can he finish him?!
Dice struggling to keep hold of the position.
Dice connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Xiaodong to escape the position.
Xiaodong is covering up but some of the strikes from Dice are getting through and doing damage.
Xiaodong tries to roll but Dice sticks to his back.
Dice scores with punches and elbows.
Dice lands punches and elbows.
The referee is taking a good look at Xiaodong as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Dice!
Xiaodong takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Dice is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dice is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Xiaodong. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Dice 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.
Xiaodong wants to control his opponent's hands but Dice gets his hands free.
Dennis Dice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Xiaodong is taking damage to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Dice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Xiaodong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Xiaodong scores with the left hand. Dice knows he should have avoided that one.
Dice with a poor takedown
and Xiaodong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dice shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Xiaodong but Xiaodong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Li Xiaodong is winning the standup battle so far.
Xiaodong stuffs the takedown.
Li Xiaodong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Dice.
Dice shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Xiaodong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dice takes one on the button.
Xiaodong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Xiaodong drops Dice with a beautiful combination! Dice stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Xiaodong is looking for the KO!
Dice is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dice misses with a takedown attempt
and Xiaodong counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dice! Xiaodong lets Dice back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Dice is still on wobbly legs! Can Xiaodong finish him?
Dice fails with the takedown
and Xiaodong counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Dice out cold! What a finish! Xiaodong is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Xiaodong!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Li Wei Liu (ranked 4959 p4p, 126 weight class) and Clarence Hoost (ranked 5603 p4p, 179 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Li Wei Liu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clarence Hoost!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liu moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHoost.
Hoost shoots in and drives through. Liu sprawls well.
Liu throws a head kick but Hoost moves out of range.
Hoost shapes to counter with a head kick.
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liu tries a head kick but it misses.
Liu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hoost is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Liu trying to control but Hoost is working from the bottom.
Hoost looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liu is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoost is pulling down on Liu's head. It's preventing any offense from Liu, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hoost pulls Liu in close to his closed guard and prevents Liu from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hoost wants to sweep here but Liu controlling him for the moment.
Hoost controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hoost wants to sweep but no luck.
Liu looking to pass the guard.
Liu drops back looking for a leg! Hoost is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hoost manages to kick Liu off! Liu jumps back into Hoost's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Liu wants to control from the top but Hoost keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hoost bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Liu is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hoost's half guard.
Hoost avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Liu.
Liu is working for a kimura but Hoost is defending it quite comfortably.
Liu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hoost defends it well.
Liu is breathing heavily.
Hoost is positioning himself well to prevent Liu advancing to mount.
Liu prevents Hoost from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost moves into full guard.
Liu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hoost is pulling down on Liu's head to control his posture.
Liu is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoost has wrist control.
Hoost managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoost is continuing to stall.
Hoost's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've been informed that Hoost has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Liu trying to control but Hoost is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hoost is pulling down on Liu's head to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A head kick from Hoost lands but Liu takes it in his stride.
Hoost takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Clarence Hoost has been cut.
Liu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoost is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Liu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Li Wei Liu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Liu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 10:9
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 10:9
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Wei Liu!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neal Diaz (ranked 2016 p4p, 58 weight class) and Chiku Maneno (ranked 967 p4p, 26 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neal Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 32 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Diaz clinches up with Maneno and pushes him back against the cage.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz successfully pulls guard.
Maneno would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Maneno decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Diaz, up you get!
Diaz drives through and clinches with Maneno against the cage.
Maneno tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz has clasped his hands together around Maneno's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Diaz moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maneno is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maneno knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Maneno throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Maneno.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maneno.
Diaz moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz misses with a knee to the head.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maneno is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Maneno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Maneno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maneno takes an elbow to the temple.
Maneno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Maneno is trying to stand back up but Diaz is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maneno is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno won't allow Diaz to pass to mount.
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diaz thows a huge punch but Maneno dodges it nicely.
Diaz stops Maneno from getting back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maneno is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Diaz keeps control of Maneno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maneno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maneno wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Maneno tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.
Maneno tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maneno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Maneno's half guard.
Maneno has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Diaz is on him like a limpet, forcing Maneno back against the cage.
Maneno breaks the clinch.
Maneno takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Maneno misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz dives in and grabs Maneno's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maneno pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
Maneno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neal Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz wants to take the fight to the mat but Maneno manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Diaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maneno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neal Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diaz tries to clinch there but Maneno circles away.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz has picked Maneno up - he's going for a ride! Diaz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Maneno makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Maneno keeps the fight on the outside.
Maneno has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Diaz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Maneno misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
Diaz wants to clinch but Maneno slips to the side
and Maneno counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Maneno misses.
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Maneno keeps it at a distance.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Maneno circles away.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Maneno pushes him off.
Maneno lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
Maneno throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a jab when Maneno was well out of range.
Maneno looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Diaz lands in his opponent's guard.
Maneno keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Maneno has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Diaz is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Maneno is looking to break free of the clinch but Diaz has double underhooks.
Diaz drags the fight down to the ground.
Diaz is trying to keep Maneno in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz is looking for a triangle but Maneno pushes his legs off easily.
Maneno has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Diaz is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking for a triangle but Maneno pushes his legs off easily.
Maneno wants to stand but Diaz is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz defending well as Maneno loads up on a big left hand.
Maneno throws a shot to the body.
Maneno scores with a sloppy right hand. Diaz should have avoided that one.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Maneno darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch but Maneno moves out of range.
Chiku Maneno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Maneno misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Maneno throws a shot to the body.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Maneno lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz forces Maneno back against the cage and clinches.
Maneno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maneno swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Maneno keeps it at a distance.
Maneno stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chiku Maneno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Maneno swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Maneno misses with an uppercut.
Maneno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Maneno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
and Maneno counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Maneno.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maneno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maneno connects with a single shot there.
Maneno throws a good cross that connects.
Maneno swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaz.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chiku Maneno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Maneno.
Diaz tries to counter with a takedown but Maneno is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maneno is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diaz with a body shot.
Maneno lands with a straight right. Diaz didn't see that one coming.
Neal Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz shoots in for a double leg but Maneno sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neal Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
It appears Diaz was looking to counter with a kick there.
Maneno jabs Diaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Maneno swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno scores with a body shot.
Maneno is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diaz rather than just go for the knockout.
A left and a right from Diaz both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maneno connects with a body shot.
Diaz walks into a stiff left hand from Maneno.
Maneno misses with a looping right.
Maneno swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz tries to clinch but Maneno is having none of it.
Maneno lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maneno throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz gets a clinch.
Diaz prevents Maneno from breaking the clinch.
Maneno prevents the takedown attempt.
Maneno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Maneno will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Diaz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Maneno is wriggling around trying to escape but Diaz has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Maneno taps out and Diaz picks up the big win! Great work there by Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Neal Diaz!
In his post fight interview, Neal Diaz gave a big smile as he said 'Savage Goon, you’re taking everything I work for, motherfucker. I’m gonna fight your fucking ass. You know what the real fight—the real money fight—is: Me. Not these clowns that you already punked at the press conference. Don’t no one want to see that. You know you beat them already. Th'.
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