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BFC 22: Alexander Vs. Matsuda PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Animal Baldwin (ranked 3872 p4p, 5012 weight class) and Rodney Pickard (ranked 485 p4p, 566 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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178 cm 22 222 5 - 5 - 0 |
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BJJ Brown Belt Brawler Granite chin |
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Animal Baldwin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodney Pickard! The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Baldwin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Pickard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Baldwin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pickard, pushing him back against the cage. Pickard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Pickard cracks Baldwin with a right hand to the side of the head. Pickard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Pickard tries to keep at a distance but Baldwin has taken the fight into the clinch. Baldwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pickard avoids it. Baldwin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pickard to keep the fight standing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Baldwin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pickard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Animal Baldwin. That's going to take a lot out of him. Baldwin moves forwards but Pickard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pickard scores with a nice head shot. Horrible takedown attempt by Baldwin or perhaps it was just good defense by Pickard, which made it look bad. Pickard throws a counter combo. Pickard tries a head kick but it misses.
Baldwin darts in trying to clinch and Pickard counters with a stiff right hand. Baldwin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baldwin there as he acknowledges the shot. Baldwin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pickard did well to prevent Baldwin getting side control. Baldwin performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Pickard wants to stand back up but Baldwin manages to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pickard pushes Baldwin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Baldwin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Baldwin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pickard to see if he's OK. 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. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pickard is trying to control Baldwin's posture but Baldwin avoids it. Baldwin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pickard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Pickard is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Baldwin off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pickard doesn't have the hooks in and Baldwin manages to turn into his guard.
Pickard told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet. Pickard 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. Pickard is looking to sweep but instead, Baldwin has passed into half guard.
Pickard is trying to control but Baldwin manages to pass to mount!
Pickard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pickard wants to control but Baldwin is having none of it. Baldwin lands a big shot there that rocks Pickard but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Rodney Pickard has been cut. Baldwin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pickard is in all sorts of trouble here.
Baldwin swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Animal Baldwin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paolinho Antonio Mateis Laeiro (ranked 2450 p4p, 6824 weight class) and Clifton Barn (ranked 319 p4p, 599 weight class). Paolinho Antonio Mateis Laeiro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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192 cm 25 198 4 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm 20 190 1 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns Brawler Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt Good kicks Powerful |
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paolinho Antonio Mateis Laeiro! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clifton Barn! The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mateis Laeiro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Barn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. We've been hearing reports that Mateis Laeiro has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Mateis Laeiro shoots and misses and Barn counters with a lovely shot to the body. Mateis Laeiro fails with the takedown and Barn counters with a nice uppercut. It looks like Paolinho Antonio Mateis Laeiro has been cut. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paolinho Antonio Mateis Laeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him. Barn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Mateis Laeiro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Barn forces Mateis Laeiro back against the cage and clinches. Mateis Laeiro has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Barn uses from the top position. Barn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mateis Laeiro swivels though and keeps the full guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mateis Laeiro has his foot on Barn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barn works his way back into a safe position though. Barn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mateis Laeiro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Barn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Barn wants to control from the top but Mateis Laeiro keeps moving. Mateis Laeiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mateis Laeiro working for submissions but it's allowed Barn to get to half guard.
Barn gets to his feet - back to striking we go! Barn feints a jab promting Mateis Laeiro to slip. Barn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mateis Laeiro slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Barn leaves Mateis Laeiro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Barn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Barn gets underhooks to prevent Mateis Laeiro's takedown attempt.
Barn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mateis Laeiro up against the cage. Barn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mateis Laeiro is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barn landing knees to the body.
Barn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mateis Laeiro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Barn crunches a lovely knee into Mateis Laeiro's ribcage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Barn lands a nice uppercut. Barn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barn throws a big uppercut that drops Mateis Laeiro! More strikes from Barn and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mateis Laeiro lies dazed against the cage as Barn celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clifton Barn! Clifton Barn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilbervan Soares (ranked 1067 p4p, 1949 weight class) and Dmitry Mazanov (ranked 155 p4p, 269 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 cm 21 225 6 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm 21 220 4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling Solid boxing Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer Good gas tank |
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gilbervan Soares! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Mazanov! The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mazanov lands a two punch combo.
Soares moves out of range of the strikes. Mazanov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Soares looks to score with a jab to the body but Mazanov is just out of range. Mazanov scores with a three punch combo!
Soares darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Soares takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Soares drops an elbow to the side of Mazanov's head. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Soares 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. Mazanov tries to get to full guard but Soares has control of the leg. Soares drops an elbow to the side of Mazanov's head. Mazanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soares. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Soares scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Mazanov trying to hold on to Soares's head to control him but Soares postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Soares connects with a nice short shot to Mazanov's temple. Mazanov is refusing to be controlled, as Soares sits in half guard. Soares takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Mazanov wants to get back to full guard. Soares seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Soares is just content to waste time from the top position. Mazanov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. Soares looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Mazanov looking to control.
We've been hearing that Soares has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Soares lands a couple of decent looking shots. Soares scoring with punches to the head and body. Soares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mazanov is keeping the position for now. Soares scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Soares trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Soares lands a couple of elbows. Soares with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Mazanov is rocked! Soares landing some decent shots from guard. Mazanov is still in real trouble! Can Soares finish him? Soares working some strikes from top position. Mazanov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Soares working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Soares is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Soares arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Mazanov's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Callaghan (ranked 1253 p4p, 2581 weight class) and Chace Chacing (ranked 196 p4p, 376 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 cm 21 179 6 - 3 - 0 |
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187 cm 27 175 7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer Cardio machine |
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Callaghan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chace Chacing! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fighters circle momentarily. Chacing darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Callaghan misses with a body punch
and Chacing counters with a nice double leg into guard. Callaghan keeping full guard, as Chacing tries to pass. Chacing drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Callaghan dives on top into guard.
Chacing looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Callaghan passes into half guard.
Chacing trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Chacing gets full guard. Chacing working for a triangle but Callaghan defends it easily.
Chacing escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Callaghan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chacing is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Callaghan frees his head nicely. Oh but Chacing has switched to an armbar! Callaghan is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Chace Chacing! A very excited looking Chace Chacing 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 Chubby Funster (ranked 1897 p4p, 2143 weight class) and Anthony Merel (ranked 210 p4p, 230 weight class). Funster comes to the cage accompanied by Village People - YMCA. Chubby Funster could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anthony Merel's chin.
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171 cm 21 152 3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt Brawler Insanely flexible |
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chubby Funster! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Merel! The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Funster doesn't succeed with the takedown and Merel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Funster misses with a takedown and Merel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Funster doesn't succeed with the takedown and Merel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chubby Funster. That's going to take a lot out of him. Merel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Funster. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Merel throws a hook but Funster avoids it easily. Funster has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Funster there as he acknowledges the shot. Merel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funster was well out of range. Poor timing from Merel. Merel lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Funster takes one on the button. Funster is rocked! Funster closes the distance and clinches up with Merel, looking for a takedown. Funster pushes Merel against the cage but Merel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Merel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Nice sprawl there from Merel as Funster shoots in. Funster shoots in looking for a takedown. Merel tries to sprawl out of it but Funster keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Merel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Merel tries to counter with a clinch but Funster shakes him off and moves away. Funster closes this distance looking for a takedown but Merel circles away. Funster misses with a takedown attempt - Merel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Funster has his takedown stuffed and Merel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Funster shoots for a double leg takedown but Merel sprawls well. He's pushed Funster's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Funster misses with a takedown attempt and Merel counters with a left to the body. Funster tries for a takedown but Merel circles away easily and Merel counters with a lovely straight right hand! Oh Funster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Merel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Funster has time to react. Merel throws a hook but Funster blocks it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Merel cracks Funster with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Merel has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Funster to stand back up! Funster shoots in looking for a takedown but Merel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Funster's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Funster fails with the takedown and Merel counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Merel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Funster had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Funster. Merel wants to counter with a clinch but Funster pushes him away. Funster seems to have got his legs back now. Merel cracks Funster with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Nice cross by Merel. Funster doesn't succeed with the takedown and Merel moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short right from Merel on the inside. Merel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Merel. Merel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Merel tries to throw a body punch but Funster avoids it by throwing Merel back against the cage. Merel misses with a punch on the inside.
Merel working some nice short punches in the clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Merel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Merel lands with a right to the head. Merel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Merel misses with a punch on the inside.
Merel misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Merel dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Funster tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Merel swivels and escapes. Merel looks like he wants to counter punch here. Anthony Merel seems to be getting the better of the standup. Funster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Funster will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chubby Funster. That's going to take a lot out of him. Funster misses with a takedown attempt - Merel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Merel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Funster has his takedown stuffed letting Merel counter with a right hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. No luck for Funster with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Merel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Funster. Chubby Funster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Merel cracks Funster with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Funster looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Merel finish him?
Merel has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Funster walks straight into a right hand from Merel - that's dropped him! Merel jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Funster from any more punishment! Funster complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Anthony Merel! Anthony Merel 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Samart Payakaroon (ranked 1078 p4p, 1947 weight class) and Scooter Bob (ranked 173 p4p, 284 weight class). Payakaroon comes to the cage accompanied by ปากหมา (Dog Mouth). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samart Payakaroon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scooter Bob! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bob throws a shot from downtown. Payakaroon moves away and avoids it. Payakaroon throws a shot from downtown. Bob moves away and avoids it. Payakaroon moves out of range of the strikes. Payakaroon ducks under a wild hook from Bob. Payakaroon throwing a counter right hand but Bob manages to avoid it. Bob throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Payakaroon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Bob's jab looks to have found its range, popping Payakaroon under the eye. Scooter Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Payakaroon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Payakaroon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! No joy there for Payakaroon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bob tries to clinch up. Bob changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Payakaroon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bob.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payakaroon moves away. Payakaroon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Payakaroon misses with a body kick. Payakaroon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bob looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Bob moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Bob. A quick step to the side and Payakaroon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Bob closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Payakaroon wants to get back to striking at distance but Bob won't allow it.
Payakaroon is trying to break the clinch but Bob has him pressed against the cage. Payakaroon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Payakaroon misses the shot to the body. Bob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payakaroon manages to avoid it. Payakaroon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Bob has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Bob uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Payakaroon has time to react. It looks like Samart Payakaroon has been cut. Jab from Bob. Payakaroon throws a lazy body kick and Bob counters with a nice body shot. Bob bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bob throws a combination that misses and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Payakaroon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Payakaroon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bob finds it's way round the side to connect with Payakaroon's head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Payakaroon throws a leg kick but Bob sees it coming and moves out of range. Bob is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Bob moves out of range as Payakaroon strikes. Bob is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bob chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Payakaroon can pounce on him.
Payakaroon throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.
Bob lands a nice shot to the body.
Bob tries to clinch up. The fighters circling - Bob throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Bob misses with a hook
and Payakaroon counters with a head kick. That will keep Bob thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Payakaroon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Payakaroon throws a head kick that half lands.
Payakaroon throws a leg kick which misses Bob's front leg but catches the back leg as Bob tries to avoid it. Bob tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Payakaroon throws a head kick that misses. Bob with a jab. Payakaroon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bob's hands. Bob walks into a straight right hand from Payakaroon. A swing and a miss from Bob. Payakaroon is looking to counter with a body kick. Payakaroon walks into a left hand. Bob throws a lazy right hand but Payakaroon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Payakaroon connects with a leg kick. Payakaroon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Payakaroon throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.
Payakaroon throws a sloppy head kick and Bob moves out of range easily. Bob doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Payakaroon moves away from the strike by Bob. Bob is looking to clinch but Payakaroon is avoiding it.
Payakaroon walks into a jab. Bob jabs Payakaroon to the body, keeping him at a distance. Bob connects with a body shot. Bob is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Payakaroon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Bob throws a hook but Payakaroon avoids it easily. Bob fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bob throws a jab when Payakaroon was well out of range. Payakaroon lands a really nice looking cross but Bob seems unphased.
Bob scores with a jab to the body. 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! Bob scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Payakaroon misses with a low kick. Payakaroon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Payakaroon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Bob's corner calls for a 1-2. Bob obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Payakaroon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Payakaroon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Payakaroon cracks Bob with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Payakaroon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bob is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Payakaroon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A bone on bone clash there as Bob blocks the leg kick.
Bob closes the distance looking to clinch and Payakaroon counters with a nice uppercut. Bob lands a head shot. Payakaroon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bob. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bob moves in looking to clinch but Payakaroon pushes him off. Bob cracks Payakaroon with an open hand slap. Bob fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Bob lands with a right hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scooter Bob will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Samart Payakaroon's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Payakaroon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Payakaroon misses with a body kick. Payakaroon misses the jab. Payakaroon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bob. A quick step to the side and Payakaroon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Payakaroon misses with a body shot.
Payakaroon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Bob scores with a nice head shot. Payakaroon connects with a high kick. Bob misses with an uppercut. Bob looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Bob looks to land a right hand but Payakaroon moved out of range. Bob misses the shot to the body. Payakaroon looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely. Some wild striking there from Bob.
Payakaroon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bob looks like he wants to counter punch here. Payakaroon throws a sloppy head kick and Bob moves out of range easily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Payakaroon looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely. A jab from Bob misses. Payakaroon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Bob pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Bob rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Payakaroon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Bob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch up but Payakaroon swats him away and circles back towards the center. Payakaroon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bob throws a right and a left that both miss. A combination from Bob does no damage. Bob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payakaroon slips a jab from Bob. Payakaroon jabs at Bob's body. Bob swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Payakaroon. Payakaroon throws a sloppy head kick and Bob moves out of range easily. Bob takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Payakaroon scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Payakaroon dips down and scores with a jab to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Bob tries to clinch there but Payakaroon circles away.
Payakaroon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bob has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Bob lands a jab-cross combination. Payakaroon tries to land a front kick but Bob steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Payakaroon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bob wants to clinch up but Payakaroon keeps it at a distance. Bob takes the fight into the clinch. Bob lands a hook to the side of the head. Bob lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Bob has a couple of punches blocked by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bob keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Payakaroon's efforts to push away. Payakaroon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Bob misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Payakaroon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Payakaroon slips under a jab from Bob. Payakaroon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bob. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bob checks a leg kick. Bob misses with a few strikes there.
Bob tries to clinch but Payakaroon moves out of range. Bob misses with a double jab.
Payakaroon looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely. Payakaroon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bob misses with a few strikes there.
Payakaroon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bob at a distance.
Payakaroon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Scooter Bob seems to be getting the better of the standup. Bob throws a nice looking combination but Payakaroon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Bob misses with a wild body shot. Bob throws an overhand right that lands on Payakaroon's shoulder, as Payakaroon tries to avoid the shot. Bob's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Payakaroon scores with a kick to the midsection. Bob cracks Payakaroon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Payakaroon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bob.
Bob throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Payakaroon stuns Bob with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Bob wants to clinch up but Payakaroon keeps it at a distance. As Bob backs away, Payakaroon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Payakaroon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bob. Payakaroon throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.
Payakaroon misses with the combination.
Bob staying out of range there. Payakaroon with a nice calf kick. Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Payakaroon is just out of range. Bob lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Payakaroon circles away quickly and effectively. Payakaroon tried to counter with a leg kick but Bob avoided it. Bob throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Payakaroon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice jab there from Payakaroon. Payakaroon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bob throws out the jab. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bob throws a body shot but no joy. An attempted straight right counter from Payakaroon misses the target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Scooter Bob will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Samart Payakaroon's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bob clinches up against the cage. Payakaroon is looking to break free of the clinch but Bob has double underhooks. Good body shot from Bob.
Bob prevents Payakaroon from breaking the clinch. Payakaroon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Payakaroon controls the action.
Payakaroon breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Bob. Beautiful body shot. Bob blocks the body kick.
Payakaroon tests Bob's chin there with a solid looking shot. Payakaroon throws a body kick that misses. Payakaroon throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bob!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bob checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Bob misses with a body shot
and Payakaroon counters with a left to the body. Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Payakaroon. Bob steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Payakaroon. That one must have hurt. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Payakaroon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Payakaroon there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bob cracks Payakaroon with an open hand slap. Payakaroon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. The fighters circling - Bob throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Bob swings and misses with a shot to the body and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Payakaroon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Bob avoids the body shot from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon takes one to the chin there. Bob scores with a crisp jab that stopped Payakaroon in his tracks. Payakaroon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bob tries to clinch but Payakaroon moves out of range. Payakaroon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Payakaroon slips a straight right by Bob. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A cross from Payakaroon lands. Payakaroon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Bob misses the target. Bob takes a jab right on the kisser.
Samart Payakaroon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bob throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Payakaroon. Bob on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Payakaroon. Payakaroon obviously looking to wear him down.
Bob cracks a nice hook into Payakaroon's ribs. Payakaroon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bob manages to avoid it. Bob loads up on a big right hand but Payakaroon slips the punch. Bob avoids the body shot from Payakaroon.
Nice shot by Bob. Payakaroon throws a right and a left that Bob avoids nicely. Bob gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon moves out of range as Bob strikes. Payakaroon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Bob takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Payakaroon throws a quick inside leg kick. Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bob throws a body punch but Payakaroon moves out of range. Payakaroon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Payakaroon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Payakaroon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Payakaroon ducks under a wild hook from Bob. Bob moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Payakaroon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Bob lands a head shot. Payakaroon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bob. Payakaroon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Payakaroon looks to land a body kick but Bob moved away. Payakaroon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bob under the eye. Payakaroon throws the left hand but Bob avoids the punch easily. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Payakaroon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bob has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bob and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Payakaroon throws a big shot that misses. Bob tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Payakaroon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Bob uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payakaroon.
Bob throws a right and a left that Payakaroon avoids nicely. Bob defending well as Payakaroon loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Payakaroon missing with a left hand there. Bob was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Payakaroon lands a jab to the nose. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bob getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Bob tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payakaroon paws at him with a jab and circles away. Payakaroon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Bob connects with a jab. Bob throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Payakaroon on the side of the head. Payakaroon misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Bob. Payakaroon lands a front kick. Bob paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. The fight stays on the outside here - Bob looks like he's thinking about clinching though. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Payakaroon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payakaroon throws a looping overhand right but Bob ducks down to avoid it. Bob listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Scooter Bob is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Samart Payakaroon's cut is getting worse. Bob misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight! Scooter Bob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Bob has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30 Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30 Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Scooter Bob! Our winner, Scooter Bob, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Bean (ranked 2266 p4p, 2172 weight class) and Boubacar Dembele (ranked 293 p4p, 281 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Bean! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boubacar Dembele! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bean lands a head shot. Bean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dembele. Dembele clinches up against the cage. Still in the clinch, Bean scores with a nice short uppercut. Bean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dembele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dembele. A nice right hand lands inside from Bean. Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
Dembele tries a body shot but Bean blocks it.
Dembele misses with a short punch on the inside. Our sources have told us that Bean has been working on his elbows in the gym. Dembele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bean misses with some punches.
Bean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dembele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bean takes a shot to the head. Dembele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bean backwards. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bean misses with a hook from the clinch. Dembele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bean backwards. Bean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
Dembele throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch blocked on the inside by Bean. Bean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bean misses with a short punch on the inside. Bean throws a head punch that misses. Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Dembele.
Bean working some nice short punches in the clinch. Dembele lands an uppercut. Bean works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dembele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Dembele misses with an uppercut
and Bean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Bean misses the shot to the body. Dembele avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Bean misses with a hook. Dembele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tommy Bean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bean throws out a loose jab but Dembele uses good head movement to avoid it. Dembele is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Bean jabs Dembele right on the nose. Dembele blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Bean dodges the punch combination from Dembele.
Dembele lands a left and a right that send Bean crashing to the mat, dazed. Dembele thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! Bean is rocked! It looks like Tommy Bean has been cut. Dembele moves away from the strike by Bean. Bean misses with an uppercut
enabling Dembele to counter with a crisp jab. Oh Bean is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Dembele looks to throw the jab but Bean is out of range. Dembele throws a pinpoint strike between Bean's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Bean crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Dembele scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boubacar Dembele! Boubacar Dembele made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Winston Todd (ranked 1307 p4p, 1076 weight class) and First Name (ranked 180 p4p, 143 weight class). Todd comes to the cage accompanied by Piano Man. Name has chosen Havana as his entrance music. Winston Todd had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Winston Todd! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, First Name! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Name throws a lazy uppercut
and Todd counters with a straight right hand. A looping hook to the body misses from Todd. Name does a little dance to reset his feet. Todd misses with a double jab.
Name steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Todd. Name tries to clinch and Todd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. It looks like First Name has been cut. Todd avoids the body shot from Name.
Name pushes Todd up against the cage in a clinch. Todd tries to work over Name's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Name throws a head punch that misses. Name has a couple of punches blocked by Todd.
Todd is trying to force a seperation but Name has the dominant position. Name swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Name blocks an uppercut.
Todd manages to break the clinch.
Name takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Todd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Name sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Name rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Todd counters with a crisp right hand that drops Name! Todd lets Name back up to his feet, looking for a finish! Name is rocked! Name looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Name tries to clinch and Todd scores with a counter punch that sends Name to the canvas! Todd smells blood - he's punishing Name with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Name has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Winston Todd! Winston Todd was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Colby Ortiz (ranked 1004 p4p, 1215 weight class) and Jamie Oliver (ranked 135 p4p, 193 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colby Ortiz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Oliver! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ortiz moves out of range as Oliver strikes. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oliver!
It looks like Colby Ortiz has been cut. Oliver looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely. Ortiz feinted there with a counter leg kick. Oliver misses the shot to the body. Ortiz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Oliver. Oliver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Oliver. A jab from Oliver misses. Oliver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Oliver lands a nice hook to Ortiz's body. Ortiz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Oliver looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ortiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliver. It appears Ortiz was looking to counter with a kick there. A big right from Oliver misses. Ortiz throws a counter high kick but Oliver was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ortiz slips under a jab. Oliver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. As Oliver backs away, Ortiz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Oliver scores with a sloppy right hand. Ortiz should have avoided that one. Nice shot by Oliver. Oliver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively. Oliver misses with a few strikes there.
Ortiz moves out of range as Oliver strikes. Oliver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ortiz momentarily.
A punch combination from Oliver misses. Ortiz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Oliver avoids it. Ortiz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Oliver misses with a hook. Ortiz thinks about countering with a head kick. Oliver misses with a straight right. Oliver misses with a shot to the body and Ortiz counters with a shoot takedown. Oliver fights it but they end up in 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. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Oliver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Ortiz is in close to Oliver's body, working some short punches and elbows. Oliver is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Oliver wants to get back to his feet.
Oliver is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ortiz! Oliver tries to control but Ortiz wriggling away. Oliver has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Elite Underground Training Facility. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one. Oliver controlling from the full mount. Oliver wants to control the pace but Ortiz is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Oliver controlling his opponent. Oliver looking to control but Ortiz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Ortiz tries to buck Oliver off but he can't manage it. Ortiz bucks up and throws Oliver to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape! Oliver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliver. Ortiz throws a quick counter head kick but Oliver was just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Oliver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortiz. A big right from Oliver misses. Oliver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Oliver lands a nice shot that snaps Ortiz's head back.
Oliver connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ortiz. Ortiz circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Colby Ortiz's cut is getting worse. Oliver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortiz manages to avoid it. Ortiz throwing a counter right hand but Oliver manages to avoid it. Oliver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortiz lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Jamie Oliver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Oliver throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Ortiz tries to counter by clinching up but Oliver breaks away and moves out of range. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliver. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet. Ortiz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Oliver. Oliver throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Oliver dominated that round. The cut man is working on Colby Ortiz's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Oliver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortiz manages to avoid it. Oliver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortiz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Ortiz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Oliver lands with a cross. Oliver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliver stalks Ortiz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ortiz's face. Ortiz staggers backwards, shaken. Oliver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Ortiz is rocked! Oliver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Ortiz moves away from the strike by Oliver. Oliver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliver. Ortiz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliver. A looping hook to the body misses from Oliver. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Oliver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away. Ortiz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Oliver. Oliver jabbing away but nothing is landing. A quick step to the side and Ortiz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Oliver scores with the left hand. Ortiz knows he should have avoided that one. Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortiz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Oliver manages to circle out of the way. Ortiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Ortiz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Oliver just manages to avoid it. Jamie Oliver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Oliver throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range. A little feinted left hand from Ortiz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Oliver takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses. Oliver misses the shot to the body. Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliver. Ortiz slips under a jab from Oliver. Jab from Oliver.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Oliver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ortiz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Ortiz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oliver throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range. Ortiz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Oliver cracks Ortiz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Oliver throws a jab but it's blocked by Ortiz. As Oliver tries to get set, Ortiz tries to push him back and clinch up but Oliver manages to avoid the attempt. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Oliver jabbing away but nothing is landing. A counter left hand to the body from Ortiz misses its target. Oliver throws an off balance right hand
so Ortiz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Oliver wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Ortiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Oliver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Colby Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Ortiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Oliver controls Ortiz momentarily but Ortiz frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Ortiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Oliver is trying to control the position but Ortiz postures up. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ortiz chips away with some ground and pound. Ortiz working some strikes from top position. Ortiz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Ortiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Oliver has wrist control. Oliver bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ortiz's guard. Oliver wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving. Oliver decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Oliver fails to land with a series of punches.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Oliver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Oliver throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range. Ortiz is looking to counter with a body kick. Oliver throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Ortiz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Oliver sprawls and moves away. Oliver misses the jab. Oliver connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Colby Ortiz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Oliver moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Oliver throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Ortiz tries to counter with a takedown but Oliver is quick to defend against it. Oliver misses with an uppercut. Some wild striking there from Oliver.
Ortiz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Oliver has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Oliver misses with a body shot
and Ortiz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ortiz. Oliver swings wildly with an uppercut but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Oliver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Colby Ortiz's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round! Oliver jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot by Oliver. Oliver lands with a nice body punch. Oliver swinging wildly here.
Ortiz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Oliver avoids it. Oliver loads up on a big right hand but Ortiz slips the punch. Ortiz is looking to counter punch. Oliver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A shot to the liver by Oliver. Beautiful body shot. Oliver just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz tries to counter with a takedown but Oliver is quick to defend against it. Oliver throws a body shot but no joy. Oliver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ortiz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oliver lands a nice looking body shot.
Jamie Oliver seems to be getting the better of the standup. Oliver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Oliver missing with a left hand there. Ortiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Oliver just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz staying out of range there. Ortiz throwing a counter right hand but Oliver manages to avoid it. Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Ortiz counters with a quick kick to the body but Oliver blocks it. Oliver misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming. A little feinted left hand from Ortiz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Ortiz avoids the body shot from Oliver.
Ortiz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Oliver manages to circle out of the way. Oliver swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz tries to counter with a takedown but Oliver is quick to defend against it. Oliver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Oliver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Ortiz walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A big right from Oliver misses. Oliver throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range. Oliver misses with a double jab.
Ortiz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Oliver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Oliver throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it. Oliver misses with a body shot.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Ortiz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Oliver swinging wildly here.
Oliver throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease. It looked like Ortiz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliver. Oliver swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Ortiz misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Oliver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ortiz counters with a lovely straight right hand! Oliver throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range. Ortiz lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Ortiz staying out of range there. Ortiz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oliver. Ortiz moves out of range as Oliver strikes. Ortiz thinks about countering with a head kick. Oliver falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ortiz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Oliver's guard. Ortiz cracks Oliver with a solid left hand. Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Ortiz distracts Oliver with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Ortiz postures up and lands a big shot to Oliver's brow. Oliver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Ortiz working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ortiz working some strikes from top position. Oliver is rocked! Ortiz postures up.
Oliver is still in real trouble! Can Ortiz finish him? Oliver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Oliver seems keen to control Ortiz's posture. Ortiz postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Oliver covers up, he's hurt! Ortiz keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Ortiz and the ref steps in to end the fight! Ortiz can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colby Ortiz! Colby Ortiz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Alexander (ranked 266 p4p, 841 weight class) and Tanaka Matsuda (ranked 37 p4p, 111 weight class). Alexander's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hellraiser - Ozzy Osbourne. Martin Alexander has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Alexander! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tanaka Matsuda! The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Matsuda looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Matsuda is trying to work for a kimura but Alexander is defending well.
Matsuda is pressing down on Alexander's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alexander is holding on for now. Matsuda is trying to control the action in half guard but Alexander is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Alexander is defending against the submission attempts here by Matsuda.
Matsuda wants to take a breather but Alexander is having none of it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Matsuda seems to be working for a kimura but Alexander defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Matsuda looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Alexander is refusing to be controlled, as Matsuda sits in half guard. Matsuda is trying to work for a kimura but Alexander is defending well.
Matsuda is trying to work for a kimura but Alexander is defending well.
Matsuda is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Matsuda seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alexander does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Alexander wants to improve his position but Matsuda is controlling well.
Alexander is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Matsuda is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alexander defends it well. Alexander trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Matsuda wants to work for an arm triangle but Alexander is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Matsuda trying to control the action but Alexander is working from the bottom. Matsuda is thwarting Alexander's attempts to control the position. Matsuda seems to be looking for submissions.
Matsuda uses his free foot to push down on Alexander's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Alexander. Matsuda is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Alexander is surviving well by controlling Matsuda's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Matsuda looking to control but Alexander is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Matsuda is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Alexander has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Alexander tries to hold on but Matsuda pushes him away. Matsuda with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Alexander really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Matsuda is working for a guillotine from mount but Alexander frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanaka Matsuda dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Matsuda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Alexander misses the jab. Matsuda changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Alexander swings for the body but Matsuda moves out of range.
Good shot there by Alexander. It looks like Tanaka Matsuda has been cut. Matsuda with a poor takedown and Matsuda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Matsuda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alexander sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. An attempted straight right counter from Alexander misses the target. Alexander works Matsuda's body with a nice hook. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Alexander lands with a good body shot. Alexander leaves Matsuda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Alexander was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Martin Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tanaka Matsuda. Alexander missing with a left hand there. Matsuda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Matsuda with the counter takedown but Alexander avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Matsuda with a poor takedown and Alexander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Alexander slips a straight right by Matsuda. A jab from Alexander misses. Matsuda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Alexander misses with a straight right. Matsuda takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Matsuda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alexander sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Alexander misses with a left hand and Matsuda counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Matsuda. Alexander has control of Matsuda's left arm, preventing Matsuda from doing any damage. Matsuda trying to control but Alexander is working from the bottom. Alexander on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alexander tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Matsuda thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Matsuda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alexander is keeping the position for now. Alexander keeping moving, preventing Matsuda from controlling successfully. Matsuda is looking to pass into half guard but Alexander pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Alexander is in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Alexander loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Matsuda is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Alexander frees his head nicely. Oh but Matsuda has switched to an armbar! Alexander is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tanaka Matsuda! Tanaka Matsuda is the new middleweight champion! An out of breath and clearly excited Tanaka Matsuda thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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