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SFL 18 | Caes de Guerra PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earle Nelson (ranked 6518 p4p, 2635 weight class) and Baldur Torsten (ranked 646 p4p, 347 weight class). Torsten is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Temple of Odin. On his way into the cage it seems that Earle Nelson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Earle Nelson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Earle Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, 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!
Nelson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Baldur Torsten has been cut.
Torsten thuds his shin into the meat of Nelson's side.
Nelson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Torsten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Nelson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Earle Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Torsten.
Nelson takes a swing at Torsten's ribcage but misses.
Nelson with the inside leg kick.
Torsten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to the liver by Torsten. Beautiful body shot.
Nelson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Torsten.
 It looks like Earle Nelson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson takes a swing at Torsten's ribcage but misses.
Nelson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Nelson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Torsten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Torsten.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Torsten keeps it at a distance.
Nelson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torsten counters with a left to the body.
Nelson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Torsten counters with a body kick.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Torsten lands a leg kick that knocks Nelson off balance momentarily.
Torsten drops Nelson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nelson looks back up at him and smiles so Torsten waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Nelson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torsten throws a leg kick which misses Nelson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nelson tries to avoid it.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torsten lands with a good body shot.
Nelson seems to have got his legs back now.
Torsten lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Nelson crumples to the floor! Torsten milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Baldur Torsten!
Our winner, Baldur Torsten, 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 Ronnie Barnhardt (ranked 2744 p4p, 3512 weight class) and Heppu Hullu (ranked 346 p4p, 430 weight class). Barnhardt's entrance music is James Brown, living in America . A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie Barnhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heppu Hullu!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hullu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnhardt throws out the jab.
Hullu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnhardt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good exchange - Hullu coming out on top.
A low kick from Barnhardt is predictable there
and Hullu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hullu is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Barnhardt seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Barnhardt working a defensive guard here.
Barnhardt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hullu wants to pass the guard but Barnhardt is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnhardt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hullu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnhardt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hullu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Barnhardt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnhardt trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hullu slips nicely into half guard.
Barnhardt trying to control from the bottom.
Barnhardt is refusing to be controlled, as Hullu sits in half 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.
Hullu passes to side control.
Hullu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barnhardt has escaped the position, nice work there.
Barnhardt wants to control but Hullu postures up.
Barnhardt is looking to reverse the position.
Hullu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barnhardt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hullu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barnhardt knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hullu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barnhardt has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hullu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barnhardt knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Barnhardt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hullu works to advance to full mount. Barnhardt defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
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.
Hullu avoids the attempt from Barnhardt to control.
Barnhardt slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Barnhardt trying to hold on to Hullu's head to control him but Hullu postures up.
Barnhardt gets full guard.
Barnhardt controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hullu postures up.
Barnhardt keeping moving, preventing Hullu from controlling successfully.
Hullu looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heppu Hullu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hullu lands a jab to Barnhardt's midsection.
Barnhardt throws a lazy uppercut
and Hullu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hullu moves out of range of the body kick from Barnhardt.
Hullu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hullu takes a swing at Barnhardt's ribcage but misses.
Barnhardt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A head kick misses from Barnhardt.
Barnhardt instigates a clinch.
Barnhardt wants to get back to striking at distance but Hullu won't allow it.
Hullu misses with a punch to the body.
Barnhardt working hard to break the clinch.
Barnhardt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnhardt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnhardt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnhardt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Heppu Hullu has been cut.
Hullu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hullu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hullu looks to land a combination but Barnhardt avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hullu tests Barnhardt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hullu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnhardt looking to throw knees to the head but Hullu is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Barnhardt.
Barnhardt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barnhardt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnhardt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hullu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hullu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnhardt.
Barnhardt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnhardt manages to break the clinch.
Hullu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hullu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnhardt throws a counter high kick but Hullu was just alert enough to avoid it.
Barnhardt wants to land a leg kick but Hullu is out of range.
Barnhardt misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hullu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barnhardt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hullu scrambles back to his feet.
Hullu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnhardt momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hullu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnhardt fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnhardt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnhardt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hullu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnhardt but Barnhardt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hullu lands a jab.
Barnhardt misses with a straight left.
Barnhardt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hullu manages to avoid it.
Barnhardt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnhardt throws a jab but it's blocked by Hullu.
Hullu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hullu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barnhardt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hullu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hullu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hullu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnhardt.
Barnhardt throws a sloppy head kick
and Hullu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hullu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barnhardt, pushing him back against the cage.
Barnhardt is trying to break free.
Barnhardt breaks from the clinch.
Barnhardt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnhardt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hullu blocks a head kick by Barnhardt.
Hullu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hullu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ronnie Barnhardt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hullu with the inside leg kick.
Barnhardt scores with a head kick.
Ronnie Barnhardt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hullu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnhardt at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hullu lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnhardt off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Barnhardt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heppu Hullu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot lands for Hullu.
Hullu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnhardt. Hullu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hullu with the counter takedown but Barnhardt avoids it easily.
Hullu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnhardt closes the distance and pushes Hullu back into the cage.
Barnhardt tries a body shot but Hullu blocks it.
Hullu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hullu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hullu is working Barnhardt over against the cage.
Hullu struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnhardt controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hullu.
Hullu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barnhardt managing to block the knees to the body from Hullu.
Hullu tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnhardt avoids the damage to the body.
Barnhardt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnhardt throws a lazy head kick
and Hullu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hullu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnhardt keeping moving, preventing Hullu from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heppu Hullu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Heppu Hullu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hullu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hullu stuns Barnhardt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hullu scores with a spinning back kick!
Barnhardt misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Barnhardt.
Hullu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barnhardt's hands.
A head kick by Barnhardt misses
and Hullu counters with a shoot takedown. Barnhardt fights it but they end up in guard.
Hullu passes Barnhardt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hullu passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hullu takes Barnhardt's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Barnhardt is in trouble.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hullu looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Barnhardt is controlling Hullu 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Hullu is looking for a triangle but Barnhardt pushes his legs off easily.
Hullu looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Barnhardt has picked Hullu up and slammed him! Hullu can't keep hold of the triangle and Barnhardt manages to pass to side control!
Hullu is looking to reverse the position.
Heppu Hullu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hullu is trying to control Barnhardt's posture but Barnhardt avoids it.
Hullu is trying to improve his position.
Barnhardt wants to stand but Hullu has his arm trapped.
Barnhardt controlling the position from side mount.
Barnhardt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hullu is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Barnhardt off and has taken his back!
Barnhardt looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Hullu working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Barnhardt is in a bad position with Hullu working for a choke. Barnhardt manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Barnhardt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hullu looking for a guillotine here but Barnhardt defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnhardt won't allow Hullu to sweep him here.
Ronnie Barnhardt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hullu keeping full guard, as Barnhardt tries to pass.
Barnhardt looking to sit in guard and control but Hullu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barnhardt throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnhardt 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.
Hullu wants to control from the top but Barnhardt keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heppu Hullu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hullu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Heppu Hullu!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Heppu Hullu!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Heppu Hullu!
Heppu Hullu wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Heppu Hullu, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Cutlas (ranked 3225 p4p, 2573 weight class) and Angel Morales (ranked 387 p4p, 306 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcin Cutlas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Morales!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, 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!
Cutlas moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morales.
Morales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morales working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cutlas throws a punch but it's blocked by Morales.
Cutlas lands a nice uppercut.
Morales misses with an elbow strike.
Cutlas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Cutlas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Cutlas blocking some punches.
Cutlas misses with the head strike.
Morales manages to break the clinch.
Morales has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morales misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morales.
Morales throws an elbow that misses.
Cutlas prevents a body shot from Morales.
A short body shot lands from Morales as the two fighters clinch.
Cutlas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morales pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morales has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cutlas seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Morales can turn it around.
Morales lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morales is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cutlas has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Morales.
Morales working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cutlas working aggressively here.
Morales blocks an uppercut.
Morales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cutlas tries to clinch but Morales moves out of range.
Cutlas tries to clinch
and Morales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cutlas doesn't manage to clinch there - Morales circles away.
Cutlas tries to clinch but Morales is having none of it.
A jab from Morales misses.
Cutlas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morales scores with a kick to the midsection.
Morales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cutlas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cutlas wants to clinch up but Morales keeps it at a distance.
Morales looks to land a body kick but Cutlas moved away.
Cutlas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutlas darts in trying to clinch
enabling Morales to counter with a crisp jab.
Morales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cutlas moves to clinch but Morales breaks away
and Morales counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Cutlas! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angel Morales!
Angel Morales decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jo Chewy (ranked 2663 p4p, 2256 weight class) and Uriah Chin (ranked 149 p4p, 126 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jo Chewy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uriah Chin!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chin digs a good hook to Chewy's body.
Chewy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chin wants to counter with a clinch but Chewy pushes him away.
Chin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chewy loads up on a big right hand but Chin slips the punch.
Chewy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chin moves into the clinch.
Chewy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chewy blocks it with crossed arms.
Chewy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chin struggles to land a body shot inside as Chewy controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chin.
Chewy pushes Chin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chewy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chewy prevents the takedown attempt.
Chin is trying to drag Chewy to the mat but Chewy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jo Chewy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uriah Chin.
Chin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chin tries to land knees in the clinch but Chewy avoids the damage to the body.
Chewy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chin lands a knee to the body.
I was talking to Chewy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chewy.
Chewy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chins head.
Chin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chewy tries a body shot but Chin blocks it.
Chewy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chin misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Chewy fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chin missing with knees to the body.
Chewy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chins head.
Chin scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chin takes a shot to the head.
Chin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chewy.
A head punch on the inside from Chewy fails to land.
Chin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chewy effectively controlling the action here.
Chewy misses with an elbow strike.
Chewy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chin misses with a knee strike.
Chin blocks an uppercut.
Chin has Chewy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chewy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chewy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chin missing with knees to the body.
Chin blocks an elbow strike from Chewy.
Chewy is trying to break the clinch but Chin has him pressed against the cage.
Chewy avoiding damage as Chin throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chewy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chewy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chin's elbow.
Chin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chin tries to land a knee to the head but Chewy blocks with his arms.
Chin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chewy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chin backwards.
Chin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chewy backwards.
Chewy working aggressively here.
Chewy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chewy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chewy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chin misses with a knee strike.
Chewy managing to block the knees to the body from Chin.
A hook to the body from Chewy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chewy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chin backwards.
Chin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chewy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chewy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chewy throws a punch but it's blocked by Chin.
Chewy managing to block the knees to the body from Chin.
Chin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chewy blocks it with crossed arms.
Chin looking to throw knees to the head but Chewy is blocking nicely.
Chewy managing to block the knees to the body from Chin.
Chewy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chewy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chin or not.
A short right from Chewy.
Chewy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chin backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chewy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chewy is defending well for now.
Chewy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chin misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Uriah Chin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chewy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chewy doesn't seem bothered though.
Chewy throws a hook but Chin blocks it.
Chin throws a right hand that Chewy ducks under and follows up with a left that Chewy also avoids with ease.
Chin slips under a jab.
Chewy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chin in his tracks.
 Chin is rocked!
Chewy misses with a hook.
Chin is still on wobbly legs! Can Chewy finish him?
Chewy throws a jab when Chin was well out of range.
Chin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chewy defends it well.
Chin misses with a hook. Chewy ducked under it nicely.
Chin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chewy throws a series of punches but Chin moves out of range.
Chewy gets tackled into the cage by Chin. Chin maintains the clinch.
Chewy working aggressively here.
Chewy has a couple of punches blocked by Chin.
Chewy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chin misses with a knee strike.
Chewy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chin backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chin tries a knee to the head but Chewy blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chewy throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Chewy fails to land.
Nice body punch from Chewy - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Chewy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chin dodges an elbow strike from Chewy.
Chin blocks an uppercut.
Chin trying to land knees to the body.
Chewy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chin backwards.
Chewy working aggressively here.
Chewy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chewy has a couple of punches blocked by Chin.
Chin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Chewy keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Chin thows a huge punch but Chewy dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chewy is pressing down on Chin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
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!
Chewy 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.
Chewy is working hard here to advance position.
Chewy keeping moving, preventing Chin from controlling successfully.
Chewy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chewy wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chin passes Chewy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chewy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chin's back!
Chewy is riding his opponent, not letting Chin buck him off.
Chin seems to have recovered his senses.
Chin is trying to break free.
Chin trying to control the hands but Chewy breaks the grip.
Chin turns into Chewy and is now in his guard.
Chin wants to pass the guard but Chewy is keeping the position.
Chin wants to control from the top but Chewy keeps moving.
Chin preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chin wants to control from the top but Chewy keeps moving.
Chewy wants to reverse the position here. Chin has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Chewy is forced to tap! Chewy looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Uriah Chin!
In his post fight interview, Uriah Chin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Jo Chewy had this to say: '98 IQ'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Brown (ranked 1160 p4p, 3046 weight class) and Heikki Viitta (ranked 157 p4p, 382 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heikki Viitta!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viitta tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And Brown counters with a quick kick to the body but Viitta blocks it.
Viitta throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Viitta blocks a head kick by Brown.
Viitta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Viitta! But no joy.
Viitta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Viitta catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch combination from Viitta misses.
Brown swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viitta throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brown has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Randall's Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Brown throws a hook but Viitta avoids it easily.
Brown avoids the body shot from Viitta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Viitta counters with a nice uppercut.
Viitta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Viitta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Viitta throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Viitta. Viitta circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brown blocks a jab.
Viitta throws a nice head kick!
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Viitta scores with a hook.
Viitta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brown.
Viitta is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Viitta lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viitta lands with a kick to the temple. Brown shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Viitta.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brown misses with a hook
and Viitta counters with a stiff right hand.
Viitta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Viitta.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Viitta misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Heikki Viitta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Viitta.
Viitta lands a high kick!
Brown takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Viitta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Viitta connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Brown takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Viitta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viitta throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Viitta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Viitta lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brown backs up against the cage.
Viitta misses with a looping right.
Brown looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Viitta blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Viitta's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Viitta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Viitta throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown.
Viitta throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Viitta looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice cross by Viitta.
Viitta throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viitta misses with a shot to the body
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Viitta had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viitta missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Viitta scores with a jab to the head.
Brown feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Viitta sprawling to the canvas! Viitta rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Brown finish him?!
Viitta is rocked!
Viitta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Viitta is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Viitta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Viitta.
Viitta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Viitta throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Viitta throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Viitta seems to have recovered his senses.
Viitta cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown throws a head kick but Viitta moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heikki Viitta dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown tries to move into range but Viitta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Viitta.
Nice shot by Viitta.
Viitta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Viitta.
A left and a right from Viitta both land. Nice combination.
Viitta scores with a sloppy right hand. Brown should have avoided that one.
Viitta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Viitta had a free shot at his head there.
Viitta throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Viitta lands with a good body shot.
Heikki Viitta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown takes one on the button.
A big right from Viitta misses.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viitta throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Brown avoids the body shot from Viitta.
Brown thinks about countering with a head kick.
Viitta cracks Brown with a good jab.
Viitta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Viitta ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown moves forwards but Viitta connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brown throws the left hand but Viitta avoids the punch easily.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Viitta throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Viitta manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Brown might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Viitta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viitta digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Viitta throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown thinks about countering with a body kick.
Brown slips under a jab from Viitta.
Viitta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brown counters with a crisp right hand that drops Viitta! Brown lets Viitta back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Brown is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viitta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brown rattles Viitta with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Viitta tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Brown dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Viitta stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bill Brown!
A victorious Bill Brown thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Chunks (ranked 1797 p4p, 2200 weight class) and Andy Viking (ranked 211 p4p, 259 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Andy Viking enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Chunks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Viking!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chunks misses with a body shot.
Chunks connects with a right hand. Viking shakes it off.
Viking closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chunks looking for a takedown.
Chunks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Viking blocks an uppercut.
Chunks scores with a shoulder strike.
Chunks takes an elbow to the temple.
Viking tries to land a knee to the head but Chunks blocks with his arms.
Chunks avoiding damage as Viking throws knees to the body.
Chunks is working for takedown but Viking is calmly controlling the position for now.
Viking is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Chunks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chunks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Viking slips a jab from Chunks.
Viking takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viking checks a leg kick.
Viking throws out a counter right but Chunks avoids it with no problem.
Viking misses with a wild body shot.
Viking misses with a body punch
and Chunks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chunks swings widly with a right hand
and Viking counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Viking.
Chunks has Viking pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Viking manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Viking missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chunks dodges an elbow strike from Viking.
Chunks misses with the head strike.
A short left from Chunks.
Chunks gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Viking is trying to stand back up but Chunks is controlling him
Viking scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Chunks manages to mount him!
Viking wants to get back to his feet.
Chunks breaks from Viking's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Andy Viking has been cut.
Viking squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chunks scoring with strikes but Viking is staying in there.
Viking is rocked!
Chunks drops a big elbow. That's hurt Viking! More shots from Chunks and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Chunks!
Bobby Chunks decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silent Bob (ranked 1181 p4p, 728 weight class) and Colin Kaepernick (ranked 161 p4p, 97 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silent Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colin Kaepernick!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob lands with a nice body punch.
Bob scoring well with a low kick there.
Bob throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bob tries to land a front kick but Kaepernick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by Bob.
Kaepernick misses with a body shot.
Bob lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kaepernick bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bob's head backwards.
Kaepernick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaepernick instigates a clinch.
Kaepernick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaepernick lands a good knee to the midsection. Bob won't want to take too many of those.
Kaepernick misses with a knee strike.
Bob misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob misses with some punches.
Kaepernick with a knee to the head.
Kaepernick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bob wants to get back to striking at distance but Kaepernick won't allow it.
Bob has had enough of the clinch but Kaepernick keeps him there for the moment.
Bob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bob tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kaepernick smiles and moves away.
A shot to the body from Kaepernick misses
and Kaepernick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bob avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bob keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick loads up on a big right hand but Bob slips the punch.
Kaepernick thuds a left hand into Bob's body.
Kaepernick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bob.
Bob takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bob avoids the body shot from Kaepernick.
Bob connects with a solid leg kick.
Bob takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kaepernick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bob!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good leg kick by Bob.
Kaepernick misses with a wild body shot.
Colin Kaepernick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kaepernick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bob swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick instigates a clinch.
Bob tries to pull guard but Kaepernick holds him up against the cage and eventually Bob drops back down to his feet.
I was talking to Bob's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The referee calls for Kaepernick to work.
Bob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bob breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bob lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bob on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kaepernick connects with a jab.
Kaepernick tries to close the distance and clinch but Bob swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bob moves out of range of the strikes.
Kaepernick lands a nice shot that snaps Bob's head back.
Kaepernick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bob.
Kaepernick swings widly with a right hand
and Bob counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kaepernick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bob avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaepernick is just out of range.
Bob works Kaepernick's body with a nice hook.
Bob moves away from the strike by Kaepernick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick misses with a lunging right hand
and Bob counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kaepernick loads up on a big right hand but Bob slips the punch.
Kaepernick throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bob. Kaepernick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bob misses with a leg kick.
Bob throws a low kick but Kaepernick moves out of range easily.
Kaepernick misses the jab.
Kaepernick avoids the body shot from Bob.
The crowd cheers as Bob lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kaepernick doesn't seem phased though.
Bob misses with a low kick.
Kaepernick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bob manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bob takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kaepernick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaepernick jabs Bob to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kaepernick swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Kaepernick throws a big shot that misses.
Bob lands with a hook. Kaepernick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bob scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Bob.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob connects with a jab.
Bob attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kaepernick moves out of range of the leg kick from Bob.
Kaepernick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bob sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaepernick has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bob.
Bob lands with a straight right. Kaepernick didn't see that one coming.
Kaepernick checks a low kick from Bob.
Kaepernick gets a clinch.
Bob misses with a body punch.
Bob tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bob lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bob is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kaepernick to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silent Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bob creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bob.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaepernick pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kaepernick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bob makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Silent Bob will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice shot by Bob.
Kaepernick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bob has Kaepernick up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaepernick trying to land knees to the body.
Bob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaepernick's elbow.
Kaepernick prevents a body shot from Bob.
Kaepernick stalls.
Kaepernick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bob is keeping busy.
Bob is working Kaepernick over against the cage.
Kaepernick is pushing Bob up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob successfully pulls guard.
Kaepernick stands up and waves to Bob to follow him.
Kaepernick lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob moves out of range of the strikes.
Bob scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaepernick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Bob.
Bob's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kaepernick under the eye.
Kaepernick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bob.
Kaepernick avoids a kick to the body.
Kaepernick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kaepernick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bob throws a front kick aimed at Kaepernick's knee but Kaepernick avoids it well.
Bob ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bob lands a jab to Kaepernick's midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bob displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaepernick throws out the jab.
Bob shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bob tests Kaepernick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kaepernick tries to clinch there but Bob circles away.
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!
Kaepernick throws an overhand right that lands on Bob's shoulder, as Bob tries to avoid the shot.
Bob scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaepernick.
Bob lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kaepernick scores with a hook to the body. Bob takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bob slips under a jab.
Kaepernick checks a leg kick nicely.
Kaepernick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaepernick keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kaepernick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kaepernick just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaepernick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bob lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kaepernick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bob working aggressively here.
Bob is leaning against Kaepernick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kaepernick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bob.
Kaepernick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kaepernick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bob is defending well for now.
Bob cracks Kaepernick with a nice body shot.
Kaepernick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaepernick is breathing heavily.
Bob jumps guard but Kaepernick stands there with Bob around his waist. Bob gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kaepernick misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick lands with a light punch inside.
Bob blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bob lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bob working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bob.
Kaepernick throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
Kaepernick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bob's elbow.
Bob misses with the head strike.
Kaepernick has a couple of punches blocked by Bob.
A short right from Bob on the inside.
Kaepernick trying to land knees to the body.
Kaepernick missing with knees to the body.
Bob throws a head punch that misses.
Kaepernick crunches a lovely knee into Bob's ribcage.
Bob pushes Kaepernick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kaepernick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bob is keeping busy.
Bob misses with a body punch.
Bob misses with a short punch on the inside.
Colin Kaepernick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaepernick working aggressively here.
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!
Kaepernick content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bob lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kaepernick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bob lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaepernick backwards.
Bob lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Bob.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Kaepernick controls the action.
Bob working aggressively here.
Bob tries to work over Kaepernick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bob is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kaepernick is defending well.
Kaepernick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bob.
Kaepernick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaepernick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bob misses with a punch to the body.
Kaepernick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaepernick leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silent Bob dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bob is looking to slow Kaepernick down with leg kicks.
Bob takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kaepernick throws a shot from downtown. Bob moves away and avoids it.
Kaepernick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bob counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bob avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bob getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kaepernick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bob can pounce on him.
Kaepernick throws a shot to the body.
Kaepernick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bob blocks a jab.
Kaepernick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kaepernick throws a jab but it's blocked by Bob.
Bob lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaepernick throws a lazy right hand but Bob sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaepernick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bob on the side of the head.
Bob blocks a jab.
Bob moves out of range as Kaepernick strikes.
Kaepernick checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick wants to clinch.
Kaepernick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bob paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab by Bob.
Kaepernick checks the leg kick.
Bob attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kaepernick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Kaepernick drives through and clinches with Bob against the cage.
Bob working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bob breaks from the clinch.
Silent Bob is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaepernick takes one on the button.
Bob throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kaepernick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaepernick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bob.
Kaepernick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaepernick scores with a decent looking hook.
A shot to the liver by Bob. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaepernick misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bob. That's going to slow Kaepernick down.
Kaepernick checks a leg kick.
Kaepernick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaepernick. Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaepernick on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bob does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kaepernick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kaepernick misses the shot to the body.
Kaepernick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bob throws a right hand that Kaepernick ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaepernick also avoids with ease.
Kaepernick throws a body shot but no joy.
Kaepernick is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Bob thumps Kaepernick with a low kick.
Kaepernick misses the jab.
Bob has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bob there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kaepernick blocks a low kick nicely.
Kaepernick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A lazy left from Kaepernick finds it's target.
Kaepernick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bob was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaepernick.
An attempted straight right counter from Bob misses the target.
Kaepernick lands with a straight right. Bob didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick tries to clinch but Bob moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bob misses the target.
Kaepernick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bob. Bob obviously looking to wear him down.
Kaepernick has closed the distance and engaged Bob in a clinch.
Kaepernick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kaepernick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Bob.
Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colin Kaepernick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaepernick tries to work over Bob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bob managing to block the knees to the body from Kaepernick.
Bob misses with the head strike.
Bob tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kaepernick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silent Bob is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bob lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bob.
Kaepernick throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
Kaepernick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bob is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kaepernick.
Kaepernick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaepernick.
Kaepernick lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaepernick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bob.
Bob lands with a right to the head.
Bob lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kaepernick.
Bob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaepernick misses with some punches.
Kaepernick throws a head punch that misses.
Bob managing to block the knees to the body from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bob's face.
Kaepernick lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaepernick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bob lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bob lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bob misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaepernick trying to land knees to the body.
Kaepernick misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Silent Bob.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bob, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Silent Bob!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Silent Bob!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Silent Bob!
Silent Bob wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Silent Bob thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andres Bonifacio (ranked 690 p4p, 1403 weight class) and Robert Grandis (ranked 44 p4p, 78 weight class). Bonifacio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Noypi by Bamboo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Andres Bonifacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Grandis!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grandis lands a nice looking body shot.
Grandis swings widly with a right hand
and Bonifacio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bonifacio swings widly with a right hand
and Grandis counters with a straight right hand.
Grandis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grandis moves into the clinch.
Grandis lands with a right to the head.
Grandis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grandis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Bonifacio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bonifacio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grandis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Grandis fails to land.
Bonifacio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grandis or not.
Bonifacio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grandis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grandis lands an uppercut.
Grandis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonifacio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis misses with a punch on the inside.
Grandis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bonifacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grandis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grandis misses with a punch on the inside.
Grandis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grandis working aggressively here.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grandis throws an off balance right hand
letting Bonifacio counter with a right hand.
Bonifacio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grandis clinches up against the cage.
Grandis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Grandis fails to land.
Grandis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grandis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonifacio lands a nice uppercut.
Grandis working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grandis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
A right hand to the body from Grandis.
Grandis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Bonifacio as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Grandis.
A short uppercut from Bonifacio.
Grandis lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grandis.
Grandis misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Grandis on the inside.
Bonifacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Grandis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grandis lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grandis.
Grandis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grandis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonifacio.
Bonifacio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grandis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio lands with a short shot to the head.
Grandis misses with a body punch.
Grandis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grandis misses with a body punch.
Grandis tries to work over Bonifacio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grandis swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grandis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grandis lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Bonifacio fails to land.
Grandis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grandis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grandis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Grandis fails to land.
A short uppercut from Bonifacio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grandis.
Grandis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonifacio misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grandis.
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonifacio.
Bonifacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grandis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bonifacio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grandis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonifacio scores with a hook to the body.
Bonifacio misses with a punch to the body.
Grandis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Grandis.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonifacio gets through Grandis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grandis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grandis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonifacio lands a shoulder strike.
Bonifacio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grandis backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Grandis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bonifacio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grandis misses with a body shot.
Bonifacio looks to clinch
and Grandis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bonifacio avoids the body shot from Grandis.
Bonifacio throws an off balance right hand
and Grandis counters with a stiff right hand.
Grandis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bonifacio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grandis.
Bonifacio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Grandis misses.
Grandis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bonifacio ducks under a wild hook from Grandis.
Grandis misses with a looping right.
Bonifacio lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonifacio slips under a jab from Grandis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grandis feints and then cracks Bonifacio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bonifacio down.
Bonifacio walks into a jab.
Bonifacio instigates a clinch.
Grandis working aggressively here.
Grandis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bonifacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Grandis.
Bonifacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Grandis.
A short right from Grandis.
Bonifacio works on Grandis's body with a couple of short punches.
Grandis misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grandis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grandis lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grandis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis has a couple of punches blocked by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grandis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grandis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grandis misses with a body punch.
Bonifacio has a couple of punches blocked by Grandis.
Bonifacio scores with a shot to the side of Grandis's head.
Grandis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
A short left from Grandis.
Grandis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grandis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonifacio's elbow.
Grandis scores with a shot to the side of Bonifacio's head.
Bonifacio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grandis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grandis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short left from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio has a couple of punches blocked by Grandis.
Bonifacio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandis blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Bonifacio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grandis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grandis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grandis lands a front kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bonifacio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good leg kick by Grandis.
Grandis throws out a loose jab but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonifacio is looking to clinch but Grandis is avoiding it.
Bonifacio has closed the distance and engaged Grandis in a clinch.
Grandis misses with the head strike.
Bonifacio blocks a body shot from Grandis.
Bonifacio can't find room to land a body shot as Grandis controls the action.
Grandis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grandis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonifacio.
Grandis misses with some punches.
Grandis digs a right hand into Bonifacio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bonifacio's gas tank.
Grandis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grandis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grandis misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grandis misses with the head strike.
Grandis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonifacio misses with a punch on the inside.
Grandis blocks an uppercut.
Grandis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grandis misses with the head strike.
Grandis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonifacio scores with a shot to the side of Grandis's head.
Robert Grandis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grandis.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch.
Grandis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bonifacio.
Bonifacio moves in looking to clinch but Grandis pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Grandis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Grandis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grandis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonifacio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grandis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grandis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bonifacio. Bonifacio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grandis drives through and clinches with Bonifacio against the cage.
Bonifacio takes a shot to the head.
Grandis is working Bonifacio over against the cage.
Grandis is leaning against Bonifacio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bonifacio takes a shot to the head.
Bonifacio working aggressively here.
Bonifacio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grandis has a couple of punches blocked by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio digs a right hand into Grandis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grandis's gas tank.
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!
Grandis working aggressively here.
Grandis misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robert Grandis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonifacio throws a poor cross that misses
and Grandis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the side of Grandis's head but Grandis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grandis lands a nice hook to Bonifacio's body. Bonifacio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grandis thuds a left hand into Bonifacio's body.
Grandis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bonifacio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grandis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bonifacio's hands.
Bonifacio walks into a stiff left hand from Grandis.
Grandis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonifacio moves away.
Bonifacio is looking to counter punch.
Bonifacio moves out of range of the body kick from Grandis.
Bonifacio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grandis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grandis looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bonifacio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grandis.
Grandis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonifacio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonifacio takes a swing at Grandis's ribcage but misses.
Grandis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bonifacio doesn't seem bothered though.
Bonifacio closes the distance and clinches.
Grandis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Grandis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grandis misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Grandis.
Grandis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonifacio misses with the head strike.
Grandis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grandis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bonifacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Grandis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grandis.
Grandis tries to throw a body punch but Bonifacio avoids it by throwing Grandis back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Grandis.
Bonifacio prevents a body shot from Grandis.
Grandis lands an uppercut.
Grandis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grandis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
Grandis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonifacio working aggressively here.
A short left from Grandis.
Bonifacio lands with a light punch inside.
Andres Bonifacio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robert Grandis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bonifacio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grandis throws a head punch that misses.
Grandis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grandis takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Grandis.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grandis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonifacio misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Grandis.
Grandis misses with the head strike.
Grandis blocking some punches.
Bonifacio tries to work over Grandis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grandis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonifacio.
Grandis blocks a body shot from Bonifacio.
Grandis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grandis throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonifacio.
Grandis pushes Bonifacio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grandis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonifacio working aggressively here.
Grandis lands an uppercut.
Grandis blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Grandis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grandis 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 Seu Braga scores the fight for Robert Grandis!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Robert Grandis!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Robert Grandis!
Robert Grandis wins by unanimous decision!
Andres Bonifacio spoke after the fight, saying 'A man can be destroyed but not defeated... I will pickup the pieces that I learned today and will grow from it.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Coleman (ranked 505 p4p, 1059 weight class) and Don Vigo (ranked 77 p4p, 159 weight class). Don Vigo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Vigo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vigo throws a hook to the side of Coleman's head but Coleman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vigo connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Phil Coleman has been cut.
Coleman tries to clinch up but Vigo circles away and keeps his distance.
Vigo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Coleman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vigo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Coleman avoiding damage as Vigo throws knees to the body.
Coleman is trying to pull guard but Vigo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Vigo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Coleman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Coleman prevents a body shot from Vigo.
Coleman has Vigo pressed against the cage, preventing Vigo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vigo struggles to land a body shot inside as Coleman controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vigo tries to stall but Coleman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vigo leaning against his opponent.
Vigo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vigo is leaning against Coleman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vigo has a couple of punches blocked by Coleman.
Vigo misses with a punch to the body.
Vigo is trying to force a seperation but Coleman has the dominant position.
Vigo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coleman's elbow.
Coleman ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Coleman no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Vigo scoring with some ground and pound.
Vigo wants to stand and escape but instead Coleman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Vigo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Coleman manages to get himself to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Coleman holds on and takes a little breather.
Vigo throws an elbow that misses. Coleman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vigo's guard. Nice move by Coleman!
Vigo is trying to keep Coleman in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Our spies down at at Blanc Fitness Academy inform us that Vigo has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Vigo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Coleman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vigo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Coleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Coleman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman trying to control but Vigo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Coleman preventing the sweep.
Coleman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Vigo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vigo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vigo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Coleman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vigo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Coleman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vigo.
Vigo is thwarting Coleman's attempts to control the position.
Coleman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vigo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vigo being controlled here momentarily.
Vigo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vigo trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Coleman has momentary wrist control but Vigo slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vigo is fighting to break Coleman's control of his arms but Coleman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman is trying to keep Vigo in close.
Vigo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Coleman looking to control.
Vigo chips away with some ground and pound.
Vigo has gone for a leg lock! Coleman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vigo's guard.
Vigo trying to control the position.
Coleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Don Vigo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Phil Coleman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Coleman moves into the clinch successfully.
Vigo throws a head punch that misses.
Vigo scores with a hook to the body.
Vigo digs a right hand underneath Coleman's ribcage. Coleman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vigo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vigo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Coleman has clasped his hands together around Vigo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman trying to control the position but Vigo is working away.
Phil Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vigo is trying to get back to half guard.
Coleman is looking to take a break and control but Vigo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Coleman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vigo is looking for a sweep.
Vigo struggling a bit here.
Vigo is trying to improve his position.
Vigo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Coleman's best efforts.
Vigo is looking to improve his position.
Coleman passes to full mount!
Coleman trying to control but Vigo is having none of it.
Vigo wants to control but Coleman is having none of it.
Coleman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vigo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman raining down shots from the mount!
Vigo wants to hold on but Coleman pushes him away.
Coleman prevents Vigo from getting the reversal.
Coleman looking to control but Vigo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vigo is looking to get to half guard.
Coleman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vigo hang on?
Vigo regains half guard.
Coleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vigo keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman 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.
Vigo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vigo.
Vigo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman passes Vigo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.
Vigo is looking to improve his position.
Vigo trying to control but Coleman postures up.
Coleman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vigo taking some punishment here, with Coleman in his half guard.
Coleman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Coleman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Coleman winds up and cracks Vigo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Coleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vigo can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vigo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Coleman is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Coleman! Vigo is hurt baaadly! Coleman is firing away with more strikes - Vigo is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Coleman!
Phil Coleman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Cirelli (ranked 147 p4p, 274 weight class) and Jay Simon (ranked 17 p4p, 34 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cirelli might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to We Come One. Anthony Cirelli had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Cirelli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jay Simon!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cirelli.
Simon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simon misses with a looping left.
Cirelli cracks Simon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A cross from Cirelli lands.
Simon missing with a left hand there. Cirelli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cirelli tries to score with a low kick but Simon moves his leg out of the way.
Cirelli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Simon blocks a low kick nicely.
Simon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cirelli avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirelli throws a poor cross that misses
and Simon counters with a left to the body.
Cirelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simon.
Simon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cirelli throws a hook but Simon blocks it.
And Simon tries to counter it with a takedown but Cirelli pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cirelli has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cirelli cracks a nice hook into Simon's ribs.
Cirelli is looking to score with low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Cirelli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simon tries to move into range but Cirelli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Simon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cirelli tries a low kick but Simon avoids it.
Simon staying out of range there.
Simon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cirelli lands with a straight right. Simon didn't see that one coming.
Simon throws a lazy uppercut
and Cirelli counters with a straight right hand.
Simon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cirelli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cirelli throws a looping overhand right but Simon ducks down to avoid it.
Cirelli misses the jab.
Cirelli throws out a powerful jab.
Anthony Cirelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cirelli connects with a body shot that sends Simon's belly button to the back.
Simon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Cirelli.
Simon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Simon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Cirelli.
Cirelli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Simon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cirelli throws a leg kick which misses Simon's front leg but catches the back leg as Simon tries to avoid it.
Cirelli connects with an inside leg kick.
Cirelli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A swing and a miss from Simon.
Cirelli lands a really nice looking cross but Simon seems unphased.
Cirelli throws out a loose jab but Simon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simon.
Cirelli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Simon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Simon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Simon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cirelli.
Cirelli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Simon.
Cirelli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Simon doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simon moves away.
Cirelli throws a lazy right hand but Simon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cirelli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Simon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cirelli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Simon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cirelli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Simon scrambles back to his feet.
Simon clinches with his opponent.
Simon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Simon.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Simon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cirelli.
Simon scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Simon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Simon.
Simon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirelli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simon backwards.
Cirelli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simon has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cirelli uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cirelli defends well.
Cirelli forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simon is trying to get back to full guard.
Cirelli trying to control the pace.
Cirelli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Simon keeps working.
Simon wants to control but Cirelli is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cirelli controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simon keeping hold of Cirelli's head, controlling as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Cirelli dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Simon drives through with a takedown into Cirelli's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cirelli keeping full guard, as Simon tries to pass.
Cirelli seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Simon is pushing down on Cirelli's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cirelli is fighting to maintain full guard but Simon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Simon is working for a kimura but Cirelli is defending it quite comfortably.
Simon tries to pass to full mount but Cirelli defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simon trying to control from half guard but Cirelli is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cirelli is just riding it out for now. Simon eventually gives up the hold.
Cirelli is trying to maintain the position but Simon is very close to passing his half guard.
Simon wants to work for an arm triangle but Cirelli is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Simon tries to pass to full mount but Cirelli defends it.
Cirelli is trying to control but can't.
Cirelli is refusing to be controlled, as Simon sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cirelli holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Cirelli wants to control the action here but instead Simon manages to pass to full mount!
Cirelli tries to hold on but Simon pushes him away.
Simon controlling the pace for now.
Cirelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simon can do to turn this around?
Simon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cirelli is looking to escape.
Cirelli tries to hold on but Simon pushes him away.
Simon working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Simon avoids the attempt from Cirelli to control.
Jay Simon has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirelli is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cirelli is squirming around, avoiding Simon's attempts to control the action.
Cirelli tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cirelli is squirming around, avoiding Simon's attempts to control the action.
Cirelli tries to hold on but Simon pushes him away.
Simon tries to control but Cirelli wriggling away.
Cirelli wants to hold on but Simon pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simon trying to control but Cirelli is having none of it.
Cirelli is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Simon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Simon wants to take Cirelli's back here but Cirelli is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Simon avoids the attempt from Cirelli to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Simon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Simon has Cirelli up against the cage in a clinch.
Simon blocks an uppercut.
Cirelli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cirelli has a couple of punches blocked by Simon.
Simon struggles to land a body shot inside as Cirelli controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Cirelli's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cirelli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Simon fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Cirelli - that landed with a thud.
Cirelli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cirelli misses with a lunging right hand
and Simon counters with a right hand to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cirelli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Simon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Simon forces Cirelli back against the cage and clinches.
Cirelli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Anthony Cirelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Simon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Cirelli on the inside.
Simon misses with a body punch.
Cirelli takes a shot to the head.
Cirelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Simon.
Cirelli misses with a punch on the inside.
Cirelli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cirelli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simon backwards.
Jay Simon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Simon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cirelli to keep the fight standing.
Cirelli throws a head punch that misses.
Simon throws a head punch that misses.
Cirelli can't break the clinch.
Cirelli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simon's elbow.
Simon has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cirelli uses from the top position.
Simon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cirelli defends well.
Cirelli is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cirelli looking to sit in guard and control but Simon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Simon wants to control from the top but Cirelli keeps moving.
Simon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirelli tries to improve position but can't.
Cirelli is not content to let Simon control the position.
Cirelli is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cirelli's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Simon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cirelli is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cirelli wants to control but Simon postures up.
Simon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cirelli, who protects the arm well.
Cirelli stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Cirelli struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cirelli is not content to let Simon control the position.
Simon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cirelli struggling a bit here.
Cirelli tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cirelli gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cirelli tries to hold on but Simon pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jay Simon just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cirelli lands a jab to the head.
Simon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cirelli.
Simon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That kick from Cirelli tenderised Simon's leg. Simon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Simon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cirelli.
Jab from Cirelli.
Simon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cirelli. Cirelli obviously looking to wear him down.
Cirelli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cirelli swings for the body but Simon moves out of range.
Cirelli just misses with a punch to the body.
Simon is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simon tries for a takedown but Cirelli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cirelli stuns Simon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Simon shoots in looking for a takedown but Cirelli manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Simon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cirelli misses with a straight right.
A jab from Cirelli finds it's way through Simon's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cirelli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cirelli.
Cirelli throws a leg kick that is checked
so Simon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cirelli working a defensive guard here.
Simon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cirelli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cirelli seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cirelli keeping full guard, as Simon tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirelli pulls Simon in close to prevent any damage.
Cirelli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cirelli working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Simon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Simon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cirelli being controlled here, momentarily.
Simon wants to pass the guard but Cirelli is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirelli throws a leg kick but Simon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Simon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cirelli lands the left hand.
Cirelli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cirelli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cirelli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simon! But no joy.
Cirelli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cirelli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Simon momentarily.
Cirelli throws a looping overhand right but Simon ducks down to avoid it.
Cirelli scores with a jab to the head.
Cirelli smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cirelli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cirelli throws a leg kick but Simon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Simon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cirelli.
Simon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirelli lands a nice shot to the body.
Cirelli lands with a nice body punch.
Simon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cirelli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cirelli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cirelli tries to sprawl but Simon drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Simon is trying to control the action in half guard but Cirelli is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cirelli wants to get back to full guard.
Cirelli trying to hold on to Simon's head to control him but Simon postures up.
Cirelli wants to improve his position but Simon is controlling well.
Simon seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Cirelli is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jay Simon!
Jay Simon is the new lightweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Jay Simon started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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