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RRFC Fight Night 46 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Santos (ranked 1598 p4p, 4678 weight class) and Shane Palumbo (ranked 183 p4p, 465 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Nazareth- Let Me Be Your Leader. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Palumbo!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palumbo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Palumbo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Santos cracks Palumbo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
 It looks like Shane Palumbo has been cut.
Palumbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Palumbo with a nice cross.
 It looks like Johnny Santos has been cut.
Palumbo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Santos.
Palumbo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Palumbo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos swings for the body but Palumbo moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palumbo throws a combination that misses
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos misses with a head kick.
Palumbo misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palumbo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Shane Palumbo's cut even more.
Palumbo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santos counters with a body kick.
Palumbo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Palumbo! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Santos!
Johnny Santos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Averescu (ranked 2731 p4p, 24665 weight class) and Chris Davis (ranked 373 p4p, 645 weight class). Dan Averescu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Averescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Davis!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Averescu.
Averescu digs a good body shot into Davis's ribs.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Averescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Averescu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis clinches up with Averescu and pushes him back against the cage.
Averescu blocks an uppercut.
Davis is looking for a takedown.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Averescu scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Averescu.
Davis moves to clinch but Averescu breaks away
and Averescu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Averescu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Averescu.
Averescu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Averescu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Averescu counters with a nice uppercut.
Averescu blocks a head kick by Davis.
Averescu closes the distance and pushes Davis back into the cage.
Davis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis tries to clinch there but Averescu circles away.
Davis wants to clinch but Averescu slips to the side
and Averescu counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis tries to move into range but Averescu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
 Davis is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Averescu ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Davis's jaw. Davis's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Averescu does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan Averescu!
Dan Averescu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Liam (ranked 4141 p4p, 24282 weight class) and Paulo Henriques (ranked 400 p4p, 486 weight class). Liam comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Liam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Henriques!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liam throws a head kick that misses
and Henriques counters with a right hand to the body.
Henriques shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liam as he jumps to the side.
Henriques gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Liam throws a looping overhand right but Henriques ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henriques! But no joy.
Henriques slips a jab and a cross from Liam.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriques fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Liam avoids it really well and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Liam on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriques darts in and clinches Liam up against the cage.
Liam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liam is trying to break the clinch but Henriques has him pressed against the cage.
Henriques keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liam's efforts to push away.
Henriques tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Liam smiles and moves away.
Bruce Liam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Henriques.
Henriques fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henriques shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Liam counters with a big head kick but Henriques shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriques digs a good hook to Liam's body.
Liam stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Liam wants it to stay on the feet.
Liam throwing a counter right hand but Henriques manages to avoid it.
Liam scores with a jab to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Liam enables Henriques to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Liam manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Liam is looking to stand back up but Henriques counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Liam.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henriques decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Henriques avoids the head kick by Liam.
Henriques is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Liam with a body shot.
Liam ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriques closes the distance and clinches up with Liam, looking for a takedown. Henriques pushes Liam against the cage but Liam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henriques ducks under a wild hook from Liam.
Liam swings for the body but Henriques moves out of range.
Henriques is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Liam with a body shot.
Henriques tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Liam misses.
Bruce Liam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Liam lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Henriques has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Henriques and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Henriques is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Liam with a body shot.
Liam throws a looping overhand right but Henriques ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Liam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liam loads up on a big right hand but Henriques slips the punch.
Henriques takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liam misses with a kick to the body.
Henriques takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Liam throws a shot from downtown. Henriques moves away and avoids it.
Liam throws a big shot that misses.
Henriques let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Henriques clinches.
Liam lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henriques is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Liam to keep the fight standing.
Liam tries to break the clinch but Henriques is controlling the position.
Henriques tries to pull guard but Liam holds him up against the cage and eventually Henriques drops back down to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liam breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Liam dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Henriques avoids the body shot from Liam.
Henriques with a poor takedown
and Liam counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henriques thinking.
Henriques closes the distance and clinches up with Liam, looking for a takedown. Henriques pushes Liam against the cage but Liam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Liam misses.
Liam throws a nice inside leg kick.
Liam takes a swing at Henriques's ribcage but misses.
Henriques shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liam as he jumps to the side.
Bruce Liam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Henriques.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriques misses with a takedown attempt - Liam sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liam finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Henriques fails with a takedown attempt.
Liam lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Liam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henriques will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Liam quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriques has a takedown stuffed.
Liam lands a jab to Henriques's midsection.
Liam looks to land a right hand but Henriques moved out of range.
Bruce Liam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henriques misses with a takedown
and Liam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liam tries a low kick but Henriques avoids it.
Liam tries a head kick but it misses.
Liam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liam fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Liam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henriques can do to turn this around?
Henriques will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Liam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henriques is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Liam with a body shot.
Henriques takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Paulo Henriques has been cut.
Henriques rushes Liam and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Liam can't break the clinch.
Liam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Liam catches Henriques right on the button with a cross.
A leg kick checked by Henriques.
Henriques let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Henriques shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Liam defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liam throws a sloppy head kick
and Henriques counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Liam thinking.
Liam throws a head kick that Henriques semi-blocks.
Liam leaves Henriques with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Liam throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liam connects with the punch.
Henriques tries to score a power double leg takedown but Liam sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henriques somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Liam dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Henriques's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Liam looks to land a left hand but Henriques moved out of range nicely.
Henriques fails with a takedown attempt.
Liam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henriques.
Liam throws a hook but Henriques avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Henriques misses.
Henriques moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriques shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liam thuds a left hand into Henriques's body.
A left lands for Liam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liam thuds his right hand into Henriques's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Henriques changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liam tries to avoid it but Henriques manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liam to the ground. Liam escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bruce Liam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Henriques.
Liam looks to score with a jab to the body but Henriques is just out of range.
Henriques has his takedown stuffed
and Liam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henriques clinches up against the cage.
Henriques utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Liam working aggressively here.
Liam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriques blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liam is trying to break free.
Liam misses with a punch to the body.
Liam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liam has had enough of the clinch but Henriques keeps him there for the moment.
Henriques is trying to pull guard but Liam turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Liam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liam working hard to break the clinch.
Henriques tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Liam scores with a shot to the side of Henriques's head.
Liam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henriques fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henriques.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liam misses the shot to the body.
Henriques is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Liam with a body shot.
Henriques fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Liam wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bruce Liam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henriques slips under a jab from Liam.
Henriques defending well as Liam loads up on a big left hand.
Henriques doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Henriques fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Liam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henriques moves away.
Henriques closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Liam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henriques appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Liam lands a right hook to the body.
Liam tries a head kick but it misses.
Liam misses with a right hand
and Henriques counters with a nice uppercut.
Paulo Henriques has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henriques now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Liam connects with a body shot.
Henriques gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Liam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Liam, 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Liam!
In his post fight interview, Bruce Liam started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Taylor (ranked 4276 p4p, 2134 weight class) and Stefan De Jong (ranked 499 p4p, 285 weight class). De Jong has chosen Nipsey Hussle - I Don't Stress as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan De Jong!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taylor.
Taylor moves to clinch but De Jong breaks away
and De Jong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Jong.
De Jong passes Taylor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Jong is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Taylor is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stefan De Jong!
Stefan De Jong looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Yeaaah, boy! This is what it all comes down to. Been putting in the work, y'know, going hard every day. But The Marathon Continues, always. See you guys soon.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Nogueira Aldo (ranked 3731 p4p, 4346 weight class) and Sammy Sanchez (ranked 187 p4p, 205 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Nogueira Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Nogueira Aldo saw that one coming.
Sanchez dives in and grabs Nogueira Aldo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nogueira Aldo pushes down on Sanchez's head and hops out.
Nogueira Aldo throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nogueira Aldo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sanchez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nogueira Aldo digs a good body shot into Sanchez's ribs.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nogueira Aldo.
Nogueira Aldo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Anderson Nogueira Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Sanchez.
Nogueira Aldo with a nice calf kick.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Nogueira Aldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Nogueira Aldo throws a lazy head kick
and Sanchez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Nogueira Aldo.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nogueira Aldo has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira Aldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nogueira Aldo working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nogueira Aldo's defenses.
Nogueira Aldo blocking some punches.
Nogueira Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Sanchez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nogueira Aldo or not.
Nogueira Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Nogueira Aldo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nogueira Aldo prevents it.
Sanchez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nogueira Aldo pushes Sanchez off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Nogueira Aldo in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nogueira Aldo misses with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Nogueira Aldo. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
Nogueira Aldo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sanchez manages to circle out of the way.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. Nogueira Aldo tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nogueira Aldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nogueira Aldo thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nogueira Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nogueira Aldo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nogueira Aldo throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Nogueira Aldo gets tackled into the cage by Sanchez. Sanchez maintains the clinch.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Nogueira Aldo throws knees to the body.
Sanchez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nogueira Aldo is trying to push Sanchez away but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nogueira Aldo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Nogueira Aldo blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nogueira Aldo is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nogueira Aldo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've been told by Nogueira Aldo's head coaches at Brazilian Top Team + Ricardo Arona that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sanchez looks winded!
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nogueira Aldo.
Nogueira Aldo lands a head kick!
Nogueira Aldo throws a good cross that connects.
Sanchez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nogueira Aldo circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanchez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sanchez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nogueira Aldo is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Nogueira Aldo throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
Nogueira Aldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez with the counter takedown but Nogueira Aldo avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira Aldo looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
Nogueira Aldo thuds his shin into the meat of Sanchez's side.
A good leg kick by Nogueira Aldo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nogueira Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nogueira Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Nogueira Aldo throws a series of strikes that have Sanchez backpedaling.
Nogueira Aldo stuffs the takedown.
Nogueira Aldo lands a slapping body shot.
Nogueira Aldo lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nogueira Aldo keeps the fight on the outside.
A quick step to the side and Nogueira Aldo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nogueira Aldo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nogueira Aldo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sanchez on his heels. He'll look to pass Sanchez's guard now, I'm sure.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Nogueira Aldo manages to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Nogueira Aldo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nogueira Aldo throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez gets a clinch.
Sanchez prevents Nogueira Aldo from breaking the clinch.
Nogueira Aldo effectively controlling the action here.
Nogueira Aldo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sanchez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira Aldo gets underhooks to prevent Sanchez's takedown attempt.
Anderson Nogueira Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Sanchez.
Nogueira Aldo tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
Sanchez has Nogueira Aldo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nogueira Aldo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sanchez wants a takedown.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nogueira Aldo can't break the clinch.
Nogueira Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nogueira Aldo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Nogueira Aldo controls his hands.
Nogueira Aldo can't break the clinch.
Nogueira Aldo has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nogueira Aldo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nogueira Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body kick from Nogueira Aldo.
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
Anderson Nogueira Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira Aldo throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Nogueira Aldo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anderson Nogueira Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira Aldo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanchez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nogueira Aldo jabs Sanchez right on the nose. Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
Nogueira Aldo lands with a kick to the temple. Sanchez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nogueira Aldo scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira Aldo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sanchez takes a step back to recover.
Nogueira Aldo darts in looking for a takedown but Sanchez gets double underhooks and turns Nogueira Aldo into the cage.
Nogueira Aldo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anderson Nogueira Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Nogueira Aldo shoots in and gets a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira Aldo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sanchez, up you get!
Nogueira Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Nogueira Aldo controls the action.
Nogueira Aldo tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
Nogueira Aldo missing with knees to the body.
Sanchez keeps control of Nogueira Aldo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nogueira Aldo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nogueira Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
Nogueira Aldo breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nogueira Aldo as he avoids it easily.
Nogueira Aldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Nogueira Aldo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nogueira Aldo scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses
and Nogueira Aldo counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Nogueira Aldo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Nogueira Aldo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanchez! But no joy.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Nogueira Aldo.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
Nogueira Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nogueira Aldo throws a head kick that half lands.
Nogueira Aldo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanchez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nogueira Aldo shoots in and drives through. Sanchez sprawls well.
Nogueira Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nogueira Aldo lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Nogueira Aldo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nogueira Aldo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanchez is able to avoid easily.
Nogueira Aldo misses with a low kick as Sanchez jumps back.
Sanchez pushes Nogueira Aldo up against the cage in a clinch.
Nogueira Aldo is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling him.
Nogueira Aldo prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Nogueira Aldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nogueira Aldo looking to slow down the pace here.
Nogueira Aldo letting Sanchez take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez goes for a takedown attempt but Nogueira Aldo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira Aldo blocking some punches.
Sanchez goes for a takedown attempt but Nogueira Aldo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nogueira Aldo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanchez rushes Nogueira Aldo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nogueira Aldo lands with a left to the head.
Nogueira Aldo is trying to break free.
Sanchez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Nogueira Aldo throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nogueira Aldo looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Nogueira Aldo lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira Aldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez fails to land the takedown.
Nogueira Aldo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anderson Nogueira Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez blocks the body kick.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Nogueira Aldo shows good takedown defense.
Nogueira Aldo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanchez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nogueira Aldo shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nogueira Aldo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sanchez takes a step back to recover.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nogueira Aldo. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Nogueira Aldo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez. Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nogueira Aldo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nogueira Aldo misses with a kick to the body.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Sanchez has Nogueira Aldo up against the cage in a clinch.
Sammy Sanchez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Sanchez.
Nogueira Aldo missing with knees to the body.
Nogueira Aldo can't break the clinch.
Nogueira Aldo missing with knees to the body.
Sanchez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nogueira Aldo.
Sanchez wants a takedown.
Nogueira Aldo tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Nogueira Aldo is looking to control Sanchez's arms but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nogueira Aldo has his back to the cage.
Nogueira Aldo is pressed up against the cage. Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nogueira Aldo down to the mat. Nogueira Aldo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A low kick lands for Nogueira Aldo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira Aldo scores with a leg kick.
Nogueira Aldo looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
Nogueira Aldo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Anderson Nogueira Aldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez gets a clinch.
Nogueira Aldo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nogueira Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but Nogueira Aldo blocks it.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Nogueira Aldo.
Sanchez wants a takedown but no success here.
Nogueira Aldo wants to stall.
Sammy Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez prevents Nogueira Aldo from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Nogueira Aldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nogueira Aldo, 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Nogueira Aldo!
A relieved looking Anderson Nogueira Aldo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Leal (ranked 1681 p4p, 3399 weight class) and Rex Kirby (ranked 195 p4p, 367 weight class). Nathan Leal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rex Kirby's chin.
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Leal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rex Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby has his takedown stuffed
and Leal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Rex Kirby has been cut.
Kirby shoots in and gets a takedown into Leal's guard.
Leal pushes Kirby off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kirby fails with the takedown
and Leal counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Kirby has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nathan Leal!
A pretty intense looking Nathan Leal took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Mogweister (ranked 1220 p4p, 2015 weight class) and Abed Nadir (ranked 167 p4p, 281 weight class). Mogweister comes into the arena with Show me how to live, Audioslave. blaring out of the sound system. Nadir has chosen Paul Hertzog - Fight to survive as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Mogweister !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abed Nadir!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mogweister just misses with a punch to the body.
Nadir avoids a kick to the body.
Nadir avoids a kick to the body.
Mogweister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nadir.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nadir! But no joy.
Mogweister throws a head kick that misses.
Nadir blocks a head kick by Mogweister .
Nadir throws a nice head kick!
Nadir has closed the distance and engaged Mogweister in a clinch.
Mogweister lands a body shot.
Mogweister avoiding damage as Nadir throws knees to the body.
Mogweister tries to work over Nadir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mogweister lands a nice uppercut.
Mogweister blocks the elbow strike.
Nadir prevents a body shot from Mogweister .
Mogweister tries a body shot but Nadir blocks it.
Nadir lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Nadir.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mogweister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mogweister lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nadir backwards.
Nadir lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Nadir.
Nadir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nadir thuds his shin into the meat of Mogweister 's side.
Nadir with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nadir trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nadir.
I was talking to Mogweister 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nadir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nadir blocking some punches.
Nadir lands with a right to the head.
Nadir lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nadir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mogweister throws a sloppy head kick and Nadir moves out of range easily.
Mogweister gets tackled into the cage by Nadir. Nadir maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mogweister misses with some punches.
Nadir managing to block the knees to the body from Mogweister .
Mogweister misses with a body punch.
Nadir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nadir will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mogweister up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mogweister fails to land.
Nadir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mogweister misses with a body punch.
Nadir gets through Mogweister 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nadir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nadir obliges.
Mogweister is breathing heavily.
Nadir lands a good knee to the midsection. Mogweister won't want to take too many of those.
Nadir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nadir has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mogweister is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nadir works the jab nicely.
Nadir gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nadir takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadir lands with a light punch inside.
Nadir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nadir connects with a single shot there.
Mogweister throws a head kick that misses
and Nadir counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mogweister 's knee momentarily.
Nadir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nadir wants to clinch.
Nadir throws a good cross that connects.
Nadir connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Mogweister .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadir scores with a nice right hand.
Mogweister throws a leg kick but Nadir moved away.
Nadir dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mogweister . That did some damage!
Nadir lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mogweister throws a body shot but no joy.
Mogweister throws a sloppy head kick and Nadir moves out of range easily.
Nadir wants to counter with a clinch but Mogweister pushes him away.
Mogweister throws a head kick that misses.
Nadir moves in looking to clinch but Mogweister pushes him off.
Mogweister missing with a left hand there. Nadir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nadir lands with an overhand left.
Nadir lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nadir's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mogweister under the eye.
Mogweister misses with a straight left.
Nadir appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Nadir. That snapped Mogweister 's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abed Nadir dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Both fighters circling a little - Nadir finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Nadir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mogweister went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nadir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mogweister on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nadir.
Mogweister wants to slow Nadir down by chopping away at his legs.
Nadir tries to clinch up.
Nadir closes the distance and pushes Mogweister back into the cage.
Nadir scores with a shot to the side of Mogweister 's head.
Nadir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Nadir scores with a four punch combination!
Mogweister throws a sloppy head kick and Nadir moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Nadir finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nadir scoring well with a low kick there.
Nadir has managed to clinch.
Nadir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mogweister creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mogweister tries to work over Nadir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nadir lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nadir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nadir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mogweister can't find room to land a body shot as Nadir controls the action.
Nadir dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mogweister landing knees to the head.
It looks like Abed Nadir has been cut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nadir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mogweister .
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nadir misses with an elbow strike.
Nadir lands a nice uppercut.
Mogweister lands a nice knee to the body.
Nadir is breathing heavily.
Mogweister struggles to land a body shot inside as Nadir controls his hands.
Mogweister lands an elbow inside that Nadir shrugs off.
Abed Nadir seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mogweister is trying to maintain a safe position but Nadir gets an underhook and turns Mogweister into the cage.
Mogweister misses with an elbow strike.
Mogweister tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nadir's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mogweister .
Nadir avoiding damage as Mogweister throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mogweister tries to work over Nadir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Mogweister .
Nadir blocks the elbow strike.
Mogweister lands a shot to the body.
Mogweister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nadir blocks an uppercut.
Mogweister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mogweister dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nadir takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Mogweister fails to land.
Mogweister misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nadir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mogweister misses with a punch to the body.
Mogweister throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nadirs head.
Nadir throws an elbow but it misses.
Mogweister misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mogweister tries to work over Nadir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nadir lands an uppercut.
Nadir lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nadir lands a right hand.
Mogweister tries a body shot but Nadir blocks it.
Nadir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mogweister tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nadir's elbow.
Mogweister avoiding damage.
Nadir gets through Mogweister 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nadir lands a nice elbow.
Mogweister looking to slow down the pace here.
Nadir taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mogweister throws a punch but it's blocked by Nadir.
Nadir lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mogweister tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mogweister can't find room to land a body shot as Nadir controls the action.
Nadir avoiding damage.
Nadir lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mogweister backwards.
Nadir is pushing Mogweister up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nadir blocks the elbow strike.
Nadir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mogweister misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters circling a little - Nadir finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Donk. Nadir catches Mogweister right on the button with a cross.
Nadir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abed Nadir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abed Nadir's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nadir with a hook.
A good leg kick by Nadir.
Mogweister swats away the attempt to clinch by Nadir.
Mogweister gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nadir counters by clinching up.
Nadir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nadir throws a series of strikes that have Mogweister backpedaling.
Nadir scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mogweister doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nadir lands a hook that snaps the head of Mogweister backwards.
Nadir throws an elbow but it misses.
Nadir trying to land knees to the body.
Mogweister struggles to land a body shot inside as Nadir controls his hands.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nadir.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nadir breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mogweister throws a sloppy head kick and Nadir moves out of range easily.
Mogweister takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nadir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abed Nadir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nadir scoring well with a low kick there.
Nadir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mogweister gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mogweister fails to land.
Mogweister trying to land knees to the body.
Nadir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nadir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mogweister doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mogweister tries a body shot but Nadir blocks it.
Mogweister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nadir controlling the action here for a moment.
Nadir managing to block the knees to the body from Mogweister .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mogweister lands a good knee to the midsection. Nadir won't want to take too many of those.
Nadir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nadir displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mogweister up against the cage.
Mogweister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Mogweister .
Mogweister presses Nadir against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mogweister misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nadir trying to control the position but instead, Mogweister has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nadir into the cage.
Mogweister tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nadir avoids it.
Nadir prevents a body shot from Mogweister .
Mogweister goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mogweister is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mogweister is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mogweister using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nadir prevents a body shot from Mogweister .
Mogweister goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mogweister can't find room to land a body shot as Nadir controls the action.
A body shot lands from Mogweister .
Mogweister throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nadir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mogweister tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nadir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mogweister tries to land knees in the clinch but Nadir avoids the damage to the body.
Nadir takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nadir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nadir lands a hook that snaps the head of Mogweister backwards.
Mogweister throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nadirs head.
Nadir blocks an elbow strike from Mogweister .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nadir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nadir takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nadir taking a breather.
Mogweister swings wildly with an uppercut but Nadir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mogweister tries a body shot but Nadir blocks it.
Rob Mogweister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mogweister lands a damaging elbow.
Mogweister looking to throw knees to the head but Nadir is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mogweister is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mogweister misses with the head strike.
Nadir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nadir lands with an overhand left.
An inside leg kick from Mogweister misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nadir! But no joy.
Mogweister misses with a kick to the body.
Mogweister 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Abed Nadir.
Well Nadir 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abed Nadir!
Abed Nadir bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garaile Lban (ranked 991 p4p, 1751 weight class) and Dwight Schrute (ranked 143 p4p, 255 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Garaile Lban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dwight Schrute!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrute swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Dwight Schrute has been cut.
Schrute takes a swing at Lban's ribcage but misses.
Lban was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lban lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the liver by Lban. Beautiful body shot.
Schrute misses with a lunging right hand
letting Lban counter with a right hand.
Lban thuds his right hand into Schrute's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Schrute misses with an uppercut
and Lban counters with a nice uppercut.
Schrute is rocked!
Schrute getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schrute is still on wobbly legs! Can Lban finish him?
Dwight Schrute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lban uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schrute.
Schrute throws a right hand that misses
and Lban scores with a counter punch that sends Schrute to the canvas! Lban smells blood - he's punishing Schrute with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Schrute has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garaile Lban!
Garaile Lban seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Vidal (ranked 1845 p4p, 2303 weight class) and Nate Masvidal (ranked 264 p4p, 328 weight class). Vidal comes to the cage accompanied by Scarface OST - The world is yours. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Vidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Nate Masvidal!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masvidal with a nice cross.
Vidal misses with a looping right.
Masvidal misses with a straight left.
Masvidal misses with a double jab.
Vidal misses with a two punch combination.
Vidal scores with a one two! Masvidal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vidal staying out of range there.
Vidal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masvidal.
Jorge Vidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vidal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masvidal lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Vidal moves into the clinch successfully.
Vidal breaks the clinch.
Vidal looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vidal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vidal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masvidal.
Vidal moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Masvidal misses its intended target.
Vidal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vidal misses with a looping right.
Vidal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal looks to land a right hand but Vidal moved out of range.
Vidal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masvidal unleashes a big counter combination but Vidal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Masvidal throws a series of punches but Vidal moves out of range.
Masvidal misses with an uppercut.
Masvidal misses with a hook.
Vidal darts in and clinches Masvidal up against the cage.
Vidal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vidal scores a nice knee to the body.
Vidal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vidal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masvidal blocks it with crossed arms.
Vidal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masvidal blocks it with crossed arms.
Masvidal breaks the clinch.
Masvidal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vidal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masvidal swats away the attempt to clinch by Vidal.
Vidal connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidal slips a jab from Masvidal.
Vidal seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Donk. Vidal catches Masvidal right on the button with a cross.
Jorge Vidal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vidal misses the jab.
Masvidal throws a jab but it's blocked by Vidal.
Masvidal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masvidal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Masvidal looks to throw the jab but Vidal is out of range.
Masvidal misses with a straight left.
Masvidal throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Vidal.
Vidal misses with a two punch combination.
Vidal closes the distance and clinches.
Vidal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masvidal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vidal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vidal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masvidal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vidal trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masvidal trying to control the position but instead, Vidal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Masvidal into the cage.
Vidal breaks the clinch.
Masvidal looks to land a right hand but Vidal moved out of range.
Masvidal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vidals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vidal misses with an uppercut
and Masvidal counters with a stiff right hand.
Vidal misses with a looping left.
Masvidal throws a lazy uppercut
and Vidal moves into the clinch.
Vidal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masvidal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vidal looking to throw knees to the head but Masvidal is blocking nicely.
Vidal landing knees to the head.
Masvidal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vidal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masvidal throws out the jab.
Masvidal throws a hook but Vidal blocks it.
Vidal tries to bum rush Masvidal with a series of wild strikes but Masvidal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Masvidal shoots and misses
and Vidal holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vidal swings wildly with an uppercut but Masvidal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vidal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vidal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vidal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vidal has a couple of punches blocked by Masvidal.
Masvidal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Masvidal lands with a right to the head.
Vidal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vidal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vidal misses with a knee strike.
Masvidal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Vidal.
Masvidal breaks the clinch.
Vidal darts in trying to clinch
and Masvidal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Vidal dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vidal misses with a looping left.
Vidal goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Masvidal cracks Vidal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Masvidal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vidal looks to throw the jab but Masvidal is out of range.
Vidal has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Vidal fails to land with a series of punches.
Vidal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masvidal throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Vidal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vidal misses with a looping left.
Masvidal lands with a straight right. Vidal didn't see that one coming.
Vidal connects with a good right hand that stumbles Masvidal. Masvidal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vidal closes the distance and clinches.
Masvidal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Masvidal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vidal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Masvidal.
Masvidal tries a body shot but Vidal blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal breaks the clinch.
Masvidal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Masvidal throws out a loose jab but Vidal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vidal darts in trying to clinch
and Masvidal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Masvidal moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vidal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vidal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vidal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice straight punches there by Vidal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vidal.
Masvidal throws a jab but it's blocked by Vidal.
Masvidal throws out a loose jab but Vidal uses good head movement to avoid 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!
Vidal misses with a left hand
and Masvidal counters with a series of strikes. Vidal will be more careful next time no doubt.
 Vidal is rocked!
Masvidal scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oh Vidal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masvidal cracks Vidal on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Vidal falls backwards against the cage. Masvidal follows up with more strikes that drop Vidal to his knees. Masvidal keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Vidal! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Masvidal!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timo Bader (ranked 1024 p4p, 725 weight class) and Justin Gaethje (ranked 132 p4p, 92 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justin Gaethje!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaethje ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bader moves away.
Bader misses the jab.
A combination from Bader does no damage.
Gaethje ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bader swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gaethje shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bader lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Justin Gaethje has been cut.
Gaethje fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bader manages to avoid it.
Bader scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gaethje scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gaethje walks into a left hand.
Gaethje steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bader.
Gaethje on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bader throws a body punch but Gaethje moves out of range.
Gaethje lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bader throws a body shot but no joy.
Gaethje slips under a jab from Bader.
Gaethje throws out a counter right but Bader avoids it with no problem.
Bader will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bader throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaethje sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gaethje tries a quick counter leg kick but Bader is wise to it.
Bader throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bader on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gaethje uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bader.
Gaethje bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaethje swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bader lands with a shot to the body.
Bader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bader misses with a double jab.
Gaethje lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bader throws a hook to the side of Gaethje's head but Gaethje sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaethje walks into a stiff left hand from Bader.
Gaethje slips a straight right by Bader.
That kick from Bader tenderised Gaethje's leg. Gaethje is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gaethje checks a low kick from Bader.
Gaethje now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Timo Bader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader misses with a body punch
and Gaethje counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bader misses with a low kick.
Gaethje takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheers as Gaethje lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bader doesn't seem phased though.
Bader misses with a low kick.
Gaethje throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bader.
Gaethje scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bader is rocked!
Bader misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gaethje counter with a right hand.
Oh Bader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bader is looking to score with low kicks.
Gaethje throws a nice looking combination but Bader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bader bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gaethje's head backwards.
Bader throws a right hand that misses
and Gaethje counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Gaethje! Bader is out on his feet! Gaethje rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Bader is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Bader is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Gaethje!
Our winner, Justin Gaethje, 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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